Show overview
Homeschooling with Technology has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 312 episodes. That works out to roughly 80 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 18th season.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 14 min and 19 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Education show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 25 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Meryl van der Merwe.
From the publisher
The Homeschooling with Technology Podcast is a weekly show, hosted by Meryl van der Merwe, where she shares ideas on how to use technology to be more productive as a homeschool parent and on how to use technology to make lessons more engaging. In addition, she covers techie skills your children need to learn and how to easily incorporate them into your homeschooling. Meryl homeschooled her 4 children after working as a computer programmer for many years. She uses technology whenever she can when teaching both live co-op classes and online classes for homeschoolers. In this podcast, she shares all the best tech resources she finds with you.
Latest Episodes
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Summer Tech Challenge #2 : Create a Trivia Game
Summer Tech Challenge #1: AI Trip Planning
Game-based Learning with Boddle
4 Digital Tasks Before Summer Break
Turning Summer Walks Into Learning Experiences
Teaching Tech Skills Through Family Travel
Replay: Finding and Using Online Classes for Homeschooling Effectively
Ways Grandparents and Kids Can Connect Online
AI Tips You Can Use This Week
Exploring Space: Interactive Tools for Your Homeschool
S1 Ep 366Teaching Geopolitics and World Affairs to Teens
366: Teaching Geopolitics and World Affairs to Teens Teaching teens about geopolitics and world affairs can feel intimidating—but it doesn’t have to be. In this episode of Homeschooling with Technology, Meryl van der Merwe shares practical tools and creative ideas for helping homeschool students understand current events, global conflict, geography, and media literacy in ways […] The post Teaching Geopolitics and World Affairs to Teens appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
S1 Ep 365Padlet Arcade for Learning Fun
365: Padlet Arcade for Learning Fun New Here? If you love practical homeschool tech ideas, start here: More Homeschooling with Technology episodes Project-based learning ideas for homeschool Creative online tools for students Browse all homeschool tech resources In this episode, Meryl explores Padlet Arcade — a game-based learning branch of the popular Padlet platform. She […] The post Padlet Arcade for Learning Fun appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
S1 Ep 364What’s New in NotebookLM
364: What’s New in NotebookLM NotebookLM has graduated from Google Labs beta into a fully featured, standalone tool — and it has grown dramatically. In this episode, Meryl walks through all nine features currently available in the Studio panel, explaining how homeschool parents can use them to save time and how students can use them […] The post What’s New in NotebookLM appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
S5 Ep 363Gems: Your Custom Homeschool Co-Teacher
363: Gems – Your Custom Homeschool Co-Teacher   Google’s Gemini platform now includes a powerful feature called Gems. In this episode, we explore how Gems allow you to create customized AI assistants that can help with homeschooling tasks again and again without rewriting prompts each time. Meryl explains what Gems are, how they compare to […] The post Gems: Your Custom Homeschool Co-Teacher appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
S4 Ep 362Avoiding tech burnout
362: Avoiding tech burnout with Melissa Muir In this episode, Meryl is joined by Melissa Muir from Think Curio to discuss an important topic for homeschool families: avoiding tech burnout. While both Meryl and Melissa love educational technology and use it extensively in their teaching, they recognize the need for balance. With recent studies showing […] The post Avoiding tech burnout appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
S1 Ep 361Homeschooling with Gemini
361: Homeschooling with Gemini In this episode, we look at how homeschoolers can use Gemini and why it’s worth adding to your tech toolkit — even if you already use ChatGPT. Organization & Workflow “My Stuff” dashboard to quickly access everything you’ve created Model options (Fast, Thinking, Pro) depending on the depth of response you […] The post Homeschooling with Gemini appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
Free Tech Tools Through Your Library
360: Free Tech Tools Through Your Library In this episode of Homeschooling with Technology, Meryl interviews Melissa Brander from Pocket Homeschool about the many free technology resources available through your local library. Most homeschool families think of the library as a place for books. But today’s libraries offer far more — including digital tools, streaming […] The post Free Tech Tools Through Your Library appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
S1 Ep 359How to make beautiful presentations
359: How to Make Beautiful Presentations Presentations are a skill students will use again and again—in middle school, high school, college, and eventually the workplace. In this episode, learn about tech tools that can help homeschoolers (and parents!) create attractive, effective presentations without needing advanced design skills. Tools Covered in This Episode 1. Google SlidesA […] The post How to make beautiful presentations appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.