Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology! National Wildlife Federation Introduces Game Apps for Kids With apps for the iPad, iPod, and iPhone, the National Wildlife Federation hopes to encourage children to explore the great outdoors by capturing their curiosity at home. (prweb.com) Give Kids The Gift Of Gaming. Seriously. The “gamification” of […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology! How Disney’s Club Penguin Became the Biggest Social Network for Kids A Disney site that blends education with gaming and networking has over 150 million profiles, making it the most surprisingly successful kids’s social networking site of all time. (mashable.com) Facebook Aims to Prevent Suicide A […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology! Gaming with young kids? Here’s where to start Gaming with your kids can be a great way to bond while (secretly) teaching them valuable skills like team work and puzzle solving. If you’re curious about how and when to start introducing your child to digital gaming, […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology! STEAM: Experts Make Case for Adding Arts to STEM Education experts agree STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning gets a holistic boost with the addition of the arts. (edweek.org) PBS KIDS’ Top Tips for Hand-Me-Down Tech Gifts This Holiday Season PBS KIDS surveyed parents and […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology! Leftover Political Residue in Virtual Schooling? Ian Quillen reports on his impressions of the Virtual School Symposium in Indianapolis and explains why he is wary of virtual education’s increasing politicization as it moves towards the mainstream. (blogs.edweek.org) Stack the States App Teaches Kids Geography This new […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology! How Tech Breaks During Work & Studying Help You Focus Dr Larry Rosen suggests 1 minute tech breaks for 15 minutes of class time. Why? New research shows that multi-tasking with tech can make children and adults even more productive and focused. (unplggd.com) The Four Components […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology!  5 Reasons you should make your kid’s Halloween costume (wired.com/geekdad) Moving digital learning beyond the ‘wow’ factor (edweek.org) Pumpkin carving app is fun for toddlers (itunes.apple.com)  Do babies really need an iPhone accessory? Fisher Price says ‘Yes’ (blogs.babble.com) Kiwi Crate brings hands-on projects to your door […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology!  Trying to gauge the impact of growing up digital (boston.com) Cheap and fun things to do with kids in Pittsburgh (popcitymedia.com)  No, Facebook is not ruining your grades [STUDY] (mashable.com)  VTech releases InnoTab (usatoday.com)  5 Tech-related Halloween costumes for kids (zippycart.com)  Lawmakers, advocates split over teen […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology!  Steve Jobs’ innovation will continue to impact children’s education (mommyish.com)  10 Awesome apps for learning about music, nature, history and math (mindshift.kqed.org)  Mimi Ito explains why kids’ digital media literacy is important (wired.com)  Parenting experts agree: Reality TV teaches children a harmful view of women (dailymail.co.uk) […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology!  Disney’s iPad-Friendly Toys Give Playtime A Digital Boost (mashable.com)  Highlighter application a useful tool for teachers and students (highlighter.com) 50 Fantastic Play-and-Learn Apps, Sites, and Toys (mindshift.kqed.org) Youtube launches a channel just for teachers (youtube.com/Teachers)  Apple donates 9000 iPads to Teach for America (earth911.com)  Children are […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology!  Eco-equation, an educational public sculpture by Spark grant recipient David Edwards, makes its debut in Garfield (pittsburghgalleries.blogspot.com) Five ways to bring high-tech ideas into low-tech classrooms (mindshift.kqed.org) Harvard is planning a national digital public library (edweek.org)  Amazon working on a Netflix for books (mashable.com)  Free webinar […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology!  Pearson sponsors “innov8”–an open innovation competition (innov8.pearson.com)  Five things students say they want from education (eschoolnews.com)  Infographic defines the “flipped” classroom (mindshift.kqed.org)  Five lessons for parenting in the digital age (mashable.com)  Study: ‘SpongeBob’ hazardous to kids’ attention spans (pittsburghlive.com)   Ten skills every student should learn (eschoolnews.com)  MIT launches new center […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology!  Back-to-school advice for parents of special needs kids (mommyish.com)  The top 10 most influential kid bloggers (babble.com)  Pittsburgh’s A+ Schools program seeks volunteers for confidential teacher talks (post-gazette.com) Mother and son curated blog “The Kid Should See This” shares off-the-grid videos to educate and entertain children (thekidshouldseethis.com) […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology! Mattel manufactures robot for girls (nytimes.com) 15 Essential back to school podcasts (mashable.com) Worst-case scenarios: classroom edition (parents.com) Newsflash: Your kids can learn their digital etiquette from you (mommyish.com) Jordan Crane’s thermoreactive, color-changing kids’ book: Keep Our Secrets (boingboing.net) Project-based learning explained (educationaltech-med.blogspot.com) Has Technology Changed […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology! E-readers: technology that works for developing countries (readwriteweb.com) What do today’s tech-savvy kids need to be taught about computers? (theatlantic.com) Missouri teachers protest ‘Facebook Law’ meant to protect students from sexual predators (abcnews.go.com) Comcast to offer $10 internet service to disadvantaged students (mashable.com) Open University research […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology! i.am.FIRST — Science is Rock and Roll: ABC special focuses of science and technology (abc.go.com) Convention for underage hackers teaches them to use their powers for good (fastcompany.com) Teachers banned from being friends with students on Facebook (mommyish.com) Use of “girly” examples makes girls more interested […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology! 7 obscure children’s books by authors of grown-up literature (brainpickings.org) McDonalds recruits Mom bloggers to smooth over healthy Happy Meal rollout (cnn.com) Toys R Us to carry Kindle (reuters.com) 16 Must-have apps for a healthy pregnancy (parents.com) Cell phone use doesn’t alter kids’ cancer risk: study […]