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 to [...]
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 Victoria, computer & programs, 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 typed introduction [...]
Posted in Anna, Clubs & Classes, Daily log, Field trips & tours, Grammar, Jack, Japanese, Victoria, art, computer & programs, math, nature, science, testing 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 by heart [...]
Posted in Victoria, art, computer & programs, 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, [...]
