Homeschooling with Technology

Becky Brinkman from Rose and Bird explains why all teens should learn Canva.

Becky was the guest on episode 210 – Taking Holiday Photos with Storytelling in Mind

Becky answers the following questions:

1. Why do students need to build confidence in creating graphics – especially if they don’t believe

2. How can we bridge the gap between natural visual communicators and everybody else?

3. Why is Canva a particularly good tool to learn?

4. What are some things students need to learn to use Canva effectively?

Becky concluded by giving an overview of the Graphic Design with Canva class she will be teaching for show sponsor FundaFunda Academy from Fall 2023.

Where to find Becky Brinkman online:

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In this episode, you will learn why exploring AI with your teen is something you should be doing.

If you know very little about AI, a good place to start would be our previous episodes on ChatGPT

3 previous episodes on ChatGPT

5 topics to address with your teens about AI

1. Learn something new together. 3 websites mentioned

2. Discuss the ethical questions involved

3. Discuss appropriate use for assignments – Video mentioned (start at minute 17) Generative AI with Steve Dembo and Vicki Davis

4. Learn to use it effectively eg how to craft good prompts

5. Discuss how AI might affect their choice of career

Show sponsor FundaFunda Academy classes mentioned that will include instruction on how to use AI:

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Vinod Agrawal from Robotics Workshops for Kids is our guest and he talks about how to provide your children with an introduction to robotics

Vinod covers these topics in this episode:

1. How he became interested in robotics

You can find Vinod at

Robotics Workshops for Kids

Podcast episode mentioned

Episode 199: Using 3D Printing in your Homeschool with Katie Matteson

Coding classes from show sponsor FundaFunda mentioned

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This episode discusses integrating technology in literature studies to help provide students with a richer experience as they read novels.

The websites and ideas mentioned are:

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Guest Lindsay Leiviska talks to us about Online Classes and Neurodiversity. You can find Lindsay online at A Heart For All Students. Her podcast is also called “A Heart for All Students”. Lindsay’s tips will be helpful to those homeschooling a child with autism, ADHD, or any issue that can make learning a little more challenging for a student.

Be sure to listen to the previous episodes 125 and 126 where Lindsay explains how to modify online curriculum for special needs students

These are the topics Lindsay covers in this episode

1. The Why Behind Online or Digital Classes

2. At What Age?

3. Asynchronous vs Synchronous

4. How much support from parents?

5. Social Time

Bonus Tip: Allow Gaming as a way to createrelationships

You can find Lindsay at

A Heart for all Students

Facebook: @aheartforallstudents

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In this episode I share more online geography games – find the first episode on this topic here (episode 16). Also be sure to listen to episode 129 where I talk about a variety of digital resources for learning geography – I include some games that I don’t mention in the current episode.

Online Geography games mentioned in this episode:

Games like these are used in show sponsor FundaFunda’s web-based Geography unit studies and their high school online Geography class.

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Sean-David McGoran from The Tuned In Academy is the guest on today’s episode and we discuss virtual music lessons.

These are the questions he answers:

You can find Sean-David at

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Whether you are new to homeschooling or need to change things up, you can use the internet to find the right curriculum for your child.

Here’s what is covered in this episode:

1. Don’t start to look for curriculum until you have asked yourself a few questions:

* what kind of a homeschooler do I want to be – see the blog post on Homeschooling Styles

2. Time to ask other people questions and get suggestions

2.1 FaceBook groups

2.1. Forums for example, Welltrained Mind

3. Ask ChatGPT or other AI

4. Read reviews

5. View Samples or Demos of the curriculum

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Our guest in this episode is Brooke Poston from Homeschool Resource Co who has some great tips to share on organizing digital homeschool resources.

Brooke explains what she means by digital resources and supplemental content and where one can find this content. She then details how to create an inventory spreadsheet to keep track of everything.

Finally, she breaks down the 3 main ways to organize content and the benefits and drawbacks of each.

Listen to the episode for some easy-to-implement ideas.

The workbook and course on Digital Organization Brooke mentions

The digital resources Meryl mentions are

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In this episode, I share some favorite TV shows that spark a love for science and technology – while they entertain. These are not shows that explain scientific concepts. Listen to the episode as I describe each of them. The shows I mention are:

Find more ideas on Common Source Media

For interactive science learning, consider show sponsor FundaFunda Academy’s unit studies on science topics.

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