Spotted out and about...Secondary students created media literacy messages displayed on the risers of the school's main staircase. According to Common Sense Media, good digital citizens respect the opinions and ideas of others, even when they disagree.  

It's football season here in Texas, which means that it's time for homecoming. Check out this Angry Birds homecoming theme.

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If you haven't heard already, today is the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon. There are endless ways to celebrate the occasion and learn more about Neil Armstrong's "giant step for mankind." Fifty years ago, the world gathered around television sets to...

Time spent curling up with a good book is never wasted - whether that be on the warm sandy shores of the beach or on the hearth next to a crackling fire. As adults, there is little distinction between becoming immersed in the pages of a good book that we turn with our...

Summer is the season for vacation, travel, and car trips. Hitting the road often means entertaining kids for endless miles. As kids, we all probably remember playing the license plate game, I Spy, or traffic bingo. If you're in need of some fresh ideas that promote lan...

Has March Madness struck your house yet? When you live in a college town and your university made it to the Final Four, the excitement is hard to miss. But what does screen time have to do with the Final Four? It's an ingredient that helped one college team take their...

In today’s technologically saturated society, it’s easy to assume that we are confronted with a newly emerging crisis in which technology creates a barrier between us and the great outdoors. Why would we need to go on a hike, camp out under the stars, or visit a nation...

Downtown Los Angeles, 2017                    

Just a night out like any other. It's not a billboard...but a movie being shown on the side of a building. 

Screen time has been a pretty big buzz word the past few years among parents, teachers, SLPs, and the general public. Roughly speaking, screen time is the time that a person spends using screen-based devices. It's easy to think that this is confined to newer forms of t...

Download a book report to a device near you using a QR code. 

The simple addition of a QR code provides unlimited possibilities.

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When was the last time you saw a working payphone? Unlike this one from the 1930s that I saw earlier in the day, this one actually works! 

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Fall into the pages of a good book!

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It's that time of year - when new goals meet reality! We all have good intentions, whether that be to eat healthier, exercise more, or spend more time with those we love. For many, new goals also include limiting, reducing, or even eliminating screen time - the time we...

Who doesn't love getting postcards from traveling friends and family? I love this idea of sharing your travels with a digital postcard. 

Denver International Airport

Happy New Year!

2019 is full of possibilities

if you're willing to take the risk to try something new.

Failure isn't a measure of who we are,

but an opportunity to start over.

So, don't let failure stand in the way

of doing something truly magnificent this year! 

W...