I held a live Q&A on Facebook earlier this week and this is the audio of most of that Q&A.

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Also during the broadcast, I talked about the new Kindle Oasis from Amazon (http://amzn.to/1XxaS4D).Thanks to all the individual patrons (http://thewiredhomeschool.com/patrons) who have supported the podcast. Special thanks go out to Matt Kamla, Winston Crutchfield (http://criticalpressmedia.com/), & Craig Tingey.

Kindle Oasis Key Features

– 4.6 ounces and 3.4 mm at its thinnest point

– 300 ppi Paperwhite touch-screen display

– Redesigned front light features 60 percent more LEDs and better uniformity

– 4GB of built-in storage (stores thousands of e-books)

– Included leather charging cover for up to 9 weeks of battery life

– Starts at $289 for Wi-Fi only with special offers

Questions Answered From the Q&A

Q: What online resources do I recommend as a supplement to homeschooling?

A: Khan Academy (http://khanacademy.com), Sheppard Software (http://sheppardsoftware.com), and ABC Mouse (http://abcmouse.com).

Q: What books or blogs inspired me to start homeschooling.

A: My wife was inspired by her sisters who started homeschooling. We also referred to books by John Holt (http://astore.amazon.com/wiredhs-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=1).

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