Review: Click & Create With Mia and fairly intuitive program that has excellent builtin help and tutorials. children will enjoy playing with this software and will be learning things http://www.alamopc.org/pcalamode/reviews/current/R20030503.shtml
Extractions: Larry Grosskopf e-mail From the May, 2003 issue of PC Alamode Magazine is a company from Canada that produces the Mia line of products. Mia is an animated talking mouse who wears pink overalls and likes to explore the world. She may or may not be familiar to our readers, but she already has a reading, math and science adventure published by Kutoka. The new and most recently released product is designed to let children explore their creative side with help from Mia and her sidekick, Scary, also known as "Boo". There are all kinds of ways to be creative with this software and I will attempt to show how useful this tool can be in this review. In order to run this software on your computer, you need to have at least a Pentium II class Celeron or better CPU, with 64 MB of RAM and a Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, NT or XP operating system. Video graphics needs to support at least 800 x 600, 24-bit True Color resolution and sound should be a 16-bit, SoundBlaster or 100% compatible card. For installation or to run the program from the CD, your CD-ROM speed should be at least 6X. A printer is recommended and I would strongly concur that to achieve the potential this program offers you will want to use a color printer with the program. The software is divided up into 5 separate sections; within each one you can express your individualism and artistic talent. Each time you make your first entry into a section, Mia appears and provides a synopsis of what to expect. You can also benefit from the Tutorial at the opening of the program, which demonstrates some of the useful tools that are ready and available for your use. Mia also gives you an example of some of the things you might create. If you tire of the Tutorial, or don't want to listen to any more of it, you simply hit the space bar to exit. One very effective feature is the help tool. When you are using the program, if you are not sure of what some of the tools are or how they work, you can hit the "?" icon and you will get an explanation (See Figure 1). If you click on the name associated with the tool, Mia will give you a verbal explanation of the icon.
Interact2003 Human-computer Interaction Conference Childcomputer Interaction Group, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK This tutorial offers participants an introduction to evaluation methods http://www.interact2003.org/tutorials/tut5-description.html
Extractions: Many evaluation methods have been devised, documented, and used successfully in situations where the intended users are adults. These methods include observational and survey methods that involve representative users, and methods such as walkthrough that do not involve users directly but assume a knowledge and understanding of their actions. Most of these methods need special approaches, if they can be used at all, when the intended users are children. In addition, most evaluation methods used with adults are concerned primarily with the usability of a product; with children, usability remains important, but evaluating fun is likely to also be a major concern.
Extractions: An informed parent is a child's best advocate! The Internet is a powerful tool that offers unprecedented access to educational resources as well as remarkable communication/collaboration opportunities. However, tremendous responsibilities accompany this potent force. Frequently, the technical aspects of this technology obscure the ethical issues. Teachers, parents and students ALL need to be involved in discussions about the complex issues involved with safety, censorship and netiquette. Young children should not be surfing the WWW alone. Spend time with your children online. Encourage them to show you their favorite sites. Get involved with their online searches. Child psychologists and safety experts recommend that the computer be in a common family area rather than the child's room. Set firm Internet safety rules. Discuss these guidelines with your children. Children need to know what you as a family consider off limits. Your family's values should extend to cyberspace.
Scottsdale Public Library - Programs And Events computer Classes August/September Calendar of Events calendar is chockfull of interesting activities and experiences for children, teens and adults. http://library.scottsdaleaz.gov/programs/
Extractions: Home Library Catalog Online Resources What Do I Read Now? ... Contact Us The Library's calendar is chock-full of interesting activities and experiences for children, teens and adults. Select a link to view the events and programs available at your library. Beginning with August/September, the Calendar of Events will only be available for download in PDF format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to access the calendar. Click here to download the free software if it is not already installed on your computer. CATALOG SEARCH
Computer Arts - Childrens Book Illustration While JK Rowling may be the current darling of the childrens book world, every generation has its Latest issue computer Arts Projects August 2005 http://www.computerarts.co.uk/in_depth/features/childrens_book_illustration
Extractions: 10 Type in motion Relative position within site (breadcrumb trail): In depth Features Childrens book illustration One of the attractions of book illustration is that it gives you much more scope for creativity than, say, a magazine article. Deciding which parts of the story to depict, in what style, is obviously a crucial element of any commission, and one of the most fun. Keeping it fresh
Homework Helper - Computers And The Internet Computers tutorials and Definitions; History of the Net; The Internet - Getting Started Click here to send e-mail to the children s Department staff. http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/library/child/homework/comp.htm
Extractions: SAN FRANCISCO, LINUXWORLD CONFERENCE AND EXPO, August 10, 2005 EnterpriseDB Corporation, an enterprise database company, announced today that EnterpriseDB 2005, the company's flagship product, has won the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Award in the "Best Database Solution" category. Representatives from the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo presented the award Tuesday afternoon at the show. EnterpriseDB 2005 is an enterprise-class database that is based on PostgreSQL, the world's most advanced open source database. EnterpriseDB 2005 is compatible with many applications written for Oracle databases, and it provides reliability and performance under update-intensive workloads that are far superior to other popular open source databases. More information and EnterpriseDB 2005 downloads are available on the company's website at www.enterprisedb.com
