Episode 10: Christmas Shopping the Techie Way 1. Throughout the year collect ideas in Evernote - 2. Get your family to create wishlists (Pinterest, Amazon, Google docs/sheets) - 3. If you need more ideas Pinterest

Episode 9: 10 Techie Tools I Am Grateful For 1. Offline maps I usually use Google maps, select the area and download. 2. Portable Charger - Here's the one I use: EasyAcc Slim 10000 mAh Power Bank - 3. Podcasts

Episode 8: 5 Techie Ways to Organize your Homeschool 1. Google Drive Google Drive is an online filing system. Listen to episodes 2, 3 and 4 for more detail on how to use it to organize your homeschool - Our sponsor,

Episode 7: Homeschooling with Google Slides - Google Slides offers all benefits of Google Drive apps like easy collaboration and access anywhere you have wifi. Listen to episode 2 on Google Drive for more info on all the Google Drive apps.

Episode 6: Homeschooling with Google Forms - Google Forms is great for moms (and dads) to use it to create self-graded quizzes and for surveys. You could use it to collect responses to questions like "what field trip your homeschool group might most w...

Episode 5: A Techie History Contest   National History Day is one of my favorite contests because it combines 2 things I love - history and technology. - Our show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy also combines these two in their web-based unit studie...

Episode 4: Homeschooling with Google Docs   If you are new to Google Drive be sure to listen to episodes 2 (Homeschooling with Google Drive) and 3 (Homeschooling with Google Sheets) which will give some context to what is covered in this episode H...

Episode 3: Homeschooling with Google Sheets Google Sheets is one of the Google Drive apps and if you aren't familiar with all the benefits of those apps, listen to my previous episode. In this episode, you will learn some of the applications for Googl...

Episode 2: Homeschooling with Google Drive In this episode, you will learn what Google Drive is, why you should be using it and how to use it in your homeschool. - What is Google Drive?   Google Drive is essentially an online filing system.

Welcome to episode 1 of the Homeschooling with Technology podcast. - My name is Meryl van der Merwe and I am a South African. My father bought us a personal computer when I was a teen and I both gamed on it and learned to program.