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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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    Meterhero: A practical STEM project Sep 29, 2021
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    Meterhero practical STEM project

    151: Meterhero: A practical STEM project

    In this episode, Nate Conroy explains how he came up with the idea for Meterhero and your children can get involved.

    Meterhero gets students to monitor their own home’s gas, water, and electricity usage and then use the data to see trends, figure out ways to save money and much more.

    It is a very practical STEM project and great for homeschoolers – especially as it is free because it is sponsored by The Vela Education Fund

    This video explains it – and be sure to listen to the whole episode

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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.

    Meterhero practical STEM project

    A Special Thank You to Our Network Sponsor: Courageous Movie

    From the Kendrick Brothers, creators of the No. 1 box-office movie WAR ROOM and OVERCOMER, comes the remastered re-release of COURAGEOUS Legacy, in theaters September 24. Celebrating 10 years of impact on families and fathers, this updated version of the film includes new scenes and an enhanced look and sound.

    Filled with action-packed drama, COURAGEOUS Legacy will once again have viewers laughing, crying, and cheering as they are challenged and inspired by everyday heroes who long to be the kinds of dads that make a lifelong impact on their children. Protecting the streets is second nature to these men. Raising their children in a God-honoring way? That’s courageous.

    Check out the trailer here!

    The post Meterhero: A practical STEM project appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Creating Online Review Games For Your Children Sep 22, 2021
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    online review games

    150: Creating online review games for your children

    The free resources to create online review games for your children that are mentioned in this episode are

    • Flippity – Matching game, Hangman (Snowman)
    • Classtools – lots of different arcade games to choose from
    • Quizlet -Match up, Gravity

    All these resources have digital flashcards you can create too.

    Other related podcast episodes you may want to listen to:

    • Fun with Flippity
    • Classtools: online educational fun

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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.

    creating online review games for your children

    A Special Thank You to Our Network Sponsor: Courageous Movie

    From the Kendrick Brothers, creators of the No. 1 box-office movie WAR ROOM and OVERCOMER, comes the remastered re-release of COURAGEOUS Legacy, in theaters September 24. Celebrating 10 years of impact on families and fathers, this updated version of the film includes new scenes and an enhanced look and sound.

    Filled with action-packed drama, COURAGEOUS Legacy will once again have viewers laughing, crying, and cheering as they are challenged and inspired by everyday heroes who long to be the kinds of dads that make a lifelong impact on their children. Protecting the streets is second nature to these men. Raising their children in a God-honoring way? That’s courageous.

    Check out the trailer here!

    The post Creating Online Review Games For Your Children appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Using Trello to organize your curriculum Sep 15, 2021
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    Using Trello to organize your curriculum

    149: Using Trello to organize your curriculum with Richie Soares


    In this episode, Richie Soares from Homeschool and Humor shares tips on using Trello to organize your curriculum.

    Richie explains what Trello is and how to set it up in various different ways to easily keep track of all the curriculum you are using – or may want to use in the future.

    Richie is sharing the board she created with our listeners so that you can see exactly how she does it. And she has included 40 virtual field trips links and ideas as well as links/resources for worksheets and resources!

    TRELLO CURRICULUM OVERVIEW BOARD SIGNUP LINK: https://www.homeschoolandhumor.com/curriculum-trello

    Richie also talks about other ways you can use Trello in your homeschool and some benefits of using this resource so be sure to listen in!

    You can find Richie at her webiste, Homeschool and Humor. You can also follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

    Previous episode on Trello:

    5 Ways Homeschool Parents can use Trello

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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.

    Using Trello to Organize Your Curriculum

    A Special Thank You to Our Network Sponsor: Show Me The Father Movie

    The Kendrick Brothers, creators of WAR ROOM and FIREPROOF, have some exciting news to share: they have TWO films coming to theaters this fall—SHOW ME THE FATHER on September 10 and COURAGEOUS Legacy on September 24.

    Featuring a variety of amazing, true stories, the Kendrick Brothers’ new feature film SHOW ME THE FATHER takes audiences on an inspiring and emotional cinematic journey. Their first documentary film has something for everyone and invites you to think differently about how you view your earthly father story and also how you personally relate to God.

    Check out the trailer here!

    The post Using Trello to organize your curriculum appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Google’s Free Applied Digital Skills Lessons Sep 08, 2021
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    Google's free applied digital skills lessons

    148: Google’s Free Applied Digital Skills Lessons

    I first learned about Google’s Free Applied Digital Skills lessons from Coach Victor Hicks in an interview he did on the 10 Minute Teacher podcast. Listen to it to hear he how has used these lessons with students.

    You can find all the lessons here (currently 160 of them!)

