Personally I love Alexa – I ask her what the forecast is, what temperature it is, to set the temperature in rooms, and to turn off and on lights! It works great for lights that are in the corners of the room behind the chairs and impossible to reach. The Alexa...
The robot Cozmo showed up for Christmas at our house! Cozmo is set up to learn as you play with him. I did find that I have to hook my phone to the Cozmo wireless network each time we want to play with Cozmo – which is not the easiest and not really something...
Stimming is: Self-stimulatory behaviour – or stimming – is repetitive or unusual body movement or noises. My son stims though as he gets older I’ve noticed the type of stimming has changed. He would pace and pace, making the whole floor shake when in the house doing...
My son has a label and he also gets that look from some moms when they find out how many hours he spends in front of a device….. What’s funny is that they don’t also know how much time he spends running through the house. Given a fitbit (or other...
If you are looking for a community of like minded people, advice, a place to sell things, a place to buy things, or so much more – facebook groups has the place for you! Some of my favorite groups include: 1. A local coupon group 2. A free speech group ( secret...
I am a SAHM/WAHM of three boys ranging in age from 13 to 29. We are working on saving enough for college at the same time as dealing with school and our older independent kids. I author a few blogs, including http://teched4kids.com. I have in the past taught computer information technology classes for the local university and taught workshops for kid's in technology education besides being the Kentucky State FIRST LEGO League Championship Coordinator from 2005 to 2008. I now work as a computer consultant, run a handmade home business, and am available for workshops. Life here is always an adventure!