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Workshop on technology and homeschooling
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I’ve been given an opportunity to do a workshop on technology and homeschooling at one of the conventions this Spring. We’re still deciding on the exact topic so I thought I’d open it up to all of you for ideas.
What kinds of things would you want to learn about if you could attend a workshop?
- E-readers – their versatility and how they can save you money; you download not only Kindle or Nook books (or whatever the platform is) but also PDF’s and docs; many libraries allow you to check out e-reader books; many books are in the public domain – free!
- How to use technology but set appropriate boundaries for yourself and your children.
- Limitations and advantages of technology
I am not sure how to express this clearly, but I’ll try. ; )
Some ideas for how to teach children who are interested in learning more about technology and computing (anything from using software to developing it , programming, to being able to take apart and build their own machine) when you have NO CLUE about any of that yourself. What are some “starting points” for teaching younger children (under 12) who are interested in and/or motivated by the computer sciences?
-teaching aids?
-kid friendly courses?
-topics to cover?
That may not be at all what you are looking for, but I would go to a workshop that was covering these.
-Miranda
“old fashioned” things not to give up just because of technology – e.g. why not to give up paper completely (handwriting, “real” book advantages, and I’m sure there is more)
(this coming from a techie addict!)
I would go to the same workshops as these ladies. We may not all need the exact same level of information, but I know that I could always use more as I’m probably not using my gadgets to their fullest. Plus, I have a son who is very interested in computers (luckily my dh, and myself, to a degree, can help but he has mostly searched out the info on his own) but I am still limited and am his primary “teacher”.
-creating documents for checklists (school & home)
-the whole high-school credit thing (what exactly does some of that look like?!)
*I know this is specific to CM but I’d like to know how to edit my dc’s written narrations. I can see where details could have been added, verb tenses, misspellings, some punctuation, etc., but the paragraphs and flow of the narration still concerns me. I would like to walk through the process of using a written narration to build better writing skills (I don’t feel I’m doing this right now, I’m trying, but not sure it’s correct or enough).
Obviously, I will not be making it to any of your workshops
as I don’t live anywhere near the east coast but maybe this could help someone else.Your ideas were very clear, Miranda. How to help our children learn subjects that we don’t understand ourselves is an important topic. It applies to more than just technology, but may be more prevelent there because the perceived complexity can color our approach.
Also a good suggestion, mjemom. As an extension to that, I often think about skills we’ve lost because of modern conveniences. If we ever lose some of those conveniences, will we know how to function?
as I don’t live anywhere near the east coast but maybe this could help someone else
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