Archive for March 2009

LifeSnapz goes to school as history learning tool (a case study)

In All Posts on 31 March 2009 tagged classroom use, history tool, kindergarten, lifesnapz, online education tool, timelines with 2 comments

Recently I’ve blogged about different ways people are using LifeSnapz in their businesses.  I blogged about a marketing services company that uses LifeSnapz as a content and project management tool and a film production company that is using LifeSnapz to catalogue and track filming locations, costs and vendors.
Today, LifeSnapz is going to school… kindergarten to [...]

Five Storytelling Tips

In All Posts on 20 March 2009 tagged family history, storytelling with no comments

Last week I blogged about storytelling and its importance to the well-being of children. I was referred to a NYT article from August 2008 that has five tips for telling good stories. Though this article comes at storytelling from a business/career angle, it’s suggestions are useful in any storytelling situation.
The five tips in [...]

Old family stories are important to kids’ well being, especially in challenging economic times

In All Posts on 13 March 2009 tagged family history, storytelling with no comments

I came across a good article and post in the Wall Street Journal regarding the general growing interest in family storytelling and the importance it plays in the mental health and well-being of children in a family.
The author says:
As parents cut budgets, many are finding family stories have surprising power to help children through hard [...]