Homeschooling with Technology

251: How to use tech to inspire a love of learning Guest Kami Wanous from The Freedom Scholar gives some great ideas on how to use tech to inspire a love of learning. Here are the 6 ideas she covers: Using short videos or online classes (one time class) to spark interest – like YouTube […] The post How to Use Tech to Inspire a Love of Learning appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

250: Verizon Learning Portal The Verizon Learning Portal is a free collection of online lessons for K – 12. In this episode I share some of the cools things I found in it and what it was like working through a lesson. I also share about the 7 full courses they offer. ———————————————————————————————- Take a […] The post Verizon Learning Portal appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

249: Digital Music Production In this episode, music industry veteran Brent Daniels shares resources teens can use for digital music production. Online Tools Mentioned in this Episode Garageband (iOS) Bandlab, Soundtrap (Windows / Chrome) Next level – Logic Pro (Apple) Waveformfree (cross platform) Pro Tools – Avid Sub and FL Studio Where to find Brent […] The post Digital Music Production appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

248: Learn tech skills with passion led projects Today’s episode explains how to learn tech skills with passion led projects. Use topics your children are interested in and integrate tech to create a meaningful project. Ideas on how to use tech to gather information for the project online research surveys through Google forms store data […] The post Learn tech skills with passion led projects appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

247: Digital tools to help you write a novel Just in time for NaNaWriMo, guest Jennie Miller shares some digital tools to help you write a novel. These can be used by middle and high schoolers. The resources Jennie mentions are Young Writer’s Program through NaNoWriMo Scrivener and the app Scapple by Literature and Latte […] The post Digital Tools to Help you Write a Novel appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

246: Resources to teach netiquette Children need to be taught by their parents how to behave well online and so I have found some resources to teach netiquette to help you do that. Also be sure to listen to episode 212 – Teaching Children to be Kind Online Resources mentioned in this episode Digital Citizenship […] The post Resources to teach netiquette appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

245: Online games that promote thinking and build math skills Dennis DiNoia from Mr.D Math is our guest and he shares some of his favorite games that promote thinking and build math skills. Online games mentioned in this episode Online Chess with a twist Yahtzee 2048 game Backgammon Logic Puzzles Calculators.org (math, board games and […] The post Online games that promote thinking and build math skills appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

244: How much tech is too much tech In this episode, listeners are encourage to work through how much tech is too much tech for their family. A number of factors are mentioned to consider. The podcast projects created by Manoush Zomorodi are Bored and Brilliant Bootcamp Infomagical FundaFunda Classes mentioned in this episode: Health […] The post How much tech is too much tech appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

243: Math contests with Haley Story Haley runs a math club and as part of the club she encourages the participants to take part in math contests. Haley begins by explaining why you should consider registering your homeschooler for these contests. She goes on to talk about: 1. Noetic 2. Bebras 3. Math Counts 4. […] The post Math Contests appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

242: Science Olympiad I have coached a homeschool Science Olympiad team for many years and have seen the huge benefits it has provided to the students involved. For more information about the contest visit Soinc.org. If you can’t find a team in your area – start one! ———————————————————————————————- Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda […] The post Science Olympiad appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

Guest Lindsay Leiviska explains how to modify online curriculum for special needs students. You can find Lindsay online at A Heart For All Students. Her podcast is also called “A Heart for All Students”. This is a replay of episode 126 – you can find the original show notes here. The post Replay: How to modify online curriculum for special needs students: Part 2 appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

This is a replay of episode 125 – you can find the original show notes here. The post Replay: How to modify online curriculum for special needs students: Part 1 appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

241: How Learning Tech Skills Young Can Benefit Your Child Guest Charis Guilford, a high school senior, explains how learning tech skills young can benefit your child by sharing her own story. These are the questions she answered. Listen to the episode to get inspired to teach your children how to use a computer effectively. […] The post How Learning Tech Skills Young Can Benefit Your Child appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

240: AI in the tools you already use Do you know there is probably AI in the tools you already use? Here are the ones mentioned in this episode: 1. Gmail – Smart reply / compose 2. Canva Text to image (under Apps) Magic Write AI Photo editing Magic Create Presentations 3. Google slides – […] The post AI in the tools you already use appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

239: Free vs paid online resources Free vs Paid Online Resources? This episode covers reasons you might choose one over the other and I give a few ideas on where to find free resources. For all the details listen to the episode. Things to consider 1. Budget 2. Priorities 3. Kids abilities and interests 4. […] The post Free vs Paid Online Resources appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

238: 3 Digital Resources to Include in Your Homeschool This Year As you plan your school year, consider adding these 3 digital resources to your homeschool. They are all free and can help both you and your children. The 3 digital resources for homeschooling are: Google Docs Canva ChatGPT Listen to the episode to learn […] The post 3 Digital Resources to Include in Your Homeschool This Year appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

This is a replay of episode 143 – you can find the show notes here. The post Replay: Asynchronous vs Synchronous Online Classes appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

237: Prompt engineering: A skill you and your children need Chris Remboldt of [future homeschool] explains what prompt engineering is and why you and your children need to learn it. These are the questions Chris answers in this episode: 1. What is prompt engineering 2. Why is it important to learn how to do? 3. […] The post Prompt engineering: A skill you and your children need appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

