tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30450214814949238202024-03-08T04:10:12.346-08:00Steven NSteve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-25279523629840900962011-07-30T22:52:00.001-07:002011-07-30T22:52:22.829-07:00<a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/11/27/designing-websites-for-kids-trends-and-best-practices/">http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/11/27/designing-websites-for-kids-trends-and-best-practices/</a>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-45949119024672537962011-07-30T11:04:00.003-07:002011-07-30T11:04:33.283-07:00<a href="http://www.deyalexander.com.au/resources/uxd/children.html">http://www.deyalexander.com.au/resources/uxd/children.html</a>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-71740281811028904522011-07-30T11:04:00.001-07:002011-07-30T11:04:06.789-07:00<a href="http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/09/best-practices-for-designing-usable-websites-for-kids/">http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/09/best-practices-for-designing-usable-websites-for-kids/</a>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-45823517978496432842011-07-30T11:01:00.001-07:002011-07-30T11:01:47.162-07:00Designing for Children<a href="http://www.useit.com/alertbox/children.html">http://www.useit.com/alertbox/children.html</a>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-10103648372618958022011-07-26T14:03:00.001-07:002011-07-26T14:03:29.965-07:00Proposal: James & Blueberry<style>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Project Description:</div><div class="MsoNormal">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teach children using puppets.</div><div class="MsoNormal">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teach children how to follow Christ by demonstrating how to apply biblical teachings in visual and entertaining ways. Our goal is to incorporate one of the structures on campus to create interest in not only the videos and website, but the actually church itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal">3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Timeline</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Due Week 4: Redesigned Site built in HTML5</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Due Week 5: Interaction functionality implemented</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Due Week 6: Polish loose ends</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Due Week 7: Dance and celebrate</div><div class="MsoNormal">4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Videos will be fresh and targeted for today’s generation of children who have, for the most part, left the borders of Sesame Street toward higher level learning.</div><div class="MsoNormal">5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Children ages 5-8 years old.</div><div class="MsoNormal">6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Survey Results</div><div class="MsoNormal">Children find puppets amusing, and because so, they pay attention to what the puppet is doing or saying and in turn they retain the knowledge learned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-66065528907387930742011-07-26T11:55:00.000-07:002011-07-26T11:55:09.408-07:00Using Puppets Effectively for Kids MinistryPuppets are a big part of many children's ministries around the world because the can be so effective at entertaining and educating children. Puppets can be a big help to ministry workers that are facing significant challenges in their efforts to minister to kids.<br />
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<a href="http://www.zimbio.com/Miles+Kane/articles/vz7mEwf2j-g/Christian+personals+Using+Puppets+Effectively">Read Article</a>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-59402517001540607252011-07-26T11:53:00.000-07:002011-07-26T11:55:35.389-07:001 Comment Home > Education > K-12 Learning > Elementary Education The Use of Puppets in the Early Childhood Classroom Read more: http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/7976.aspx#ixzz1TEsWo4K6Preschool and PreKindergarten children love to be entertained with puppets.<br />
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<a href="http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/7976.aspx">Read Article</a></div>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-11987180125680482422011-07-26T11:52:00.000-07:002011-07-26T11:52:01.163-07:00Using puppets for language teachingPuppets have long been recognized as a powerful stimulus for oral work for many reasons.<br />
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<a href="http://languagelabblog.com/article/using-puppets-language-teaching">Read Article</a>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-78083976380076398302011-07-26T11:51:00.000-07:002011-07-26T11:51:03.864-07:00Puppets As a Learning Tool to Teach Self-Control For Your Autistic ChildPuppets create a way of not threatening your child, by teaching self-control as a learning tool, for the fact that they are animated and do not show an adult authoritative power.<br />
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<a href="http://autismarticles4me.blogspot.com/2010/05/puppets-as-learning-tool-to-teach-self.html">Read Article</a>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-22058631407417360212011-07-26T11:50:00.000-07:002011-07-26T11:50:03.085-07:00Using Puppets to Teach Kids About Nutrition<span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_m_fvBodyText_PageBodyLabel">Schoolchildren in Lawrenceville, GA, are being encouraged to eat their veggies by new spokespeople-puppets. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.campbellfoodservice.com/Article.aspx?Page=2129&Section=23">Read Article</a>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-65241758937891061982011-07-26T11:43:00.001-07:002011-07-26T11:44:24.045-07:00Play Therapy using Puppets<div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Puppets used to teach Social Skills to children with Special Needs. These kids with Asperger Syndrome seem to relate to the use of puppets in learning social skills.</span></div><br />
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<a href="http://snrmag.com/2008/08/play-therapy-using-puppets/">Read Article</a>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-57043670383657100572011-07-26T11:40:00.001-07:002011-07-26T11:40:49.831-07:00If SHAQ can do it, anyone can.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EszTF-Tbt1w&feature=topvideos_comedy">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EszTF-Tbt1w&feature=topvideos_comedy</a>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-48386457963353674702011-07-26T10:40:00.001-07:002011-07-26T10:40:20.809-07:00Teaching Children with Puppets | Film Documentary<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgT7RrHSWuo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgT7RrHSWuo</a>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-30890478583660455172011-07-18T22:29:00.000-07:002011-07-18T22:29:22.455-07:00Google + | I hear it's all the rageSo I guess Google isn't taking over the world?<br />
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But Facebook is...?<br />
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<a href="http://www.dotcominfoway.com/blog/zuckerberg-leaves-google#more-3896">Read more</a>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-6705804089693150712011-07-18T22:12:00.001-07:002011-07-18T22:12:31.968-07:00Shhh, don't tell Amy<span style="font-size: x-large;">NON RELATIONAL DATABASE STRUCTURES?! <span style="font-size: small;">Say what!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yup, Facebook and Twitter already implement a hybrid of noSQL for their huge inventory of data. In fact, Twitter had to mix it up to prevent crashes!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Check out <a href="http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/7-exciting-web-development-trends-for-2011/">this article</a>. </span></span>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045021481494923820.post-14863441643046869642011-07-18T21:39:00.000-07:002011-07-18T21:39:47.232-07:00Cool Development Resources<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/web-tools-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/web-tools-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Neil Skirrow has assembled a great list of what he considers essential development resources. Though I'm unwilling to consider them as essentials for development, they certainty are an added bonus if integrated appropriately.<br />
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<em>Neil provides information from everything between AJAX search suggestions to video conversions. SO, <a href="http://www.noupe.com/tools/100-essential-web-development-tools.html">take a look</a>!</em>Steve Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01704323851031330718noreply@blogger.com0