Author Archives: Jenny-Williams
Care for Your Own Virtual Toddler with My Baby: First Steps
When I first received this unsolicited but free review copy of My Baby: First Steps, I thought, oh great, it’s going to be another cutesy game that even the kids wouldn’t like. I was wrong, for a variety of reasons. This game is pretty authentic. Right down to the dirty diapers, bath time, monotonous feeding […] Continue reading
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Tagged children, Electronic Geek, Nintendo DS, Toys and Technology, Video game, wii, Wii Remote
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Kids Will Love the Virtual Toys at Poisson Rouge
With a lot of kids’ time so planned out these days, with their fun and learning both quite regimented, it is important to let them just be free to explore interests on their own. There are lots of ways to do this off-line, but some free form places exist online as well.
One of my kids’ […] Continue reading
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Tagged Education, Exploring, Kids and Teens, Science and Education, The Internet, Toys and Technology
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Geeky Educators Unite at the NSTA Conference
A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to attend part of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) area conference held in Phoenix, Arizona, from December 3-5. More than 2000 educators were supposed to attend for this gathering on Science Education. There were hundreds of workshops, presentations and seminars to teach about developments in […] Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, Bill Nye, Galileoscope, National Science Teachers Association, Projects and Activities, Science, Science and Education, Teachers
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The Top Ten Astronomy Photos of 2009
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Today, my favorite astronomer, Phil Plait, has put up his ten favorite astronomy photos of 2009. He says that it is always hard narrowing it down to just ten photos, but I imagine that it was even harder this year. It was a pretty great year for astronomy. With all of the spacecraft […] Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, Bad Astronomy, Discover, Discover Magazine, Phil Plait, Photography, Science and Education
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Great Minds in Modern Science Writing Don’t All Think Alike
I have often wanted to sink my teeth into real writing by real scientists, but I don’t feel qualified to dig through the endless of pages of writing to find snippets that get to the point. I don’t have time to read entire books or papers on subjects that are way over my head. So […] Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Einstein, Richard Dawkins, Richard Feynman, Science, Science and Education, scientists
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Kids Will Devour These Wild Reads
I am always looking for interesting nonfiction books for my kids to read. They seem to enjoy nonfiction as much as they enjoy fiction, but a lot of informative books aren’t aimed at younger kids. They have too much small text, or are too long or too dry. Some are hopelessly out of date. Through […] Continue reading
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Tagged Big Cats, Book, children, library, Publishing, Science and Education, Wild Animals
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Aren’t We All Looking for Calvin and Hobbes?
A couple of decades ago, most people probably read Calvin and Hobbes, holding the daily newspaper over a bowl of cereal or a plate of toast. I know I did. It was one of the few comic strips that was actually funny or interesting. By the time Calvin and Hobbes started running in 1985, most […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, Bill Watterson, Bloom County, Calvin And Hobbes, comic strip, Comics, Far Side, People
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