Category Archives: Parenting

Parents’ thoughts on K12 Mobile Learning!

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

We know that smart devices and mobile learning are HOT in K12 right now. And here’s what parents have to say (we think they like it!)

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I am an Edupreneur.

Posted on January 20, 2013 by

Last week my friend Frank Catalano wrote a wonderful piece for the MindShift blog.  He talked about the fact that there is a plethora of new companies looking to apply technology to the education market, but that there is still … Continue reading →

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Hug your kids today…and while you’re at it, a teacher.

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

Today I had another post planned.  But anything else that I could have written about seems so trivial now. I’m sure none of us could have imagined the horror of what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, CT … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurial Accelerator….We’re In! Woo Hoo!

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

I haven’t been nearly as good as I should have been lately with blogging.  But I have a good excuse.  Honest. Most of you have seen my other posts where I do product reviews and give feedback about what I … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Homework

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

I’ve been reading quite a few anti-homework articles lately.  Is this something new?  Have I just been missing it?  It seems like in the blink of an eye we went from everyone being pro-flipping the classroom (with its requisite video-watching … Continue reading →

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A Simple Friday Feel-Good for Educators

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

This week I was really inspired by a piece that Kathy Cuff wrote for the Blanchard LeaderChat site, “Got a new employee? 3 ways to show you care.“ Here is Kathy’s list of those 3 ways: 1.  Never reprimand a … Continue reading →

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What Do Austin Powers and My Mom Have in Common?

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

“Oh, Behave!” My post today is in honor of my mom, Jane Mahon, and other mothers out there who do an awesome job parenting, just based on their natural intuition.  They didn’t need any of that fancy book-learnin’ that I … Continue reading →

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