Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Satellite (directv)
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Last night the kids and I were flipping through the channels, and we ran
across a 1/2 hour show called 'How it works" (can't remember what channel). It
takes different "things" and just explains how they work. Really cool.
But then we ran across a REALLY good documentary on the Discovery Channel
about cavemen, narrated by Alec Baldwin. It was so cool because he started at
the species furthest from us and proceeded up the line, showing each skull, the
differences from ours and from the species before it and after it (in the
scheme of evolution) then there'd be a reinactment of what scientists believe each
group looked like, acted, what they ate, relationships, etc. Only bad thing
about the whole show was the commercials! LOL!!
Long story short, it got me to thinking I'd like to know of any favorite,
quality, "educational" (or not) channels and especially shows your families enjoy
and really get something out of. I believed for a long time that a TV was
almost an enemy of homeschoolers, but for the last year have realized how many
possibilities it has!!
Nancy
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across a 1/2 hour show called 'How it works" (can't remember what channel). It
takes different "things" and just explains how they work. Really cool.
But then we ran across a REALLY good documentary on the Discovery Channel
about cavemen, narrated by Alec Baldwin. It was so cool because he started at
the species furthest from us and proceeded up the line, showing each skull, the
differences from ours and from the species before it and after it (in the
scheme of evolution) then there'd be a reinactment of what scientists believe each
group looked like, acted, what they ate, relationships, etc. Only bad thing
about the whole show was the commercials! LOL!!
Long story short, it got me to thinking I'd like to know of any favorite,
quality, "educational" (or not) channels and especially shows your families enjoy
and really get something out of. I believed for a long time that a TV was
almost an enemy of homeschoolers, but for the last year have realized how many
possibilities it has!!
Nancy
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Mary
From: <CelticFrau@...>
<<Long story short, it got me to thinking I'd like to know of any favorite,
quality, "educational" (or not) channels and especially shows your families
enjoy
and really get something out of. I believed for a long time that a TV was
almost an enemy of homeschoolers, but for the last year have realized how
many
possibilities it has!! >>
Most watched channels here are Home and Gardens, Discovery, Animal Planet,
The Learning Channel, Discovery Health, National Geographic, Disney,
Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon.
Not always in that order.
Mary B
<<Long story short, it got me to thinking I'd like to know of any favorite,
quality, "educational" (or not) channels and especially shows your families
enjoy
and really get something out of. I believed for a long time that a TV was
almost an enemy of homeschoolers, but for the last year have realized how
many
possibilities it has!! >>
Most watched channels here are Home and Gardens, Discovery, Animal Planet,
The Learning Channel, Discovery Health, National Geographic, Disney,
Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon.
Not always in that order.
Mary B
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In a message dated 6/16/03 5:40:35 PM, CelticFrau@... writes:
<< Long story short, it got me to thinking I'd like to know of any favorite,
quality, "educational" (or not) channels and especially shows your families
enjoy
and really get something out of. I believed for a long time that a TV was
almost an enemy of homeschoolers, but for the last year have realized how
many
possibilities it has!!
lots of videos, DVDS, a Netflix membership and a Hollywood Video a few hundred
yards out the back door.
Our family gets something out of almost everything they see and do.
At the moment, Kirby and Marty are at the gaming shop, and then going to play
video games or watch wrestling or something at a friend's house. Earlier
Marty was watching The Simpsons. At the moment, Holly's watching The Pirates of
Penzance (which I put on for noise and singalong potential), in the next
room. Keith is in the back watching Everwood. Before that he was working on
carved crosspiece for a bench he's making.
Simpsons is a big favorite here. "Friends" re-runs are on a lot, PBS kids'
shows (I watched half of ZOOM today without Holly even being home), Keith
just got the first season of Babylon 5 and has watched several of those
(Father's Day gift).
I don't have a single favorite radio station, but I know which songs I like.
Sometimes channel surfing or skimming the listings is the best way to find
something unexpected (like the show on tree-ring dating of Viking ships we found
accidently).
