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Kony 2012: When Do-Gooding Goes Viral
Kids viewed, shared, liked, disliked, and commented. They even criticized. By the time...
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By Shira Lee Katz
(3.20.12)
media influence, new this week, parenting in the digital age, teachable moments
Teachable Moments
How to Raise a Reader
Kids become lifelong readers for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes there's one key book...
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By Regan McMahon
(1.10.12)
back to school, reading
Everyday Dilemmas
Do High-Tech Toys Belong in School?
More and more, students are heading to class with hundreds of dollars' worth of iPads,...
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By Caroline Knorr
(1.10.12)
advertising, tech in schools
Q and A
Vamoose, Vampires! New Ways to Get Teens Reading
Judging by the success of Twilight, you might think that vampires and werewolves are the...
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By Regan McMahon
(10.13.11)
In Your School
Five Easy Ways to Make Schools and Tech Connect
Every back-to-school season, marketers push high tech like it's going out of style. There...
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By Caroline Knorr
(9.22.11)
kids and cell phones, tech in schools
What We Love
What We Love: Summer Learning
How do you prevent kids' brains from turning to mush over the summer? Well-chosen...
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By Caroline Knorr
(6.8.11)
learning, movies, summertime faves
Teachable Moments
What We Love: Storybook Apps for Kids
We're loving the new book apps you can download onto your smartphone or iPad. Full of...
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By Caroline Knorr
(5.8.11)
books, reading, what we love
Teachable Moments
5 Ways to Talk to Your Kids About Swearing -- and Why
Recently, my 5-year-old and I walked into a room full of kids playing video games at a...
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By Sierra Filucci
(2.28.11)
movies, music lyrics, teachable moments, tv
Smart Solutions
Back-to-School Lessons for Parents
It never fails. Every year when school starts, I find that parents are the ones learning...
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By Caroline Knorr
(8.26.10)
back to school, books, smart solutions
What We Love
How to Get Your Kids Reading: Q&A with Diane Frankenstein
There are so many great books out there for kids, but how do you get them to dig in to...
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By Carrie R. Wheadon
(2.2.10)
books, what we love
Teachable Moments
Is It OK for Kids to Do Homework on Facebook?
A lot of middle- and high-schoolers use instant messaging on Facebook to make sure they...
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By Caroline Knorr
(1.27.10)
computers, facebook, homework, teachable moments
Teachable Moments
Reading Rainbow Signs Off
It was with a surprising sadness that I read that PBS' third-longest-running series,...
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By Sandie Angulo Chen
(9.2.09)
teachable moments
Teachable Moments
Our Kids and the Election
We are a strictly non-partisan organization, but that doesn't mean we aren't...
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By Common Sense Med
(10.29.04)
current events, politics, teachable moments