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Online Communities: Designing Usability and Supporting Sociability
Online Communities: Designing Usability and Supporting Sociability
by Jenny Preece
Part sociological review, part design manual, the book is dry enough to appeal to techies and academics, but humanistic enough to touch the organizers and activists who will put her ideas further into action.
 

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AN A TO Z ARTICLE
Blogs are an awesome tool. Just like any tool, you can take precautions to make it safe. By Tammy Takahashi.

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HEM Editor's Blog
The weblog of HEM's managing editor and co-publisher, Helen Hegener.

HEM News & Commentary
Homeschooling in the national media, with commentary by Ann Lahrson Fisher. Also provides space for continued commentary and discussion of news items by the weblog readers.

HEM Support Groups
Ongoing encouragement and resources for support group volunteers, including a monthly newsletter with outstanding interviews, coordinated by HEM Support Groups Liaison Mary Nix.

HEM Homeschool Conferences Calendar
A listing of conferences, conventions and other events, with contact information and links. Is your group's conference or convention listed?

HEM Guide to Homeschooling Resources
Learning resources reviewed and described, with space for comments by homeschoolers who use the resources, and links to the company web sites.

Blogs

Ami's World
Some of us know her as AmiMental or Comic on AOL, or just Ami, our chat host here on A to Z, but we all love her sense of humor! Come enjoy her latest wry look at homeschool life.

By Other Means
I'm Lucy, home educating my two children in Northern Scotland. This is a record of our activities and learning, a year in to home ed.

Bona Vita
Homeschool mom of 9, Kathy Adams, blogs about renaissance life in a post-modern world.

By Other Means from Scotland
We are a home educating family from Scotland, kids aged 10 and 12 years. Photos and reviews of our favorite places to visit. By Lucy Burnett.

Challenging Assumptions
Wendy Priesnitz' weblog about natural learning, unschooling, non-coercive parenting, environment, simple living, creativity, sustainable living, renewable energy, green politics and more.

Choidahye's Homeschool
I hope to share and swap homeschooling ideas, activities and materials with all of you. Feel free to click every post, there's always link to great free resources on the net. From Ines in Indonesia.

A Day in Our Lives
Shortly after we moved, we started the adoption process and adopted three siblings (at the time-an 11 year old boy, an 8 year old girl and a 5 year old girl). We removed them from school, one at a time, between Dec. '04 and April '05 and started homeschooling them.

Fast Times @ Homeschool High
Forty-something mom Denise lives in Florida with her partner and their children. When she's not busy homeschooling her teen or working, she can be found driving "mom's taxi" for smiles and cash.

From a Cluttered Desk
I am Tammy Cardwell, she of the cluttered desk. (Hey, you think I'm kidding?!) I'm having a blast here in Blogland and invite to you to peruse my ramblings. Another "grandmother" homeschooler from Texas.

Hands-On Learning at Home
Barbara Wood has been homeschooling various combinations of her 4 children for over 16 years. Her interests include nature study, song writing, and crafts.

Home Education and Other Stuff
Commentary on home education and whatever else catches his interest, by blogger extraordinaire Daryl Cobranchi.

Home*School*Home
But really, why are they home? I really should address why they are homeschooled, shouldn't I? I did a little in my first article on this blog, if you look way back at the beginning.

Homeschool Mom Tips
News and views on political, economic, legal and socio-cultural issues that impact homeschooling families. By Victoria Carrington, M.D., an African-American homeschooling mom and The Mom Coach. Freelance writer: parenting, mental health & inspirational speaker and workshop leader.

Homeschooling: A Familys Journey NEW
Greg and Martine Millman, authors of a book of the same name, have started this blog to tell you about their family homeschool journey.

Homeschooling Journey
Unfortunately, people are frequently annoyed by my answers. They want lots of specific information and the only thing I can really tell them is "It depends." By Annette Berlin.

The Homeschooling Revolution
Isabel (Izzy) Lyman is the author of a book by the same title. A Republican viewpoint of news.

Homeschooling Helper
I am a home-based freelance writer and mother of five (with two still at home). I homeschooled my children for 15 years, as well as teaching art and creative writing workshops. Sandra K, Blackfoot, Idaho, United States.

Homeschooling in New York City
Here is our journey of coming to the homeschool decision, going about our days, trudging through NY State's homeschool rules and regulations, and using all NYC has to offer! We unschool and there's just no better place to live!

HS Blog - HomeSchool Blog
The latest buzz in the homeschooling community including discussion of homeschooling and homeschoolers in the news, legislation that's important to homeschoolers, and useful homeschool and educational resources. run by Bev Kruger.

The Informed Parent
Mary Nix is not a lawyer, nor an expert, but a parent just like you. "My family and I chose home education as our educational choice. It is a hands on process that opens up many opportunities for learning and exploring. Because it is outside of the educational norm, we also felt the need to learn about the rules that govern this choice."

Just Enough, and Nothing More
Tammy Takahashi's blog. She's also editor of the California Homeschooler. I guess I'm not a catalogue person. But I buy off the internet all the time. The internet, it doesn't discern. The universal catalogue for the universal shopper.

Life Without School
We live our lives with school. For some, Life Without School begins as a conscientious choice that is whole-heartedly embraced. For others, it begins as a quest for second chances and new opportunity.

Live Free Learn Free
A satisfying peak in to the day to day life of an unschooling family in a way in which an article could never be. Shana rejoices in a freecycle find that makes her boy happy.

