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High tech school supplies: Back to School Tech Guide 2013

While there’s no shortage of computers and other assorted gadgets that kid need for the back to school season, we continue our 2013 back to school tech guide focusing on some of the cooler gadget and high-tech school supplies this year for older students. With...

5 creative ways to capture first day back-to-school photos.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Tips and Tricks

Don’t know about you, but we tend to be sticklers for capturing those first day back to school photos of our kids in their thoughtfully planned new outfits and shiny new backpacks. Of course they’re often hastily captured as we race out the door, late for...

Web Coolness: Breaking Bad Lego lab, back to school tech and Disney princesses on Instagram

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are a few links we’ve enjoyed reading this week. We hope you like them too. Breaking Bad LEGOs. The next logical step to the season finale. It’s that time: Check out our Back to School Tech Guide series which launched this week! Love this Pinterest...

Best laptops for kids: Back to School Tech Guide 2013

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Tech

Ah, homework. The bane of many parents’ back-to-school existence. With more serious homework comes the requisite serious computer these days, so here are our picks for the best laptops for kids to consider for your student. -Jeana Recently, Kristen wrote a...

The best free educational apps for kids: Back to School Tech Guide 2013

by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Tech

It’s not easy tracking down free educational apps for kids–or at least the good ones. And we have pretty stringest standards for what makes an app good. So we’re excited to launch our second back-to-school tech guide, starting with stuff you...

The coolest flash drives from Mimobot on sale, in time for storing all that homework.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys and Random Fun

When your kids are old enough to head back to school with a laptop or tablet in that backpack, a dandy new flash drive to go with it is a must. Especially when the coolest ones happen to be on sale. At Mimobot, their popular character flash drives are now 25% off....

5 of our favorite techie Pinterest pins this week: Back to school edition

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then check out our five most popular pins from this week. 1. Keep these awesome educational channels for kids on YouTube bookmarked to help your kids get ready for back to school. 2. Here’s a simple, free way to keep...

5 of our favorite techie Pinterest pins this week

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

If you’re as obsessed with Pinterest as we are, make sure you’re following us. Then check out our 5 favorite pins from this week. 1. A cool app for iOS and Android that’s a dream for parents like us who take tons of smartphone photos. 2. Speaking of...

Subscribing to Cool Mom Tech gets you to the head of the class!

by Delilah S. Dawson | Meta

If you’re reading this post, you already get an A, just for showing up. But if you really want a heap of gold stars, we hope you’ll subscribe to Cool Mom Tech. This month, three subscribers will each win a back-to-school prize pack worth over $150,...

The coolest back to school tech that you might have missed!

by Delilah S. Dawson | Back to School Tech

Time for the four Rs: Reading, Writing, ‘Rithmetic, and Really Cool Tech. Here are some of our favorite techy picks for Back to School, all in one handy place. 1. Coolest Laptop Bags for Big Kids – If your kid is taking a laptop or tablet to school, last...

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