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Author: Claire Jennings

A programmer at heart, Claire Jennings spent the first seventeen years of her career as a software development engineer before diving into cyber security. She spent eight years of her career in the video game industry, learning how virtual worlds are put together. Now a mother of a four-year-old daughter, she and her husband strives to help children understand how to control the technology that runs through every thread of their lives using her knowledge gained while in the video game and cyber security industries.
Road to Kickstarter: The Kickstarter Video

Road to Kickstarter Part 11: Pressing Pause

September 29, 2017December 12, 2017Claire Jennings

I had a mentor once tell me “Women want it all. We want the family, the career, and everything that comes with both. And we can have it all, just not all at once.” It is this advice that I am now listening to. I will come back to this.

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Road to Kickstarter: The Kickstarter Video

Road to Kickstarter Part 10: The Mystery of Shipping Costs

September 15, 2017December 12, 2017Claire Jennings1

It is important to not gloss over financial decisions, even when they are hard to come by.

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Why My Daughter Is Learning Cursive (Even Though She Doesn’t Need It)

September 9, 2017December 12, 2017Claire Jennings13

Cursive can still be important, even if it is not needed in the computer age.

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Road to Kickstarter: The Kickstarter Video

Road to Kickstarter 9: Can’t Let Fears Hold Me Back

September 8, 2017December 12, 2017Claire Jennings

Doing a Kickstarter can be scary, but is that a reason not to do it?

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Road to Kickstarter: The Kickstarter Video

Road to Kickstarter 8: Setting the Kickstarter Goal

September 1, 2017December 12, 2017Claire Jennings2

A Kickstarter is only as successful as the financial planning behind it.

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Road to Kickstarter: The Kickstarter Video

Road to Kickstarter 7: Update on Social Media and Catching My Breath

August 18, 2017December 12, 2017Claire Jennings

My online sites are a work in progress, and I am beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel, I hope.

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10 Preparation Tips For The Gridlock Drive To the Solar Eclipse

August 17, 2017December 12, 2017Claire Jennings

We will be making the trip to the solar eclipse path and will be prepared for the clogged roads. Will you be?

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Road to Kickstarter: The Kickstarter Video

Road to Kickstarter Part 6: The Kickstarter Video

August 11, 2017December 12, 2017Claire Jennings

If you haven’t made a YouTube video before, be sure to give yourself time to learn the ropes for your Kickstarter video.

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Road to Kickstarter: The Kickstarter Video

Road to Kickstarter Part 5: Making a Childrens’ Book With My Daughter and Funding It Through Kickstarter

August 3, 2017December 12, 2017Claire Jennings1

When you are doing a project with and for your daughter, remember, she wants to help.

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Road to Kickstarter: The Kickstarter Video

Road to Kickstarter Part 4: The Kickstarter Reward Levels

July 27, 2017December 12, 2017Claire Jennings

One thing to remember with a Kickstarter passion project, always show gratitude for the help you get to bring your dreams alive.

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Road to Kickstarter: The Kickstarter Video

Road to Kickstarter Part 3: Defining a Kickstarter’s Online Presence

July 20, 2017December 12, 2017Claire Jennings

This week, it is all about the web presence of a Kickstarter, which is so much more than the Kickstarter page itself.

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Road to Kickstarter: The Kickstarter Video

Road to Kickstarter Part 2: 5 Questions to Ask Before Kickstarting

July 13, 2017December 12, 2017Claire Jennings2

Have a passion project you want to bring to Kickstarter? Consider these questions.

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‘Anne with an E’ Redeems Gilbert Blythe and Green Gables

July 6, 2017January 1, 2018Claire Jennings25

How ‘Anne with an E’ changed my perspective of Gilbert Blythe and Anne Shirley’s entire world.

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Road to Kickstarter: Getting Started

July 6, 2017December 12, 2017Claire Jennings2

Follow me as I plan and do a Kickstarter, from start to finish, and see exactly what it is like. This Week, find out why I am even doing a Kickstarter to begin with.

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Kickstarter: ‘The Internet of Mysterious Things’ Picture Book – Ending Soon

February 26, 2017December 15, 2017Claire Jennings

I first discovered Lisa Seacat DeLuca when she kickstarted her first book, ‘A Robot Story.’ Lisa is now kickstarting a second book, ‘The Internet of Mysterious Things.’

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Going Beyond Hour of Code: A Non-Coding Parent’s Guide

December 12, 2016December 9, 2017Claire Jennings4

What do you say, are you ready to teach your kids code, and learn along with them? It is as easy as 1, 2, 3.

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Sex, Consent, and Gilmore Girls: A Closer Look at Rory’s Boyfriends

November 22, 2016January 1, 2018Claire Jennings32

Which of Rory Gilmore’s three main boyfriends treated her best when consent is taken into account?

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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘DragonStone Mine’

July 16, 2016December 8, 2017Claire Jennings

An engaging game for people of all ages; comes with three game modes for prereaders up through adults. Mine some gems and test your luck of the draw with the spell cards in this two to four player game. Five-year-old tested and approved.

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8 Steps to Equal Opportunity Parenting in the Face of Gender Norms

July 1, 2016December 8, 2017Claire Jennings2

It is time for a change. It is time to let our little boys into “the girls’ world” and our little girls into “the boys’ world.” Here’s how.

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Is Your Preschooler Ready for Bitsbox?

May 11, 2016December 8, 2017Claire Jennings

Your early reader may be ready for Bitsbox, even if your child a few years younger than recommended.

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