http://www.barbarafeldman.com/ I am a syndicated newspaper columnist, online publisher, author, mother, wife and Net surfer supreme (not listed in order of importance, of course). Because I am often asked for advice and recommendations that don't have anything to do with "Surfing the Net with Kids" per se, but rather are about my experiences in running that business, I've created this site as a compendium of resources and recommendations, as well as a central depository for my personal ramblings. en-us 2009-06-23T12:48:58-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/mothers_day_vs_fathers_day.html We had a very nice Father's Day at our household. I didn't get to see my Dad, because he was off visiting my brother (450 miles away ) but my... My Life 2009 Barbara J. Feldman 2009-06-23T12:48:58-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/what_are_your_topic_requests.html Loading...... Online Publishing Barbara J. Feldman 2009-05-26T16:11:09-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/obama_wins_in_yet_another_student_poll.html Just off the news wire, Weekly Reader has announced that in their fourteenth annual election survey, the result was Obama 54.7% and John McCain 42.9% (with other candidates receiving 2.5%... Ask Barbara Barbara J. Feldman 2008-10-29T10:39:14-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/kids_poll_announces_presidential_winner.html For the past forty years, the kids participating in the Scholastic News election polls have picked the winning candidate. And this week, they announced the 2008 winner. Before I get... Polls Barbara J. Feldman 2008-10-14T09:29:52-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/teachers_using_social_networks_to_connect_with_students.html There is a growing backlash in some communities and states wanting to forbid teachers from using social networking and text messaging to communicate with students. Based on the argument that... Education Barbara J. Feldman 2008-08-16T08:50:40-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/is_it_all_about_how_you_feel_at_the_end_of_the_day.html My buddy Don Crowther made an awesome video, about something inspirational that took place on a college softball field in Portland, Oregon recently. But I have a bone to pick... Education Barbara J. Feldman 2008-05-02T17:21:48-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/do_you_use_rss_feeds.html I added a few new RSS feeds to the site this week. For example, each post with comments, now has a comments feed. And each category also has a feed.... Polls Barbara J. Feldman 2008-04-22T19:26:30-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/wash_and_dry_ipod_shuffle.html I guess the title gives away the punchline of this story. But here goes anyway. I have written before about using my tiny iPod Shuffle for audiobooks from Audible. I... My Life 2007 Barbara J. Feldman 2007-09-23T11:33:20-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/blog_rush.html As an entrepreneur, I read a lot. One of the online marketers I follow is John Reese, who has just announced a traffic widget called BlogRush. It is a free... Online Publishing Barbara J. Feldman 2007-09-15T14:03:47-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/only_dog_beds.html With two German Shepherds and two Maine Coon cats, we have a lot of pet issues, needs, and experience! Based on somewhat of a whim, I decided to build a... Site Seeing Barbara J. Feldman 2007-07-15T15:43:38-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/student_denied_teaching_degree_over_myspace_photo.html Stacy Snyder was denied a teaching degree, and was instead granted a degree in English, by the administration at Millersville University last summer. The reason was a photo on her... Online Publishing Barbara J. Feldman 2007-05-07T11:26:00-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/is_yawning_contagious.html My daughter is doing a project for Biology ... and needs your help. Can you watch this 14-second video, and answer the one-question poll below it?... My Life 2007 Barbara J. Feldman 2007-02-12T17:04:23-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/your_bookmarking_habits.html I have been working on a very exciting project, and I could use some guidance. A few weeks ago I asked a few questions about bookmarking, and now I have... What's New? Barbara J. Feldman 2007-01-09T17:53:25-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/our_new_kitty.html Would you like a peak at our new Maine Coon kitty? She's two months old, and doesn't have a name yet. Names under consideration are Boo, Snookums, Pepper and Twinkle.... My Life 2007 Barbara J. Feldman 2007-01-02T19:46:24-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/social_bookmarking_poll.html I am doing some research about online bookmarking sites and social bookmarking. And the first question that came to my mind was how many of my readers were already using... Polls Barbara J. Feldman 2006-11-14T18:19:54-08:00