{"id":6,"date":"2014-10-21T22:36:15","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T01:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52.24.147.87\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2016-08-31T00:57:20","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T19:57:20","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.stonemillkids.com\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Expand Learning Through Teaching\u00a0Technology&#8230;<\/h2>\n<h3>&#8230; to Children<\/h3>\n<p>Our software development is centered around teaching\u00a0children fine motor skills while engaging them in activities and games that are meaningful to them.\u00a0 When used correctly, technology can create opportunities for learning\u00a0that did not exist\u00a0previously.\u00a0Watching my children, I feel there is a gap in what the apps in today&#8217;s marketplace are doing.\u00a0 I want to create ones that are interactive, using sounds and movement in ways that reinforce learning,<\/p>\n<p>I see software as a tool, that when done right, can help accelerate learning.\u00a0 This is true for my\u00a0daughter Jasmine, with\u00a0Down Syndrome, as well\u00a0as my older daughter Nicole.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal\u00a0&#8211; to help\u00a0children expand the tools in their\u00a0learning toolbox by using modern technology responsibly so that they can reach their learning potential.\u00a0 I hope that along the way, we may adapt our use of\u00a0technology so that we\u00a0start to think about teaching, and learning, differently.<\/p>\n<p>As parents, we should feel good about what we are giving our children.\u00a0 Our apps will try and fill that gap.<\/p>\n<h3>&#8230; and Adults<\/h3>\n<p>Software development and App development for toddlers is much more synergistic than one might initially think.\u00a0 All of the movements, touch screen controls, the loading of images and fonts, all is real App development.\u00a0 Creating a large App has much of the components as a small one.\u00a0 Documenting the entire process should help those start-up developers too.<\/p>\n<h4><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><strong>Why Stone Mill?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I grew up on a dairy farm called &#8220;Stone Mill Dairy.&#8221;\u00a0 While I may have left the farm, it has never left me.\u00a0 I\u00a0truly believe\u00a0my childhood on the farm has shaped me for the better.\u00a0 It is my little way of saying thanks for the life changing experience.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Plug-Plug<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Software development, even for a good cause, costs money.\u00a0 Server time, software, artwork, and numerous other expenses exist.\u00a0 By donating, not only will you be helping us educate tomorrow&#8217;s leaders, if you include your contact information, we will add you to our mailing\u00a0 holiday mailing list.<br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"F8LYS9MPPRHTS\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thank You for being part of this experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expand Learning Through Teaching\u00a0Technology&#8230; &#8230; to Children Our software development is centered around teaching\u00a0children fine motor skills while engaging them in activities and games that are meaningful to them.\u00a0 When used correctly, technology can create opportunities for learning\u00a0that did not exist\u00a0previously.\u00a0Watching my children, I feel there is a gap in what the apps in today&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":705,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stonemillkids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stonemillkids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stonemillkids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stonemillkids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stonemillkids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.stonemillkids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":735,"href":"http:\/\/www.stonemillkids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stonemillkids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stonemillkids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}