As technology continues advancing in our generation, and more and more books become available on smartphones, there’s much to be said about reading a good paper-bound book.
Archives for October 2012
Best iPhone Apps for Kids
Since everyday life has become technology-dependent, parents and teachers are utilizing iPhone applications as training aids for their children.
Here are some of the Best iPhone Apps for Kids I’ve seen available in iTunes:
Parents Need to Monitor Their Teens Online Activity
It is no secret that teenagers are getting into a lot of stupid stuff online. With everything from sexting to pornography to cyberbullying to pirating movies and music, it seems that there are so many different ways that students can get into trouble online. Even worse, there are so many ways to access the Internet than ever before. They now have access to computers, iPads, iPhones, friends’ tech, PSPs, XBox 360, tech at school, and computers at the library.
The question is:
What are you doing to help prevent it?
Here are some ideas:
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Rick Warren On Seeking Influence for Jesus: #R12
Being named one of the 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America is an honor that few have. Well, as few as 25 I guess. Rick Warren was mentioned on this list by Time Magazine. He’s also got a little book out that has sold over 30 Million copies. I think it’s safe to say he has a bit of influence.
Rick starts out his talk on Influence by going straight to the word. He lets everyone know he’s going to be talking about Moses.
Why Moses? Well first of all, he was the most influential person in the entire Old Testament. Second of all– he’s the most influential person in the Old Testament. Make sense? Good.
The story of Moses is pretty interesting. First, Moses learns to be a “somebody”, growing up as a prince of Egypt. Then he learns how to be a nobody when he flees Egypt. Then something really interesting happens– God teaches Moses to become God’s somebody.
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Making Money Blogging eBook by John Saddington
If you found John Saddington’s first ebook the Blogging Starter Kit helpful, you’re going to love the second installment in a series of ebooks aimed at taking your blogging to a whole new level.
Making Money Blogging offers over a hundred pages of how many bloggers turn their hobby into profit.
Here are some of the topics covered:
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Focused Blogging: How to Create an Effective About Page
In the post on 5 Essential Elements of an Effective Blog, we already stated that the About page on a blog is often the second most viewed page, right after the home page. That means it’s important to carefully create this page so it’s effective.
But what does that look like, an effective About page?
Any About page has to aim at one goal and one goal only: Getting people to read your blog, preferably on a more or less structural basis (for instance via RSS or email).
So the question is:
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