Sandra
<< Long story short, it got me to thinking I'd like to know of any favorite,
quality, "educational" (or not) channels and especially shows your families
enjoy
and really get something out of. I believed for a long time that a TV was
almost an enemy of homeschoolers, but for the last year have realized how
many
possibilities it has!!
>>We don't have cable or satellite. We get seven or eight channels, and have
lots of videos, DVDS, a Netflix membership and a Hollywood Video a few hundred
yards out the back door.
Our family gets something out of almost everything they see and do.
At the moment, Kirby and Marty are at the gaming shop, and then going to play
video games or watch wrestling or something at a friend's house. Earlier
Marty was watching The Simpsons. At the moment, Holly's watching The Pirates of
Penzance (which I put on for noise and singalong potential), in the next
room. Keith is in the back watching Everwood. Before that he was working on
carved crosspiece for a bench he's making.
Simpsons is a big favorite here. "Friends" re-runs are on a lot, PBS kids'
shows (I watched half of ZOOM today without Holly even being home), Keith
just got the first season of Babylon 5 and has watched several of those
(Father's Day gift).
I don't have a single favorite radio station, but I know which songs I like.
Sometimes channel surfing or skimming the listings is the best way to find
something unexpected (like the show on tree-ring dating of Viking ships we found
accidently).
Sandra
jmcseals SEALS
Sandra wrote:
<<(I watched half of ZOOM today without Holly even being home)>>
You mean I'm not the only one? <g> I was taking a break from packing this
afternoon and caught a few minutes of Zaboomafu. I came in during the
animal guessing game. FIRST of all, I was singing along...THEN I found
myself shouting PUPPY!!! When I turned around, I was the only one in the
room. <sheepish grin>
I sing the Dragon Tales songs to myself all the time. My favorite is the
Hello song. It's been my packing buddy today. My kids laugh at em all the
time.
My husband was telling me that a few months ago he was taking a salon owner
to lunch for business and popped in a CD that had all our MP3's on it. He
figured he'd go light and play Enya. After two songs this grainy song
started playing. It took them both quite some time to figure out it was
Dragon Tales music I found on the internet! He was incredibly embarrassed!
He tracked to something else and again, after a few songs, We Are The World
started playing. He said he took it out and turned on the radio.
Evidently, he had copied ALL the MP3's from our computer, including those he
had downloaded for me and the kids!
Totally off topic but a good run-off....
He told me that in the middle of working on a job once, he turned to the guy
he was working with and told him he'd be right back, he had to 'go potty'!
LOL!
Jennifer
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<<(I watched half of ZOOM today without Holly even being home)>>
You mean I'm not the only one? <g> I was taking a break from packing this
afternoon and caught a few minutes of Zaboomafu. I came in during the
animal guessing game. FIRST of all, I was singing along...THEN I found
myself shouting PUPPY!!! When I turned around, I was the only one in the
room. <sheepish grin>
I sing the Dragon Tales songs to myself all the time. My favorite is the
Hello song. It's been my packing buddy today. My kids laugh at em all the
time.
My husband was telling me that a few months ago he was taking a salon owner
to lunch for business and popped in a CD that had all our MP3's on it. He
figured he'd go light and play Enya. After two songs this grainy song
started playing. It took them both quite some time to figure out it was
Dragon Tales music I found on the internet! He was incredibly embarrassed!
He tracked to something else and again, after a few songs, We Are The World
started playing. He said he took it out and turned on the radio.
Evidently, he had copied ALL the MP3's from our computer, including those he
had downloaded for me and the kids!
Totally off topic but a good run-off....
He told me that in the middle of working on a job once, he turned to the guy
he was working with and told him he'd be right back, he had to 'go potty'!
LOL!
Jennifer
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Tim and Maureen
----- Original Message -----
From: SandraDodd@...
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Satellite (directv)
<<<Simpsons is a big favorite here. "Friends" re-runs are on a lot>>>
We have one channel. We get simpsons,malcolm in the middle, and everyone loves raymond. The faves are definitely Simpsons. We have a howl athon when it is on. We have the dvd complete set of friends and it is watched non stop and laughed at hysterically often. Yugi oh is a fave to watch at Grammas as she has cable. Otherwise we rent a lot of movies.
maureen
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In a message dated 6/16/2003 9:48:03 PM Central Daylight Time,
jmcseals@... writes:
very catchy!
