Link: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-web-can-assist-with-homeschooling-2011-2
This article contains a list of Internet based home schools, home school curriculum sources and other useful home school websites.
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Posted in Education, Home School Resources, Homeschooling
Woman says her home-schooled children have less stress and peer pressureby Lauren Rees, The Register-Mail
Read more, and find out how this busy Illinois mother of five gets it done.
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Posted in Education, FLA Daily Journal | Tags: education, home education, homeschool, homeschooling in America, Illinois, teacher, traditional school
homeschooling in some unique ways.“Evidence suggests that home-schooling in America is a growing trend. In a weeklong web-only series, TODAYshow.com reports on the challenges and creative opportunities presented by this approach to education.”
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To be fair, I am going to review the line-up that they have available to On Demand customers. Yes, my previous post was less than approving of this venture. However, I can not be totally biased, and not review it.
Here’s an article concerning the On Demand program listings. The availability may be different in your area.
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Posted in Educational TV, FLA Daily Journal | Tags: Discovery Channel, Discovery Kids, DK Kids, DK Kids becomes the Hub, On Demand, The Hub
Well, it seems that the Discovery Channel holds money more dear than the education 
of American children.
As of October 10, 2010 The Discovery Kids (DK kids) Channel will become a horrendous product latten channel called The Hub.
“In April 2009, Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc., announced a joint venture to create a rebranded U.S. television network, The Hub, dedicated to high-quality children’s and family entertainment. The Hub will launch in October 2010 on the current Discovery Kids in the U.S. Discovery Kids will continue to operate under its current brand outside of the U.S.”
Source: http://corporate.discovery.com/brands/us/discovery-kids/
That’s right Discovery Kids will continue to be available outside of the US. I am livid. My daughter cried for an hour, and was sad for days about her favorite channel leaving. Sure, she likes “Strawberry Shortcake”, but she loves “Growing Up Creepie” and “Tutinstein”. She loves “Hi-5”, “Wilbur”, “Kenny the Shark”.
Our children are constantly under a barrage of adverts. Now “the only place on television devoted to helping kids explore the real world – from the depths of the ocean to outer space to self-awareness” is turning into a 50/50 joint venture to reach a broad audience of malleable minds in which to promote Hasbro’s toy line.
“PAWTUCKET, R.I., and SILVER SPRING, Md. – Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) and Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) today announced an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture, including a television network and website, dedicated to high-quality children’s and family entertainment and educational programming built around some of the most well-known and beloved brands in the world. As part of the transaction, the joint venture also will receive a minority interest in the U.S. version of Hasbro.com.
Both the network and the venture’s online component will feature content from Hasbro’s rich portfolio of entertainment and educational properties built over the past 90 years, including original programming for animation, game shows, and live-action series and specials. New programming will be based on brands such as ROMPER ROOM, TRIVIAL PURSUIT, SCRABBLE, CRANIUM, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, GAME OF LIFE, TONKA and TRANSFORMERS, among many others. The TV network and online presence also will include content from Discovery’s extensive library of award-winning children’s educational programming, such as BINDI THE JUNGLE GIRL, ENDURANCE, TUTENSTEIN, HI-5, FLIGHT 29 DOWN and PEEP AND THE BIG WIDE WORLD, as well as programming from third-party producers.
“Hasbro continues to evolve as a company with an unwavering vision of reimagining the potential of our incredible portfolio of brands well beyond traditional toys and games,” said Brian Goldner, Hasbro’s President and CEO. “Today, consumers are embracing our powerful brands through unique and immersive entertainment and educational experiences in a number of areas, including movies and new digital platforms.”
Source: http://www.hasbro.com/corporate/media/press-releases/hasbro-discovery-joint-venture.cfm
They mention educational programming, yet all of the educational programming will only be available on their website.
Luckily, DK kids is not really the only educational channel, there is still Sprout and NPT (National Public Television). But, this really, really, stinks. Thanks Discovery Channel (serious sarcasm).
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An article from the Grio – …”the first video-centric news community site devoted to providing African Americans with stories and perspectives that appeal to them but are underrepresented in existing national news outlets.”
By Christopher Nelson4:58 PM on 09/27/2010
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“We Not Only Reach For Our Own Dreams, We Help Others Do the Same”[This link will send you to Whitehouse.gov]
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Posted in Education | Tags: back to school, education, help others, learning, President Obama, students, US Education
Our little is excited. For Second Grade, we will be working with BrainPop Jr and Time4Learning (both are online educational “curriculum”), in addition to our usual CD-Rom materials (Jumpstart, Scholastic’s Brain Play & The Learning Company’s Adventure Workshop). We will also be using a new CD-Rom, Advantage 2011 (elementary) – an educational suite that is to be used to improve grade & test scores. As always, our home education stays aware of and in line with the Tennessee State Standards.
In addition, I will be trying a different method of instruction – focusing on multiple levels of one topic of study (mostly) for a week – or two, if necessary, before moving on to the next topic. I will also be using unit studies.
Finally, we will use a tad bit of unschooling, or Natural Learning, which is a philosophy of child-led learning.
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CET Fuller
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