As homeschoolers we are really ‘innovators’ and ‘early adopters.’ I am convinced that the trend in mainstream education must move toward individualized education a la homeschooling. Each child is gifted and the goal of a parent or teacher is to equip a child to make the most of his or her gifts.
This video talk […]

If you and your kids are on the internet at all, you know about YouTube. We’ve found a wealth of resources, minutes of mirth, and some material that bears censoring on this very popular site. As in all things, Mom and Dad being aware of what’s happening on the family computer is important. However, […]

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Political correctness, global thinking and the latest social philosophy are inconsequential when compared with whether or not a child can read or write or calculate or think critically. As I wrote at length in my previous post it does matter what we measure and how it’s used to improve a child’s learning.
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Social networking is a big deal! Maybe not at your house or my house but it is in our culture. Here’s a video primer on the basics of social networking from Commoncraft.
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Google released their Mapplets application today. So, what, right? Well, this is a pretty cool little tool for homeschool or for anyone who uses Google Maps. It makes mashups easy for students! What does that mean? Well, if you click your way around the internet even a little you’ve seen sites like Google Earth or […]

RSS (really simple syndication) is a huge time saver when it comes to surfing favorite sites for new stuff. If you daily click your way through fave sites looking for new content then RSS is for you. With RSS your favorite sites let you know when new stuff is posted. Here’s another nifty video from […]

Web 2.0 has been a buzz term for awhile now. It’s a little hard to define but I know a 2.0 site when I see it; the function and logos are distinct. Wikepedia calls it “the 2nd generation of web-based communities and hosted services — such as social-networking sites, wikis and folksonomies — which facilitate […]

Wikis are cool and if you’ve used Wikepedia you have been to a wiki on steroids. But did you know anyone can have a wiki? On anything? That’s right. And they can be very, very useful. Here’s a neat video intro to wikis from the clever folks at Commoncraft.
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