Internet – Your Version

This month we have taken a unique look at the internet from each of our individual perspectives.
April this past week focused on different ways that her children are developing communication skills including use of gaming and technologies. Natalie shared information about how “good for you” activity on the ‘net can be. Christy gave us a [...]

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Communication and Legos

As I write this, my eldest son is playing on the family computer in the living room. He’s deeply engrossed in a Bionicle game found on the lego.com website. Now, I could tell him to turn it off and go play outside but I’m more inclined to let him play. Why? Because he gets excited [...]

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See the Internet is good for your brain

This month we’re exploring how the Internet plays such a huge part in our lives and work. It seemed very appropriate to discuss one of the major stories in science news this week:
Internet Search Activity Improves Brain Health
Apparently searching the Internet for information promotes healthy brain activity. I can see this. For me the [...]

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Living a Connected Life

When you work and spend a lot of time online, you’re likely to get questions and comments from people about your online relationships. How do you get to know people online? Do you really know who is on the other side of the screen? How can you trust people in an online setting if you [...]

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Life Online… what is your internet diet?

I recently read an Edutopia online article about a high school student, Dylan Field, who was asked a number of questions about his perspective, one in particular caught my attention. What is your internet diet? He talked about reading blogs, RSS feeds, news sites, and spending time on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, IM-ing, social network sites, etc. One of [...]

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