Dec 13
My son, while a junior in high school, took an online college-level class through Coursera called “Internet History, Technology and Security.” It was offered through the University of Michigan by Charles Severance, an associate professor and technology journalist. Despite the fact that Ian finished the course last year (more on that later), he receives regular …
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Dec 05
This week across the world over more than 100 million kids are spending an hour to discover a little about writing computer code. Hopefully, your child is going to come home super excited about the great success they achieved in the hour of code. Don’t let it stop there. The organization that sponsors this …
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Nov 26
The question went out – what is your favorite Christmas present to help parents and grandparents shop. Thank you to all who replied!!! Pokeman Cards There are many cards out there to collect. Thousands already exist, and sets of over a hundred cards come out every few months. But, the new Pokemon cards just came out, …
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Nov 15
Please share with your favorite young person!!! Young Guest Bloggers Needed. Parents and Grandparents are getting ready to spend lots of money buying holiday gifts for the favorite kids and teens in their lives. Help us! Can you write a 4-7 sentence description of what you believe would be the best gift ever or share …
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Nov 04
The PAGE (Pa Gifted Education) Conference is tomorrow and Friday at the Marriott North in Cranberry. I’ll be speaking in the afternoon tomorrow about Passion Based Projects. It is an honor to speak to people dedicated to the education of the gifted. http://www.giftedpage.org/2015-fall-page-conference/
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Oct 18
Help our Kitty Whisperers share the word about Senior Cat month at the Beaver County Humane Society. Did you notice Jaydn’s Kitty Whisperer shirt? Consider supporting our own Baden Dreams program by getting some Kitty Whisperer products!!! Click on any link in the slide show to order your Kitty Whisperer product through Zazzle. http://www.badendreams.com/fellows/
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Oct 17
Smart Phones are one of the fastest spreading technology in human history. Are you just a consumer, or are you a creator of mobile applications for others to consume? Bear in mind, 24% of all mobile app developers make $0.00 from their apps. But knowing app development gets you in the door of the companies you …
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Fortune Magazine recently quoted Jess Lee, a former Google product manager who is having trouble staffing her profitable startup; “I think this might be the worst engineering market ever.The kinds of offers they’re giving out are astronomical.” The article goes on to explain the average annual salary for Google software engineers now hovers around $143,000 …
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Sep 20
Grow a Generation is pleased to announce a 6 week workshop preparing high school teams from Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic to compete int he 2015 Verizon Innovative App Challenge. Feel free to contact us if your high school or middle school is interested in preparing a team for the challenge. …
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