I just recently had a memory of watching a Gallagher special on Showtime as
a kid, and thought my almost-6yo would really get a kick out of him. (Anybody
remember Gallagher? He smashed watermelons, though most of his humor made you
think, sorta like George Carlin.) I ordered a video from half.com.
Amy Kagey
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jmcseals@... writes:
> I sing the Dragon Tales songs to myself all the time.LOL, I catch myself singing the Wiggles songs sometimes...some of them are
very catchy!
I just recently had a memory of watching a Gallagher special on Showtime as
a kid, and thought my almost-6yo would really get a kick out of him. (Anybody
remember Gallagher? He smashed watermelons, though most of his humor made you
think, sorta like George Carlin.) I ordered a video from half.com.
Amy Kagey
Email me for a list
of used homeschooling books!
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Linda Siemsen
National Geographic channel - watched a special on places at extremes, coldest place in the world where people live, driest place, etc.
History Channel - watched parts of 4-hour Russia special from Ivan the Terrible to Tsar Nicholas, very much an overview but fun
Weather Channel - watched Storm Stories on sailing races in Lake Michigan
also like Junkyard Wars very much, don't remember the channel maybe TLC (the Learning Channel) or the Discovery Channel (now the Science Channel), all about making vehicle-like things from scraps in a junkyard (a British import)
History Channel - watched parts of 4-hour Russia special from Ivan the Terrible to Tsar Nicholas, very much an overview but fun
Weather Channel - watched Storm Stories on sailing races in Lake Michigan
also like Junkyard Wars very much, don't remember the channel maybe TLC (the Learning Channel) or the Discovery Channel (now the Science Channel), all about making vehicle-like things from scraps in a junkyard (a British import)
----- Original Message -----
From: CelticFrau@...
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Satellite (directv)
Long story short, it got me to thinking I'd like to know of any favorite,
quality, "educational" (or not) channels and especially shows your families enjoy
and really get something out of. I believed for a long time that a TV was
almost an enemy of homeschoolers, but for the last year have realized how many
possibilities it has!!
Nancy
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24hrmom
<<Long story short, it got me to thinking I'd like to know of any favorite,
quality, "educational" (or not) channels and especially shows your families enjoy
and really get something out of. I believed for a long time that a TV was
almost an enemy of homeschoolers, but for the last year have realized how many
possibilities it has!! >>
Most of the channels we frequent have been mentioned, except for the Travel Channel. They have quite a number of top ten shows that we really enjoy watching, from top ten parks for watching wildlife, to top ten attractions in various cities around the world, to the top ten roller coasters (my daughter is a roller coaster nut). One of the funniest ones we ever watched was top ten bathrooms in the world!
Pam L.
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quality, "educational" (or not) channels and especially shows your families enjoy
and really get something out of. I believed for a long time that a TV was
almost an enemy of homeschoolers, but for the last year have realized how many
possibilities it has!! >>
Most of the channels we frequent have been mentioned, except for the Travel Channel. They have quite a number of top ten shows that we really enjoy watching, from top ten parks for watching wildlife, to top ten attractions in various cities around the world, to the top ten roller coasters (my daughter is a roller coaster nut). One of the funniest ones we ever watched was top ten bathrooms in the world!
Pam L.
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SandraDodd@... writes:
<< PBS kids'
shows (I watched half of ZOOM today without Holly even being home), >>
I watched Berenstein Bears, with Alex in the other room. I didn't even know
that was on PBS now.
Dammit, Sandra, you're not helping me justify cable/satellite as a learning
tool to my hubby, tho! We're in the same boat as you guys, just broadcast TV.
We're big Simpson's fans too, and I've got a promise that when the 24 hour
Simpson's channel becomes a reality, we can get cable/satellite! lol
I secretly wanna be able to watch Xena twice a day.
