Classical books on the iPad with instructions
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Join Adobe Creative Cloud now for only $20 a month
For a limited time homeschoolers can join Adobe Creative Cloud for only $19.99 a month. With Adobe Creative cloud you can have access to all of Adobes powerful graphics creation software without the expensive cost of buying the program. Homeschoolers qualify for the same educational discount as students and teachers. Full versions of our most popular desktop applications — Adobe® Photoshop®, Illustrator®, Acrobat®, and more Full access to services to...
A Time 4 Learning Review
I’ve been invited to try Time4Learning for one month in exchange for a candid review. My opinion will be entirely my own, so be sure to come back and read about my experience. Time4Learning can be used as a homeschool curriculum, for afterschool enrichment and for summer skill sharpening. Find out how to write your own curriculum review for Time4Learning.
Lego mindstorm EV3 for Android and iOS
Lego is finally coming out with a tablet and Smartphone compatible Lego Mindstorm set. The Lego Mindstorm EV3 was announced at the 2013 CES show. It is not quite clear how the new EV3 Mindstorm will work with Tablets and Smartphones but a new processor is the key. According to Lego: “the EV3 Intelligent Brick now un‐tethers robots from the computer by providing users expanded on‐brick programming and tighter integration...
Kindle Fire FreeTime
Amazon just added a feature that might interest parents with kindle fire. It’s called Kindle FreeTime. It’s an app provided by Amazon that allows kids access to videos and apps geared towards kids. It allows parents to set content control and daily screen time limits. You can restrict the amount of time games can be played without restricting reading time. Unfortunately for me FreeTime is NOT available for the first...
You can’t rely on technology for homeschooling
Technology is great. It can make our lives easier. Technology will magically teach your children right? Wrong! When the iPad first came out I thought it would be the best thing for homeschooling. While the iPad is great for homeschooling it doesn’t magically reduce the work required for homeschooling. Sometimes it would be nice to sit my kids down with the iPad and learn all they need to know. It...
How to get rid of your math curriculum
Math is the subject parents love to teach right? Wrong! Even though I have a minor in math, I can still get frustrated trying to explain what seems like simple concepts to my children. The traditional math curriculum utilizes a number of worksheets to cover each new topic. At our house many times there is a search for the math book before we can even get started. We have tried...
