One of the best ways to know if kids of any age truly understand something is to get them to explain it in their own words. This is part of the concept behind Trend Micro’s What’s Your Story video contest, a user-generated video contest designed to empower youth to be leaders in educating others about…
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Gifts for Teens
Teens may have their own style, making it tricky to buy them things they’ll like, but this year think outside the gift card with gift picks for everyone from the geeky, uber-glam, to the gamer. Imagine their surprise when they find a wrapped gift under the tree! Clocky ($27.89 from Amazon)— Any teen that ever…
Bold Earth Teen Adventures Provides Hands On Learning Through Travel and Community Service
I’ve always believed that each person learns in a different way. While some may be paper and pencil learners, others are more visual while certain people learn by doing. For those who learn by doing, Bold Earth Teen Adventures offers multi-sport summer programs for high school students ages 11-18 that incorporate community service projects. Bold…
CyberSafety Tips and Digital Abuse Resources
This week I am dedicating my posts to the topic of cybersafety. This is the third post in the series. For the second year in a row, I was inspired by attending the Wired Safety Summit. It was a reminder that what I do here is important and that there’s a reason for what may…
Sextortion: A Definition and Real Life Example
This week I am dedicating my posts to the topic of cybersafety. This is the second post in the series. Sextortion is defined as kids being blackmailed into something sexual they don’t want to do. This term was completely new to me walking into last week’s Wired Safety Summit and if this is the…
Wired Safety Summit Focuses on Teen & Tween Cybersafety
This week I am dedicating my posts to the topic of cybersafety. This is the first post in the series. Last week the 12th Annual Wired Safety Summit convened in Washington, D.C. and brought together members including teens, tweens, lawmakers, parents, and companies who are dedicated to promoting cybersafety. While the day is filled with…
Holiday Gift Guide: Teens (w. 6 giveaways)
iPod nano with Multi-Touch (Apple, $179)- The new nano with Multi-Touch is super cool, super small, and super sleek and comes in a variety of colors to be a functional and fashionable accessory. Features include a built in battery that provides 24 hours of nonstop music, the ability to shake the nano to shuffle to…
2009 Holiday Gift Guide: Tweens & Teens
Threadless Ts ($18) and Hoodies ($40)- Threadless features affordable and unique Ts and hoodies for those teens and tweens wanting to express their individuality. Graphic and text designs are submitted and scored by visitors to the Threadless site. Then each Monday, Threadless releases a set of new Ts based on votes and comments that the…
Website of the Week: Discover the Forest
Discover the ForestHow did you spend your summer? We spent most of it outside between trips to the park, day camp, and regular visits to the pool. With school starting, kids will be spending more time indoors than out. Our school system has many merits but I am concerned that Little Miss Techie’s time for…
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…
