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Technology is “a manner of accomplishing a task using technical processes or knowledge.” Essentially, it is the tools that we use to accomplish the tasks of our lives. Rather than throwing technology at a problem for a vague sense of improvement, lets use it to solve specific problems, with the full knowledge that technology can introduce problems of its own. Today we will be talking about technology: the (electronic) tools of our education trade… what tools we use (hardware), how we use them (software), and what guidelines we use to govern them. We’ll also discuss formal “technology education" and passing on technical skills on to our students.
Here are some technology ideas from local homeschoolers:
Audio
Back to Genesis
Elsie Dinsmore
Focus on the Family Radio Theater
G.A. Henty Audio Books
Jonathan Park
Video
History Channel
Institute for Excellence in Writing
Magic Schoolbus
Moody Science Video Classics
MythBusters
Netflix (for educational DVDs!)
Schoolhouse Rock DVD
Hardware
iPod
LEGO Mindstorms robotics system
Software
Frames animation software
Grocery List Generator (works with Firefox)
Internet Filter Review
Microsoft Office Suite
Printmaster
Rosetta Stone is worth the money
StartWrite
Switched-On-Schoolhouse
Typing Instructor for Kids or Type to Learn 3
Zoo Tycoon
PodCasts
Current Science & Technology Podcast
Focus on the Family
iTunes U
Knit Picks Podcast
The Math Factor
Mom-to-Mom Radio Show
Two Blind Squirrels
Websites
BrainPOP
Central Intelligence Agency
Epinions Product Reviews
Everyday News Network at Vision Forum
Free Rice (vocabulary site)
Google (search engine)
Homeschool Buyers Co-Op
I Know That
KidsHealth
Math-U-See’s online drills
National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families
No Greater Joy
Plugged In
PBS Kids
Sea World Fun Zone
Sonlighters Club Forums
Wikipedia
Communication & Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology in New Hampshire
Get AT Stuff
AbleNet
IntelliTools
Boardmaker Software
Early Literacy Skills Builder
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