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Kids Digital Media Savvy


Via Kidscreen Magazine
A new poll shows U.S. parents know how important digital media skills are for their children.
Three out of four parents surveyed agreed that knowing how to navigate various digital media outlets is as beneficial to kids as mastering traditional skills like reading, writing and math.
A full 67% of parents said they did [...]

Five Posts of Random Brilliance


Here are a few posts that I have ’starred’ in Google reader.
They either caught my eye, or my massive nerdy tendencies.
From various blogs all over this earth:
Creating a Healthy Volunteer Environment -Part 2
Yesterday we talked about what an unhealthy volunteer looks like. It’s not as easy as just firing all those who bring a spirit [...]

The State of the CM Blogosphere


When I started blogging in November of 2004 there was not much in the way of blogging going on that had anything with ministry to children. I actually blogged only twice that month, but that has since grown to 340 posts, but since then millions of blogs have been added and the list of blogs [...]

How to be Funny


One of the greatest tools you have in working with kids is humour! Stanley Lyndon, author of How to be FUNNY!® This dude lays it out in this awesome ebook.
It’s like having a good friend sit down and show you step-by-step, exactly how to be funny from scratch. You’ll learn everything you’ve [...]

Toybox Tales


Unlike Dave I’m not all that great at technical mumbo jumbo… you could say I’m not on the ‘bleeding edge’. However what I do love and am passionate about is leadership and preaching. From my posts you can expect to get leadership tips and ideas on how to communicate more effectively to children.
In [...]