~Aimee
<< PBS kids'
shows (I watched half of ZOOM today without Holly even being home), >>
I watched Berenstein Bears, with Alex in the other room. I didn't even know
that was on PBS now.
Dammit, Sandra, you're not helping me justify cable/satellite as a learning
tool to my hubby, tho! We're in the same boat as you guys, just broadcast TV.
We're big Simpson's fans too, and I've got a promise that when the 24 hour
Simpson's channel becomes a reality, we can get cable/satellite! lol
I secretly wanna be able to watch Xena twice a day.
~Aimee
[email protected]
In a message dated 6/17/03 2:10:49 PM, AimeeL73@... writes:
<< I secretly wanna be able to watch Xena twice a day. >>
Are DVDs cheaper than satellite? <g>
You could have Xena on 24/7 if so.
<< I secretly wanna be able to watch Xena twice a day. >>
Are DVDs cheaper than satellite? <g>
You could have Xena on 24/7 if so.
Deborah Lewis
***I'd like to know of any favorite,
quality, "educational" (or not) channels and especially shows your
families enjoy
and really get something out of. ***
We like the old Star Trek series because so many of the plot lines are
based on Shakespeare's plays.
We like Star Trek Next Generation because it's fun to compare the
changing social and political views from the 1960's to the 1980's. It
can get a little preachy, but that was the theme of the show - the
betterment of humanity.
We like Sunday night's silent films on TCM. It's fun to think of
audiences full of people who just a few years before were watching live
plays with full color costumes and dialog and music, sitting in a silent
theater watching a black and white movie. <g>
Toon Heads on the Cartoon Network, Sunday's...I forget the time. It's
old cartoons with information about the director, and insight to the
inspiration for the story line and animation. It's very interesting.
There's a really fun one called Coo Coo Nut Grove, full of old movie and
musical stars.
We watch old movies on any channel and like to notice the different hair
and clothing styles, furniture, architecture, use of language, etc.
Deb L
quality, "educational" (or not) channels and especially shows your
families enjoy
and really get something out of. ***
We like the old Star Trek series because so many of the plot lines are
based on Shakespeare's plays.
We like Star Trek Next Generation because it's fun to compare the
changing social and political views from the 1960's to the 1980's. It
can get a little preachy, but that was the theme of the show - the
betterment of humanity.
We like Sunday night's silent films on TCM. It's fun to think of
audiences full of people who just a few years before were watching live
plays with full color costumes and dialog and music, sitting in a silent
theater watching a black and white movie. <g>
Toon Heads on the Cartoon Network, Sunday's...I forget the time. It's
old cartoons with information about the director, and insight to the
inspiration for the story line and animation. It's very interesting.
There's a really fun one called Coo Coo Nut Grove, full of old movie and
musical stars.
We watch old movies on any channel and like to notice the different hair
and clothing styles, furniture, architecture, use of language, etc.
Deb L
[email protected]
In a message dated 6/17/2003 10:53:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ddzimlew@... writes:
movie made in the way old movies were made in the 1920's. It was SOOOO wierd,
but really cool. They even used a really old camera, with a soft lens. There
were long dramatic pauses, and LOTS of overacting..."not realistic looking"
sets on soundstages. Darn, I wish I could remember the name....about 2 young
men living with their mother in the hills of germany or switzerland, who were
going to butler school...... (I said it was wierd didn't I?....)
Nancy
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ddzimlew@... writes:
> We watch old movies on any channel and like to notice the different hairOn either the "Independant Film Channel" or "Sundance", we watched a modern
> and clothing styles, furniture, architecture, use of language, etc.
>
>
movie made in the way old movies were made in the 1920's. It was SOOOO wierd,
but really cool. They even used a really old camera, with a soft lens. There
were long dramatic pauses, and LOTS of overacting..."not realistic looking"
sets on soundstages. Darn, I wish I could remember the name....about 2 young
men living with their mother in the hills of germany or switzerland, who were
going to butler school...... (I said it was wierd didn't I?....)
Nancy
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