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- Replay: Digital Breakouts
This is a rerun of episode 14 which explains what Digital Breakouts are and where to find them.
You can find the show notes on the original episode here.
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Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.
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14 min - Digital Christmas Cards162: Digital Christmas Cards
Listen to the episode to hear why I think you should encourage your children to create Digital Christmas Cards.
Here are the tools I suggest they use. All have free plans and all allow you to upload your own photographs:
- Smilebox
- Canva
- Adobe Spark
- Google Slides
- Scratch
FundaFunda’s unit studies that incorporate teaching how to create interactive cards are
- Intro to Game Programming
- Intro to Game Programming Lite (free)
- How to create digital Christmas gifts
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Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.
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13 min - STEM Christmas Gifts161: STEM Christmas Gifts
STEM Christmas gifts have the advantage of being both educational and fun. Your children are likely to get more use out of them than many other toys. Natalie Vaughn joins me on this episode as we share some of our favorite STEM toys. You can find links to many of the ones we talk about on this post.
Here are our suggestions for STEM gifts:
- Coding board games
- Cytosis board game
- Video games and apps like the Contraption Maker Game
- Osmo
- Marble Runs
- Scientific instruments eg microscopes, telescopesLego Technics – books ideas robotics EV3
- Building kits
- Circuit kits
- Science lab kits – eg forensics
- Online coding classes
FundaFunda’s programming classes mentioned in this episode:
- Intro to Game Programming unit study
- 5-week Beginner Scratch or Python
- Full semester Scratch or Python classes
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Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.
The post STEM Christmas Gifts appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
19 min - An Easy Way to Get Your Children Coding160: An easy way to get your children coding
Do you need an easy way to get your children coding? Do you know they need to learn and have no idea where to start?
Well, this episode is for you. In it, I share about the Hour of Code and how it can get children of all ages (even ore-readers) started with coding – or get them to move on to the next level.
FundaFunda’s programming classes mentioned in this episode:
- Intro to Game Programming unit study
- 5-week Beginner Scratch or Python
- Full semester Scratch or Python classes
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Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.
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19 min - 10 Websites You Will Be Thankful I Told You About159:10 websites you will be thankful I told you about
The 10 useful websites for homeschooling that I talk about in this episode are:
- Canva
- Flippity
- Vocabulary.com
- iCivics
- PHET
- Grammarly
- Slidesmania – find their tips and tricks page here
- The Kids Should See This
- BookBub
- Standard eBooks
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Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.
The post 10 Websites You Will Be Thankful I Told You About appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
18 min - Online Primary History Sources158: Online Primary History Sources
In this episode, you can learn why you would want to use online primary history sources as well as where you can find them. One use would be if your child is competing in National History Day which I talk about in episode 5.
The 4 sources I mention are:
- eyewitnesstohistory.com – firsthand accounts of events
- Library of Congress digital collection – The Polish birthday “card” can be found here
- Chronicling America – digitized newspapers from 1777-1963
- Smithsonian history explorer: Th ledgeer I talk about can be found here
The FundaFunda Academy history classes and unit studies I mention are:
- Who’s Who in World War 2 for 5th – 8th grade
- World War 2 Year by Year – for 4th to 8th grade
- US History (Hons) for 9th – 12th grade
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Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.
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16 min - Technology and Handicrafts: An unlikely pair157: Technology and Handicrafts: An unlikely pair with Amber O’Neal Johnston
Amber O’Neal Johnston from HeritageMom shares how technology and handicrafts go hand-in-hand in their homeschool. If you think your family is more about crafts and prefer not to spend time using technology, then this episode is for you!
Follow her on Instagram at @heritagemomblog! She has great posts and stories.
Amber answers the following questions in this episode:
- What were your initial views of tech?
- What made you change?
- How did you start integrating tech in your homeschool?
- How do you currently use tech?
- Technology and handicrafts – how do they relate?
- What handicrafts does your family do?
Resources Amber mentions:
- Instructional videos on Youtube
- Self-paced courses through Teachable
- Membership on Craftsy with on-demand courses
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Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.
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21 min - eBook Creators to use in your Homeschool
In this episode, you will learn about various free eBook creation websites and how you can incorporate using them into your homeschool. This month is NaNaWriMo and if your children participate in that they can use one of these ideas to create an eBook that is easy to share with others.
The 5 eBook creators I mention are:
- Google Docs – this is a useful article explaining some of the formatting options – https://support.google.com/docs/answer/116338
- Writereader – a nice option for younger children
- Storyjumper – this video explains how to use it’s main features
- Book Creator – has a cool Autodraw feature. Find example books here
- Canva – once you export to a pdf you can upload it in Heyzine to create a flipbook.
The 3 FundaFunda Academy classes I mention that have book creating assignments are:
- Writing Fun – for 5tth – 8th grade
- World Geography – for 8th to 12th grade
- US History (Hons) – for 9th – 12th grade
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Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.
156: eBook Creators to use in your HomeschoolThe post eBook Creators to use in your Homeschool appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
19 min - Screens and Guilt155: Screens and Guilt with Julie Bogart
Julie Bogart from Bravewriter talks to us in this episode about a subject many parents struggle with: Screens and Guilt.
Follow Julie on Instagram at JulieBraveWriter! That’s where I saw her talking about this issue.
Julie answers the following questions in this episode:
- What makes video gaming controversial?
- How can families use screens constructively?
- What does the current research say about video games in particular?
- How can parents set healthy boundaries for screens while also celebrating the good they accomplish?
- Do you have any recommendations for parents who might want more information about screens and kids?
Resources Julie references:
- Article on gaming
- Ash Brandin’s Instagram account
Order Julie’s book, Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent’s Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age.
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Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.
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23 min - Online Resources for Brain Teasers154: Online Resources for Brain Teasers with Christy Rickman
Guest Christy Rickman shares with us her favorite online resources for brain teasers. Christy first explains why it is beneficial for your children to be doing brainteasers.
These are the resources Christy mentions in the episode
1. A website with lots of brain teasers – Puzzlebaron
2. Most interesting brainteaser – Einstein’s puzzle
3. Most challenging – Lights Out
4. Most fun – Colored Lines
5. Other suggestions? Do online searches for battleship analogies
Get Christy’s web-based Brain Games Unit Study for 50% discount until the end of 2021 with code BRAIN50
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Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.
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About Homeschooling with Technology
From the publisher's feed
On Homeschooling with Technology, former programmer and veteran homeschool mom Meryl van der Merwe helps families use tech with confidence and wisdom — the best apps and online tools, AI for planning…
and learning (used safely), and practical tips that fit real homeschool days. No jargon, no overwhelm. Listen to an episode below and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify for a fresh tip each week.