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    Amy, KnowledgeEssentials.com

    Amy, KnowledgeEssentials.com

  • Craft Essentials: Valentine's Day Crafts

    Amy James from Knowledge Essentials shares fun Valentine's Day decorations that your kids can make for your home or to give to family and friends.Printable: Valentine's Day Crafts

  • Craft Essentials: Christmas Crafts You Can Do As a Family

    CBS News 9 education specialist Amy James from Knowledge Essentials shares some fun ideas for crafts that your kids can make for your home!Related: Christmas Decorations and Gifts Kids Can Make

  • Craft Essentials: Thanksgiving Decorations Kids Can Make

    Need a centerpiece and an hour of peace and quiet? These activities may be perfect for both! Amy James from KnowledgeEssentials.com came to the CBS NEWS 9 studio to share some Thanksgiving craft ideas that families can do together.

  • Media + Tech Essentials: How Kids Learn From Video Games

    Here's a clip from SXSW 2009 on YouTube where Henry Jenkins is interviewed by The Guardian UK about learning from video games. He says in the clip that every game has an online community and it's there where people start to trade information and learn from each other.

  • Health Essentials: Get H1N1 Updates on Your Cell Phone & Twitter

    Last spring, at the outset of the H1N1 virus (aka "swine flu") outbreak, the primary response was to close a school and have it scrubbed down. But as school approaches, the Washington Post is reporting that school officials around the country are reconsidering their approach to combating the H1N1 fl

  • Craft Essentials: Halloween Decorations Your Kids Can Make!

    Let's have some fun and save some money at the same time! Check out these easy to make decorations and try them or your own ideas!!

  • Parent Essentials: Teaching Your Kids Media Literacy

    Recent studies have shown that exposure to television increases a child's tendency to be obese, violent, and withdrawn. Additionally, television is often blamed for such ills as a decline in reading scores and even the breakdown of moral values. So why would we ever want our children to watch televi

  • Parent Essentials: Hey Josh for Grown-Ups

    Josh Shipp, the popular youth speaker and dispenser of wisdom to teens, has launched a new project called Hey Josh for Grown-ups (uhm, yeah. That's YOU! The grown-up!)! Josh has put together a really good, high quality program for parents, teachers, scout leaders, youth pastors---just about anyone

  • Parent Essentials: Halloween Learning Activities

    Amy James from Knowledge Essentials shares some learning activities you can do with your pumpkins before you carve them into Jack-O-Lanterns!

  • Media + Tech Essentials: Should your Teen be Tweeting?

    Amy James from Knowledge Essentials explains Twitter, how parents can use it with their kids and as a family organization tool. Related Links Why Twitter Matters I Want My Twitter TV UK Students May Be Required to Master Twitter Teen Girl Dies Tweeting in the Tub

  • Media + Tech Essentials: Could Using Facebook Mean Lower Grades?

    A recent study conducted at Ohio State University has students squirming because it claims that social networking sites like Facebook can result in lower grades.CBS News education expert Amy James breaks down the study and tells parents what they need to know about homework, grades and social networ

  • Parent Essentials: Learning From Summer Movies

    There are plenty of movies geared towards kids. Some movies, like Disney's 'Earth' bring education into the mix. Amy James talks to CBS News 9 about how to make the educational movie experience more interactive.