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PBS KIDS OFFERS SNEAK PEEK OF NEW SERIES ODD SQUAD
Yesterday, PBS KIDS announced that full-length streaming video content and new digital games from ODD SQUAD are now available, one month prior to the premiere of the new series giving kids a sneak peek at the series in advance of its November 26 premiere on PBS stations. Six full-length 11-minute “Case Files” from the series, as well as many additional clips that include profiles of the agents, agent training videos, recruitment videos and more, are now available for free on pbskids.org, the PBS KIDS Video App, and PBS KIDS on Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast and Amazon Fire. In addition, two games and parent resources are now available on the…
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Tech :: The National PTA and LifeLock #ShareAwesome Campaign
Image courtesy of Flickr Sometimes I think about how much the world has changed in just the past five years. My daughter was about two years old when the first iPhone came out and boy did that open up our world! I mean we now had at our fingertips a computer that allowed us to check our emails, Twitter and Facebook pages at any time of the day and Google just about anything we might want to know, Yelp where to eat, etc., etc.! Whereas before I had to wait to come home and check my laptop. I do sometimes think that life has sped up a bit because of this ability to…
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Moms With Apps Helps Parents Choose the Best Apps for their Children
What is Moms With Apps? Kids love apps. But parents know that not all apps are created equal. Nothing is worse than downloading an app only to find that it is not a quality story or game. With more than one million apps to choose from, it can be hard to find the right apps for their family – and even harder to know if the app their kid loves is one they can trust. Enter Moms With Apps, a first-of-its-kind destination that gives parents the power to choose the best apps for their kids. Founded by parents who love using technology with their own kids, Moms With Apps only features developers who…
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Sleeping Beauty Available for the First Time on Diamond Edition Blu-ray!
Beauty Awakens for the First Time on Diamond Edition Blu-ray™, Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere October 7, 2014! All-New Magical Bonus Features Includes 3 Never Before Seen Deleted Scenes and more! Finally releasing from the Disney Vault, Disney’s ultimate princess fairytale classic “Sleeping Beauty” will be available for the first time on Diamond Edition Blu-ray, Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere on October 7, 2014. Experience all of the pageantry and power of this wondrous tale on Blu-ray – and for the first time on Digital HD – with incredible high definition picture, thrilling, soaring sound, and all-new Diamond Edition special features that make this a must-own…
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Beautify Your Office Space – Simple Solutions
This post contains sponsored content. Though it can be challenging to work from your home (think dog barking at the squirrels teasing him from the tree’s, to your .child wanting to show you their latest Minecraft creation on Xbox to husband wanting to know what’s for dinner – all while trying to work), truly, I am thankful that my job allows me to work from home. But whether you work from home or at an office, there are ways to beautify your work space. This is where the magic happens right so why not make it a nice place to come to every day! Here are some simple solutions…
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Screen Madness and Your Kids: A Parental Guide to Limiting Electronics Use
Screen Madness & Your Kids: A Parental Guide to Limiting Electronics Use Maybe your kids start gaming as soon as they get home from school. Or maybe they just never look up from their phones—they’re texting and surfing from after dinner until they go to bed, and then they start again from under the covers. Sound familiar? From gaming consoles and cell phones to computers and tablets and back again, kids spend too much time in front of a screen. A Harris Interactive study found that kids ages 8-18 spend an average of 44.5 hours per week in front of various screens. That’s more than a…
