Layla Mastering the World Wide Web

24 Jun

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This post will be a release from the usual, incessant blabbering. I’ve been trying to show Layla how to perform very basic tasks on both the computer and my iPod Touch. So far she can swipe her finger across the iPod and scroll through picture albums. When she reaches the end of an album she knows to swipe back the other way.

On the computer she doesn’t understand the concept of the pointer, but she does know that clicking the mouse “does something”. Over the weekend I put on a paint program and she realized that clicking down on the mouse and moving it was making colors on the screen. This is stuff that a primate could do but forgive me for feeling proud that my 18 month old can probably work my iPod better than you.

4 Responses to “Layla Mastering the World Wide Web”

  1. Jill 25. Jun, 2009 at 5:56 am #

    Go to fisherprice.com and look for the online games. There is one called peekabo that Zack loves!! They just press the space bar and little animals pop up!! Its great for fine motor skills too!!

    • Jim 25. Jun, 2009 at 12:00 pm #

      Thanks, Jill. We set her up with the Fisher Price games this morning. She also really enjoys watching YouTube videos of her favorite TV shows.

  2. Scott 02. Jul, 2009 at 11:44 am #

    That picture is awesome. My oldest daughter loves drawing with her mommy’s nintendo ds and I feel proud, so I say you don’t need to be forgiven, cause I refuse to do it

    • Jim 02. Jul, 2009 at 11:49 am #

      Thanks, Scott. I should try to find my DS for her to play with. It seems a little more durable than my iPod Touch in the event that she decides to spike it into the ground like Terrell Owens.

      You’ve got a great website, by the way.

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