Strategies and Resources for Navigating Technology

It’s Saturday afternoon and your child asks to play on the computer or iPad. You want to ensure the resources they are using are safe and educational for them. Where can you go to find videos, games, flash card sites, mobile apps etc that would be appropriate for them?

 It’s not always an easy answer. You want them to be safe but also have the freedom to explore and learn about the things that interest them. During the Parent Place session presented at Camp Innovation Program, we will explore those very questions. We will look into where to find safe resources that are sure to educate, entertain, inspire.

Just for fun, let’s look at just a couple of those resources briefly in this post. One great place for finding videos is: Watch, Know, Learn  You can set an age filter on the videos to be viewed and then children are welcome to explore the wide variety of videos available in all subjects. This provides is a great place to watch educational videos in a safe place.

Another item we will touch on in the session will be the use of flashcard sites to learn more about a specific topic. One site I love is called StudyStack. This site allows you to choose a topic, say, the solar system, and then play a variety of games based on that any topic or subject. It’s safe, easy and free to use! Here’s a link to an example game to learn more about the solar system.

There are many many more great sites and resources that we will jump into and learn more about during our Parent Place Session entitled “Strategies and Resources for Navigating Technology with Your Child” on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 9:00 in Landrum Hall Room 110.  Here is the document we will be using during our session!

I hope to see you there!

Announcing Parent Place -- Your Resource for Understanding Gifted and Highly Able Learners

We are excited to share our new Parent Place series of workshops, lectures, and opportunities to connect with other parents and teachers of gifted/talented and highly able learners.

Parent Place will be offered concurrently with the Camp Innovation Pathways to College Program spring 2017 session, Saturdays, March 11, 18, and 25 at 9:00 am in Landrum Hall Room 110 on Northern Kentucky University's campus.

Spring 2017 workshop topics include:

• March 11: Strategies and Resources for Navigating Technology with Your Gifted Child presented by Shannon Eastep, Educational Technology, Northern Kentucky University
• March 18: Optimal Engagement for Parents, presented by April Traywick-Roberts, Parents for Public Schools Executive Director
• March 25: Parenting and Supporting Gifted and Highly Able Learners, presented by Loretta Flerlage, Gifted Services Teacher

All of the spring Parent Place sessions are FREE and open to all interested parents and teachers.  For further information visit http://gifted.nku.edu or email Dr. Kimberly Code, gifted@nku.edu.

Welcome!

Welcome to GiftedSources!  An innovative resource for gifted and talented learners, their parents, and educators.  The mission of this blog is to serve as a means to share innovative best practices, research, and develop partnerships that support the precocious abilities of gifted and talented youth.

We would like to begin by introducing the new Camp Innovation Pathways to College Program being offered by Northern Kentucky University's Institute for Talent Development and Gifted Studies.  Camp Innovation is a trailblazing program designed for high potential and gifted youth to discover and explore advanced content and engaged learning.  All classes provide the opportunity for students to share interests with other children while exploring pathways to intellectual development, academic enhancement, career exploration, and creative artistic fulfillment. Camp Innovation offers transdisciplinary courses infusing entrepreneurship, science, mathematics, social studies, technology, visual and performing arts, and original interdisciplinary studies.

The program will be held Saturdays, March 11, 18, and 25th at Northern Kentucky University. This enrichment program allows the opportunity for students in kindergarten through sixth grade to attend classes at Northern Kentucky University and learn with peers of similar abilities and interests.

Course descriptions and registration is available at http://gifted.nku.edu. For further information, contact Camp Innovation Director, Dr. Kimberly Code at gifted@nku.edu or call 859-572-5600.