Websites We Love | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com Cool Mom Tech is the intersection of tech and style, of parenting, practicality and fabulosity, brought to you by the same team behind Cool Mom Picks. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 18:16:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://coolmomtech.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/cropped-cmt-512-1-32x32.png Websites We Love | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com 32 32 Find your own town on this amazing interactive Native Land map https://coolmomtech.com/2022/11/interactive-native-land-map-indigenous-peoples-day/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/11/interactive-native-land-map-indigenous-peoples-day/#respond Thu, 17 Nov 2022 18:10:07 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=38491 I originally stumbled on this incredible Native Land Map when it was shared in honor of Indigenous People’s Day and — wow. What a worthwhile educational site to explore today, especially if you sit down and do it with your kids. Particularly if you’re celebrating Thanksgiving next week and want to honor more of the true history […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/11/interactive-native-land-map-indigenous-peoples-day/feed/ 0 The Games for Change Challenge highlights the brightest change makers of the next generation https://coolmomtech.com/2022/07/games-for-change-challenge/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/07/games-for-change-challenge/#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:00:22 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47090 With all the social and humanitarian crises we are facing as a nation, it’s more important than ever that the next generation is activated toward making a difference. The children are our future, right? Well, here’s one way that’s happening. Meet Games for Change, which has been facilitating the G4C Challenge, for the last 7 […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/07/games-for-change-challenge/feed/ 0 All the ways kids are using tech to make their holiday gift wishlists: 11 ideas https://coolmomtech.com/2021/12/how-kids-use-tech-holiday-birthday-wishlists/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/12/how-kids-use-tech-holiday-birthday-wishlists/#respond Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:58:09 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46191 I’m absolutely fascinated by the way my own kids and step kids use tech to make ongoing gift wish lists — the iOS Notes app has become the method of choice for them and so far, that’s working pretty well for us. Then I saw Jessica Bradley Rushing’s hilariously 2021 tweet: 11yo sent me his Christmas […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2021/12/how-kids-use-tech-holiday-birthday-wishlists/feed/ 0 The new 2020 Election Google Trends page will have you geeking out. (Or freaking out. Depends.) https://coolmomtech.com/2020/09/2020-election-google-trends-page/ https://coolmomtech.com/2020/09/2020-election-google-trends-page/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:06:30 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=42059 Just yesterday, Google launched their 2020 Election Google Trends page, which allows you to see exactly what the rest of the country is searching for these days. And as a parent, I bet civically-minded kids would love to learn more about what’s happening in their own communities. The site breaks search terms down into all kinds […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2020/09/2020-election-google-trends-page/feed/ 0 The OurStory app: Highlighting books with diverse content and by content creators from marginalized communities. YES! https://coolmomtech.com/2020/06/ourstory-app-diverse-books/ https://coolmomtech.com/2020/06/ourstory-app-diverse-books/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:48:48 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=41490 Over the years, we here at Cool Mom Tech (and Cool Mom Picks) have believed in the importance of supporting diverse companies, products, and books, as well as sharing content from creators from marginalized communities. From POC-owned beauty brands to Black food bloggers, and throughout our gift guides, we feel strongly that representation and amplifying diverse […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2020/06/ourstory-app-diverse-books/feed/ 0 SchoolClosures.org offers free resources for families affected by school closures https://coolmomtech.com/2020/04/schoolclosures-org-free-resources-for-families/ https://coolmomtech.com/2020/04/schoolclosures-org-free-resources-for-families/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:00:03 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=41379 Both Liz and I got word this week that our kids will be out of school for the rest of the school year, which means we’ll be doing this isolation schooling for another couple of months. Thankfully, resources like SchoolClosures.org have been popping up to help parents navigate the process. Trust us when we say […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2020/04/schoolclosures-org-free-resources-for-families/feed/ 0 Outschool: Real-time, teacher-led courses for kids…from home. https://coolmomtech.com/2019/10/outschool-online-educational-classes-for-kids/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/10/outschool-online-educational-classes-for-kids/#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:14:38 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=40778 As a homeschool mom, there’s something I’ve realized about myself over the past couple years: I’m not great at everything. There are some subjects I definitely teach better than others (hello, writing!), and some that I have no business attempting to teach my kids (umm…art and foreign language, I’m looking at you). So when I […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/10/outschool-online-educational-classes-for-kids/feed/ 2 Rebel Girls Boundless: A new, inspiring digital magazine that we desperately needed https://coolmomtech.com/2019/07/rebel-girls-boundless/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/07/rebel-girls-boundless/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:07:47 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=40163 We’ve said it before but we’ll say it again: Representation matters. That’s why we were thrilled to support Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls when it launched a few years ago on Kickstarter, along with their journal, and their podcast. Because we all need to see and hear these stories. Related: Why we chose Goodnight Stories […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/07/rebel-girls-boundless/feed/ 0 The new Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood website is magic for kids and adults alike https://coolmomtech.com/2019/02/mister-rogers-neighborhood-website/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/02/mister-rogers-neighborhood-website/#respond Thu, 28 Feb 2019 11:00:57 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=39503 One of my very favorite movies this year was the Fred Rogers documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, which simultaneously shed new light on the TV personality I loved as a child and sparked a passion for me to show my kids every favorite Mister Rogers’  Neighborhood moment. So when we saw that a brand new Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood site […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/02/mister-rogers-neighborhood-website/feed/ 0 What parents need to know about the new Amazon Teen shopping program https://coolmomtech.com/2018/08/amazon-teen-shopping-program/ https://coolmomtech.com/2018/08/amazon-teen-shopping-program/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2018 18:25:20 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=38189 Perhaps you’ve heard about the Amazon Teen shopping program, in which parents can set up an Amazon login for your teens to shop on their own. It includes lots of safeguards to make sure kids don’t spend more than you want them to, but is it a good idea? Or a financial disaster waiting to happen? […]

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