Teaching Math

Math is one of the fundamentals of  education.  Without math as a basis most subjects in science can’t be taught.  Mentoring Minds website includes teaching strategies for not only math but also for teaching everything from Bullying to Internet Safety. ...

Borrowing Books on the Kindle

Borrowing e-books is a lot like borrowing regular books from the library. Instead of going to the library, you can simply go to your library’s Web site to search for the book you want. Here’s the instructions for our library to borrow Kindle Books: Browse...

Turning on SSL in Facebook and Twitter

If you haven’t turned on SSL in Facebook and Twitter and you use any network outside your home, check out Firesheep.   Turning on SSL is the best protection for this type of hacker attempt…. Turning on SSL will make both Facebook and  Twitter  just a bit...

Preschool Apps

My Very First App – This is based on Eric Carle’s artwork (Books like the Very Hungry Caterpillar) that kid’s love.  It’s 1.99 and I didn’t buy it since the reviews on ITunes made it sound very buggy.  I did see it reviewed on a few blogs...

Social Networking -“How To” to Privacy

Limit who can find You Under – Account select Privacy Setting.  There is then an option for who can contact you, who can see you and so on.  Choices include: Friends, Friends of Friends or Everyone.  (You can also Disable Public Searches in Apps and Websites if...