Technology

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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Technology in the Classroom: A Live Chat

March 19, 2012
Technology-in-the-Classroom-Live-Chat | Ciao Mom

The silver lining of being home to recuperate from surgery is that I get to be home…and experiment with what it is going to be like to work from home next year in my new role–whatever that ends up actually looking like.  My home office is coming together (yes, yes, I promise, there will be [...]

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The Twitter Connection

February 21, 2012
Live Tweeting Television | Ciao Mom

When was the last time you watched television and tweeted something about what you were watching during the show? If you are like many twitter users, that answer is probably ranges from last night to last week. My husband was the one to notice what I was doing, during the season premiere of the Bachelor [...]

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Preparing to Host a Snapfish at Home Party

February 1, 2012
Hosting a Snapfish at home party | Ciao Mom

I am a photo person. I love photos.  I used to be the one in high school or college that took my film (yes, film) to the one hour processing station at a local pharmacy so that I could get my pictures right away. (Yes, I was THAT girl). Between a lack of time and [...]

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Setting up an iPod Touch for a Child

December 26, 2011
Setting up an iPod Touch for a child | Ciao mom

Two months ago I scoffed at the idea of getting any i-devices for children in early elementary school. Why would a seven year old need an iPod Touch? But then it donned on me. Principessa plays games (educational ones mostly) on my iPhone and my iPad.  She loves listening to music in the car and [...]

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Being Un-Tech Savvy

October 4, 2011
Being Un- Tech Savvy | C.Mom

I pride myself in being relatively tech savvy. I can navigate a spreadsheet or Google doc with ease. I can not ruin my blog by researching how to tweak a little code here and there.  But when my parents suggested we buy last minute tickets to see Les Miserables, I became un-tech savvy with just [...]

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The Summer of Me: an update on my summer vows

August 18, 2010

2010-08-18 Mid August in the life of a teacher brings on many feelings. . Excitement and dread. . Excitement about the prospects of a new school year, and dread in the realization that the summer, with free time, is coming to an end. As I lay awake this morning at 5:00 am, it hit me. [...]

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What I learned: BlogHer Style

August 11, 2010

BlogHer, BlogHer, BlogHer…such a big deal to some, such a non-entity to others. . For me, attending the BlogHer10 conference in NYC was such an impromptu surprise that I was fully unprepared for what to expect.  I knew that I wanted to learn, meet people, and have fun.  I did all those things. . Learning: [...]

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& BitDefender Provide a Lesson">BitMoms & BitDefender Provide a Lesson

August 7, 2010

BitMoms & BitDefender Provide a Lesson on Different Way to Save Files August signifies the winding down of summer and the fresh school year.  I have actually been taking an online course this summer, learning all about ways for to engage students in the virtual world. There is alot out there for children of all [...]

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30 things I Vow to do this Summer

June 11, 2010

It is Friday!!! Happy Friday-Follow…. Mama Kat had so many wonderful writing prompts this week.  I could not help but want to keep writing. And what better way to start a weekend than to make my solemn summer vows. This summer I vow to: …go to the gym or run at least 5x/week. …spend at [...]

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