This year more than most, I think it’s good to have some controversy-free conversation pieces at the Thanksgiving table. So I’m reviving the annual Thanksgiving Quiz. How many feathers does an adult turkey have? 1000 3500 7200 10000 Extra credit – who’s costume is made from turkey feathers? When is the earliest sign of turkeys … Continue reading
Category Archives: For Kids
Snap Chat – a warning for parents
I’m on the road this month doing lots of training. One new thing I’ve learned about is Snap Chat: SnapChat: http://www.snapchat.com/ – it is a photo-sharing app that lets you text a picture that disappears within one to 10 seconds. You take a picture with your phone, send it to your friend; they can view … Continue reading
Block FB Friends – Free Earth Day poster
Two Bytes in a week? Maybe I’m back on track. One item was timely so I wanted to get this out in time for folks to enjoy the poster! First – I work with some folks who have put together a cute Earth Day Poster that you can download for free http://www.learningzonexpress.com (scroll down to … Continue reading
Library Thing
Today’s Byte is kind of fun – thanks to Rick in Minneapolis for sending it to me. It’s Library Thing (http://www.librarything.com). It’s part online catalog tool, it’s part social media. You can sign up with just a name and password. Then you can enter your book collection. How you define collection is up to you. … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Quiz
It’s been a while – but here’s my kind of annual Thanksgiving quiz. Have a fantastic break! Thanks! Ann Thanksgiving Quiz How fast can wild turkeys fly? • They can’t • 15 mph • 35 mph • 55 mph About how many feathers does a mature turkey have? • 1, 500 • 3,500 • 5,500 … Continue reading
Free Food Finds
Today’s Byte is just for fun. I’m back in the US and my birthday is coming up – so I’ve been happily getting emails from my favorite restaurants inviting me to come in for a free drink or desert. It got me thinking about the great ways to use the Internet for free food: Sign … Continue reading
CSS Helper Tools
Today’s Byte is for folks who manage their own web sites. If you don’t build sites, here’s a web site that will help you build a gingerbread house with kids: http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/cafe/grahamcrackergingerb.html (Guess what we’re doing soon? This is from Zoom, and generally their stuff is super easy to do.) Back to web sites… CSS or … Continue reading
Fun Fall Kids Site
I just finished a fun web site for kids as part of the Eagle Nest Lodge web site. Eagle Nest Lodge is located near Grand Rapids (it’s really in Deer River) on Lake Winnie (aka Lake Winnibigoshish) and Lake Cutfoot Siouux. It’s a fun resort – especially for families with kids. It’s open through the … Continue reading
No Byte Today
I am in Dublin. We relocated on Monday/Tuesday. My Internet access is going to be shaky for 5-10 days so I’m afraid today’s Byte is really just a quick Irish lesson. We are living in Dublin until June. My husband is starting a PhD program. He’s from Dublin and there’s no tuition for him here. … Continue reading
College Age ID Theft
I don’t often do this but I read an interesting article in the newspaper that I thought I would pass on: http://www.startribune.com/389/story/1362043.html It talks about how to save college age kids from ID Theft. They gave a “no call” number for credit card companies: 1-888-567-8688. Apparently if you call they will take you off … Continue reading
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