Archive for July, 2006
Google SketchUp - Easy and Free 3D Modelling Software/Program
Sunday, July 30th, 2006Google SketchUp (free) is an easy-to-learn 3D modeling program whose few simple tools enable you to create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects – even space ships. You can add details, textures and glass to your models, design with dimensional accuracy, and place your finished models in Google Earth, share them [...]
Great Unschooling-Homeschooling Article Series on CBC
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006Beatrice Ekwa Ekoko is a Dundas Ontario-based writer who home-schools with her husband and three daughters. For the last five years they have been producing Radio Free School, a weekly radio show by, for and about un-schoolers. Beatrice will be writing six columns on the subject of home-schooling.
This is 1st article in the series:
Minding [...]
Good Movie Ratings- Ratings for Nudity/Violence/Profanity in Movies
Saturday, July 15th, 2006
This is a good site to bookmark, http://www.kids-in-mind.com/ It rates movies in 3 different categories: sex and nudity/ violence and gore/ profanity. It is not a preachy site just lets you make informed choices.
For example I don’t really care that much about profanity but violence is a biggie. It gives a review [...]
Free Worksheets and Printables AND Upload and sell YOUR worksheets
Thursday, July 6th, 2006This is pretty neat site- it is fairly new. The concept is for “teachers” to upload their own original worksheets, lesson plans or study ideas. etc and they can set a price and sell ( usually $1-10.00). In order to sell you first have to offer/upload something available for free download. The site is quite [...]