PC Wars · Monday October 15, 2007 by Rose
I tried JJ out today on the Learning Upgrade system, but he finds the American voice, cheesy music, and bright cartoons a total wind up!
Interestingly, he also said that he found things like LU, Education City et al, simply test what you are already “meant” to know – and you learn knew things by being told that your choice/answer was wrong – rather than informing/teaching you of something new, and then allowing you to test yourself.
Yet for SJ, it works best for him. Go figure. Personalised learning again!
I’ve suggested that JJ tries using the BBC site again, as their format is more to show you something new, and then gives you the option to revise it afterwards, and he’s not yet used their Secondary site.
Despite having no less than four computers in the house (an old windows 98 one courtsey of Freecycle, our old pc, our current pc, and hubby’s laptop) we still had all the boys arguing today over who went on which pc!
From which you can guess that today seemed to revolve around computers, other than breaks to help amuse my nephew who was in the house today (being looked after by my Mum with whom we share a house).
In the afternoon I got the chance to get out the house, taking JJ down to the library. He’s trying to work up to going there on his own. By his age (12) I was always out the house on my own, however between one’s perception of things being less safe “these days”, and his own concerns at being stopped and questionned as a truant, he hasn’t yet done it. The library is only a 15 minute walk from our house, and the staff there all know him, so it will actually be a good place for him to start.
Anyway, we went to the library whilst SJ and WD were on the computers, and then went window shopping – which resulted in a new top for him! An expensive trip to the library!
Some days are like this; nothing much in particular going on, and the children just getting on with their own activities with little more than a guiding hand from me.
