#I'm A Dad!
Congrats S.G. — but this is just the beginning..
Here's what you can look forward to: My oldest (of 4) had a social studies
project required on ancient Greece or Rome this year. I showed her how to use
3ds to create an animation demonstrating the basic construction techniques of
the Greeks. She created the animation, ending with a perfect crossfade to a
scanned photograph of the Parthenon today. Using a simple VGA to TV box (VGA
Elite) we put the 3 minute animation (plus audio she recorded onto a cassette
tape) onto VHS. A total of maybe 6 hours of our time together, but I was
astonished with the impact! Her teachers weren't just impressed — they were
running scared. In other words, "If this is what they can do at home, what are
we doing with monochrome Apple 2E's in the classroom?"
My advice ( and after 12 years and 4 kids I think I'm entitled to give it…) :
Teach your kids everything you know, every chance you get. All of us are
better off for it.
Good Luck!
Anne