    You can filter the list of lessons by age, topic, and tool

    The results of a search can be sorted by popular, recent, duration, alphabetical

    You can either set it up as a teacher with a classroom (or multiple classrooms) and assign your children specific lessons, or you just tell your children which individual lessons to do without a classroom setup.

    There are so many options to choose from which makes this is an ideal way to help your children learn more tech skills that will be useful in college and the workplace. You can learn along with your kids! The videos are short and explain everything really well.

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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.

    Google's free applied digital skills lessons

    A Special Thank You to Our Network Sponsor: Show Me The Father Movie

    The Kendrick Brothers, creators of WAR ROOM and FIREPROOF, have some exciting news to share: they have TWO films coming to theaters this fall—SHOW ME THE FATHER on September 10 and COURAGEOUS Legacy on September 24.

    Featuring a variety of amazing, true stories, the Kendrick Brothers’ new feature film SHOW ME THE FATHER takes audiences on an inspiring and emotional cinematic journey. Their first documentary film has something for everyone and invites you to think differently about how you view your earthly father story and also how you personally relate to God.

    Check out the trailer here!

    The post Google’s Free Applied Digital Skills Lessons appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Using Technology to Foster Curiosity Sep 01, 2021
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    Using Technology to Foster Creativity

    147: Using technology to foster curiosity

    In this episode, the discussion revolves around using technology to foster curiosity. Children are naturally curious and tech makes it easy to help our children explore topics of interest.

    Here are 7 specific ideas:

    1. Use Google Lens to identify plants and other things.
    2. Explore.org and other live webcams to learn about animals
    3. Find videos on Youtube and TikTok to learn about what it is like to live in other parts of the world.
    4. Wander through a city’s streets with Streetview in Google maps
    5. Immerse yourself in an experience using VR (Google Expeditions, 360-degree Youtube video example: Clouds over Sidra about a refugee camp on the Within app.
    6. Discover the history around you with the Clio app
    7. See how science works with simulations eg PHET
    8. Web-based Unit Studies from show sponsor FundaFunda Academy

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    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Aademy 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.

    Using Technology to Foster Creativity

    The post Using Technology to Foster Curiosity appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    4 Ways Challenging Yourself as a Homeschooling Mom Leads to Leveling Up Your Homeschooling Life Aug 25, 2021
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    Challenging Yourself as a Homeschool Mom

    146: 4 Ways Challenging Yourself as a Homeschooling Mom Leads to Leveling Up Your Homeschooling Life

    In this episode, guest Sarah Miller-Snyder shares 4 ways challenging yourself as a homeschool mom leads to leveling up your homeschool.

    Sarah has been a guest on the podcast twice before. She has shared about Podcasts for hhomeschool families and Podcasts for kids of all ages, so be sure to listen to those if you haven’t already.

    Sarah has her own podcast, The Online School Mom. I am her guest on the episode “Online electives to boost your child’s education“.

    You can find the rest of what Sarah offers at Online School Mom and you can join her Facebook group Online School Mom.

    Her daughter Addie talked about how she started an Etsy shop in the summer series on Techie Teens.

    Listen to the episode to hear all the challenges Sarah took on this past year – most of them related to technology in some way!!

    The 4 Ways These Challenges Benefited Their Family

    1. The kids copied their mom
    2. Doing less for her kids led to them helping out more
    3. They all learned to accept mistakes and ‘failure’.
    4. She gained more energy and a better ‘vibe’ which positively affected the home environment.

    Main takeaway: Don’t wait until you are ready to try things or go for a goal; the only way to build confidence is to do things.

    Special offer for August 2021:
    Share about this podcast on any of your social media accounts, or in online forums, Google groups etc OR leave a rating and review on the podcast player you use, then take a photo or screenshot and email it to meryl@fundafunda.com. Everyone who does that can select ANY $20 web-based unit study from sponsor FundaFunda Academy.

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    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Aademy 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.

    Challenging Yourself as a Homeschool Mom

    The post 4 Ways Challenging Yourself as a Homeschooling Mom Leads to Leveling Up Your Homeschooling Life appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Technology and the Middle School Years Aug 18, 2021
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    Technology and the Middle School Years

    145: Technology and the Middle School Years

    In this episode we look at technology and the middle school years from two different perspectives:

    1. How much technology is too much?

    The first topic I discuss is video gaming. The article I reference is here.
    The Instagram account to look at is @juliebravewriter. Click on “Video Games” under highlights in Stories.

    The second topic is Social Media. The website I reference is Social Media Test Drive. I also mention a previous podcast episode: Homeschooling Digital Natives


    2. How much technology is too little?
    Make sure they know the basics they will need for high school. FundaFunda Academy teaches a Computer Applications class that will prepare them well.

    Let them take at least one online class in middle school. If you want an inexpensive self-paced option, look at FundaFunda’s web-based unit studies.

    How to find balance in tech usage with middle schoolers?

