~ Teacher Tips to Parents for Student Success My attempt to address the perceived problem of consuming more than producing! Before letting them play computer games have them demonstrate that they can make computer games. o http://www.gamemaker.nl/index.html When you see them doing something you don\’t know how to do… have them slow down, record it and then publish. o Why? + It\’ll help their future. Digital portfolios of student work is becoming a common request of universities now during the admissions process. + It\’ll help you. o How + record the screen using screencasting tools like camstudio # http://www.camstudio.org/ Before letting your child watch a video have them demonstrate that they can make a video. o Most XP installations come with Windows Movie Maker o Another good application is: + http://www.virtualdub.org/ Get them outside, with adult supervision, and playing with other children; socialization skills are diminishing in most suburban environments… isolation from the community and other people has negative effects on students\’ ability to navigate the trickier waters of university and/or employment.

Source: Dennis Daniels and Camstudio