Homeschooling with Technology

This is a replay of episode 155 – you can find the show notes here.

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This is a replay of episode 132. You can find the show notes here

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In this episode I talked to Audrey Parker about the Benefits of Teens starting a Youtube Channel. Audrey is a teen who has her own channel and these are the questions I asked her:

1. What motivated you to start a YouTube channel?

Listen to the episode to hear Audrey’s answers

Audrey’s YouTube channel: Lamp and Shade Productions

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This podcast discusses many different aspects to navigating college prep in the digital age.

Until June 30, 2023, the coupon POD5 will give you a $5 (20%) discount on the self-paced College Prep class / contest (High School Challenge) from show sponsor FundaFunda.

Previous podcast episodes mentioned in this podcast are:

Episode 117: Tips for Completing Online Scholarship Applications

College prep resources mentioned in this podcast are:

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Katie was also on episode 199 where she shared about 3D printing.

Listen to this episode to learn all about how Katie uses the Greenlight app to encourage good habits in herself and her children – and how Greenlight can provide a debit card for your kids.

Where you can find Katie

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Today’s guest, Sébastien Crépieux, has been teaching French for many years and he shares with us his favorite online resources for improving French skills. Sébastien teaches French online with show sponsor FundaFunda Academy.

Online French resources mentioned in this episode

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Guests Dawn Garrett and her son Nate join us to talk about Robotics Competitions. You can learn about Nate’s team here and see their 2023 competition robot

If you missed episode 225 on An Introduction to Robotics – start by listening to that.

You can find general information about robotics in this blog post – Robotics in your Homeschool

These are the questions our guests answered.

1. Nate: How long have you been involved in robotics?

You can find Dawn at

LadyDusk.com

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Dr. Kristin Moon from Kristin Moon Science explains how to set students up for success in high school science classes.

Dr. Moon teaches Chemistry for show sponsor FundaFunda Academy and a number of science classes at True North Homeschool Academy.

These are the questions she answers:

1. What should middle school parents do to make sure their children are ready

2. a) What is the biggest problem you see in high school classes?

3. a) What other problems?

4. What non-science skills do students need to be successful?

You can find the summer class on Math Skills for Chemistry mentioned in this episode here

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In this episode, I explain how homeschoolers can use Everfi’s free online courses.

There are courses for all ages and they cover finance, career exploration, health, entrepreneurship, and more.

There are interactive online modules you assign to your children and also lesson plans that you can use to assign offline projects related to the material covered.

Listen to the episode to see if you can use Everfi in your homeschool.

Show sponsor FundaFunda Academy classes mentioned in this episode:

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Today’s guest is Elizabeth Weaver and she loves math and is enthusiastic about its ability to aid us to think critically! Elizabeth lectures at Roane State Community College, a homeschool co-op, and also teaches the Agebra 2 class at show sponsor FundaFunda Academy.

In this episode, Elizabeth answers these 4 questions:

1 Why is critical thinking important?

2. Why is math a good tool to practice it?

3. Why are word problems important?

4. What should parents look for in a math curriculum?

Overall takeaway – realize the potential math has to help your children think critically and make sure the curriculum you use achieves this. Listen to the full episode to learn more.

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