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Is There A “Decline” In Kids Reading Or Is It Just Shifting Forms?

November 16, 2010 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

Nov. 16, 2010 When I lobbed the “what do you read just for fun” query at some middle and high school kids recently, reactions ran the gamut from quizzical, “what do you mean by “for fun” to … [Read more...]

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Age of Conversation & Kids: Digital Citizens v Snark Tanks

May 26, 2010 by Amy Jussel 8 Comments

May 26, 2010 When I mention social media being part of kids’ identity, parents often cringe and squinch up their faces like I’ve force fed them BeanBoozled Jelly Bellies in pickle and ‘rotten egg’ … [Read more...]

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Storybird Kids Online Book Community Hatches Creative Fledglings

September 10, 2009 by Amy Jussel 15 Comments

Update 11-19-2014: Storybird Studio (Q&A here) launches for educators today, as a "suite of easy-to-use creative, administrative, and social tools for writing, reading, and storytelling" … [Read more...]

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FREE iPhone Apps Dad Will Appreciate More Than Soap On A Rope

June 19, 2009 by Amy Jussel 9 Comments

June 19, 2009 Let’s face it, young kids win ‘em over with artsy casts of their little hands, or fingerprinted cards and plates, poems, rhymes, recitals and songs... ...But some tweens and teens … [Read more...]

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