Love2learn Blog
Ideas, stories, thoughts, resources and advice on Catholic homeschooling and family life.

Mama Mantras
Single, homeschooling and wondering what's next. A mother's blog.

Marching to the Beat of Our Own Drum
We are a family of 4 enjoying life as much as we can. We are embarking on a new journey this year... homeschooling. Abby is 5 and would be starting kindergarten this year. We will be doing kindergarten at home and are very excited about it.

Mother Crone's Homeschooling Blog
An eclectic homeschooler gives a look into her days teaching her two children, while sharing her love of crafts, books, and slightly tilted views on everyday life.

A Muslim Mother's Thoughts
On Islamic Parenting, Attachment Parenting, Homeschooling, and the Spiritual Life of a Mother

My Bountiful Life
Hockey mom, homeschool mom, organic gardener, enough pets to have our own food chain, i.am.canadian. engineer by schooling... in practice, not so much, gadget girl extraordinaire, camera permanently affixed to right hand.

Nerd Family
A pro-nerd family of pro-family nerds, wrtten by Jacqueline Cromwell and her engineer husband.

Progressive Homeschool
We practice evidence-based education with a growing socratic, non-didactic sensibility.

Radio Free School
Tantrum space for un-schoolers at radio free school, the weekly radio show by for and about people who eschew factory learning. Open season on all things we might bump up against. by Beatrice Ekoko.

Relaxed Homeskool
Sample: If your child asks you every morning, for 3 weeks, to help him/her dissect the owl pellets, for the love of Pete, just pull yourself together and get the kitchen ready.

Spunky Homeschool
Spunky is closing down her blog. Archives may be available for awhile. If you notice that it is gone, let me know. This blog is dedicated to the ramblings of a homeschooling mother of 6 in desperate need of a vacation. But since that is not currently available this blog will have to do.

Therapeutic Homeschooling
I am a stay at home mom of two beautiful children. We are a homeschooling family using Waldorf Education. We live on a farm and enjoy the closeness of an extended family and wide open spaces!

Throwing Marshmellows
Stephanie Elms is not what many people would consider a "typical" homeschooler. She actually enjoys the surprised looks I get when people find out. I am a Unitarian Universalist and support progressive causes (yes, liberals can and do homeschool!).

Topsy-Techie
Raising homegrown geeksÉone laptop at a time. Unconventional life of a homeschooling family who finds themselves distracted by anything shiny or flashing, and finds it difficult to accomplish anything of any real value.

Unbridled Learning
An inclusive, larger region homeschool group. We will promote and attend events held by anybody, anywhere in the Central Coast area! We are not interested in changing or taking from any existing groups, only in disseminating information from all area groups and resources, and in adding to the offerings.

Viral Learning: Reflections on the Homeschooling Life
Mary Griffith lives in California with her husband and a moderately neurotic Vizsla named BB. She spends time she should be working on her books blogging on politics, children and learning, and fencing. She is the author of three books on homeschooling and the parent of two grown homeschooled daughters.

Writing, Homeschooling, Living
I am a Christian, a wife, a mother, a classical homeschooler. This is where I share the books that I read, the thoughts that I think, and the life that I live.

Yet another homeschool blog
I'm incredibly over-committed. I'll post things periodically, as they come up, and I'll start posting again regularly once the novel's out of the way.

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Blogs by House Dads

At Home in America
Steve Moitozo's blog. Steve also runs Homeschool Associates.

Every Good Path
Mark Einkauf, Austin TX, has detailed their plans, Christian curriculum, and experiences of his family.

Home Education and Other Stuff
Daryl Cobranchi coments on the news and its affects on home education.

HomeSchool Dads
I've been homeschooling my 2 sons (2nd and 4th grades) for two years now. My wife works outside the home and "brings home the bacon" as they say. When attending homeschool meetings, we are always referred to as "moms" because, well the majority of those in the meetings ARE moms.

Mark's Multiply Site
Homeschool father has lots of suggestions for great websites and reviews of how to use them for home instruction.

Sometimes I'm Actually Coherent
A Christian husband, homeschooling father, software engineer and amateur musician bloviates about whatever he feels like at the moment.

Why Homeschool
Why homeschooling is usually a better option for children than public schools. We'll also explore homeschooling issues in general, educational thoughts, and some other random stuff. Henry and Janine Cate.

Get Started Blogging!

Homeschool Journal Dot Net
Free homeschooling journals. Ad-free, as well. Run by homeschool mom Andrea Rennick. Start your blog here.

Weblog Reviews
Weblogs (aka blogs) are rapidly becoming a popular replacement for individual web sites, offering a much simpler user interface - no need to learn html programming - while providing powerful tools like multimedia sites, with photos, artwork, music and video, often for free.

Your Homeschool Blog
Andrea Rennick encourages homeschoolers to share their lives with other homeschoolers and family members through blogging. - by Andrea Rennick - HEM N/D 05

Lists of Homeschool Blogs

AHA Weblogs Blog
The AHA's blog showcasing homeschooling weblogs.

Homeschooling Blogs Webring
Long list of blogs run by homeschool parents and kids.

Carnival of Homeschooling
On this blog we explore why homeschooling is usually a better option for children than public schools. We'll also explore homeschooling issues in general, educational thoughts, and some other random stuff.

Well Trained Minds Homeschooling Blogs
Online journals written by homeschoolers and readers of The Well-Trained Mind.

 
 
 
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