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August 10, 2023
ATTENTION SAD 44 PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, GUARDIANS, TEACHERS, AND COACHES Ride Source Inc. is looking for part-time drivers to help transport SAD 44 students to after-school sporti...
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July 25, 2023
The ACP is a federally funded program that provides income-eligible households with a discount of $30 a month or $360 a year on their internet service bill. This program was creat...
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May 24, 2023
What are the pros and cons of paper books and ebooks with children?
US Department of Education - Office of Educational Technology - Guiding Principles for Use of Technology ...
![What Teens Want Parents to Know About Phones](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/msad_44_ar/article/image/large_f2f16e91-aa00-4c36-8985-ad34533a6471.png)
May 10, 2023
Find out what teens wished their parents knew about phones. Based on this Washington Post Article
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April 26, 2023
YouTube has enhanced parenting controls. You can create a YouTube account for your child under your account that allows you to set controls. Or you can give your children YouTu...
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April 12, 2023
This episodes the recommendations from a Washington Post article to parents on what they can do about social media. Recognizing how disruptive social media can be to children t...
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April 5, 2023
Very young children, aged 0-2, learn best through interacting with the real world. They need hands-on exploration. So what do the experts say about tech use and children 0-2? ...
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March 29, 2023
Many of us are familiar with the warnings about kids, especially very young children, getting too much screen time. But not all screen time is bad. Lean Back Screen Time is pas...
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March 22, 2023
Officer Gomez’s facebook page Officer Gomez’s list of conversations to have with your children if they have a phone, tablet, or laptop
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March 15, 2023
Guiding Principles for Use of Technology with Early Learners - Department of Education - Office of Educational Technology
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March 8, 2023
Three strategies to supervise your child’s technology use at home: Have your child use their laptop/tablet in public areas of the home - not in bedrooms or where they can clo...
February 16, 2023
As you are aware, any further snow days that may be necessary this year will be instructional days held remotely. If you would like a lunch meal sent home for your children for ...
![The Parenting and Tech Minute](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/msad_44_ar/article/image/large_e7328db0-e9fd-4422-a9c5-204b95c33490.jpeg)
February 15, 2023
Gabb Wireless provides parents a choice of cell phones that look like smart phones or watches that look like smart watches, but don’t have access to the Internet, social med...
![The Parenting and Tech Minute](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/msad_44_ar/article/image/large_b491b8c6-8d6e-483e-8bfe-8cb7d4bee756.jpeg)
February 10, 2023
Link: Wait Until 8th When is a good time to give your child a smart phone. Wait Until 8th recommends waiting until 8th Grade, with some very good reasons to delay giving a smar...
February 10, 2023
The MSAD #44 School Board will be meeting Monday, February 13, in the Telstar Library, at 6:30pm.
It is possible that Western Hills Access Television(WHAT) will provide covera...
February 2, 2023
Good Afternoon,
As you may be aware, we have already exhausted the five snow days that were built into this year's academic calendar. As a result, we will now be shifting to th...
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January 19, 2023
From the Bethel Citizen: Four juniors and two seniors in Dee Johannesen ‘s US History 1 class at Telstar visited Bethel Historical Society’s Mason House (a period home) and The R...
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January 11, 2023
Please remember to come to a full stop when but lights are flashing red.
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December 20, 2022
Good Morning,
As you may know, I will be leaving the Superintendency on June 30th after serving 22 years in that role and 39 years as an administrator in MSAD 44. I am very ple...
December 16, 2022
The MSAD #44 School Board will be meeting Monday, December 19, in the Telstar Library, at 6:30pm.
The Agenda is available here .
It is possible that Western Hills Access Te...