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Technology, toddlers, and Starfall…

by Demetria | Jun 25, 2010 | digital media, Homeschooling, preschool

Today we had an interesting shot at trying BabyZ’s hands at Starfall.com.She had been watching Big Sister on the PC for quite some time now, so of course, she was itching to get on the computer and mouse.So for her very short lesson, I taught her to move the...

Create Video Montages

by Demetria | Apr 7, 2010 | digital media, Reviews

So you don’t know what to do with all those digital pics?We have that problem in our home…and for school it’s a huge deal for us.Since we love to digitally snap anything in sight and archive what we are doing at the spur of any moment, having a way...

Create Video Montages

by Demetria | Apr 7, 2010 | digital media, Reviews

So you don’t know what to do with all those digital pics?We have that problem in our home…and for school it’s a huge deal for us.Since we love to digitally snap anything in sight and archive what we are doing at the spur of any moment, having a way...

Learning The Planets With VoiceThread

by Demetria | Dec 9, 2009 | digital media, Homeschooling, homeschooling science

Finally we have put together NyGirl’s power point presentation into our VoiceThread account.I will add, she did this project completely on her own (after a few lessons from me on how to create the Power Point slides). She also took off on the remaining...

Learning The Solar System With Power Point

by Demetria | Dec 2, 2009 | digital media, Homeschooling, Science, typing

NyGirl has really been interested in planets lately. We have a full unit covering the solar system in her Houghton Mifflin science book…but it is very limited when it comes to techie ideas (though the book offers a supplemental website with additional quizzes...