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Resources for Keeping our Kids Safe Online As our children grow up in the internet age, they are embracing an exciting new way to learn through technology. There are so many positive educational lessons that we can all learn with the age of the internet. Schools are utilizing blogs, wikis, IM, web pages and more in the classroom. Children are collaborating with other children around the world on projects. The sky is the limit with the potential of the world wide web. But unfortunately there is a dark side to the...
Congress passed a May 16 resolution declaring June as National Internet Safety Month. According to the resolution, 35 million US school children have Internet access and one-third of students in grades five through 12 can circumvent Internet filters. Also in the news, a Superior Court judge has granted a new trial for a Norwich substitute teacher whose faulty computer popped up pornographic images in her classroom. These facts pose many questions for educators as they try to best incorporate technology for teaching...
As the NECC approaches, many people will be descending upon Atlanta. As a local, I wanted to send some ideas on where to go and what to do if you have any free time. 1) Visit Centennial Olympic Park - it's free and right next to the GWCC. http://www.centennialpark.com/ 2) Eat at the Hard Rock Cafe - walking distance at Peachtree and International. Rock out and have lunch. http://www.hardrock.com/locations/cafes3/cafes.aspx?LocationID=103&MenuID=15&MIBEnumID=3 3) Go to the top of the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel...
There was an eye-opening article recently in Glamour magazine about the onslaught of sexual marketing messages our sweet preschoolers are exposed to and the effects it has on them.The Bratz dolls are a key example.As a mom of a 4 year old, you bet I'm concerned.Here's the link to the article:http://www.glamour.com/news/articles/2007/04/childrensexyTechnorati Tags: parenting, preschooler, marketing+to+kids, marketing, kids, preschool
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It's funny. The more we change, the more we stay the same, at least in commercials. I am used to the female as sex object role model in commercials, but what's interesting is how my husband is offended by the usual dumb husband roles in commercials. The typical male who cannot do work around the house, who has to order pizza and sit drinking beer watching sports. I realize it goes both ways when commercials dumb down American families or at least husbands and wives. Hopefully they will wise up and realize that many...
Being a Hilton (and no, no from THAT family which I get asked all the %$#* time), it is about time a certain member of this name should finally go to jail. If it were any other citizen with the amount of citations that this celebutante has, we would all be in jail for a much longer time. I try not to talk about it to give into the media feeding frenzy but I am including a link to the petition that I did sign. It won't stop her and I'm sure this is the beginning of a very long E True Hollywood story, but at least...
George Clooney makes we want to buy Budweiser beer, and I don't even LIKE Budweiser. His smooth, rich, full bodied voice along with his dashing good looks, mocking self deprecation and enigmatic charisma makes him one of the most appealing and compelling leading men in Hollywood. You rock George!http://www.clooneystudio.com/Technorati Tags: george+clooney, budweiser
Why saying "Thank you" is more than just good mannersA 10-year study of 200,000 managers and employees suggests that praising people for a job well done may lead to bigger profits, says Fortune's Anne Fisher.By Anne Fisher, Fortune senior writerApril 12 2007: 6:46 AM EDTNEW YORK (Fortune) -- Dear Annie: I changed jobs last year, going from a small company (where I had worked since the start-up phase, over a decade ago) to an organization about 10 times bigger. I've made the adjustment pretty well, except for one...