In an earlier post I mentioned that Henry has been using our computers to play games online and practice spelling with the word processor. Well, things have progressed. The other day I had my laptop open on the kitchen table with the browser open to Google. I left the room briefly, and when I returned, Henry was perched on a chair, happily playing one of the Flash games on the Thomas & Friends website. As far as I can tell, this is what he managed to do with no assistance:
1. Typed "Thomas" into the search engine (he can spell some of his favorite words)
2. Clicked on the correct link on the search results page
3. Used the laptop's mouse pad to point at the Games link
4. Clicked on the Games link and then selected the game he wanted to play
6. Used the mouse pad and a couple keys to successfully play the game
Damn. I guess it's only a matter of time before he figures out the Tivo.
The downside to this is that I can no longer leave my laptop open on the kitchen table during the day, unless I'm willing to let him play the Thomas games. So my email, blogging and web surfing time is now limited to mornings (when he's at preschool) and evenings. Not a bad thing, I guess, but I do like to keep tabs on things online during the day. Oh well.
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Susan, does this surprise you? Imagine what he'll be doing on the computer by the time he's 6!! He's one SMART boy. Look at his parents.
Yes, I was surprised that he figured all that out, especially the point-and-click part with the mouse. The Google search part is a little less surprising, as he's watched us use it to find the Thomas site before. I guess he's very observant.
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