Web coolness: A free girls’ coding camp, the dangers of Facebook quizzes, and Mr. Rogers on Twitch.
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Hooray for this girls’ summer coding camp, run by Karlie Kloss, which will sponsor 1000 girls in 50 camps across 25 cities. Are you aware of the real dangers...
Web coolness: A colorful Millennium Falcon, fitness tracker security risks, making fun of teen’s texting, and more!
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Forget pre-made LEGO sets: this fan built an epic Millennium Falcon out of colorful LEGO bricks. And we love this remixed version of Last Jedi‘s lightsaber...
Web coolness: The super blue blood moon, Zelda beer, Star Wars names, and more!
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Don’t forget that the super blue blood moon is coming January 31st! [Photo by Noah Silliman on Unsplash] Plus here are some meteor showers to look out for in...
Web coolness: Star Wars and Louis Vuitton together, Nintendo goes low-tech, and the popular app we all can’t stop playing.
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Star Wars and Louis Vuitton together? Yes, please! We found your next family trip: Check out this real-life Mario Kart. Nintendo goes low-tech with high-tech...
Watch Levar Burton read Goodnight Moon to Neil Degrasse Tyson and swoon a little.
We love Levar Burton. Did you ever listen to our podcast interview with him? He’s the best! We love Neil Degrasse Tyson. He’s not yet a podcast guest, but we’re still hoping, because he’s also the best! One thing we’re torn on...
9 of the best educational YouTube channels for teens and tweens to help keep brains sharp this summer
There are so many cool educational channels on YouTube for tweens and teens, but I don’t think that a lot of parents think to open our YouTube app when we look for educational resources for our kids. But we should. Let’s put it this way: when I ask my kids...
An 8-year old boy learned how to drive on YouTube, then drove his sister to McDonald’s. Um.
Just when we parents were worried about all those scary parody videos on YouTube, an eight-year-old boy watched a regular old driving how-to video and decided to hit the road with his sister for a McDonald’s stop. Nope, we’re not kidding. Can you imagine...
Parents beware: These YouTube video parodies are not safe for kids!
Just recently, mom and journalist Laura June discovered her 3-year old daughter had stumbled upon some pretty scary Peppa Pig YouTube videos. As it turns out, there are tons and tons of kid video parodies, most of which are aimed at adults, but all still pretty easy...
Web Coolness: Tattoos that turn you into cyborgs, issues with smart TVs, and the dangers of smart toys
Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. The perfect shirt for STEM-loving feminists, just in time for International Women’s Day. How text alerts to parents are preventing kids from skipping...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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