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Monthly Archives: November 2013

FILIP

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FILIP is the world’s first smart locator and phone for kids – designed to keep families in touch.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

Looks great. I have been hoping to get something like this for some time now. I wonder how it works overseas.

See on www.myfilip.com

 
 

Travel the World from Your Classroom: Free iPad Apps for Virtual Field Trips

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Not every school has the resources necessary to take their students on an airplane . . . or spaceship. The iPad can bring the world to your students’ fingertips in ways never before possible. Many na

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

Accessibility is becoming less of an issue if you have an iPad.

See on www.edutopia.org

 
 

Swedes Develop Invisible Bike Helmet

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You know what kind of sucks about riding a bike? Other than all that pedaling? Bike helmets. Sure, they keep that overrated “brain” from getting splattered, but they take a lot of the open-air-joy out of things, and they’re not comfortable.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

Very neat new technology.  I’d be interested in A) knowing the cost B) getting one.

See on jalopnik.com

 
 

Why We Post Nothing—Nothing—About Our Kid Online. You Should Do the Same for Your Kids. 

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I vividly remember the Facebook post. It was my friend’s 5-year-old daughter “Kate,” (a pseudonym) standing outside of her house in a bright yellow bikini, the street address clearly visible behind her on the front door.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

The important information from this article is not really caught in the title.  If you have kids, I would argue it is more important for you to help create for them a "digital trust fund", which is explained within.

See on www.slate.com