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4 Digital Tasks Before Summer Break


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372: 4 Digital Tasks Before Summer Break: Homeschool Digital Organization Tips

Before summer break begins, take time to organize the digital side of your homeschool life. In this episode, Meryl shares four important homeschool digital organization tasks that can save time, reduce stress, and help you keep better records for high school, college applications, and family memories. Learn how to track activities and volunteer hours, organize student work, digitize physical projects, and create shared summer calendars that keep the whole family coordinated.

Topics Covered
1. Create a Master Activities Spreadsheet

Keep track of:

  • Volunteer hours
  • Camps and training programs
  • Contests and competitions
  • Awards and achievements
  • Extracurricular activities
  • Books read independently
  • 2. Organize Student Digital Work

    Use tools like:

    • Google Drive
    • Shared folders
    • 3. Digitize Physical Projects and Handwritten Work

      Ideas include:

      • Photographing projects
      • Uploading files into digital portfolios
      • Using tools such as:
        • Padlet
        • Seesaw
        • 4. Set Up a Shared Summer Calendar

          Use a shared digital calendar to coordinate:

          • Camps
          • Sleepovers
          • Appointments
          • Sports practices
          • Family transportation
          • College student schedules
          • Shared calendars can help reduce confusion and make summer logistics much easier for the whole family.

            Summer Podcast Challenge Series Announcement

            This summer, the podcast will feature short weekly tech challenges designed for homeschool families. Each challenge will:

            • Take approximately 30–60 minutes
            • Introduce useful digital tools or skills
            • Include a way to participate online
            • Listeners can share completed projects on Facebook or Instagram for a chance to win:

              • A FundaFunda Academy unit study each week
              • A grand prize $50 Amazon gift card at the end of summer
              • If you use any of these ideas, come join the conversation in the Homeschooling with Technology Community on Facebook and let us know which ones your family enjoyed most!

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                Homeschooling with TechnologyBy Meryl van der Merwe

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