I love reading and I have been keeping track of my (mostly digital) book collection on goodreads. I recently noticed they have a book challenge feature that allows you select the number of books you would like to read this year and track your progress. The first week of this year, while we were in… Read more »
Keeping up with our New Year’s tradition, Drew and I flew to Nashville to spend time with his family in the Middle Tennessee area. After we got back from Nashville, a NYT article titled Nashville’s Latest Big Hit Could Be the City Itself popped up on my Twitter feed. The author summarized my perception of… Read more »
This week I was asked to be a part of the Equal Futures Codeathon at the White House. The codeathon teamed up web professionals with high school girls to brainstorm ideas for apps. The apps were meant to raise awareness about the lack of female representation in the government and inspire more women to run… Read more »
One of the top New Year’s resolutions involves learning something new. And thanks to many new open learning initiatives it is becoming easier to find educational resources online. Here are a handful of free resources for learning new skills. Skill Share Anyone with knowledge to share can teach a class which means that there are… Read more »