Author: Josh

Free digital Old Schoolhouse magazine 1

Free digital Old Schoolhouse magazine

Did you know that the Old Schoolhouse Magazine is now digital and it is free? Occasionally we have had subscribed to the print version of the Old Schoolhouse magazine. I am also signed up for the email newsletter but somehow I missed the transition to digital. Since the magazine is no longer in print (except as a yearly volume) The Old Schoolhouse now has a special online education portal full...

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Star Chart is a nifty and free augmented reality astronomy app http://t.co/nLk1Fwpa8T via @TUAW — Josh (@schooltablet) August 19, 2013

Why you shouldn’t let your kids play on the iPad 0

Why you shouldn’t let your kids play on the iPad

It finally happened – my iPad’s front glass got cracked. You would think I would have learned my lesson about letting kids play unsupervised with my iPad, since my wife’s phone got fried by our two year old. I am surprised it did not happen sooner. I have let the kids use the iPad for the last two years so I guess I was getting complacent. This is how it...

How to turn around your childs education 0

How to turn around your childs education

I just came across this video that made me think twice about why and how I homeschool.  It is similar to a lot of the talks Sir Ken Robinson has over at Ted talks.  This talk is called  “Stop Stealing Dreams” by Seth Godin. Why do you Homeschool?  Chances are that you homeschool in part to give your children a good education.  But did you know: “Large scale education was...

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Daily iPad App: Nova Elements walks you through the periodic table http://t.co/G0jq7YhZnb via @TUAW — Josh (@schooltablet) June 14, 2013