Let's face it -- homeschooling is hard. We all have our reasons for taking on the challenge, but that doesn't mean we have all the time in the world to put into it. After all, with children there are a lot of things to do. Digital homeschooling can help to make it all more efficient.
Classroom-based learning has changed little in the last two-thousand years. It is an artificial construct that serves one simple purpose -- to maximize the ratio of students to instructors in order to minimize the cost of learning. With homeschooling, the ratio of students to instructors is pretty well fixed. Instead of focusing on that, we can focus on individualized learning.
Digital homeschooling is about embracing the 'new media' in your home curriculum. After all, what is 'new media' to us today is going to be the basis of society tomorrow. To use this new media, first you need to understand it. Here are some good primers on new media that I would recommend:
Also, there are some other resource sites, you should check out:
Get to know these sites and understand the new media and you'll go a long way in finding resources for homeschooling.
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