Homeschooling with Technology

Homeschooling with Technology


Using technology to alleviate cabin fever

March 25, 2020

76: Using Technology to Alleviate Cabin Fever


Here are 3 resources show sponsor FundaFunda Academy is offering that will help you!

30 days of educational activities for elementary school - 5 activities per day all laid out for you!
High School Challenge - a mini college prep class where students can win cash and gift cards
Free live tutorials from a number of the FundaFunda teachers delivered over Zoom.

1. Exercise: find online videoas. YMCA has a number they are offering.

2. Documentaries / Educational programming: Consider a subscription to a streaming service. One Netflix show the whole family is likely to enjoy is "Churchill's Secret Agents".

3. Audiobooks / ebooks: In episode 67 Dr Monica Burns talked about Epic. Other options are digital library books through your library. Audible is offering free kids audio books currently. And you can listen to actors reading kids books on Storyline Online.

4. Podcasts

5. Gaming! For ideas listen to the episodes "Homeschool Moms can be Gamers" and "Learning History through Video Games"

6. Virtual Field Trips

* Listen to this episode on Virtual Field Trips

* Berlin symphony free online concerts

* explore.org - webcams with live animal feeds.

* Google streetview / Google Earth

* Cincinnati Zoo daily live feed

7. Educational quizzes/games/apps: some examples

* Prodigy Math

* Sporcle

* Lizardpoint Geography quizzes


8. Hang out virtually: listen to the episode on