Fans of the penguin would probably appreciate this a tad more than I. The video follows a  sad penguin, to the tune of “Bad Day.” But I am in awe of the innate ability — even for kids, especially for kids – to mash up worlds online.
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I came across an awesome resource this week–totallywiredbook.com (and its sister site, ypulse.com). It’s the blog of Anastasia Goodstein, author of a book called (you guessed it) Totally Wired. The tagline on the title caught my attention: What teens and tweens are REALLY doing online. A year or so ago, I had an experience with my child doing something online that, ahem, totally surprised me. (He knows what I’m talking about.) So, I was immediately hooked in.

In describing the book, Ms. Goodstein says:…

As a kid, I know a few things about kids and computers. One thing is that we don’t know when to stop. I spend about an hour online doing nothing but surfing the web. It seems like I never can find anything to do. Kids just don’t when to stop. There are two choices that we face:

1. We can do our homework and spend hours doing it.
2. Or we could surf the web and try to find an addicting game to play. It seem like I can never do

…

When I read the teaser–Why Video Games Making our Kids Smarter, and More Obedient–on this story in the Utne Reader, my heart jumped. Wouldn’t it be just perfect if, after all this fret, it actually turned out that gaming was HELPING my child be successful? I even had someone who must have been a kindred spirit with the same hope, tap me on the shoulder across the aisle on the plane, as I read the story. She, too, wondered, ”Is it true?” The article posits…

During this past week I have been playing Adventure Quest. When I log in, it says how many people are online. One day I try to log in and it says there are 17,253 people online. It says there is only a 17,000 person limit. Ok seems fair.

Today I try to log on with 14,698 people online. I think I am going to get on easily . It says there is only a 14,000 person limit.

WHAT?!?!?!

How is that possible? With 17,253 people, it said only 17,000 but later…

I play on Neopets.com for about on and off for about 1-2 hours a day. It is so fun. You can play games, chat with other owners, talk to your friends or just explore. I think people should try Neopets. People will love it.