Posted in computer & programs, deep thoughts, Victoria on Jul 9th, 2010 3 Comments »
Okay, I made that number up, but I’m pretty sure there are at least 900 reasons I love it, and it seemed silly to start at one. Victoria just put up a tutorial on how to make a sparkle picture using Sumo Paint on her blog. The tutorial included screen caps, lots of steps about [...]
Posted in computer & programs, cool sites on May 28th, 2010 No Comments »
Some of these are fun for kids, some are educational, some are weird and some won’t work on my computer but sure look interesting. Bizarre Websites On Which You Can Kill Time With Style We’re off to Alexandria for a couple of days tomorrow morning to see runestones and a vinery and fjord horses. See [...]
Posted in computer & programs, cool sites on Jun 13th, 2009 1 Comment »
I just stumbled onto the site while searching for more information about a computer game called Math Missions. I found it so helpful that I thought I’d pass it on. The site ranks educational software according to ease of use, educational value and kid appeal, plus it gives detailed information about everything from system requirements [...]
Posted in computer & programs on Jun 29th, 2008 2 Comments »
I’m not sure what’s going on lately, but my photos seem to be magically changing every so often! I post a batch of them and then a few days later one or two of them will be photos from other folders on my computer. They still look like the originals on my screen and I [...]
Posted in computer & programs, Victoria, writing on Jun 25th, 2008 2 Comments »
Victoria decided yesterday that she wanted to write a “web report” on marbles. Daryl helped her google images and information on how they were made, the history, etc. She used Neopaint to make an animated GIF that flipped through pages of pictures, information and trivia. The whole thing was about 15 “pages” and included a [...]
Posted in Anna, art, Clubs & Classes, computer & programs, Daily log, Field trips & tours, Grammar, Jack, Japanese, math, nature, science, testing, Victoria on Apr 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
Oh, we’ve been busy! I’m still sick but quite a lot is going on nonetheless. Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to. Maple Syrup Tapping We took part in an annual tradition of having a big community breakfast and then learning about tapping maple trees at a nearby camp. The girls know it [...]
Posted in art, computer & programs, Victoria, writing on Mar 18th, 2008 No Comments »
Victoria asked me today if she could use the computer to make a letter for a pen pal she hadn’t written to in a long time. I said sure and she created it today. I told her where I kept our photos in the computer and she used NeoPaint and ACDSee to cut and paste, [...]
