Text Messages 'Help Improve Children's Reading Ability'

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

The use of "textism" abbreviations such as LOL (laughing out loud), plz (please) and xxx (kisses) by children can indicate successful development of ... (more)

Amazing Things To Do To Your Friends When They Pass Out

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Getting drunk and passing out in front of your friends is a recipe for hilarity... and there are plenty of artists who rise above it, those who are inventive ... (more)

Video Game Success May Be In The Mind, Study Finds

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

If you find video games a struggle, it could be to do with the size of certain parts of your brain, a study suggests. US researchers found they could ... (more)

METC 2010 Presentation Handouts

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

All of handouts and resources I referred to in my recent presentation are available for downloading at this link.  Living on the Future ... (more)

Worst Parking Jobs Of All Time

Monday, February 8, 2010

For many people parallel parking is a pain--something they know how to do, but would rather avoid. For others parking of any kind is damn near impossible. ... (more)

New Program Flocabulary, Created By Hip-Hop Artists, Teaches Kids Word Definitions, Math

Monday, February 8, 2010

 Most sixth-graders don't know the word "nefarious" - but Denzel Bernard does. "It means wicked," explained Bernard, an ... (more)

Report: Media Use By Teens, Tweens Grows to 53 Hours a Week

Monday, February 8, 2010

The amount of time young people spend consuming media has ballooned with around-the-clock access and mobile devices that function practically as appendages, ... (more)

Print Media Hail iPad's Potential

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Now that they've gotten a peek at it, publishers of books, newspapers and magazines are hoping Apple's forthcoming iPad tablet device will breathe new life ... (more)