As a teacher for a public school system, I felt it was my duty to write a letter to the recession about the difficulties in being a teacher during tough economic times. I surely hope that the recession will consider my letter during summer vacation and I’ll be able to come back to teaching during…
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PBS and Me & SteveSongs: Marvelous Musical Adventures DVD Giveaway
UPDATE: Congratulations to amweeks who won the Steve Songs DVD! Come visit me over on DC Metro Moms where I’m talking about my long relationship with PBS in a post called PBS and Me. PBS is a big part of our lives which is probably why I’m always featuring PBS web resources for children and…
PBS’ SuperWhy! Helps Super Kids Become Super Readers!
Who’s got the power, the power to read? Who answers the call for friends in need? Super Why! We are SuperWhy! super fans! Being an almost exclusive PBS household when it comes to children’s television, SuperWhy is a show that Little Miss Techie has been watching for the last couple of years. PBS has fabulous…
Top Chef’s Spike Serves Great Stuff to DC Metro Moms at Good Stuff Eatery
If I didn’t blog about technology, I’d probably blog about food. Buying food, growing food, cooking food, eating food, and my favorite food blogs. Yes, I’m a total foodie and completely in love with watching Top Chef. So when the fabulous Devra and Sarah e-mailed me and the rest of my DC Metro Mom sisters…
Swine Flu is in My Neighborhood
And elsewhere in our county with additional suspected cases in surrounding schools. As a teacher in a public school system where I work with all kids in our school, I’m waging a war against it to make sure it doesn’t infiltrate our home. Read my post over on DC Metro Moms to learn more about…
According to CNN I’m Addicted to the Internet
Here’s a surprise, I may be addicted to the internet. According to a recent CNNHealth.com article called Why Moms Are At Risk for Internet Addiction, you may be at risk if your internet usage includes the following: -Being online while your family sleeps -Reading the news online -Using the internet to foster your real life…
Cyber Bully Update
The Palo Alto school system has notified the parents of 6-8 perpetrators in the recent cyber bullying incident. Read the story in the Palo Alto Online News or watch an interview with Jill Asher, founder of Silicon Valley Moms Blog, and contributor, Myrna, on Bay Area news channel KTVU. What are your thoughts about how the cyber bullying was…
Websites of the Week: Cyber Bullying Resources for Parents
Cyberbullying is the topic of the week both here, on DC Metro Moms, Silicon Valley Moms, on City Mama, and even among my colleagues at school. While I urged schools to include digital citizenship lessons in their curriculum in my post, a child’s education about cyberbulling and the proper use of social networking tools, like…
Cyber Bullying: Responsibility of Schools to Protect and Educate
No child should ever be bullied by their peers whether the bullying happens in person or online. Today I’m over on DC Metro Moms talking about how students are waging online attacks on each other through social networking groups like Facebook. These attacks are personal, hateful, and are leaving kids emotionally scarred just like any…
$100 Dell Gift Card Giveaway from TechMama
No, it isn’t too late to still enter to win giveaways around the blogosphere! TechMama Beth Blecherman is hosting a $100 gift card giveaway from Dell. Check out her post to read all about Dell’s super artsy new designs for their laptops by art luminaries and other technology eye candy! I personally love the Dell Studio Hybrids…
