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Your digital footprint: Back-to-School
21 year ago
We are already 7 days into our school year. Most of the open houses have been attended, spelling tests have begun, and homework is certainly back into our daily routine. Much as I hate to admit it, summer is over.
Six-year-old Grace reminded me that this season also brings about new challenges. She came home from the bus on Wednesday with a little slip of paper clutched tightly in her hands. I More >
One foot in Holland — and one in Italy
12 years ago
I read something this week that moved me. It was so powerful that I thought you would appreciate it, too. In 1987 there was a first-person description written by a parent with a down syndrome child. It was called “Welcome to Holland” by Emily Perl Kingsley. Emily is also a writer and creator at PBS’s Sesame Street. Her “Holland” piece is only a few words, but it begins to tell the story of what More >
5 cool things I saw at CES
12 years ago
I think the subtitle of this list should be “How to impress your kids with your uber cool tech knowledge”. It all wouldn’t fit on one line so I decided for the simpler title. These ideas and products were discussed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas earlier this year. I was in tech girl heaven there. There was such a wealth of information to enjoy there and I wanted to share More >
Your digital footprint: digital reality
02 years ago
Imagination is an important part of a child’s growth and learning. It is a marvelous part of how we form our personalities and become capable adults. There are times when we need to point out to our younger children how a movie, dream, or cartoon character is not real. “It’s pretend, not real,” you say to reinforce their understanding of the real world or guard their safety. My question to you More >
Your digital footprint: sticks and stones online
12 years ago
'Leave no trace' takes on a new meaning
Look around you. We are all – teens, adults, and children – online, all-the-time. And most of us are using multiple devices to access our favorite social and communication sites on the web. In a mere generation, our society has added new tools and social norms to it’s vocabulary. Most are wonderful, but this week we saw the ugly side of these conveniences More >
