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Need a Great Ergonomic Gaming Computer Mouse ?

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The world is filled with technology. Computers are everywhere. You can find them in library’s, work offices, home offices, and even in preschool classrooms. People spend numerous hours on the PC each and every week and a big part of a computer is the mouse. The mouse lets you take control over what you are doing, what links you’re clicking on and helps when playing games. As a consumer you should have the best technology that you can afford for the “job” that you are going to do.

Great Ergonomic Gaming Computer Mouse

The standard mouse that comes with a typical personal computer is a great starter item. If you are not going to use it for many hours of the day or are not doing detailed graphic work you can stick with it. If you are anything like my family and enjoy pc gaming and blog work then you need a mouse that is of higher quality. This is why I would suggest you checking out a Scroll Fly Ergonomic Gaming Computer Mouse from Etekcitizen.

The product specs are as follows: USB 2.0 & 3.0, 6 ft. cord,  Windows XP/Vista/7/8, and offers 400/800/1600/3200 DPI as well as Symmetrical and ergonomic design give comfort for long time use.

 

It has 4 settings of CPI. CPI means Counts Per Inch, It’s how fast you mouse pointer speed is. For gaming the highest setting is recommended as you have much faster pointer speed, perfect for FPS Games.

It does not glow on the lowest setting of CPI.

It glows red on the second setting of CPI.

It glows yellow on the third setting of CPI.

And green on the highest setting of CPI.

Scroll Fly PC gaming mouse

The feel of the ScrollFly is amazing. It’s very comfortable and is easy to convert from a normal mouse to this one. It’s also very easy to change the CPI settings. With the press of a button you can change. It’s also helpful for graphics, if you need precise detail on something, you can easily change which CPI setting the mouse is set at without having to go into your PC control panel.

Overall, this is a really good mouse and just as good quality as say, a RAZOR gaming mouse. I have had no problems with this mouse and you don’t even need an install disc. You just plug it in to a USB port and you’re done. This is a really great ergonomic gaming mouse for any age gamer or digital graphics designer and I highly recommend it.

My Score 9/10

Disclosure: As part of the EtekCitizen blog program, I received a complimentary product for review. All opinions are my own.

Amazing Employment : Home Depot Team Captain

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Welcome to Amazing Employment! Somthing2Offer’s newest series by Eldest. I will be interviewing people to find out about their careers and finding out what makes their careers Amazing. The age old advice that has been passed down for generations is to “explore your career options, find something you love and enjoy…” Even better find something you are passionate about and make that into a career to support yourself and your family. Being a homeschool kid I get the chance to spend extra time around lots of adults in a variety of careers. Some have chosen awesome jobs by choice and some have chosen jobs as a means to provide for their families. Follow along with me as we explore all these options through Amazing Employment!

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Meet Debi. She is the Captain of the Home Depot Children’s build. The Home Depot Kids Workshop is a program that has been going on for a while. The program allows parents to bring their children to Home Depot to build a wooden car or boat or whatever the theme is for that month. All kids get to keep their craft, receive a FREE certificate of achievement, a Workshop Apron, and a commemorative pin. Workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills, tool safety and instill a sense of pride and accomplishment.

Debi has been the team captain for 3-4 years now. It take’s 3 HOURS to set up a typical workshop and an hour to take down. That’s a lot of work. She has to get up at 5:00! now that’s amazing. She has multiple helpers to help her set up and take everything down. So it takes less time to do everything. The Home Depot Kids Workshop is offered one time each month. At our local store it is the first Saturday of every month.

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Why I like Kids Workshops? I love building a new project every month. I always have fun painting my project after I build it. My mom likes that I get some of the same hands-on building experience that she had growing up when Grandpa was building their house. I had a lot of fun interviewing Debi. She is a nice and fun person. But I think what I enjoyed most out of the whole interview was getting to know her better. I always wondered how long it took to set up. So this interview was fun for me and Debi.

Q.) Have you ever done a Home Depot Build with your child?

God Bless Our Easter- Review

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God Bless our Easter is another great choice for Spring learning about God. It would make a great addition to an Easter basket or just general learning about God’s great love during Spring. The book itself is a semi-board book of thicker page quality.

God Bless Our Easter

Lil’ Red (soon to be changed to Big Red) really loved all the animals in the book. I loved how easy the pages were to turn and the sturdiness! I know that this book will be read over and over again to my too little book lovers!

God Bless our Easter Collage

Description:

Little ones learn to look for all God’s Easter blessings.

Preschoolers can’t help but notice all the new wonders of springtime, and God Bless Our Easter emphasizes that each blessing comes from God! Lambs, bunnies, ducklings, piglets, chicks—lots of snuggly farm animals will take your little ones through the sweet rhyming story and have them asking to read the book long after Easter is past.

