In my last article wrapping up computing options for homeschoolers, I mentioned that my platform of choice, at least as a starting point, would be Chromebooks and Chrome OS. I’d like to add a little meat to those bones and help you pick something that’s going to get them going...
Category: Multimedia
Photography, video, computers, tablets… a variety of different types of media.
Computer Class 1 with Rick Eutsler Jr
For our first semester of the Computer Class we will be covering the basics, as we have students ranging in age from seven years old to forty six years old. We're going to do 8 lessons to cover 8 to 10 weeks. These classes will begin to cover the basics...
Photography Class 1 with Rick Eutsler, Jr
For our first semester of the Photography Class, we went through the following topics. Photography Basics: Shutter Speed Aperture ISO Composition: Rule of Thirds Depth of Field Practical Application: Sports Photography Still Photography Portraits Landscape Macro Additionally, while focusing on Mac (Apple) based skill sets here, we will also be...
Hardware for Homeschooling Part III – ChromeOS
So we’ve looked at a the two core options available to most for homeschooling computer hardware. Windows and MacOS seem to be the primary options, but there are some new options coming on the market that are worth consideration. The most notable at this time is ChromeOS. ChromeOS is a...
Hardware for Homeschoolers – Part II (Platform Distinctions & What To Choose)
Hardware for Homeschoolers - Part II (Platform Distinctions & What To Choose) In Part I we discussed how all modern computing platforms are very similar. In this article we are going to look at some very important distinctions which will help you decide which direction to go in your homeschooling...
Hardware for Homeschoolers – Part I (Understanding the Platforms)
Just a quick background: I’ve been hand-building PCs from components since 1992 or 1993, so I have grown up in a world that was pre-Windows and where the Macintosh was only for elitists with too much money (some may argue that has not changed). These platforms were wildly different. Today’s...
Learning outside the lines
Learning outside the lines The start of this article actually began with the concept of hardware for homeschoolers, ie computers, tablets, etc. But as I got to thinking along that subject, it dawned on me that another critical aspect to learning which is often overlooked or completely ignored in the...