As a supporter of #ItCanWait for the past two years, it’s always driven me crazy to see drivers holding their phones and talking or texting while their vehicle is in motion, especially since we were almost hit by a distracted driver this summer. Drivers had to be pulled over for other infractions before officers could…
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Adults vs. Teens: How We Use Social Media {Wordless Wednesday}
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TONIGHT! FamLoop Twitter Party to Celebrate Peekaboo! & Sophie la girafe iPad Launch {sponsored}
Join me TONIGHT as I help FamLoop celebrate their two newest family members, Peekaboo! and Sophie la girafe, with a Twitter party tonight 8-9 pm ET/5-6 pm PT. We’ll be chatting, giving away prizes and introducing you to the hottest interactive storybook/app for toddlers on the market. Make sure that you download FamLoop during the promotion period and…
#ItCanWait: Pledge to Not Text and Drive Today on Drive 4 Pledges Day {sponsored}
If you’re a regular reader of my site, you know that a cause I’m passionate about is ending texting and driving. It’s a topic that I write about often, a behavior I model when I’m in the car for my own two children, and am not hesitant to tell others about why they need to…
Apple iOS 7- You’re Ready But is Your Device?
Today is the day that Apple is releasing iOS 7 for certain generations of iPods, iPads, and iPhones and while this update promises to be a big visual shift from what we’re used to, there are some things that you need to do to prepare your device before you dive right into the software update….
Back to School #STEMchat & TI-Nspire™ CX Giveaway 9/17 9 pm ET {sponsored}
Last year at BlogHer, I had the pleasure of sitting down for breakfast with Texas Instruments to learn about the kinds of interactive math and science lessons today’s students are doing with the TI-Nspire CX graphing calculator with two high school teachers who use it daily in their classrooms. Despite being in the honors track…
Weekly Reads 9.8.13
We’re in week three of school and clearly the first two threw me for a loop as we get back into the routine. Could you tell from the minimal posts last week and the absence of Weekly Reads during the summer? Weekly Reads is back to bring you up to speed on the things you…
Back to School with Carbonite Twitter Party- Tues. Sept. 10 {sponsored}
So many times we don’t think about backing up our data until it’s too late. With school starting and kids using laptops, tablets, and smartphones, Carbonite wants to help you protect your family’s data. I’ve always been a big fan of Carbonite’s cloud backup solution because it’s affordably priced, secure, and runs automatically to protect…
From One Second to the Next Documentary Details Devastating Aftermath of Texting While Driving
How can we teach our kids the behavior we want from them if we don’t model our expectations? Whether it’s treating people with kindness and empathy, being a good friend, or putting down our phone when we’re driving, we’re our child’s first teacher. It still shocks me how many people I see holding a cell…
What is HTML5 and Why it Makes Nickelodeon’s New Mobile Gaming Hub Cutting Edge
Adobe Flash has always been a problem on smartphones. Lots of popular web pages and media-rich internet sites are based on Flash. The iPhone has never supported Flash, and there’s limited support on Android. The industry’s long-term fix for this problem is the introduction of HTML5, the newest version of the web page definition language…
