history | 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. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:25:09 +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 history | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com 32 32 How to download 3 free audio books this week in honor of Black History Month. https://coolmomtech.com/2023/02/3-free-audio-books-for-black-history-month/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/02/3-free-audio-books-for-black-history-month/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:25:09 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47609 Black History Month lasts through the end of February, but you’ll need to act by Friday if you want to grab free downloads of three important audio books by Black authors. Offered as a gift from Cool Mom Tech-recommended audiobook company Libro.fm and Tantor Audio, these powerful and informative audio books for older teens, college […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/02/3-free-audio-books-for-black-history-month/feed/ 0 CuriosityStream gives you thousands of compelling documentaries all in one streaming channel https://coolmomtech.com/2023/01/curiositystream-online-streaming-documentaries/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/01/curiositystream-online-streaming-documentaries/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:09:49 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=28382 Documentaries are hot right now. Whether you’re watching President Obama narrate Our Great National Parks with your kids, baking in the schadenfreude of  Bad Vegan, or learning about culture and history through movies like What Happened Miss Simone?, it’s clear that documentaries are every bit as riveting as scripted entertainment.   I’m not surprised, considering I’m a sucker for a […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/01/curiositystream-online-streaming-documentaries/feed/ 2 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 Not into audiobooks? Here’s the one thing that finally changed my mind. https://coolmomtech.com/2022/06/how-to-learn-to-love-audiobooks/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/06/how-to-learn-to-love-audiobooks/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:15:03 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47043 It took me longer than most people to get into audiobooks. Even while friends raved about flying through so many books on their commutes or while sitting in carpool lines, I had tried a few novels on Audible — good ones! — and just couldn’t get through them. I tended to listen to music or […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/06/how-to-learn-to-love-audiobooks/feed/ 2 The new Rebel Girls app puts kids’ favorite inspiring women right in their earbuds https://coolmomtech.com/2021/10/rebel-girls-app/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/10/rebel-girls-app/#respond Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:05:43 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=45859 I’ve been a huge Rebel Girls fan since their very first book came out, so naturally I’m so excited to hear about their brand new Rebel Girls app. The app features the stories of some of our favorite women — Malala, Lady Gaga, Maya Angelou, and many more — in easy-to-access audio form. Plus you’ll […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2021/10/rebel-girls-app/feed/ 0 What does Indigenous mean? This video is the perfect explainer for kids. https://coolmomtech.com/2021/10/what-does-indigenous-mean-video/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/10/what-does-indigenous-mean-video/#respond Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:00:23 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=45763 On Indigenous People’s Day, a lot of kids may be asking us to explain what Indigenous means. It’s not the kind of word that’s in a lot of kids’ day-to-day vocabularies — or at least not yet. And parents may have trouble explaining what it means, how it’s different from terms like “Native” or “First […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2021/10/what-does-indigenous-mean-video/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 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 50 must-listen podcasts from podcast-addicted parents who know https://coolmomtech.com/2018/11/50-awesome-podcasts-from-podcast-addicted-parents-who-know/ https://coolmomtech.com/2018/11/50-awesome-podcasts-from-podcast-addicted-parents-who-know/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2018 15:07:14 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=38614 We recently asked the members of our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook Group to share their choices for best podcasts for parents — that don’t have to be about parenting at all — and wow, we scored big. And well, so did you. If you’re looking for new podcasts to add to your regular rotation, […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2018/11/50-awesome-podcasts-from-podcast-addicted-parents-who-know/feed/ 2 What work of art do you most look like? The silly app everyone is playing with https://coolmomtech.com/2018/01/google-arts-culture-app-selfies-works-of-art/ https://coolmomtech.com/2018/01/google-arts-culture-app-selfies-works-of-art/#comments Sun, 14 Jan 2018 16:19:59 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=36380 My timeline started blowing up with bizarre side-by-side photos of selfies and museum portraits. I tracked it down as a feature of the new Google Arts & Culture app (iOS and Android) which is free, fun, and possibly has some educational value in it too. Scroll down from the homepage to the section that asks “Is […]

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