Advertise with Googlier.com Mr. Tanenbaum's Technology Resources https://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com Mr. Tanenbaum's Blog Mon, 16 Nov 2020 18:41:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.8 How to Speed Up Your Chromebook! https://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=886 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 20:07:39 +0000 http://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=886 Continue reading →]]> Is your Chromebook running slowly? Try deleting the browser cache. It is simple, it helps and you can do it about once a week. Click here for a short video which will show you how.

You should also make sure to actually shut down your Chromebook at the end of each day. Don’t just close the lid. Here is how to do that.

Finally, make sure to close any tabs that you don’t need at the top of your browser.

]]> 2020 Mock Election Results https://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=883 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 20:44:08 +0000 http://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=883 The voting in Cottage Lane’s Mock Election is complete. Here are the results. Let’s see if our results match the national election!

]]> Nature Photography Contest Video https://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=842 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:15:20 +0000 http://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=842 The Nature Photography project has come to a close. Click here to see a video of the photographs taken by the students in Cottage Lane. Thanks to all who participated.

]]> Happy Earth Day https://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=836 Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:08:24 +0000 http://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=836 Check out our celebration video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjkxmc_Yg9k

]]> Nature Photography Contet https://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=793 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 21:37:03 +0000 http://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=793 Calling all Cottage Laners – join our nature photography contest, today! Click here for all the details.

]]> Essay Contest for 5th Graders! https://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=776 Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:39:16 +0000 http://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=776 Check out this Earth Day Essay Contest for 5th graders from the Rockland County Division of Environmental Resources.  Winners receive a certificate from the County Executive!  

]]> News Sites for Kids https://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=737 Thu, 17 Oct 2019 15:05:01 +0000 http://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=737 Continue reading →]]> Looking for kid friendly sites for news?  Try these:

Remember to treat news like any other information you look for on line:

  • Check multiple sites
  • Use sites you trust, first
  • Know the difference between fact and opinion
]]> Pollinator Plan https://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=713 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:38:31 +0000 http://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=713 Here is a link to the Pollinator Plan.

]]> Practice Tests https://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=711 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:30:01 +0000 http://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=711 Here is a link to the practice tests for New York State.

]]> Apps Encourage Children to make Purchases https://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=697 Thu, 07 Feb 2019 15:46:21 +0000 http://blog.jacobtanenbaum.com/?p=697 Continue reading →]]> There are a number of popular apps and games which enable children to use their parents credit cards to make purchases within the program.  Take a look at this New York Times article which describes both the problem, and what parents can do about it:

www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/technology/personaltech/children-charges-mobile-games.html

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