It’s been almost a year since the Sesame Street crew joined Twitter and if you’re not already following Oscar the Grouch, Grover, Abby Cadabby, Elmo, Ernie, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Count Von Count, and even Ernie’s Rubber Duckie, make a list and start following them now. They’re sure to put a smile on your face…
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Cookie Monster’s Favorite Apps #PBSKids
Adult fans of Cookie Monster who enjoy watching Sesame Street with their kids have witnessed the transformation of the furry blue monster as he’s gone from a crazy consumer of cookies to embracing healthier eating, adding fruit and vegetables to his diet, and learning important skills like patience and delayed gratification to a new generation of kids. In…
Featured in Kinect Playful Learning Video Discussing Learning Through Gaming
Video games used to be highly criticized for being passive, addictive, and violent but these days carefully created content designed for the youngest learners is interactive, educational, and anything but passive as they learn through play. Earlier this year the Microsoft Xbox Kinect Playful Learning team descended on our home for a 2 day video…
Xbox 360 with Kinect: Family Settings Keep Kids Safe While Learning (giveaway)
Since its debut just over a year ago, Kinect for Xbox 360 has transformed the landscape of gaming with the introduction of interactive elements that recognize voice and full body movement for a truly interactive experience. With recent announcements that Xbox is focusing on “playful learning,” it becomes a tool for learning in a fun…
Sesame Street USB Drives from Totsy Are Favorites for Adults & Kids Alike
Go back to school in style with these awesome Sesame Street flash drives currently on sale through Totsy that come preloaded with full length content that matches the character and are ready for plugging and playing. These fun USB drives are $19.99 each and also hold up to 400 photos, 400 songs, or virtually unlimited…
TeachMama’s Amy on Computer Games for the Little Guys
Today’s Tech Savvy Guest is the amazing Amy from Teach Mama. This extraordinary educator uses her background as a former high school reading specialist to share the many ways she sneaks learning opportunities into her 3 kids’ lives each and every day. I always love taking a look at Teach Mama for the inspirational things…
Happy 40th Birthday Sesame Street! Did you know…
Jessica and I loved meeting Grover and Abby Cadabby at BlogHer 2008 and wish everyone at Sesame Street a Happy Birthday! In honor of this monumental birthday, here are 40 Things You Didn’t Know About Sesame Street courtesy of Sesame Workshop: 1. Four First Ladies have visited Sesame Street: Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, Laura…
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days DVD Review
Tomorrow Sesame Street will celebrate its 40th birthday. In honor of 40 fabulous years, tomorrow Sesame Workshop will release Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days (retail $29.93 or $19.99 from Amazon), a brand new two- disc set that includes over 5 hours of favorite stories, songs, celebrity segments, and classic scenes that feature the…
Little Miss Techie’s Latest Addiction- Rocknoceros’ PINK!
So while I’m addicted to the internet, Little Miss Techie is addicted to PINK! Not the color but the brand new Rocknoceros album. It is no secret that Rocknoceros is our favorite band. Sure my kids like Laurie Berkner, Steve Songs, and old school Sesame Street mixed with James Brown, Peter Gabriel, the Go Gos,…
Bloggy Vacation, BlogHer, and Meeting Grover
You may have thought I vanished from the blogosphere since I haven’t posted in over a week. Simply not true. I’ve been in Silicon Valley for a little vacay with the fam (hoping that Steve Jobs will just give me an iPhone to review because we’re neighbors) and taking a little side trip to SF…
