So, our question this week is:
How do you handle computer use in your homeschool with your children? Do you allow them to have non school related time on the computer? How much? What do they typically do? Also, What subjects do your children do on the computer? If it is a program, which one? Likes/dislikes.
We limit computer use to a bare minimum. I am the mean mommy that refuses to allow my children to have a facebook account, etc. Any other mean mommies out there? According to my ds, there isn’t. lol!
My ds14, ds13, and ds10 all are assigned projects each week that correlate with our Wisdom Booklets. They do research and either do a notebook page on publisher or make a power point presentation. We have a PG Key on our main computer that protects them from visiting any unfriendly sites. Read about my review here. It really is a nifty little thing. However, the coolest thing about the PG Key is that each child has a log in with a timer. Once their allotted time has expired, it kills it! So sorry if you didn’t finish your project or keyboarding for the day. This teaches time management. Each child has 30 minutes per day to finish their daily assignment, check email, or leisure time.
The only subject that the boys complete on the computer is keyboarding, Mavis Beacon. Last year, they completed math on the computer and they did have 45 minutes.
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Today I am linking up with Homeschool Question of the Week.
Thanks for linking up!! We limit computer use to just school at this time. 😉
My son just turned 15 last month. He’s had a facebook page that is linked to our whole family, and I also know his sign on information . The way I figure it is at his age he should be trusted with some freedoms , though his computer is in our living room. The web is a place where mature kids can learn a lot, as long as your there to guide them.
I know this is going to be an issue with us starting this year. Right now they are allowed on the computer as long as it takes to get their homework done, but I am not always right beside them and as they get older and realize what else is out there, it will be trouble!
My kids get very little time on the computer. We sometimes do Download N Go unit studies, but that is usually the only school on the computer. I do want my son to start learning to type this year though. My husband has an iPad that he has downloaded some educational games on. The kids probably spend an hour or two a month on that, usually when we’re spending a lot of time in the car.