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    Homeschooling with Technology

    On Homeschooling with Technology, former programmer and veteran homeschool mom Meryl van der Merwe helps families use tech with confidence and wisdom — the best apps and online tools, AI for planning and learning (used safely), and practical tips that fit real homeschool days. No jargon, no overwhelm. Listen to an episode below and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify for a fresh tip each week.

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    Tech Electives for High School Homeschoolers Apr 27, 2022
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    Tech Electives for High School

    178: Tech Electives for High School

    As we live in a techy world, tech electives are not only fun for most high schoolers, but also necessary. These electives can cover a wide range of interests and abilities.

    Computer Applications/Digital Literacy – this elective will make sure students are ready for all the tech they will encountter at college and in the work place. Take a look at FundaFunda’s online class.

    Computer technician – find a book or class to help your teen prepare for a COMPTIA certification.

    Coding – Learn to program through a free platform like Codeacademy or online homeschool classes like those offered by FundaFunda Academy. Listen to the podcast episode with techie teen Jayda and techie teen Anaya.

    Cybersecurity – Listen to the podcast episode with techie teen Jake

    Salesforce administrator – free training for this widely used database program

    Webdesign – learn a program like WordPress, or HTML / CSS – or both

    Photoshop – FundaFunda Academy has a self-paced Photoshop class. Listen to the podcast episode with techie teen Callie

    Graphic Design – Listen to the podcast episode with techie teen Addie

    Audio Engineering

    Videography – Listen to the podcast episode with techie teen Brandon talking about drone videography)

    Game design – Listen to the podcast episode with techie teen Eli

    Virtual Assistant Skills – Listen to the podcast episode with techie teen Natalie

    Find classes on Coursera, Udemy, and look on your library website.

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    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.

    Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode

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    More Online Poetry Resources Apr 20, 2022
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    More Online Poetry Resources

    177: More Online Poetry Resources

    This episode offers more suggestions for online poetry resources – last April for National Poetry Month I recorded an episode with other resources. So be sure to check out episode 127 if you haven’t listened to that one already as I have not repeated any of those resources this year.

    General Resources Mentioned

    • 30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month
    • Search for free resources on Teachers Pay Teachers

    Resources for Writing Poetry

    • MakeBeliefComix has printable templates
    • Code.org combines poetry and coding
    • ReadWriteThink has great interactive resources that prompt students to write different types of poems
    • TeenInk offers teens the possibility of getting their poems published online and also offers contests

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    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.

    Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode

    More Online Poetry Resources

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    Gamification in your Homeschool Apr 13, 2022
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    Gamification in your Homeschool

    176: Gamification in your Homeschool

    There are many benefits to using gamification in your homeschool. Listen to this episode to learn:

    1. What gamification is (hint: it isn’t adding games to your homeschool)

    2. How to gamify your homeschool. Websites mentioned here are:

    • Duolingo
    • Prodigy Math
    • Vocabulary.com
    • Khan Academy

    3. How to track points and rewards. Websites mentioned here are:

    • Padlet
    • Wakelet
    • Trello
    • Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Docs

    4. The benefits of gamification

    5. Show sponsor FundaFunda Academy uses gamification in

    • Writing Fun (for 5th – 8th grade)
    • Personal Finance (9th – 12th grade)

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    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.

    Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode

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    12 Ways to use Canva in your Homeschool Apr 06, 2022
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    12 Ways to use Canva in your Homeschool

    175: 12 Ways to use Canva in your Homeschool

    Canva is a very versatile graphics creation tool and in this episode, we explore 12 ways to use Canva in your homeschool.

    To learn more about how Canva was started you can listen to Guy Raz’s podcast episode on How I built this.

    1. Digital poster

    2. Presentations

    3. Digital cards / invitations

    4. Websites

    5. Videos

    6. Comic strips

    7. Photobooks

    8. Infographics

    9. Portfolios

    10. Resumes

    11. Design t-shirts

    12. Games – trivia, bingo, word games etc

    Bonus tip: add Google maps directly from Canva into a design.

    Learn how to use Canva

    • Canva Tutorials
    • Teens can learn Canva and many other applications in FundaFunda’s Computer Applications class

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    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.

    Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode

    12 Ways to use Canva in your Homeschool

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    Best Practices for Internet Research Mar 30, 2022
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    Best practices for internet research

    174: Best practices for Internet Research

    Veldorah Rice from Write From the Heart is our guest in this episode and she shares some best practices for internet research.

    This is the outline of the episode – be sure to listen to hear these points explained.

    1. Benefits of Internet Research
    a. Convenience
    b. Amount of information
    c. Easy to insert in writing

    2. Problems with Internet Research
    a. Accuracy/Bias – be sure to listen to our episode on Media Bias if you haven’t already.
    b. Scholarship
    c. Sifting through volume

    3. Checking Internet Sites
    a. URL ending
    b. “About us” page
    c. Special caution for Wikipedia

    4. Other Online Sources
    a. Library Subscription Services

    Tie in:

    • How the Library is still relevant for research blog post
    • Veldorah’s YouTube video that shows how to do online research
    • Show sponsor FundaFunda Academy teaches how to identify bias and various online search techniques in their Computer Applications class for 7th – 12th grade.

