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How to download 3 free audio books this week in honor of Black History Month.
Read Essay →: How to download 3 free audio books this week in honor of Black History Month.Black History Month lasts through the end of February, but you’ll need to act by Friday if you want to…
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CuriosityStream gives you thousands of compelling documentaries all in one streaming channel
Read Essay →: CuriosityStream gives you thousands of compelling documentaries all in one streaming channelDocumentaries are hot right now. Whether you’re watching President Obama narrate Our Great National Parks with your kids, baking in the schadenfreude…
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Find your own town on this amazing interactive Native Land map
Read Essay →: Find your own town on this amazing interactive Native Land mapI originally stumbled on this incredible Native Land Map when it was shared in honor of Indigenous People’s Day and — wow.…
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Not into audiobooks? Here’s the one thing that finally changed my mind.
Read Essay →: Not into audiobooks? Here’s the one thing that finally changed my mind.It took me longer than most people to get into audiobooks. Even while friends raved about flying through so many…
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The new Rebel Girls app puts kids’ favorite inspiring women right in their earbuds
Read Essay →: The new Rebel Girls app puts kids’ favorite inspiring women right in their earbudsI’ve been a huge Rebel Girls fan since their very first book came out, so naturally I’m so excited to…
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What does Indigenous mean? This video is the perfect explainer for kids.
Read Essay →: What does Indigenous mean? This video is the perfect explainer for kids.On Indigenous People’s Day, a lot of kids may be asking us to explain what Indigenous means. It’s not the…
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The new 2020 Election Google Trends page will have you geeking out. (Or freaking out. Depends.)
Read Essay →: The new 2020 Election Google Trends page will have you geeking out. (Or freaking out. Depends.)Just yesterday, Google launched their 2020 Election Google Trends page, which allows you to see exactly what the rest of…
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Outschool: Real-time, teacher-led courses for kids…from home.
Read Essay →: Outschool: Real-time, teacher-led courses for kids…from home.As a homeschool mom, there’s something I’ve realized about myself over the past couple years: I’m not great at everything.…
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50 must-listen podcasts from podcast-addicted parents who know
Read Essay →: 50 must-listen podcasts from podcast-addicted parents who knowWe recently asked the members of our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook Group to share their choices for best podcasts…
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What work of art do you most look like? The silly app everyone is playing with
Read Essay →: What work of art do you most look like? The silly app everyone is playing withMy timeline started blowing up with bizarre side-by-side photos of selfies and museum portraits. I tracked it down as a…
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9 of the best educational YouTube channels for teens and tweens to help keep brains sharp this summer
Read Essay →: 9 of the best educational YouTube channels for teens and tweens to help keep brains sharp this summerThere are so many cool educational channels on YouTube for tweens and teens, but I don’t think that a lot of…
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A cool online resource for teaching kids about the U.S. Presidential Inaugurations
Read Essay →: A cool online resource for teaching kids about the U.S. Presidential InaugurationsI was so thrilled to discover this resource guide from the Library of Congress that’s full of a variety of…
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The holiday gift for grandparents that’s a keepsake the whole family will love
Read Essay →: The holiday gift for grandparents that’s a keepsake the whole family will loveI am fortunate that my grandmother was a writer, so she took it upon herself to write all her amazing…
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Presidents vs. Aliens Lite: Free app of the week is also great for President’s Day
Read Essay →: Presidents vs. Aliens Lite: Free app of the week is also great for President’s DayMy kids get really excited about President’s Day because it means a day off from school. But I’d like to…
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A must see: Dr. King’s legacy, in his own writing
Read Essay →: A must see: Dr. King’s legacy, in his own writingOne thing that’s become abundantly clear to me after a year of following Black Lives Matter tweets and listening more…
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Last minute Halloween costume ideas: Ada Lovelace and other notable women in STEM
Read Essay →: Last minute Halloween costume ideas: Ada Lovelace and other notable women in STEMRecently, we were thrilled to find Take Back Halloween, an amazing site for women (and girls) hoping for a few…
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Play your way through early American history with Frontier Heroes app for kids
Read Essay →: Play your way through early American history with Frontier Heroes app for kidsWhen it comes to teaching my kids history, I’ll use anything I can get my hands on, from Crash Course…
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Explaining #selma50 to kids with Congressman John Lewis’s own Twitter feed
Read Essay →: Explaining #selma50 to kids with Congressman John Lewis’s own Twitter feedIt was really amazing yesterday to see how the 50th anniversary of the 50-mile civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery…
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Immortalia: The family history app to download before your next visit to Grandma’s house.
Read Essay →: Immortalia: The family history app to download before your next visit to Grandma’s house.My grandmother once stowed away in the back seat of her father’s Model-T while her sister went on a date. Then…
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Little Lamb in Amsterdam: Take a ride through Holland with this lovely ebook and travel guide for kids
Read Essay →: Little Lamb in Amsterdam: Take a ride through Holland with this lovely ebook and travel guide for kidsAs much as I’d love to take a trip to Europe with my kids and let them ride bikes through…