Online Learning
The Well-Trained Mind Extended Guide
Much has changed since the first (1999) edition of The Well-Trained Mind. For example, you don’t have to plug your computer into your phone line and dial up anymore! Explore scores of wonderful online resources for home educators here.
A list of links, guides, apps, and resources from around the web to help kids learn to code and help parents/educators do the teaching.
Susan Wise Bauer walks us through the differences between the 4th edition of The Well-Trained Mind and its previous versions. Text! Video! Bullet Points! Everything you need to navigate the extensively updated edition is right here.
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Game-centered typing instruction, highly customizable with 11 different typing plans.
Early keyboarding (combined with ongoing handwriting practice at an appropriate level) can allow dysgraphic and dyslexic students to advance in reading and writing skills.
A free, comprehensive keyboarding system, designed for middle and upper grades.
This free online touch-typing course is a series of games designed for young learners.
Like Scratch, GameMaker is an introduction to programming; the difference is that Scratch is a free educational language, while GameMaker is proprietary and for-profit. But GameMaker allows young users to actually create computer games, which can be a powerful teaching tool.
The programming language Java can be learned through online courses or free online tutorials. Java is widely used, and there are many resources available.
The programming language Scratch was developed at MIT as an educational tool to introduce younger students to programming, as a stepping stone to more advanced work.