Back to School: Two Teacher-Authored Books About Life in the Classroom
These two teacher-authored non-fiction books both claim to give an insider’s perspective on life inside British schools.
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My Nametags: Affordable and Customizable Nametags Designed By You
My Nametags is a company that makes it easy to label everything from clothing to pencils with affordable and fully customizable labels.
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Between the Bookends: 6 Books We Read in June 2020
July’s Between the Bookends column here at GeekMom includes seven books that have been read by Sophie, Lisa, Patricia, and Sarah.
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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Kicking Class’
Who will come out on top over four years of high school? Whether your goal is straight As or being the most popular kid in class, ‘Kicking Class’ will have you competing for the scholarship of your dreams. [SPONSORED]
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Panda Planner – It’s as Simple as Black and White
The Panda Planner is a gratitude, productivity, and goal setting planner wrapped up into one.
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Spark an Interest in Spanish With Books
Spark an interest in Spanish with books! Ignite an interest in languages with the book ‘Hola! Let’s Learn Spanish’ by Judy Martialay.
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School Kids Recreate Daraprim for $20 (Not $750)
A group of high school students in Australia has recreated a key ingredient in Daraprim for a fraction of the cost claimed by the company distributing it.
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3 Things NOT to Say to Your Kid’s New Teacher
To help you avoid the Parent Black List at school, I have narrowed down my parent-teacher faux pas to 3 things you should not say to your kid’s new teacher
Continue ReadingCalling All Book Nerds! 7 Reasons You’d Love Volunteering at the School Library
Here are 7 reasons why volunteering at the school library is a fun, fantastic way to give your time.
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Edda: A Little Valkyrie's First Day of School
The first day of school can be daunting, but what if you’re the littlest Valkyrie, just hoping to make a friend? Check out Edda: A Little Valkyrie’s First Day of School.
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Kindergarten and Herd Immunity
When your child goes to kindergarten this year, what kind of herd are they joining and do you have a right to know?
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Google Docs: The Future of School Reports
The future is now: How to teach your kid to use Google Docs for school reports
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Feels Like the First Time: Reliving My School Choir Days
GeekMom Sarah rocks out and geeks out as a tour stop from Foreigner, along with their outreach efforts for music education, rekindles memories of her days in the school choir.
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Realtor.com’s Mobile App School Search Feature: Godsend for Parents
About 10 days prior to our trip to buy a new house in Colorado last week, I found out about an update for the realtor.com mobile app service that I’ve relied on to send me customized search results for the areas in which we’re looking to live. This update would make realtor.com to be the first mobile real estate search capability to fully integrate school information in their app.
Continue ReadingTaking the Long Way Round: My Son, Autism, and Redefining Success
My son has autism. He’s the same as he’s always been, I’m still getting used to it.
Continue ReadingIsn’t Your Child More Than a Number?
Writing teachers Amy Ludwig VanDerwater and Barry Lane have teamed up to remind parents and policymakers that children are much more than a score on a standardized test.
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As a woman in technology, I hear a lot about the lack of women in the field. While I was in college I noticed that I was usually the only female in the class. My teachers treated me the same and the guys never cared. After I graduated and I started attending events like Microsoft’s annual Tech Ed, I realized just how much of a minority we are. The thing that keeps catching my attention, though, is how much of an issue people want to make out of it.
Continue ReadingThe Ubiquitous School Volcano Project
Our oldest son, who’s in 3rd grade, brought home the classic “build a volcano and make it explode” class project. We started with several items that were essentially recycled: an empty soda bottle, a leftover piece of plywood for the base, a cardboard box and our old phone book. In class, the volcano was subjected to the classic baking soda and vinegar experiment to simulate an explosion. Our son told us that his volcano had the most powerful explosion in the class.
Continue ReadingBully, the Movie
Not long after my children returned to public school after two-and-a-half years of homeschooling, it started. At this point, my older son was in 8th grade and so gym meant changing in a locker room with the other kids in his class. A couple of his peers developed a habit of coming up behind my […]
Continue ReadingThe GeekMoms Podcast #10 Science Fairs
The season of the school science fair is fast approaching. How do you pick a project? How much should you help your kids? And when do you put on the brakes and keep them from accidentally blowing up the neighborhood? Nicole Wakelin is joined by fellow GeekMoms and science aficionados Patricia Vollmer and Helene McLaughlin to help […]
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