On Thursday I had the opportunity to hear President Barack Obama speak about education reform at the National Urban League’s Centennial Convention. Held at the massive Washington Convention Center, President Obama arrived by helicopter to fulfill his promise of speaking at the convention if he was elected. The theme of the speech was empowerment and…
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Tragic Tale of Sexting at Yahoo MotherBoard Summit Serves as Chilling Reminder of Importance of Internet Safety
The Yahoo MotherBoard Summit agenda was jam packed with tons of information but I was most interested in the Online Safety Roundtable featuring Catherine Teitelbaum, Policy Director for Yahoo Safely and Anne Toth who serves as the Vice President and Head of Privacy for Yahoo. After a welcome, Catherine Teitelbaum showed us a video featuring…
Summer of Sony PSP
For the past four weeks, I’ve been sharing my family’s experience with the Sony PSP with you as part of the #PSPFamilyFun Campaign. Today I’m wrapping up my posts with a video that I created as part of my final task which was to use the FlipCam that I got with my Summer Fun Kit…
DC Readers: Mary Poppins at The Kennedy Center is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Washington DC’s The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts hosts incredible musical guests, regular performances by The National Symphony Orchestra, and dazzling festivals but for the next month, the stage is home to a fabulous production of Mary Poppins. This charming and classic Broadway musical is based on the book by P.L. Travers,…
Sony PSP Combines on the Go Reading & Gaming for Summer Fun
Our PSP came preloaded with three following mini (or lite) games that were selected due to age appropriateness for our kids (ages 4 and 6): Supermarket Mania– A game where we have to use the joystick controls to race around the store and keep it stocked with the items our customers want. Pile Up Bakery–…
VTech MobiGo- Shooting game masquerading as educational game?
Would you purchase a product that billed itself as educational but contained a shooting game? What if you didn’t know a company was including a shooting game with a device you were purchasing? I received a sample of VTech’s newest product, the MobiGo ($59.99) and the Touch & Learn Game Pack cartridge that comes standard…
Tech Savvy Guest: Travel the World Virtually with ProjectExplorer.org
One of the most powerful things about the world wide web is the way it brings information from all over the globe into our home. I can look up the weather in Cannes, find pictures of the erupting volcano in Iceland for Little Miss Techie, and take a virtual field trip to Egypt to show…
DC Area Readers: Science You Can Sing To this Saturday 5/1 (ticket giveaway)
Jammin Java in Vienna is one of our favorite places to catch local bands because it is a fun place to grab a coffee and enjoy great music for kids and adults alike. This Saturday, May 1st the fun, educational, and hands on Curiosity Zone will be holding a Science You Can Sing To concert…
Reinforce Green with Shows & Movies with Earth Friendly Themes (w. giveaway)
I am a firm believer in fresh air and outside time but if you have a television, chances are your child enjoys watching the tube so why not sneak in positive messages about treating our Earth right for our future eco-warriors by learning and watching together. A great new kid-friendly eco-friendly DVD called He’s Got…
Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier Airs Tuesday, Feb. 2
Within a single generation, digital media and the World Wide Web have transformed virtually every aspect of modern culture, from the way we learn and work to the ways in which we socialize and even conduct war. But is the technology moving faster than we can adapt to it? And is our 24/7 wired world…
