Friday 23 May 2014

3 Ways to Use Photo Galleries in Your Homeschool

Today’s homeschooling parents are always looking for new and creative ways to enhance their child’s learning and make the administrative aspect of teaching at home easier. Technology has made much of this possible and using tools like photo galleries is one way both parents and children can accomplish their goals.

Lesson Planning
Everyone has their own unique way to learn and process information. Web photo albums are a tool that parents can use as they plan what information they want to cover with their child. Creating albums for each subject and then dropping in ideas for projects, games, and teaching styles helps keep everything organized and easy to pull up. Filling in the captions with your own ideas as you go, keeps everything in one place and easy to recall.

Interactive Projects
When it comes time for children to dig in and get to work, photo galleries are a fun way to research and build projects. Whether it’s a timeline of the Revolutionary War or a presentation on photosynthesis, children can find images, include captions and other supporting information, and even make presentations using their photo galleries.

Documenting Progress
One of the most critical and sometimes most difficult part of homeschooling is building a portfolio to document a child’s progress. Different regions have different rules regarding how this can be done but an online web photo album is one way to keep track and cut down on clutter. Scan in your child’s projects, worksheets, and even day to day images of them at work. You’ll have a digital archive to pull up and complete any paperwork for authorities.

Homeschooling is a big challenge but by utilizing the wealth of tools available, like web photo albums, you can spend more time learning!

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