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I Love My Roku

by Barbara Feldman May 19, 2009

What’s the most number of movies you’ve ever watched in a single day? I think I hit a new high on Saturday when I watched five movies. I wasn’t feeling great and laying around on the sofa was about all I was good for. And since I bought the Roku box and have a Netflix [...]

I’m a Mommy Blogger Too!

by Barbara Feldman March 21, 2009

I have been sitting on the sidelines admiring what Susan Carraretto* has done with 5 Minutes for Mom and their Ultimate Blog Party 2009, when it occurred to me, “Hey, I’m a mommy blogger too!” Just because my kids drive cars, vote, can legally sign contracts and drink alcohol, doesn’t make me less of a [...]

What is Twitter? Part Two

by Barbara Feldman January 30, 2009

So, seeing as I have only skimmed the surface of Twitter, and have not specifically addressed many of the more technical issues, here are some additional resources. But first, a video from CommonCraft, Twitter in Plain English. Now .. Another video, this one from Biz Stone, one of the Twitter founders: Okay… I promised more [...]

What is Twitter? Part One

by Barbara Feldman January 30, 2009

Twitter is commonly called a micro-blogging platform, because it limits all posts (called tweets) to 140 characters. Another way to look at Twitter is as broadcast text messaging. Instant Messaging (IM) is a message sent to one person. A tweet is a short message broadcast to all your followers. As a social media phenomena, there [...]

Got Twitter?

by Barbara Feldman January 21, 2009

What’s new here? Yesterday afternoon I added our President Barack Obama coloring page to the American Presidents collection over at www.FreeKidsColoring.com. Those of you who have my Coloring Page of the Day widget on your blog or Apple Dashboard might have noticed it is today’s featured coloring page. With the new administration comes an update [...]

Cranberry Sauce with Raspberries

by Barbara Feldman December 2, 2008

I know. I know. Bloggers usually share their Thanksgiving recipes BEFORE Thanksgiving, but I didn’t think of it at the time. We had a wonderful holiday at my parents’ house. My Dad smoked a turkey in the backyard, which turned out awesome. And we had about a thousand side dishes, all made from scratch. All [...]

Obama Wins in Yet Another Student Poll

by Barbara Feldman October 29, 2008

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% of the student vote). With more than 125,000 votes cast from kindergarten through 12th grade, the results were very similar to those recently announced by [...]

Halloween Resources

by Barbara Feldman October 27, 2008

Boo! Did I scare you? It’s that spooky time of year again, so here’s a round-up of Halloween resources you can find at our network of sites. Halloween Gameshttp://www.surfnetkids.com/games/Halloween/ Fun Halloween http://www.funhalloween.net/ Free Halloween Music http://www.funhalloween.net/music/ Halloween Coloring Pageshttp://www.freekidscoloring.com/holiday/halloween/ Halloween Costume Ideas http://www.surfnetkids.com/halloween_costume_ideas.htm Halloween Recipeshttp://www.surfnetkids.com/halloween_recipes.htm Halloween at Sharing Linkshttp://www.sharinglinks.com/tags/halloween If you have some Halloween sites [...]

Halloween Photo Tips

by Barbara Feldman October 20, 2008

Last time I saw my friend Audri Lanford, she was carrying a huge camera case, and was bubbling over with enthusiasm for her new hobby, photography. Then she told me the secret to her new found photo success was what she was learning from the world’s top photographers as she interviewed them for her “7 [...]

Whiteboard Lessons for Elementary Grades

by Barbara Feldman October 15, 2008

Hi Barbara & Co.: Thank you for making yourselves so accessible. Our school has a new interactive whiteboard, but I can’t find suitable sites with substantive material for the Elementary grades with which I can use this tool. Any suggestions? Thanks.Patsy Dear Patsy, Searching for “whiteboard lessons” in Google, I found the following sites:http://www.scholastic.com/interactivewhiteboards/http://www.theedventuregroup.org/21stcentury/whiteboards.html There [...]

Is It All About How You Feel at the End of the Day?

by Barbara Feldman May 2, 2008

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 with him about his moral punchline. Here’s the video (you might want to get your kids to watch it with you) and you might need [...]

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