MAXON Computer Cinema 4D Tutorials: Catching A Soft Body CINEMA4D Tutorial Tips Techniques Dynamics Catching a Soft Body. Create a HyperNURBS Object then make the Soft Body a child of the HyperNURBS. http://www.maxoncomputer.com/tutorial_detail.asp?tutorialID=206&site=
Kids' Links: Computers And The Internet http//www.useekufind.com/intutrl.htm INTERNET tutorials links to lots of Kids and computers Pages http//www2.magmacom.com/~dsleeth/ computer http://www.sondra.net/links/k-computers.htm
Computers And The Internet: Self-Help Links include learning materials, tutorials, guides, history, statistics, help, computer reuse, Triangle area user groups, and other resources. http://www.rtpnet.org/comp/
Mrs. Pournelle's Reading Program through over 20 years of teaching children to read, not solely from theories. It was subsequently made into a computer program tutorial guide. http://www.jerrypournelle.com/Reading.html
Extractions: Mrs. Pournelle's Reading Program Mrs. Roberta Pournelle is rjp@earthlink.net and can answer specific questions better than I can. If you wrote me about her program I will have forwarded your mail to her. However, she gets a LOT of mail and it may be a while before she gets to it. You should also visit her web page at http://www.readingtlc.com . You can also order a copy from there. Her reading program was developed through over 20 years of teaching children to read, not solely from theories. The 'program' was originally a lesson plan with posters and acetate overlays, and used in classes of up to size 30 or so students, as well as for individual tutorials. It incorporated a number of features such as "uncover/discover" developed by Roberta and so far as I know unique to her program and those who have learned to use it. It has always been highly effective. It was subsequently made into a computer program tutorial guide. The 'program' has taught over 6,000 people (of all ages) to read. Some were upper middle class English speaking, others were inner city English speaking, many were English as second language non-English speaking; home languages included Spanish, Chinese, and Armenian. It has been used for adults who speak English, and is in use by American teachers in foreign countries teaching both children and adults who are simultaneously learning spoken English. The program teaches English only. It is not available in other languages. The instruction is in English. It is available in
AllExperts Questions & Answers Help, tips, tutorials Religion/Spirituality Beliefs, scriptures computer, video, gambling News/Issues Top stories, politics, law Teens http://www.allexperts.com/
Useful Links - Family & Consumer Sciences Child Development Websites. computer tutorials. Graduate Student Links computer tutorials. · Child Family Links. · U of A Websites http://www.uakron.edu/schulze/hlinks.htm
Extractions: Bookmark this page!! University of Akron Websites Student Resources Child Development Websites Computer Tutorials ... Other useful sites Student Resources: Careers Writing Resources Library Resources Scholarships/Announcements Careers: Employment info on the web! Careers in Child Development Careers in Family Development UA Child Development Page Tips for Students From McGraw-Hill/ Dushkin Dushkin How to Write Term Papers ... How to Read a Journal Article Child Development Online Study Guides: Allyn McGraw-Hill's Child Developmental Supersite (click on "Child Development, Chronological") McGraw-Hill's Dushkin On-line Psychology Links (lots of them!) ... Theory Links
Internet And Computers - TRL WebLinks A detailed Internet guide according to age group by The children s Com, this site has tutorials, free scripts, and links to other JavaScript resources. http://www.timberland.lib.wa.us/internet.asp
HCIL 22nd Annual SOH being conducted in the Humancomputer Interaction Laboratory at the University of The event consists of a day of tutorials and workshops (Thursday, http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/soh/
Extractions: Compare prices at WHAT'S NEW These go up to 7800! GeForce 7800s have hit the retail shelves here in Australia now. The 7800 GTX is the only card available so far - under various brands, but all made in the same factory, so if nothing in the bundle packages excites you then you should just buy based on price. The 7800 GTX is only available in a PCIe version, and offers around 1.2 times the performance of an AGP GeForce 6800 Ultra, for around 1.3 times the price. It's not much more expensive than a PCIe 6800 Ultra, though, so if that's what you were considering buying, you'd do well to get a 7800 instead. For little more than half the price of a 7800 GTX, though (less than half the price of the fanciest 7800 packages...), you can get a quite nice 128Mb AGP plain GeForce 6800, which is certainly not only half the speed of the 7800. Especially if you get one that can be converted into a
Computers For K-12 Students New User Tutorial Teens - A tutorial designed for people who have never Teaching Computers To children - Kids/Teens - A topic of the larger http://www.edinformatics.com/kids_teens/kt_computers.htm
Extractions: Sites: Tek Camp for Kids *Cool Site* - Learn all about how the World Wide Web works while exploring Paw Island. Basics of Computing - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Offers a tutorial on basic computing tasks. Also includes information about the history of computers. Computer Lab - [ Kids ] - Teaches elementary students about computer tasks including saving, email, computer decorating and the internet. CTGlobe.com - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Young adult network offers HTML tutorials, a guide to C++ programming, and reviews of books and products. How Computers Work - [ Teens ] - Explains computer-related terms as well as how to navigate the Microsoft Windows operating system. Humpherlinks Freeware - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Resource for sites and software on art, education, entertainment, games, reference, information, nature, health and safety.
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