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Category Archives: For Kids
2006 Annual Thanksgiving Quiz
1. According to a recent Cub survey (Cub is a grocery store chain in Minnesota), what is the favorite Thanksgiving side dish? Stuffing (at 36%) Potatoes 28% Pie 29% Green bean casserole 2. According to AllRecipes.com, which side dishes would people be happiest to live without? Green bean casserole 28.2% Gelatin (Jell-O) salad 51.4% Sweet … Continue reading
Being Safe
People have sent me emails on being safe today. The world of safety differs from “how to fall from great heights” to Internet security – but it seemed as if someone was telling me to do a Safety Byte. Here are some of the resources – I hope that there are helpful but that you … Continue reading
Lily’s Podcast
OK I guess I’m kind of into podcasts now. Lily is my 7 year old daughter. We just recorded her first podcast yesterday, “10 Questions About.” She started by writing down 10 questions she had about lions. Then we researched lions together online using Yahooligans (www.yahooligans.com), Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org), and an online dictionary (www.dictionary.com). We … Continue reading
Kids Sites & New Byte Feature
After last week’s Byte a few people asked me about safety and sites such as MySpace (an online teen haven). So I’ve done a little research about online safety for kids. Surf Swell Island (http://disney.go.com/surfswell/index.html) – My older kids (ages 6 & 7) love this game! They started playing it before they could read. It’s … Continue reading
NWS gridpoint forecast
I want to thank my friend Mick in Colorado for the Byte today. He had sent this message to another list of his. His timing was perfect for the first day of spring – as until spring those of us in Minnesota don’t really want to know about the weather… The NWS gridpoint forecast is … Continue reading
Back to School
My kids are back to school next week. We’re very excited! To get back into the swing and because we’ve had lots of questions we have been researching weather (hurricanes) online, which has led to today’s Byte – online resources for students and parents. Scholastic These are the people who sell the books you always … Continue reading
Online Conference Registration Tool
Today’s Byte is for anyone who ever plans conferences. (For those who don’t, here’s a quick link to kids’ worksheets. It kept my kids going for hours during spring break.) Back to the conference planners… Last month I worked with an online registration service that was new to me – Regonline. As the name implies, … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Quiz
Just for fun, today’s Byte is a Thanksgiving quiz today. You can share it with your families tomorrow – or just slip some interesting Thanksgiving facts into conversation and let them think you’re the smart one. You can get the answers here below: 1. What year did the Pilgrims have their first Thanksgiving Feast? 1621 … Continue reading
Homework Helpers
Today my oldest daughter starts school. In honor of this momentous step I thought I’d look into some online homework helpers: BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper – apparently created by a high school student, and hosted by Discovery.com, this is a directory of great sites to use for your homework (like Cliff Notes) The Internet Public … Continue reading
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