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merry xbox-mas: tech tuesday
Filed Under events, tech tuesday, things | December 20, 2011
I’ve made reference before to the fact that I have iChildren who are used to playing on my iPhone and iPad but haven’t actually ever delved into the world of video games and their ilk. I also have a husband who’s been hankering for some kind of gaming system for awhile now but as we [...]
there’s an app (crayon) for that: tech tuesday
Filed Under tech tuesday, things | December 13, 2011
You might, quite rightly, feel that your iPad or iPhone is yours. But your children may beg to differ. And the smeary, sticky fingerprints all over it serve to reinforce the importance of sharing. At least in your little one’s mind. We can’t help you with their sense of iEntitlement (ours have a strong case [...]
tech tuesday: all ‘nana’ all the time
Filed Under tech tuesday | November 15, 2011
We are a train household. We converse with our son in terms of tracks, choo choo and, of course, Nana. Who is Nana you say? Why Thomas the Tank Engine of course. My two year old son can say Percy and Wilson (from Chuggington of course) until the cows come home, but Thomas is [...]
don’t let the pigeon: tech tuesday
Filed Under tech tuesday | November 8, 2011
Chances are most of our kids (and many of us) have enjoyed at least some of Mo Willems’ oeuvre whether they were fans of Trixie and her Knuffle Bunny or didn’t want to let the pigeon drive the bus. And now Willems’ has gone mobile and launched the app Don’t Let The Pigeon Run This [...]
online bullying: are policies enough?
Filed Under guest bloggers, parenting, tech tuesday | November 2, 2011
I’ve recently had some stories of online bullying hit pretty close to home in my private life, and it’s caused me to spend a fair bit of time thinking about bullying in our schools and the role technology plays in it today. In light of the BC Liberal’s new education plan, which allows all students [...]
just another manic month: tech tuesday
Filed Under tech tuesday | October 4, 2011
For me September went by in a whirl of trying to adjust to a new schedule, juggling work and gradual entry, helping tired kids get used to a new routine and seeing my to do list get bigger and bigger as I seemed to get less and less done. Now I feel slightly confident in [...]
pen-ultimate: tech tuesday
Filed Under tech tuesday | September 6, 2011
On this, the first day of school for most kids, it seemed appropriate to write about a pen/stylus, after all that practically counts as a school supplies doesn’t it? If you’ve been following our Tech Tuesday columns you’ll know that for me a lot of technology is all about accessories, technology is great, but the [...]
pinteresting: tech tuesday
Filed Under tech tuesday | August 16, 2011
I have a confession, I have a bit of a problem with Pinterest. I avoided it for quite awhile after my first introduction to pinning, suspecting it might be addictive (I was right), but then I couldn’t resist it’s siren song any longer and I dipped my toes in the Pinterest waters and all was [...]
got your back: tech tuesday
Filed Under tech tuesday | July 12, 2011
Sorry I missed Tech Tuesday last week but I have a very good reason. I was on holiday. Well, sort of. It’s hard to be offline when you run your own business. And I didn’t mention being away on Twitter or Facebook to protect against, you know, thieves and all that. But I did have [...]
pod people redux: tech tuesday
Filed Under tech tuesday | June 28, 2011
Back in the day when yoyomama first launched we wrote about the joy of podcasts but I wasn’t a total converts myself until lately. I’m trying to up my exercise ante and I find that a podcast keeps me much more engaged – and distracts me from tiredness, discomfort etc – than music when I’m [...]
