This is the 3rd post in our series on controlling our kids access to the Internet, both when they can get on, and what they can reach when they are online. In the first post we discussed the basics of how computer networks function, using the analogy of a phone system at our Blog, She Wrote ...
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Internet Filtering & Access Control Part 2: Controlling When Your Kids Are Wandering the Web
Thanks again to Dan who has he put together Part 2 of our series on how to filter and control access to the Internet using your router. Today's post contains affiliate links. Thanks always for your support!
In our Part 1 post we explained the basics of how our devices, such as laptops and
iPads, ...
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Internet Filtering & Access Control {Part 1: The Basics}
Thanks to Dan for this guest post on internet filtering & access control. So many have asked us how we do this in our home that he heartily agreed to share with you how we handle technology in our home. He'll be doing three posts starting with some terminology to kick things off.
Protecting ...
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Managing the Internet in Your Home
The internet is a powerful tool in our homeschools. Many of us can't imagine homeschooling without it either for research, downloading eBooks, or even online classes and communities for our kids.
While there is great potential for its uses, there is reason to be cautious. The internet is only ...
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Why We Fell in Love with Audio Books from Audible
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Do your kids listen to audio books? My kids do and while we used to get CDs from the library, I've moved on to mp3 files for listening. Even those titles we own on CD have been imported to the computer and we access them that way. But, ...
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Essential Elements of a Home Learning Environment
It's time to share our learning spaces with everyone! We've been homeschooling for ten and a half years and our learning environment has changed a lot over that time. When Ethan, our 12th grader, first started homeschooling half way through first grade, we had just one small table in our living room ...
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