This afternoon at 1:51 pm a 5.8 earthquake with an epicenter in Virginia- between Charlottesville and Richmond- shook the entire East Coast. The rumbling from the ground was reported to be the second most powerful earthquake in Virginia’s history. Online friends from as far south as North Carolina into Toronto felt the earth move underneath…
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The L.A. Times reports that the Oxford English Dictionary has added cyberbullying, sexting, and retweet, and woot. What are your predictions for what will be added next? iPhone lovers can stop holding their breath! Apple has announced that the iPhone 5 will be released on October 7 or 14th. Start the queue now or preorder…
Cranes for Kids: Sending Hope to Children in Japan via Free Virtual Cranes
As soon as the quake in Japan happened, I knew what I had to do- write a post that would share age appropriate ways to talk to kids about the current events happening on the other side of the globe and provide resources about how to help children understand something that still seems so unreal,…
Teaching Kids About Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Japan Through Online Resources
With the Japanese earthquake and after effects of the tsunamis occupying media broadcasts and the day’s top headlines, it’s hard to avoid updates on this current event but there are ways to teach your kids about tsunamis, earthquakes, and how to help those in Japan in age appropriate ways that will educate without instilling…
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Best Sites for Kids
From now until February 28, many eyes will be watching Vancouver, the site of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Our children were captivated by the opening ceremonies and as we watched, their natural curiosity fueled their questions about where in the world the countries are located, different athletic events, and the athletes to watch. …
Pop Quiz: Netbook vs. Notebook?
What’s the difference between a netbook and a notebook? Perhaps you have been wondering but are too embarrassed to ask. After all, they are everywhere and it seems like everyone in the world can tell the difference. But apparently there isn’t one. At least not anymore. CNET tells us why it is Time to Drop…
Online News, Twitter, and Washington DC’s Metro
These days I rarely read the newspaper on a daily basis. As a busy mom always on the go and more often on the computer, I tend to get the majority of my news on the internet. I scan the headlines for world events via CNN, keep up with local news via The Washington Post’s…
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…
Website of the Week: Google Map of Swine Flu Instances in US
Some of the moms’ listservs I’m on are all abuzz about how to protect kids from swine flu but I’m not going to get into that here. Instead I thought I’d share this very interesting Google Map that details suspected cases, confirmed/probable cases, negative cases, and deaths with color coded pins in the US and…
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%,…
