Read me a story...on the computerAuthor Eric Anderson knew what he was looking for and he wasn’t finding it. |
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Blogging for Central PA MomsDeep within the pages of the Internet, there are pages upon pages of some secret and not-so-secret journals... |
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Computer Camps Make Learning FunComputer camps across the country are keeping up with today’s tech-savvy youth by enhancing creativity with professional-grade software. |
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Mind Your Mobile MannersThe holidays are an ideal time for lessons in politeness. Parents often seize the occasion to teach kids how to sit at the table without fidgeting or how to be gracious about a gift that isn’t exactly what you wanted. This year, many families will find themselves at odds about mobile manners. Will cell phones be welcome at the holiday feast? |
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The best gifts may be virtualThe most coveted gifts this holiday season may not be something you can wrap and stuff into a stocking. In a recent study at Carnegie Mellon University, researchers talked to young people about their most prized possessions. Many said that virtual assets—music, photos, Facebook gifts and items in online games—were more important to them than material possessions such as clothes. |
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When gossip becomes a threatYesterday, my daughter who is a senior at a local high school emailed me a link to a website she thought I should take a look at. When I clicked on the link, it began with a paragraph that suggested the site creator knew all of the school’s “secrets.” This should be interesting, I thought. After all, it’s a small-town school and there are bound to be a lot of secrets—many of which I’ve already heard about through the local grapevine. The website included photos of kids at the school, but what I found most compelling... |
Got time? Get INSPIRED!Some people use Pinterest like a refrigerator door—a mishmash of reminders as well as images that bring a smile. Others carefully curate their Pinterest collections. Still others use the juxtaposition of images for inspiration the way people in creative fields use vision or mood boards. Need a desert for the potluck, a rainy day craft for the kids, a gift for a friend? There’s a Pinterest board for that... |
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Pennsylvania school releases iPad App and Starts pilot programWith the advent of the iPad and iPad 2, several schools are now attempting to implement the new “pad” technology into their classrooms. While limited studies have been performed to date, many of the schools have found specific features to be useful, such as the ability to share and access information. |
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Earn money playing video games?Parents often use the argument, “You can’t make a living playing video games,” to encourage their children to do something more productive. But that argument may be null and void, thanks to the highly-anticipated release... |
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Dance video games take technology to the next levelMuch to the dismay of first-floor apartment dwellers, interactive dance video games have been prompting kids across the U.S. to get up and dance around their living rooms—and it doesn’t appear to be a passing trend. |
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