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Tag: technology
Getting the most out of online classes
My kids have now been taking online classes for two years, and there were one or two minor classes earlier, but every semester for the last two years they have been taking online classes through our local community college. Here are our tips for getting the most out of online classes. (this post is sponsored…
Pursuing Passions with Coding Classes
I’ve tried my best to create a custom high school for each of my kids. I let them find ways to pursue their passions. With my tech kid, we’ve tried lots of different ideas to find what worked best for him. Here are my tips to help your kids pursue their passions in homeschool. (this…
Vocabulary Game for SAT scores
Back when I started homeschooling I read a book talking about the vocabulary gap. It had a sample paragraph from a classic novel and then said if you needed to reread the paragraph to understand it, then you had a vocabulary gap. I remember going back and rereading the paragraph thinking, “Were some of these…
YouTube seems scary, but it doesn’t have to be
Did you hear about the latest crazy YouTube challenge? You know the one where the kids are challenged to film themselves doing (fill in the blank). Or, have you heard about the latest scary video uploaded to YouTube and geared towards kids? You know the one where the video looks okay for your kids to…
The benefits of online college credits for your high schooler
I remember from the moment I hit high school age, everything I was told by my teachers was, “This goes on your permanent record, and affects entry into college.” It was scary. Now I have friends whose kids are going off to college, and my kids are not that far away from college, and the…