236: The Art of Collaboration: AI-Driven Unit Studies Randi Smith from Peanut Butter Fish Lessons is my guest again and in this episode we demonstrate how you can collaborate with AI to create AI-driven unit studies. Randi is using Khanmigo and Meryl is using ChatGPT. Be sure to listen to our 3-part series on ChatGPT […] The post The Art of Collaboration: AI-Driven Unit Studies appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

This is a replay of episode 155 – you can find the show notes here. The post Replay: Screens and Guilt appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

This is a replay of episode 132. You can find the show notes here The post Replay: Using Tech to Enjoy Nature appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

235:Benefits of Teens Starting a Youtube Channel with Audrey Parker 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? 2. What […] The post Benefits of Teens Starting a Youtube Channel appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

234: Navigating College Prep in the Digital Age 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 […] The post Navigating College Prep in the Digital Age appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

233: Using tech to encourage good habits Our guest, Katie Matteson, talks to us about using tech to encourage good habits. She does this by using the Greenlight app. 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 […] The post Using tech to encourage good habits appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

232: Online Resources for Improving French Skills 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 Wordreference.com: To look for a French word within […] The post Online Resources for Improving French Skills appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

231: Robotics competitions with Dawn and Nate Garrett 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 […] The post Robotics competitions appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

230: How to set students up for success in high school science classes with Dr. Kristin Moon 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 […] The post How to Set Students up for Success in High School Science Classes appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

229: Everfi Free Online Courses 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 […] The post Everfi Free Online Courses appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

228: Math is a good tool for learning to think critically 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 […] The post Math is a good tool for learning to think critically appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

227: Why all teens should learn Canva 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 […] The post Why all teens should learn Canva appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

226:Exploring AI with Your Homeschooled Teen 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 Episode 215- What is ChatGPT? Episode 216- […] The post Exploring AI with Your Homeschooled Teen appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

225:An Introduction to Robotics with Vinod Agrawal 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 2. Why he decided to teach robotics to students 3. […] The post An Introduction to Robotics appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

224: Integrating Technology in Literature Studies 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: Book Adventure: book quizzes, reading logs, graphic organizers etc Vocabulary.com: vocabulary lists for specific books. Crashcourse Literature Virtual museum tours Google Streetview Apps […] The post Integrating technology in literature studies appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

223: Online Classes and Neurodiversity: Building Independence and Social Skills at Home 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 […] The post Online Classes and Neurodiversity: Building Independence and Social Skills at Home appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

222: More Online Geography Games 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 post More Online Geography Games appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

221: Virtual Music Lessons with Sean-David McGoran 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: What are some key reasons children should learn music? What if my child doesn’t want to play an instrument, should they still learn […] The post Virtual Music Lessons appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

220: How to Use the Internet to Find the Right Curriculum for Your Child 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 […] The post How to Use the Internet to Find the Right Curriculum for Your Child appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

219: Organizing Digital Homeschool Resources with Brooke Poston 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 […] The post Organizing Digital Homeschool Resources appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

218: TV Shows that Spark a Love for Science and Technology 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: […] The post TV Shows that spark a love for science and technology appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

217: 10 ways to use ChatGPT in your homeschool Randi Smith from Peanut Butter Fish Lessons is my guest again and together we came up with 10 ways to use ChatGPT in your homeschool. This is the third episode in our series about ChatGPT. You can listen to the first one on “What is chatGPT? […] The post 10 ways to use ChatGPT in your homeschool appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

216: ChatGPT and the future of education In this episode, we discuss ChatGPT and what the evolution of AI technology means for the future of education. My guest is Randi Smith from Peanut Butter Fish Lessons who was also the guest on the episode Exploring Media Bias. This is the second episode in a 3-part […] The post ChatGPT and the future of education appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

215: What is ChatGPT? What is CHatGPT? ChatGPT is a type of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that uses deep learning techniques to generate human-like text. It is trained on a massive dataset of text from the internet, allowing it to understand and respond to a wide range of natural language inputs. Log in at https://chat.openai.com/ It […] The post What is ChatGPT? appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

214: 9 techie jobs teens can do to start a business (or for small businesses) with Katie Hornor Katie Hornor, entrepreneur and business coach, is our guest in this episode and she shares 9 techie jobs teens can do to start a business – or they can do these tasks for small businesses. These are […] The post 9 Techie Jobs Teens can do to Start a Business appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

213: Daily Online Puzzle Games Daily online puzzle games can be a fun way for families to learn new facts together. The ones mentioned in this episode are Wordle – listen to episode 201 on how to create your own Wordle-type games. Tridle Artle – guess the artist Artle UK version – guess the work […] The post Daily Online Puzzle Games appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

212: Teaching children to be kind online Vicki Tillman is a veteran homeschool mom and a trained counselor and in this episode she shares ideas on teaching children to be kind online. Topics covered include: 1) Why should we intentionally teach young people to be kind online? 2) When should we teach them to be […] The post Teaching children to be kind online appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

211: Online learning for homeschool moms In this episode, I talk about why online learning for homeschool moms is important – and I suggest various free resources that make learning easy to do. The resources I mention are listed below. