Graphing and Calculators
Flashing back on Friday I’m reminded that we didn’t have calculators in school or home when I was in school (similar to the we walked two miles uphill both ways to get to school)! When calculators did make it to school they were nothing more than simple...
Tech Break? How about tech time?
Our paper just ran an article that included a challenge to take a tech break each day – which is great, but I’d like to challenge everyone to take an hour using tech each day and learn something. There are so many great sites available online for everyone...
Prodigy
My son likes doing math and his school has used prodigy for several years. A couple different schools through the last couple years, but they both have used prodigy. The school has provided the basics for him, but we finally went ahead and got him the parent upgrade...
Kids and Politics….
It’s pretty amazing how much our kids pick up from what’s going on around them. No matter how much we think they are not really paying attention. I was pretty shocked when my son’s teacher had them fill out a sheet of If I was the president at...
Review: Enchanted Learning
Recently I found the website http://www.enchantedlearning.com/. It looks like it contains a lot of materials, but I have to admit I had a tough time wandering around the site and it took me a while to find printables that didn’t require the subscription. I did...About Me
I am a SAHM/WAHM of three boys ranging in age from 16 to 32. We are working on saving enough for college at the same time as dealing with school and our older independent kids. I author a few blogs, including http://teched4kids.com. I have in the past taught computer information technology classes for the local university and taught workshops for kid's in technology education besides being the Kentucky State FIRST LEGO League Championship Coordinator from 2005 to 2008. I now work as a computer consultant, run a handmade home business, and am available for workshops. Life here is always an adventure!
