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Playing Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

November 30, 2012
Disney Epic Mickey 2

Disney’s Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two for XBox arrived in our house recently. My daughter was excited because….well, this is Mickey Mouse after all and even at eight years old, Mickey is Mickey. But really, for a family that has both an XBox and Wii you would think that we play a lot [...]

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Getting Fit with Nike + Kinect Training

November 15, 2012
Getting Fit with Nike + Kinect Trainer | Ciao Mom

One of the things that has always motivated me to workout harder and better is a personal trainer.  Over the course of years of gym memberships I worked out with trainers that helped me slim down, get strong, and work to achieve my fitness goals. Except that now, I am without a gym. Or rather, [...]

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Efficiency and Organization with Ringya

October 19, 2012
Ringya welcome screen

Email addresses. Telephone numbers. Unorganized contact lists for school clases, soccer teams, PTA groups, neighborhood groups, and colleagues. We are inundated with information and data to keep track of our day to day lives.  But if you are anything like me, that information is less than helpful because…it is incredibly poorly organized.  I try to [...]

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Educational Resources for at Home Learning

August 10, 2012
Educational Resourcse from Scholastic for Home Learning | Ciao Mom

Back to school season is quickly approaching.  Many friends have asked me how I am doing since the first day back to school will be a HUGE change for me since I won’t be at my own school, in my own classroom this year. My answer so far has been that I am doing ok, [...]

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How to Stay Connected During International Travel

July 10, 2012
How to stay connected during International Travel | Ciao Mom

I admit it: I like to be connected. Packing for my almost one month trip to Italy involved bringing a laptop, a kindle, two iPads (my old one is being used for games and as an e-reader by a certain husband and daughter), and my iPhone. The trick though was what to do to stay [...]

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Summer Learning Resources

June 23, 2012
Summer Learning Resources | Ciao Mom

Every year, one of the things parents ask teachers is how to keep their children learning over the summer. Sure, we want our kids to have fun, play outdoors, and explore during their time away from school, but we also want to make sure the academic progress they have made over the year does not [...]

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StoryMark Life Twitter Party (6/19) Capture and Share Special Memories

June 12, 2012
StoryMark Life Twitter Party |  Ciao Mom

Memories are meant to be remembered, cherished, and re-told to future generations.  Memories of our childhood, of our adult lives, of the stunning or thought provoking places we see as we travel through life. Memories of our children growing up and experiencing life. Memories that we record in photo albums, video clips, or maybe on [...]

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House MD Critical Case Facebook Game

May 26, 2012
Playing House MD Critical Cases on Facebook | Ciao Mom

House MD Critical Cases is a new Facebook game that appeals to this medical television junkie for the obvious medial drama as well as the sarcasm of Dr. House, who I kind of adore. Dr. House is accompanied by Wilson, Taub, Chase, Forman, and ME to solve critical cases Facebook style at the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching [...]

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Using StoryMark Life to Bring Your Pictures to Life

May 23, 2012
Using StoryMark Life App | Ciao Mom

A picture is worth a thousand words. How many times have you heard that before? And it is true, a picture does inspire words, creativity, and thought. But? What if along with a picture came actual words? As in a voice caption. An emotion, a memory, a reminder, or a special song? What kind of [...]

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Draw Something: A Lesson in Empathy & Tolerance

March 21, 2012
Getting hooked on Draw Something | Ciao Mom

I am not an artist.  I have literally no skill at drawing, painting, or any other visual art.  Seriously, I have spent years  in the classroom prefacing any picture that I attempt to draw with “You know, I am the world’s worst artist.” Which makes the fact that my new favorite app and time suck [...]

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