Three Reasons I am TOTALLY PUMPED!!!!!!!

First of all, I don’t know if any of you have noticed, but I’ve been trying to add another feature to my blog that’s been giving me tons of problems.  I wanted to put an “Upcoming Events” calendar on my blog, which is not all that hard in WordPress as there is a “widget” for … Read more

Alexandra Jordan – a Super Fun Kid Who Codes

Alexandra Jordan.  9 years old.  4th grade.  Likes playdates.  Developed an app in her free time. If you are a regular reader, you know that I am a big fan of teaching programming to kids.  Alexandra is learning programming with the help of her dad, saw the need for an app that aids in scheduling … Read more

Nearpod

Nearpod is a free iPad app (and website) that has been around awhile.  It basically “sends” presentation to multiple devices at the same time.  I’ve been reading about it on lots of blogs, and thinking, “Well, that’s nice, but it doesn’t really suit my needs.”  One reason that I haven’t felt the urge to use … Read more

Flipboard for Educators

Flipboard is an app that is available at Google Play and on the iTunes Store.  It is basically a curation tool, allowing you to collect feeds from the websites, blogs, tweets, etc… that interest you, and saving each as a “magazine” on your device. I have used Flipboard for awhile, and have done a couple … Read more

Theme Issues

I know, I know.  First her blog looks one way, then it looks another, and then she changes it again.  Sorry about that.  I liked last week’s theme, but it wasn’t showing correctly on some screens, so now I am experimenting with a new one.  I apologize if you’re going cross-eyed trying to find things … Read more

Dino Pet

I promise this blog is not supported by Kickstarter.  Well, it’s not supported by anyone.  At least not financially.  But, you might be starting to get suspicious if you are a regular reader, as I have done quite a few posts about Kickstarter projects.  (3Doodler, WaterColor Bot, GoldieBlox, and (just yesterday) Robot Turtles – to … Read more