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PBS Kids FETCH! Lunch Rush Brings Augmented Reality to 1st & 2nd Grade Math

Todd Ogasawara — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:00:29 +0000

Augmented Reality (AR) has made its way to elementary school. PBS Kids released a free app for the iPhone and iPod touch this week. The app is based on the PBS Kids TV show “FETCH!” which combines at animated dog (Ruff Ruffman) with real kids and science and math education.
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Facebook Helps Parents Keep Tabs on Their Kids

Kenna McHugh — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:23:17 +0000

During my daughter’s ballet class, one of the parents told me that she was looking over her child’s Facebook page. She knew I wrote about social media, so she asked me to clarify a few aspects about Facebook she didn’t understand. She also mentioned that she didn’t understand half of what the kids were sharing with her daughter, or why they would share stuff.
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Weekly Dose Of Cute – Laughing Babies, Corgis & An Adorable Interview

Megan O'Neill — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:45:59 +0000

It’s back to the daily grind after a long holiday weekend and we’re here to ease you back in to the workweek with a smile on your face. Our Weekly Dose of Cute, pushed back a day due to the holiday, features five adorable videos including a pair of laughing babies, a 3 year old that loves the color pink, a funny puppy vs. corgi fight, and kids giving their perspective on Medicare. So sit back, relax and prepare yourself for cute overload!
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Weekly Dose Of Cute – Balloons, Corgis & Rock ‘n Roll!

Megan O'Neill — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:10:07 +0000

Happy Monday, folks! It’s back to the daily grind, but we’ve got just the thing to help you start your week with a smile on your face—our Weekly Dose Of Cute! This week we’ve got five adorable videos for you, including some ridiculously cute kids, a dog that loves popping balloons and a corgi that loves to be vacuumed (really!). Watch all the videos below and prepare to be overwhelmed with cuteness!
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Top 5 Safe Social Networks for Kids Only – Well, Sort of

Katie Kindelan — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:00:40 +0000

Social media websites like Facebook and Twitter can be useful to kids for socializing, enhancing creativity and developing technical skills, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics on social media and children. Activity on the sites can also expose kids to cyberbullying, depression and exposure to inappropriate content, the report says. So what is a parent to do?

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12-Year-Olds Flocking to Facebook — Does Underage Social Networking Matter?

Kenna McHugh — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:15:50 +0000

We know that the popularity of social networking sites is growing. I mean, heck, my Twitter followers grow steadily by the hour. An interesting point to this growth is that the number of young people, specifically 12-year-olds in the U.S., use of the social networks jumped to 38 percent in mid-2009 from 31 percent in 2006.
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Mickey Mouse Acquires Togetherville: Good For Parents?

CJ Arlotta — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:00:35 +0000

Togetherville, a social networking website for children under the age of 10, has recently been acquired by Disney. Is this acquisition better for Togetherville or for parents?

Togetherville, which mimics adult social networking websites like Facebook, helps parents create a safe online environment for their children. Instead of children being able to interact with strangers, Togetherville gives parents the responsibility to “allow” or “deny” individuals into their child’s neighborhood. In addition, grownups have the ability to access their child’s page at anytime to view their child’s activity. continued…

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From Kanye To Zuckerberg: 10 Hilarious Kid Reenactments

Megan O'Neill — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:00:02 +0000

What’s better than watching movies like The Social Network and shows like Jersey Shore? Kids reenacting movies like The Social Network and shows like Jersey Shore! We bring you ten of the most hilarious kid reenactments on the web, from kids reenacting Kanye’s tweets to the first Thanksgiving and everything in between.
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Weekly Dose Of Cute – The Kids & Babies Edition

Megan O'Neill — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:45:07 +0000

It’s more than just another manic Monday – it’s the beginning of an exciting new week, it’s the first day of the rest of your life and, most importantly, it’s time for the Weekly Dose Of Cute! This past week was strangely quiet on the cute kittens and puppies front. But what the week lacked in cat videos it made up for in cute kids and babies videos and so, we bring you Weekly Dose Of Cute Kids & Babies Edition!
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10 Insanely Talented Kids Show Off Their Skills On YouTube

Megan O'Neill — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:28:53 +0000

While most kids are picking their noses and trying to dig holes to China in the backyard, a few special kids are honing their skills as musicians, dancers, and artists. Many of these kids are better at what they do than adults with ten times as much practice and experience! We’ve put together a list of 10 amazing YouTube videos of talented kids that will blow your mind.
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20 Kid-Friendly YouTube Channels That Moms Need To Know (+ 5 Channels for Moms)

Megan O'Neill — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:15:10 +0000

A lot of my mommy friends have expressed frustration that there are no good lists of kid-friendly YouTube channels and playlists out there, so here at Social Times we’ve decided to compile one. I’ve put together a list of 20 great YouTube channels and playlists for kids that moms will love, based on recommendations from friends as well as my own love for children’s television. Check out our 20 picks after the jump and stay tuned at the end for 5 fun YouTube channels geared towards moms as well!
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The Top 10 Sites and Browsers for Kids and Teens

Kristen Nicole — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:09:29 +0000

When I was a youngster there wasn’t much you could do to block me from accessing most websites out there, and there certainly weren’t a lot of websites designed specifically for the kids or teen demographics. But now, with child safety being an important parental concern for online activity and the potential for massive marketing to kids and teens, a plethora of sites, browsers, software and tools have emerged in the years since worrying about what someone will say to me in an AOL chat room.

Below is a list of the top ten sites and browsers out there for the kids and teens of today.
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College Kids and Parents Connect Online. Is This Bad?

Kristen Nicole — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:46:09 +0000

A new study from the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills in the United Kingdom reports that more British parents are using newer technology to stay connected with their children away at school, according to AllHeadlines.

Now, my mother and I weren’t always the best of friends, but while in college I still called her every Sunday afternoon. Back then, I called her on her landline. She rarely used her cell phone and had no idea how to send or receive text messages. Things have changed in the past few years, and my mother now happily embraces her Blackberry, email and LinkedIn. But how much easier would things have been if my mother had been on an online social network when I was in college?
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