Hello and welcome to my home-ed blog.👋
I'm Nick, and I'm a parent with littles in the CJUSD, and I want to reach out and help parents meet the new challenge of supplementing their own students' educational experience in this historic time.
I see the huge😱 number of resources we've been flooded with, and it occurs to me that it can be overwhelming for people who had no intention of home-schooling or any materials at home aside from the internet and maybe a printer.
First: yes, there's a big pile of resources available, but obviously there's not a discussion page attached to every item and it's hard to tell which ones are worth the effort of setting up.
Second: the stuff on the list is specific to what's been discussed and approved for district use, but does not go into free and open source solutions. here's a place I'll probably spend several updates discussing. There are a lot of apps that are free, useful, fun, and there are no advertisements in sight.
YouTube is our friend: but like all friends, YT has a dark and weird side that probably isn't for our kids. That being the case, I'll be curating a few channels I've followed for years, starting with specific episodes and playlists.
I'm even going to make a few videos myself.
Most importantly, though, is that I want to hear from you. What are your challenges in keeping your students engaged from home? What are your fears and concerns? It is my hope to put our heads together and solve these challenges for the benefit of all of our children.
With all of that said, thanks for your attention, and please let me know if you have any favorite sites, apps, or services that have helped you in raising and educating your kids, even if it was stuff you were using before they were school age!
--Nick
I'm Nick, and I'm a parent with littles in the CJUSD, and I want to reach out and help parents meet the new challenge of supplementing their own students' educational experience in this historic time.
I see the huge😱 number of resources we've been flooded with, and it occurs to me that it can be overwhelming for people who had no intention of home-schooling or any materials at home aside from the internet and maybe a printer.
First: yes, there's a big pile of resources available, but obviously there's not a discussion page attached to every item and it's hard to tell which ones are worth the effort of setting up.
Second: the stuff on the list is specific to what's been discussed and approved for district use, but does not go into free and open source solutions. here's a place I'll probably spend several updates discussing. There are a lot of apps that are free, useful, fun, and there are no advertisements in sight.
YouTube is our friend: but like all friends, YT has a dark and weird side that probably isn't for our kids. That being the case, I'll be curating a few channels I've followed for years, starting with specific episodes and playlists.
I'm even going to make a few videos myself.
Most importantly, though, is that I want to hear from you. What are your challenges in keeping your students engaged from home? What are your fears and concerns? It is my hope to put our heads together and solve these challenges for the benefit of all of our children.
With all of that said, thanks for your attention, and please let me know if you have any favorite sites, apps, or services that have helped you in raising and educating your kids, even if it was stuff you were using before they were school age!
--Nick
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