You might have noticed that I’ve been on a K-12 technology kick this week. First, with OLPC’s XO-3 learning tablet and now with the Mesa school desk by designer Phelan Miller which is designed to incorporate traditional “paper learning” with a wired, stackable table.
If your kids (or classes) are asking questions about in politics now that President Obama is officially in office, you might be interested to know about “How to be President of the U.S.A” by Murray Suid. This workbook-style book is full of reproducible activities, facts, and quizzes which make How to be President of the [...]
There’s a lot of debate about serving healthier snacks in schools, but we rarely see anyone doing anything about it. Kids want food, parents want healthy kids, and schools need the revenue that vending sales provide. Designer Irina Ivanova of may have found the perfect compromise with her innovative VitaMeal vending machine design.
Are you still hunting for that perfect lunch box? Here are a few options ranging from the classic heroic metal box to trendy totes that are built to last the entire school year!
The kids are on their way back to school and the polls are reporting what every parent already knows…August is an expensive month! Here’s an early look at this year’s back-to-school spending numbers in the United States according to a National Retail Federation survey (8,361 reporting): School Clothing Spending: $234.51 in 2008 vs $231.80 in [...]
The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project was created to give children in developing nations an opportunity to learn with the help of an innovative little laptop, the XO. Judging from the new XO-2 demo given in yesterday’s OLPC Global Workshop, new versions of the little laptop may one day become the tool of choice [...]
Dear Dr.MOZ, We’ll soon be moving to a new state and I was wondering…how do parents learn about potential schools before they get there? When you are new to an area, you don’t really have anyone to ask except for realtors or the schools themselves. Do you have any tricks up your sleeve for reviewing [...]
Today we’re celebrating back-to-school madness with two fantastic guides! Our “healthy dose of fun” starts of with a crazy-cool shopping guide from Cool Mom Picks full of tasty discounts on sweet school swank. The “health” portion of today’s post is a survival guide by DIY Life for the other participants of the back-to-school craziness…the teachers! [...]
