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Common Sense Media Debuts 1-to-1 Essentials
• April 3, 2013 • Categories: Common Sense news, Educational issues
Senior Manager, Digital Learning
As a former teacher, I'm thrilled about the potential that tablet computers have for shaking up traditional education. No longer is technology just inching its way into classrooms. With tablets, kids... read more
Politics for Kids? Get Kid-Friendly Ways to Steer Kids Through the Political Season
• September 3, 2012 • Categories: Educational issues, Family media management
Senior Editor, Books | Mom of two
Today, when the latest campaign trail gaffe or political scandal goes viral, your kids will likely hear about it before you do. How will they know whether a claim or a charge is based in fact, an... read more
How to Raise a Reader
• August 15, 2012 • Categories: Educational issues, Family media management
Senior Editor, Books | Mom of two
Kids become lifelong readers for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes there's one key book that captures a kid's imagination and opens him or her up to the exciting world of fiction. Other times, a... read more
Kony 2012: When Do-Gooding Goes Viral
• March 20, 2012 • Categories: Digital citizenship, Educational issues, Family media management
Director, Digital Media | Tech and learning enthusiast
Kids viewed, shared, liked, disliked, and commented. They even criticized. By the time parents found out about Kony 2012 -- from their kids, no less -- the video had already gone viral. Way viral.... read more
Vamoose, Vampires! New Ways to Get Teens Reading
• October 13, 2011 • Categories: Educational issues
Senior Editor, Books | Mom of two
Judging by the success of Twilight, you might think that vampires and werewolves are the only things teens are reading about these days. But there's a lot more than fangs and fur in contemporary... read more
Five Easy Ways to Make Schools and Tech Connect
• September 22, 2011 • Categories: Educational issues, Family media management
Parenting Editor | Mom of one
Every back-to-school season, marketers push high tech like it's going out of style. There are e-readers, tablets, smartphones, MP3 players -- even social media campaigns to get kids interacting with... read more
What We Love: Storybook Apps for Kids
• May 8, 2011 • Categories: Educational issues
Parenting Editor | Mom of one
We're loving the new book apps you can download onto your smartphone or iPad. Full of creative images, learning games, and interactivity, book apps provide an immersive experience that teaches... read more
5 Ways to Talk to Your Kids About Swearing -- and Why
• February 28, 2011 • Categories: Educational issues, Family media management, Mobile and communicating, Social networking and virtual worlds
Senior Editor, TV and DVD | Mom of two
Recently, my 5-year-old and I walked into a room full of kids playing video games at a birthday party. "You suck!" shouted one kid to another. "I'm going to kick your ass!" the kid yelled back. My... read more
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