Power Down! Lights Out! Turn it Off!
Saturday 31 March at 8.30PM (local time)
"On March 31, hundreds of millions of citizens, from one hundred different countries, will switch off the lights. World Earth Hour is the largest call for action on climate change in history and continues to grow every year. World Earth Hour has become a global sustainability movement and will be followed by many more green initiatives for Earth Day 2012." ~ Quote from Earth Hour 2012
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Zero to Eight: Children's Media Use in America
Audrey Stokes in Educating Parents, Research | 11/08/2011
Some new interactive computer programs can be more stimulating than TV shows, but none of these products designed for kids under 2 have been proven to make children smarter or more school-ready. A study at the University of Washington released in August 2007 suggests "developmental" DVDs and videos can actually delay toddler language development.
Click here for more information about these findings and to read the rest of the report.
- Children under 2 spend twice as much time watching TV and videos as they do reading books. Nearly half (47%) of infants watch TV or DVDs, and those who do spend an average of nearly two hours in front of a screen. Comparatively, parents spend an average of 25 minutes a day reading to babies.
- Nearly half of all 0-8 year-olds have a bedroom TV. 42% of all 0- to 8- year-olds have a TV set in their bedroom, including one in three (30%) children under the age of 2.
Some new interactive computer programs can be more stimulating than TV shows, but none of these products designed for kids under 2 have been proven to make children smarter or more school-ready. A study at the University of Washington released in August 2007 suggests "developmental" DVDs and videos can actually delay toddler language development.
Click here for more information about these findings and to read the rest of the report.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
Goodreads and Emails
Someone asked a great question:
How do we stop receiving emails from GoodReads?
How do we stop receiving emails from GoodReads?
- Login to your GoodReads account
In the upper right corner click on the down arrow next to image of a person reading (or your photo if you uploaded one)
- Select Edit Profile
- Click on the Emails tab accross the top
- Uncheck the items you do not want to receive
- Scroll to the bottom and Save Email Settings
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