Did you ever get a personalized book as a kid? I remember seeing one when I was young and thinking it was so amazing that you could have your name printed right in the book. At the time, the regular text would show up in one font and the child’s name was awkwardly [...]

Do you recall when I told you about the DreamBox Video contest? I’ve been learning more about the program and boy howdy is it neat!
Dreambox is a learning site that teaches math to children in kindergarten, first, and second grades. Children play games, and the software responds to create an individualized learning path [...]

Hullooooo, Internets! Remember the Blog Hop we did a few weeks ago? Well, another fantastic MckLinky feature is a weekly Blog Hop Giveaway in which you are treated to a loooooong list of giveaways online. Is that cool or what??
I may have mentioned once or twice, but I enjoy doing giveaways. [...]

Well. I haven’t met her in person, but I have heard her sing. Really, I have! The Singing Lizard is the work of Liz DeRoche, who is pre-releasing AlphaBeat, an album your kids will love.
I played some of the tracks and both Captain Earthquake and The Manager give the songs 2 thumbs [...]

What do your kids want to be when they grow up? DreamBox Learning, the producers of a K-2 interactive math program, is hosting a video contest. The prize is $1000! 5 winners also get a subscription to DreamBox.
To enter, submit a short video (no more than 2 minutes long) that shows what [...]

I got an interesting new follower on Twitter yesterday…eCybermission. The more I checked out their site, the better it got.
eCybermission is a math/science/technology competition sponsored by the US Army. It is open to children in 6th through 9th grades. Teams of 3 or 4 students can compete (all team members must [...]