    I give ideas on different approaches. You are invited to join the Homeschooling Middle School Facebook Group to talk about this and other issues with homeschool parents of middle schoolers.

    Special offer for August 2021:
    Share about this podcast on any of your social media accounts, or in online forums, Google groups etc OR leave a rating and review on the podcast player you use, then take a photo or screenshot and email it to meryl@fundafunda.com. Everyone who does that can select ANY $20 web-based unit study from sponsor FundaFunda Academy.

    ————————————————————————————————–
    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Aademy 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.

    Technology and the Middle School Years

    The post Technology and the Middle School Years appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Non-tech skills students learn from coding Aug 11, 2021
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    Non-techSkills Students Learn From Coding

    144: Non-tech skills students learn from coding

    There are many non-tech skills students learn from coding. This means learning to program is useful even when students don’t decide to pursue a degree where programming is core to it. These are the skills i talk about in this episode:

    • Critical Thinking
    • Logic
    • Problem Solving
    • Project Planning
    • Perseverance
    • Attention to detail
    • Creativity

    Students will also learn humility.

    Show sponsor FundaFunda offers the following programming classes:

    • Intro to Game Programming Unit Study – self-paced 4 module online class that introduces students to game design, game logic, and game graphics.
    • Scratch Programming – 5-week class or full semester class (both are graded and have teaching assistants who help when students need it)
    • Python Programming – 5-week class or full semester class (both are graded and have teaching assistants who help when students need it)

    Special offer for August 2021:
    Share about this podcast on any of your social media accounts, or in online forums, Google groups etc OR leave a rating and review on the podcast player you use, then take a photo or screenshot and email it to meryl@fundafunda.com. Everyone who does that can select ANY $20 web-based unit study from sponsor FundaFunda Academy.

    ————————————————————————————————–
    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Aademy 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.

    Non-techSkills Students Learn From Coding

    The post Non-tech skills students learn from coding appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Asynchronous vs. Synchronous Online Classes: Which Is Best? Aug 04, 2021
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    Asynchronous Vs Synchronous Online Classes

    143: Asynchronous vs Synchronous Online Classes

    In this episode, we take a look at asynchronous vs synchronous online classes and consider which might be a better fit for your family.

    Synchronous Classes

    * Live class – Zoom / Google Meet
    * Interaction? Passive? Discussion?
    * Homework outside of class?
    * Specific day/time
    * If you miss a class is it recorded?

    Asynchronous Classes

    * Not live – but could take different formats
    * Self-paced or deadlines?
    * Videos + quizzes or more?
    * Graded or not?
    * Interaction with teacher? other students?

    Show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy– provides classes that are asynchronous with deadlines and graded.

    You can find FundaFunda’s demo classroom here.

    Synchronous classes – good for students who do better in a classroom situation and need the discipline of having to show up to class

    Asynchronous classes – good for students needing a flexible schedule and for students who like to work at their own pace

    Special offer for August 2021:
    Share about this podcast on any of your social media accounts, or in online forums, Google groups etc OR leave a rating and review on the podcast player you use, then take a photo or screenshot and email it to meryl@fundafunda.com. Everyone who does that can select ANY $20 web-based unit study from sponsor FundaFunda Academy.

    ————————————————————————————————–
    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Aademy 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.

    Asynchronous Vs Synchronous Online Classes

    The post Asynchronous vs. Synchronous Online Classes: Which Is Best? appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

    Techie Teen Jayda Coding and Digital Art Jul 28, 2021
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    Techie Teen Jayda: Digital Art

    142: Techie Teen Jayda: Coding and Digital Art

    Techie teen Jayda Murray is the guest and talks to us about her interest in digital art and coding.

    Jayda’s sister was a guest on this series talking about app creation and her mom, Ayanna was a guest on the podcast in episode 105 and shared Online Resources for Creative Writing.

    Jayda answers the following questions

    1. What are your interests outside of tech?

    2. What tech projects have you done with your sister?
    Safety U (made in Tyranno Builder and MIT App Inventor)
    A Walk In My Shoes (made in Tyranno Builder and MIT App Inventor)

    3. What certifications do you have?
    Udacity’s Nano degree program

    4. Tell us about your involvement in Ted-Ed and the Games for Change Festival

    5. How did you learn digital art?

    6. What hardware and software do you use for drawing?
    Wacom tablet
    Autodesk and Medibang

    7. What awards have you won?
    Scholastics National Art & Writing Winner

    8. Where can we see your work?
    Jayda’s portfolio
    Instagram

    9. What advice do you have for a teen who would like to get started with digital art?

    These show notes only cover a small part of what Jayda shares in this episode, so be sure to listen in and be inspired by all she has achieved.

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    Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Aademy 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.

    Digital Art

    The post Techie Teen Jayda Coding and Digital Art appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

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