After spending a gorgeous weekend in New York City with our favorite plastic laminated fold out map, I was reminded that despite living in a high tech age where GPS navigating with technology is becoming more and more common, a child’s natural interest in maps provides a wonderful opportunity to reinforce spatial skills, math, and…
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Old School vs New School Technology
Since I was out too late partying it up with Top Chef’s Spike and my fellow DC Metro Mom bloggin’ mamas on a school night (more on that later!), I bring to you my new post over on LeapFrog Teacher Tagvocates where I’m thinking ahead to Little Miss Techie’s kindergarten experience and wishing that those…
Websites of the Week: Best Earth Day Websites for Kids
Image from NASA and the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) Did you know that when surveyed about the environment at home, in their communities, and around the world kids said: 48% of kids said that “global climate change” is the most important environmental issue facing the world today, followed by “energy resources” at 19%,…
Reading Week: LeapFrog Tag
There were just too many reading and technology related things to talk about so Reading Week has been extended! We love LeapFrog. Their products are probably the most fun educational products on the market. I have always said that if we move back to California I want to go work for them as an educational…
Reading Week Website of the Week: Seussville
Dr. Seuss books are beloved by both Little Miss Techie and Captain Computer. Fox in Socks has always been one of Little Miss Techie’s favorites and recently Captain Computer has taken a liking to Dr. Seuss’s ABCs. If your children are Dr. Seuss fans like ours are, Seussville is a wonderful place to visit. At…
New York Times: Supporting your child’s development with technology
What is the right age to for children to have a cell phone, computer, or an iPod? How old does your kid need to be before they should be allowed to have My Space and Facebook type social networking sites and Twitter? These are the new questions of the digital age. Super psychologist Jean Piaget’s…
When is Too Much Time in Front of the Computer a Bad Thing?
Lately (ok, over the past 9 weeks) I’ve been spending way too much time in front of the computer. I usually spend a fair amount of time on the computer but recently it multiplied exponentially! It started with a 3 week online graduate course needed for my teacher recertification and then led into teaching an…
Website of the Week: Free Trials of Learning A-Z Sites
When I was working for the school system, one of the most popular programs was a downloadable printable book service called Reading A-Z. Teachers raved about the books because they allowed them to print and copy books to send home with students to reinforce reading skills that were being taught in class. While Reading A-Z…
Computer Time Versus Play Time
Little Miss Techie’s computer arrived this week. Now that it is here, there are so many more issues that I have besides it just taking over my precious Mommy Desk. The Mommy Desk/Future Home of the Computer is located in our home’s main hub. Conveniently located by our kitchen and living room, it is in…
PR Friendly: Reviews & Ads
When I was in middle and high school (yes, I am dating myself!) computers were mainly tools for productivity rather than for learning or entertainment. Now they can be interactive devices that facilitate learning by engaging our children. Don’t get me wrong, not everything out there is great. Some of it is fabulous. Lots of…
