Comments on: Online Homeschooling http://www.homeschoolsoftwarenews.com/homeschool-software/online-homeschooling/ Your source for homeschool software and information Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:50:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Homeschool Software http://www.homeschoolsoftwarenews.com/homeschool-software/online-homeschooling/#comment-3 Homeschool Software Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:14:28 +0000 http://www.homeschoolsoftwarenews.com/?p=414#comment-3 Jennifer, thank you so much for your wonderful insight. Really great points...I appreciate the post! So true that each child is an individual and we get to let that shine through :) Jennifer, thank you so much for your wonderful insight. Really great points…I appreciate the post! So true that each child is an individual and we get to let that shine through :)

]]> By: Jennifer K Gray http://www.homeschoolsoftwarenews.com/homeschool-software/online-homeschooling/#comment-2 Jennifer K Gray Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:59:23 +0000 http://www.homeschoolsoftwarenews.com/?p=414#comment-2 It really depends on the child, their needs, and their learning style. My 13 year old son does all of his schoolwork through online products and software. Even when his work is finished, he uses the internet as a research tool and is always working on a new project (creating databases, learning programming languages, etc). My 10 year old son uses the computer a bit, but overall he finds it rather frustrating. He is a hands-on learner and needs to touch and manipulate objects in order to understand concepts. Online courses would not be effective for him. My 7 year old son learns in various ways. He enjoys online activities, but prefers to learn through my teaching and then we use web resources for review and to reinforce concepts. He learns best through multiple methods - auditory, visual, and kinesthetic. While I am excited about the number of new educational websites and software products that are being developed, I think the most important factor is to consider the way the child learns best! It really depends on the child, their needs, and their learning style.

My 13 year old son does all of his schoolwork through online products and software. Even when his work is finished, he uses the internet as a research tool and is always working on a new project (creating databases, learning programming languages, etc).

My 10 year old son uses the computer a bit, but overall he finds it rather frustrating. He is a hands-on learner and needs to touch and manipulate objects in order to understand concepts. Online courses would not be effective for him.

My 7 year old son learns in various ways. He enjoys online activities, but prefers to learn through my teaching and then we use web resources for review and to reinforce concepts. He learns best through multiple methods – auditory, visual, and kinesthetic.

While I am excited about the number of new educational websites and software products that are being developed, I think the most important factor is to consider the way the child learns best!

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