There are thousands of apps that can help students get through the year, and I haven’t tested most of them, so I not going to list any specific apps in this tip. But here a few categories of apps that …[Continue]
Digital Citizenship for Middle School
This infographic from Microsoft describes the middle-school digital culture as one of stalkers, bullies, haters and drama queens. It includes an EXCELLENT evaluation quiz to ask oneself before posting online. 1) Am I sure this is a good idea? 2) …[Continue]
Top 5 Online Book Review Sites
Online book reviews are available at many sites. But which ones do readers like most? Lifehacker polled their audience to come up with a list of Five Best Book Recommendation Services. In no particular order, they are Shelfari, LibraryThing, Amazon, …[Continue]
How to Speed Up Your PC Without Spending Money
A slow PC is a common problem for many computers and each day that passes, the problem only gets worse. Fortunately, you can do something about your slow running PC to make it a bit faster. Here are some simple …[Continue]
Tired of Your Slow Computer? How to Speed it Up
Freezing, crashing, shut downs, if you are tired of dealing with a slow computer, now is the time to speed it up. As you use a computer, you will add files to it, delete and add programs, and install a …[Continue]
Your Child and Sexting
Experts say that the easiest way to keep your children from sexting is to tell them not to do it. Everyone agrees that teens need to hear from the people who care most about them-their parents. Even though it may …[Continue]
Is Your Child Sexting?
While parents may never have heard of it, surveys show that twenty to sixty percent of teens are “sexting”. While this troubling trend continues full speed ahead, parents, teachers and lawmakers are now struggling to react appropriately to the phenomenon …[Continue]
Need To Know: Sexting and Your Child
Sexting is the act of sending sexually suggestive messages or pictures from your cell phone. These pictures are then often shared between multiple cell phones and often end up being posted on the Internet. This phenomenon has grown in popularity …[Continue]