Mary Nix on August 17th, 2009

In July 2006, , I interviewed Kevin and Dale Farnham, authors of MySpace Safety: 51 Tips for Teens and Parents. Since 2006, online social networks have continued to grow and much of the advice the Farnham’s shared in that interview remains relevant today.
I’m reproducing the interview below for those who might be [...]

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Mary Nix on July 23rd, 2009

aura Weldon recently sent me a link to Animated Engines. The site was first created in 2000 and offers a variety of engine animations. That is interesting enough, but then the creator also shares HOW the animations were created in the about section of the site.
If you happen to know of similar sites, [...]

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Mary Nix on July 20th, 2009

love to scour second hand shops when I need a new piece of furniture. This week-end I found a lovely end table and when I was cleaning it at home, I was happy to learn it was crafted by a company in North Carolina. What does this have to do with a [...]

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Mary Nix on February 13th, 2009

Jan Hunt’s  Natural Child Project offers many quotes and resources.  I did not know of this great resource until my boys were grown, but when I did find it it was wonderful to read the quotes, articles and to explore the wonderful resources available to parents there.    I spoke to the  Natural Parent’s Jan Hunt [...]

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Mary Nix on May 11th, 2008

I went to check out  Your Daily Music Lesson with Walt and forgot to come back and share this post!  If you know anyone that is looking for a music class, be sure to check out his site!   Here is a description of the site:

‘Your Daily Music Lesson with Walt’ is a Live and fully [...]

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Mary Nix on April 19th, 2008

Get help finding answers with Scholastic StudyJams!(tm) at www.studyjams.com an online learning experience that takes the most challenging math and science topics and explains them through animated videos, Karaoke songs, interactive tutorials, quizzes and more.
This subscription-based learning service lets kids sing about “Solids, Liquids & Gases,” play a “Mean & Median” basketball game and [...]

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