Day: March 1, 2008
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It Worked for Us – BBC Typing School (Ages 7 – 11)
BBC has an online typing program for kids ages 7 to 11, Dance Mat Typing. I thought I’d go ahead and give it a plug as it worked for us. H.o.p. began the lessons last year but his interest collapsed. He started them again this year back in November or December and finished them, this…
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Cosmeo No Longer Has Maths Mansion (durn)
We use Cosmeo quite a bit and H.o.p. really enjoys it. He really enjoyed the Brit show Maths Mansion which he discovered via Cosmeo, which was filmed about 2001 and is a math adventure game geared for 9 to 11 year olds (not to be confused with the Ms. Infinity’s Math Mansion). Then suddenly the…
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Rosetta Stone Doesn't Like Libraries
I discovered what’s going on with Rosetta Stone and libraries. They’ve decided to not license them any longer. So I was reading that a library, patrons being hooked, had ordered CDs to lend out. But the new Rosetta Stone license is for one computer alone. The librarian had felt that Rosetta Stone had used them…