What a cute idea for inspiring kids to read. Teachers rewrote the lyrics to Miley Cyrus' "Party in the USA," and their elementary school students made a "Reading in the USA" music video! Watch the news report: http://news.yahoo.com/video/chicagocbs2-15750637/new-music-video-inspires-students-to-read-23570937 Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omBi4kLoZYM

Gadget gifts for the fitness forward If you have a fitness-minded friend, these are some great gift ideas! Check out the slide show of eight gifts that can help keep you exercising! http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/health/fitness-gadget-gifts/index.html?hpt=hp_bn10

Google search undergoes 'most radical transformation ever' (CNN) -- Google search is about to get way more personal. In a change that's been called the "most radical transformation ever" to Google's search engine, the Mountain View, California, company on Tuesday announced an update called "Search, plus Your World," which causes Google's robots to incorporate data from its social network as well as the public Internet when delivering search results to people. "Search is pretty amazing at finding that one needle in a haystack of billions of Web pages, images, videos, news and much more," Google said in a blog post on Tuesday morning. "But clearly, that isn't enough. You should also be able to find your own stuff on the Web, the people you know and things they've shared with you, as well as the people you don't know but might want to ... all from one search box." The company added: "Search is simply better with your world in it." On the prominent blog Search Engine Land, Danny Sullivan writes that the updates fundamentally change the way Google's search engine functions, calling it the "most radical" change ever. "The new system will perhaps make life much easier for some people, allowing them to find both privately shared content from friends and family plus material from across the Web through a single search, rather than having to search twice using two different systems," he writes. "However, Search Plus Your World may cause some privacy worries, as private content may appear as if it is exposed publicly (it is not). It might also cause concern by making private content more visible to friends and family than those sharing may have initially intended." Keep reading: http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/10/tech/web/google-search-plus/index.html?hpt=hp_bn6

1.Went to my son's vocal performance (knowing that there was a very good chance I would just watch him stand or excuse himself to the bathroom, since that HAS happened before) and the boy actually sang. Progress:) 2. Support and encouragement 3. This time of year

Miss Lori thinks we are all responsible for the sexualization of children like Isabella Barrett from Toddlers and Tiaras .... I think this is a must read for everyone. http://www.misslori.tv/2012/02/07/miss-lori-thinks-we-are-responsible-for-sexualization-of-children-like-isabella-from-toddlers-and-tiaras/