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What Would You Give Up For Technology?

Nate Bird — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:58:39 +0000

Every night before I go to bed, I have a routine. I get on my phone and check my emails, Facebook, and Wichita Falls Craigslist. I even made a little goal to not check my phone at night and didn’t even make it a week! Technology has become such an integral and easily accessible part of [...]

A Touchpad That Touches You Back [Video]

Jen Harris — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:32:26 +0000

As if the original iPad was not cool enough, Apple had to keep us coming back for more with the iPad 2, which caused quite a stir in our household because it came out within weeks of us buying the first iPad. So now we must somehow find a way to survive with our camera-less [...]

NIN Staff Live at the 2012 Kiss-A-Thon Contest [VIDEO, PHOTOS]

Kory King — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:35:01 +0000

It's been a cold and rainy day at the Kiss-a-Thon. We've set up a temporary studio in front of MachTech solutions on Kemp and will be camped out here until we're down to just one couple kissing. The final couple w

Spending Time With Your Children, There's an App For That – Top 5 Apps For Kids and Parents

Jen Harris — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:51:55 +0000

In a recent post I asked the question is it OK for young children to own devices such as iPads, Kindles, or NOOKs? I feel that as long as there is a balance, technology such as these can enhance a child’s learning rather than distract from it. As promised I wanted to share with you some of the top apps out there for children

Buy Your Kid a Nook or Toss The Kid a Book?

Jen Harris — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:12:39 +0000

The other day some friends of mine were having a discussion on Facebook about how appropriate or inappropriate it is for a seven-year-old to own a NOOK Color. I thought it was a very interesting debate. If you are not familiar with what exactly a NOOK Color is then just ask anyone born in the [...]

Two-Year-Old Learns Reading, Speech on iPad

Aaron Galloway — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:25:04 +0000

There have been a number of strange tactics employed when it comes to teaching babies and toddlers all there is to know about numbers, shapes

and letters. So when Utah dad Mike Wilson decided to purchase an iPad for his two-year-old son Bridger to assist with that very job, it was only a little strange.

He later admitted that the purchase was primarily an excuse to splurge on a pricey iPad he'd probably end up using for himself, but the teaching tactic actually worked.

IPads Get A+ With WFISD

littlemeg — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:36:51 +0000

The latest and greatest Apple gadget is getting lots of praise from WFISD Principals and Administrators. Administrators told Powers they had found uses for them in the office, on the road, and at home. They were using the iPads even in the hallways of their schools, where they could pull up class lists, teachers schedules, [...]