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The new Duolingo ABC app is a totally free way to help kids with reading and writing

The new Duolingo ABC app is a totally free way to help kids with reading and writing

by Cool Mom Staff | Best Apps, Educational Apps

This is a sponsored message from Duolingo ABC You probably already know Duolingo as the most popular language-learning app around the world. But you may not have tried the brand new Duolingo ABC, which was designed to help all kids learn to read and write in English....
7 online resources to supplement your kids’ homeschool learning

7 online resources to supplement your kids’ homeschool learning

by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Parents are scrambling right now, trying to figure out how to give their kids the best school year possible, which is why we’ve been working on a series of “back to schooling” posts to help make it a little easier for you. For many parents, this year...
5 free journal apps to harness your thoughts in 2018.

5 free journal apps to harness your thoughts in 2018.

by Ellyn Exley Dvorkin | Best Apps

Keep track of your thoughts, and maybe tackle a New Years’ resolution, with these 5 free journal apps. They’ve made it so, so easy to track your daily highs (and lows), even add photos and video like a virtual baby book, which is smart for your bigger kids...
A website that could put an end to I’m Bored Syndrome.

A website that could put an end to I’m Bored Syndrome.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys

My kids love writing and they love doing art, but sometimes they don’t know what to do with that blank sheet of paper or the empty Procreate screen. (That’s my manga-obsessed daughter’s digital illustration iPad app of choice, by the way.) Since...
Digitize your notes and sketches with new Moleskine Smart Writing Set. No photos or scans required.

Digitize your notes and sketches with new Moleskine Smart Writing Set. No photos or scans required.

by Kristen Chase | Best Apps

I never leave home without my Moleskine notebook, but I tend to snap a photo or type from it into my email or a document to transfer things over. Well, not anymore thanks to their new Smart Writing Set that lets you digitize all your notes and drawings with a very...
Two fun, creative, and (mostly) free apps for kids to keep them engaged when they’re stuck indoors.

Two fun, creative, and (mostly) free apps for kids to keep them engaged when they’re stuck indoors.

by Christina Refford | Best Apps

If you’re tearing through the list of snow day activities to keep the kids occupied when you’re stuck indoors, allow us help you with two beautifully designed, really fun new apps we’ve discovered from Seedling. As in, the same company whose...
12 of the best educational apps for preschoolers: Back to School Tech Guide 2014

12 of the best educational apps for preschoolers: Back to School Tech Guide 2014

by Nicole Blades | Back to School Tech

We’re so happy to kick off our 2014 back to school tech guide with one of our favorite, and most requested categories: The best educational apps for preschoolers. Now just because your little one isn’t in official Big Kid school yet doesn’t mean they...
7 of the best podcasts for parents. And other people who like listening to smart, fun things.

7 of the best podcasts for parents. And other people who like listening to smart, fun things.

by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment

As I woke up New Year’s day and made pancakes to the sweet sounds of NPR, I realized how much I really like radio. But with radio dying, I’ve started making my way over to podcasts which let you filter exactly what you want, when you want it, often for...
5 of the best storytelling apps for kids. Only the kids do the storytelling.

5 of the best storytelling apps for kids. Only the kids do the storytelling.

by Shari | Best Apps, Educational Apps

This mom is a writer, so obviously it makes my heart soar when I see my children reading a good, old-fashioned book (you know, one with pages) or writing their own.  But since we live in a time when there are more often tablets in their hands than a pencil,...
StartDot: A handwriting app for children

StartDot: A handwriting app for children

by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps

My daughter is quite the artist, and her attention to detail is impressive. I only wish she’d apply the same care when writing her letters and numbers. So I was curious to check out a handwriting app that might help her clean up her act. StartDot Handwriting for...
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 Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks We started Cool Mom Tech in 2010 to help make our increasingly digital lives easier, more organized, more meaningful, and more fun, however old your kids may be.

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