The second book in the new God BlessTM series, God Bless Our Easter from the same illustrator of God Bless You and Good Night.

Features & Benefits:

  • Teaches little ones about God’s blessings at Eastertime
  • Charming animal illustrations and sweet rhyming text
  • Perfect seasonal purchase or Easter basket gift

Preview God Bless Our Easter

Disclosure: I received this book free of charge from Thomas Nelson as part of their Tommy Mommy Review Program. All opinions are my own honest views along with the provided description that was provided as part of the program.

Friends and Heroes Bible Curriculum Review & Giveaway

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Friends and Heroes Bible Curriculum

Review & Giveaway

What is Friends and Heroes you ask? Well, it’s a fun animated Bible curriculum to learn about all the great Friends and Heroes of the Bible. This video series is great for home or church classroom. If your children love to learn through animated stories and hands-on activities then Friends and Heroes would be something they would enjoy.

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 What we’ve got to say about Friends and Heroes:

Eldest thought the animation for the Bible stories to be very interesting. He recognized the animation from another episode he has seen at his grandma’s house. Princess liked them very much and Lil’ Red sat riveted to his seat so we played the entire 25 minutes. We plan to revisit the Episode in order to break the scenes down and do some of the student manual pages. I think the layout of the content looks very promising and does touch a wide variety of subject matter.

 

 Some suggestions on getting started:

First read the 6 page Teacher Overview to get a feel for the curriculum. Next print the Teacher Guide for Unit 1 front and back. Review the guide and gather the supplies suggested. Third, print off the student manual front and back for Unit 1.

Friends and Heroes Printables

Yes, I printed all 49 pages twice! plus print additional Student Covers as coloring pages for your younger students (under age 6). Hole punch all of your pages and use a 3-prong folder or 3-ring binder to keep all of your Student’s Manual together or place in their yearly portfolio as they finish a unit. Gather all the needed materials and supplies for Art, Science, and Craft projects.

Friends and Heroes Bible Curriculum Supplies

Watch the video ahead of time as suggested so you know what topics and themes will be discussed. This will allow you the teacher/parent time to collect your own thoughts/ideas on those topics and be able to be that much more insightful. Watch the video together as a family as part of your Family Devotion or Bible time. Allow your children time to talk about and/or ask questions about the episode they just watched. Work on the Student Manual together and plan to do a craft or Science project.

Allow your students time to interact online after watching the episode to play a game or take a quiz to further their learning.

 What Friends and Heroes have to say:

“Friends and Heroes award-winning adventures and Bible stories on DVD accompanied by an exciting cross-curricular Homeschool Unit Study – easy-to-use, hands-on, attractively designed, colorful and FUN! Each unit provides a wealth of interdisciplinary studies for your home educated children. The material is highly adaptable and may be easily incorporated with your other homeschool activities.”

Friends & Heroes sale

 (Disclosure: There are affiliate links within this post. The links provide a way for us to support our site and provide great ideas and content to you! Thanks for your support.)

Here’s the awesome January deal:

  • ·         20% off all Friends and Heroes Homeschool Resources
  • ·         10% off all other Friends and Heroes resources with curriculum
  • ·         10% off all Friends and Heroes Home and Family DVD Collections

This wonderful sale ends January 31, 2014. So stop on over and grab yourself a deal today!

GIVEAWAY:

Friends and Heroes has graciously allowed us to offer a giveaway of Homeschool Unit Study #1  to one random family.

The Friends and Heroes Homeschool Unit Study #1 includes:

  • Friends and Heroes DVD Episode 1- Long Journey – which serves as stimulus material for cross-curricular studies
  • All teacher and student’s materials – included on CD-ROM – printable and reusable
  • Learner-centered, self-guided Unit Study manuals
  • Teacher’s Guide – with learning goals, background details, answer keys, internet links
  • Certificates of Achievement and binder covers

Unit Study #1 covers:

  • History/Geography: The Romans; Roman Trade; Roman money; Roman import and exports
  • Creative writing: Journal writing; Written expression and narration; Copy writing
  • Bible study: Daniel and the lions’ den and Jesus and the miraculous catch of fish; The Early Church
  • Science: Silver; Sand and cement; Greek and Roman discoveries
  • Crafts: Sculpture; Paper weaving; Pottery
  • Discipleship: Trusting others; Pride; Worries

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Disclaimer: I was provided a copy of Friends and Heroes Homeschool Unit Study #1 for my honest review. I did not receive compensation for this review. All words are mine and my children’s opinions.

Top 5 Building and Creative Video Games

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Top 5 Building and Creative Video Games

 

Sometimes we all are in the mood to play building and creative video games. But the question is, what games should we play? There are a lot of creative building games out there, but once in a great while, there’s games that just aren’t fun. Here’s some creative/building games that I enjoy playing.

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