    Be sure to take a look at the English classes (including AP classes) Veldorah offers for middle and high schoolers. You can also find Veldorah on Facebook and Instagram.

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    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.

    Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.

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    Social Media Templates for Fun Assignments Mar 23, 2022
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    Social Media Templates for Fun Assignments

    173: Social Media Templates for Fun Assignments

    This episode delves into using social media templates for fun assignments for your children. Listen in for ideas on how to use fake social media templates in your homeschool.

    Here are the different places to find the templates mentioned in this episode:

    • Classtools has a Fakebook template and a SMS (texting) template
    • Shake Up Learning has a post that includes a fake Instagram template
    • Ditch that Textbook – lots of templates including ones for Twitter, Snapchat and TikTok
    • A Zoom template in Google slides
    • Canva to make ‘real’ social media posts for Marketing or Entrepreneurship classes

    Show sponsor FundaFunda Academy uses “social media” assignments in some of their classes including Middle School Writing Fun and high school US History.

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    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.

    Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.

    Social Media Templates for Fun Assignments

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    Social Media and Homeschooling Mar 16, 2022
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    Social Media and Homeschooling

    172: Social Media and Homeschooling

    How social media can help you in your homeschooling

    Here are the ideas mentioned:

    1. Modeling social media use for your children

    2. Choose your channel(s) – you don’t need to be everywhere

    3. Choose social media accounts and types that have a positive effect on your life

    4. Connect with other homeschoolers – mentioned:

    • Wellttrained Mind Forum
    • Facebook Groups: Homeschooling with Technology Community, Homeschooling Middle School, Homeschooling College-bound Teens
    • Twitter – find teachers to follow
    • Instagram – Peanutbutterfishlessons, Juliebravewriter, Heritagemomblog

    5. Learning with your children:

    • Instagram – Taketimeforart
    • Tik Tok – Planet Money

    5. Connect with likeminded people – Instagram accounts mentioned:

    • sharonsaysso
    • loswhit

    6 Keep up with news and things that interest you

    7. Have fun:

    • Instagram cat accounts I follow: 1bike1world, Pokeypotpie
    • Instagram travel accounts I follow – Nomadicmatt, Elona, TheMomTrotter

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    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.

    Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.

    Social Media and Homeschooling

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    Compassion in an interconnected world Mar 09, 2022
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    Compassion in an inteerconnected world

    171: Compassion in an Interconnected World

    This episode covers ways to help people around the globe in times of disaster. The websites mentioned are:

    • Charity Navigator – which provides a rating system for charities
    • Airbnb – search by the area where you want to support people
    • Etsy – Search for digital downloads and use the filters to search on shops in the area you want to support.
    • Shutterstock – blog post featuring some Ukranian artists on their website

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    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.

    Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.

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    Online Resources about Ukraine and Russia Mar 02, 2022
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    Online Resources about Ukraine and Russia for Homeschoolers

    170: Online Resources about Ukraine and Russia

    In this episode, you will find online resources about Ukraine and Russia you can use in your homeschool. There are resources that relate to the current conflict but also resources to learn about the history, geography, and culture of the two countries involved.

    Instagram accounts mentioned in this episode

    @fundafundaeducation (show sponsor)
    @sharonsayso
    @smarthernews
    @mosheh
    @elona

    Other general resources

    iCivics has just released a new foreign policygame both online and as an app (all versions are free) – Convene the Council

    View the relative size of Russia and Ukraine on this website.

    Ukraine resources

    Video made by a Ukrainian

    Animated History of Ukraine

    Ducksters page on Ukraine

    Ukraine unit study from Eclectic Homeschool

    Russia resources

    Ted Ed videos on Where Did Russia Come From and Why Putin Wants Ukraine

    Geography Now video on Russia

    Animated History of Russia

    Ducksters page on Russia

    Unit Studies from Peanutbutter Fish Lessons and Learn In Color.

    Other ideas

    • online flag puzzles
    • listen to the languages
    • online quizzes (one suggestion is this this Sporcle quiz on Russian Geography
    • print off coloring pages

    Suggested projects on these countries

    • Children’s book using Storyjumper
    • Poster using Canva
    • Slideshow using Google Slides

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    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.

    Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.

    Online Resources about Ukraine and Russia for Homeschoolers

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    PDF tips and tricks Feb 23, 2022
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    Pdf Tips and Tricks

    169: PDF tips and tricks

    Learn about a number of free tools that allow you to manipulate PDFs in this episode on PDF tips and tricks. The tools mentioned in this episode are:

    • Scannable – app that scans documents and saves to PDF.
    • Sejda to fill out and sign PDFs
    • Mac PDF Preview – select “Export as” and then ‘Quartz Filter’ and “Reduce File Size” to compresses PDFs

      Compressing a pdf

    • PDFbuddy
    • PDFcandy
    • Tinywow

    These resources allow you to merge, split, rotate, and much more. Listen to the episode to learn more

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    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.

    Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.

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