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Supporting Your Teen in Online Classes
338: Supporting Your Teen in Online Classes Online classes can be a fantastic way for teens to learn — but only if parents know how to support them well. Every year, many parents are surprised mid-s
Homeschool AI Hacks: How to Write Prompts That Work
337: Homeschool AI Hacks: How to Write Prompts That Work In today's episode, learn how to write better AI prompts for homeschoolingtips, examples, and hacks to save you time and spark creativity in y
10 Tech Tools to Make Writing Fun
336: 10 Tech Tools to Make Writing Fun Are your children complaining that writing isn't fun? Transform writing time into creative fun with these 10 tech toolseach designed to spark imagination and ea
How Homeschoolers Can Use Brisk AI
335: How Homeschoolers Can Use Brisk AI In this episode, we look at Brisk Teaching, a powerful ( free for most things) AI Chrome extension designed for educators and incredibly helpful for homescho
Creating an AI policy for your homeschool
334: Creating an AI Policy for your Homeschool We explore why every homeschool family should consider developing an AI policyand how to do it. As AI tools become more prevalent, its no longer a ques
Using Media in Foreign Language Learning
Episode 333: Using Media in Foreign Language Learning In this episode of Homeschooling with Technology, host Meryl van der Merwe is joined by two of FundaFunda Academys language teachersSebastian (F
Engineering Exploration at Home
332: Engineering Exploration at Home In this episode, guest Mariselle Gonzalez, a former semiconductor engineer, talks about engineering exploration at home. She offers practical ways homeschool pare
Scavenger Hunts That Bring Local History to Life
Episode 331: Scavenger Hunts That Bring Local History to Life In this episode, host Meryl van der Merwe revisits a topic she first explored back in episode 41 scavenger hunts! But this time, she bri
How I Use AI to Kickstart Creativity
330: How I Use AI to Kickstart Creativity Use AI to kickstart creativityyes, its possible! In this episode, Meryl van der Merwe shares seven practical ways she uses AI tools like ChatGPT to spark a
Teaching Students to Navigate Social Media
329: Teaching Students to Navigate Social Media Teaching students to navigate social media is more important than ever as teens face a constant stream of information, misinformation, and online pressu