Friday, January 1, 2010

New Section in the Index

If you haven't looked at the Learning Lynx Index yet, you should. It is the thing that takes this playground of random links and imposes order, making it possible to use the site for an organized learning experience. The Index is constantly evolving as the blog grows, so check back often. I actually use the Index as the launching point for our daily group lessons, rather than coming straight to the blog itself (although the kids like to do that for fun).

With some personal research I've been doing lately on Exceptionally Gifted and Profoundly Gifted children, I've decided to add a section to the Index specifically for them (but that anyone can use). There, I will cross-list Lynx that are especially of interest to XG and PG children and families (especially the homeschoolers), like college courses they can access online without having to try to convince the professors that it really IS appropriate for their 10 year old to be studying on that level. Bear in mind, though, that some of the best resources for XG and PG kids will be the blog itself, unindexed (as it presents a playground of information), the Click List and Watch Something List (on the side bar), the Subject Links, and the Unsorted List (also on the side bar) of sites I've found that warrant further exploration but I haven't actually studied yet (often because they are so PACKED with information, I don't know where to begin). Also, I would WELCOME links from these families, most of whom manage to collect great resources on their own out of necessity.

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