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Using the Internet for Your Home School Group (Part 1: Mass Email)

Apr 15, 2009David Cox2 CommentsTechnologyTech Support, Using the Internet

The Internet has revolutionized home schooling. As someone who grew up during the ‘90s (yes, I realize that makes some people feel old), I got to see the Internet evolve from little websites run by astronomers and computer geeks into a multi-billion-dollar institution. Once upon a time, reading about something meant going to the local library or cracking open an encyclopedia. Now we have Google, Wikipedia, eHow, Wikihow, and everything else in between. Yes, the Internet has fundamentally changed the amount of information we can access and how we access it.

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Take Our Twitter Poll

Apr 15, 2009David CoxPollsHome School Convention, Poll

Do you plan to attend one or both of the home school conventions this May? We want to know! Complete the Twitter poll below, and look for more polls in the future (we have a new page dedicated to our polls). And don’t forget to sign up for one of the home school conventions at arkansashomeschool.org. (more…)

And Now a Preview of Coming Attractions

Apr 13, 2009David CoxInformative

Now that Arkansas’ legislative session is over, we’re ready to change our focus to other aspects of home schooling. We started this blog as a resource for home school families—a place where you could find useful information, learn daily shortcuts, and converse with other home schoolers. True to that purpose, we’ve developed a plan for the future.

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