I have been online for many years, of course, but with the addition of a tablet and a smart phone, logging in to accounts has become increasingly difficult. Accounts frequently require a secure password, with forced password changes every two months. Given the danger of account hacking and identity theft, I don’t blame anyone for requiring such […]
Teaching with Technology: Stop Motion Videos (Sea Anemones)
My son’s science class in our co-op finished learning about the ocean just before break. Although there is not often take-home work, the teacher did in this case give the class an assignment: learn about a sea animal and report back to the class in some sort of presentation (a poster, a pamphlet, etc.). Since […]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Review {Kid’s Holiday Wishlist Reviewed Blog Hop}
It was time to upgrade our electronics this fall. Our 2010-era tablet was just not working properly with modern apps any longer. Waiting for my son to get to the right page of his textbook took longer than reading the first paragraph! It was not helping our school day run smoothly. We decided on the Samsung […]
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood App Review
My two-year-old daughter loves Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. For those who may not be familiar with this toddler show, it is the “next generation” of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. (See Elizabeth Bird’s “deconstruction” of this aspect of the show for more enlightenment.) So she and I were naturally excited about the Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood App (from Android […]