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Melissa W. Sais
Digital Mom ~ Raising Kids in a Digital World explores what parents need to know as our children grow up in the age of mmorpgs, apps and endless gadgets. From what's fun to what to avoid, blogger Melissa Sais is in constant research mode and shares her findings with you. Sais is a freelance writer. See her resume and clips pages for more information.
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Category Archives: gadgets
No Longer a Skype Resister
If you’ve resisted like me, get with the program. Every laptop you buy today has a webcam. Just download the free program and get to Skyping — I guess that’s a word now. Continue reading
Posted in gadgets, kids
Tagged CrunchBase, Customer relationship management, Facebook, IPad, iPhone, Microsoft Windows, Skype, Star Trek
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Is 3D Safe for Young Eyes?
So is 3D safe for those developing eyes? The American Optometric Association says it is. Continue reading
Posted in gadgets, kids
Tagged 3D, 3D movies, American Optometric Association, Eye examination, Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, Optometry, Television, Video game
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Are you ready for mobile learning?
Are you ready for mobile learning? Our kids are. Continue reading
Posted in apps, gadgets, kids
Tagged Albuquerque Journal, Harvard University, IPad, iPhone, IPod, IPod Touch, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Kindle app, MLearning, mobile learning
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Nintendo 3DS: “I want to hug those guys!”
Was anyone in your house counting the days to March 27, frantically performing yard work for neighbors, and searching for quarters in couches? In my house this meant awaiting the arrival of the Nintendo 3DS. A month ago, Cool Breeze … Continue reading
Posted in digital moms, gadgets, gaming, kids
Tagged Console Platforms, Games, GameStop, Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Sony, Video Games
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Digitally Distracted Kid Falls Off Train Platform
In Italy this week a 10-year-old boy walked right off an underground train platform and onto the tracks while playing his PSP. Continue reading
Posted in gadgets, gaming, kids
Tagged DailyMail, Games, Italy, PlayStation Portable, Police officer, Rail, Railway platform, Video game
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Our Dreams of a la Carte TV May Come True
Technologizer reports that Roku’s first cable channel, WealthTV, has been launched. For $2.99 a month you can watch WealthTV just as you would on cable. Continue reading
Posted in gadgets
Tagged gadgets, Hannah Montana, Hulu Plus, Netflix, Roku, The Roku Player, Time Warner Cable, WealthTV, Wizards of Waverly Place
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Communal iPhone?
Can the iPhone be communal? Only with contstant oversight. Continue reading
Posted in apps, digital moms, gadgets, kids
Tagged apps, digital mom, gadgets, iPhone, kids
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Roku Anyone?
After at least a year of the kids gathered around the laptop watching episodes of Hannah Montana we have finally done the smartest thing ever. Bought a Roku. Continue reading
Extended family calendar goes on-line
Exploring on-line calendars for the extended family. Continue reading
Posted in digital moms, gadgets
Tagged calendar, Cozi, digital mom, extended family, Family Crossings, Famundo, online calendar
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Motivated to Save
Because digital gadgets are so expensive, my purchase of them is limited to birthdays and Christmas. What that means is that my kids have become quite adept at saving up for things they want. Let me say that another way: my oldest has become adept at getting his siblings to join in saving for things he’s got his eye on but thinks they’ll enjoy too. Continue reading
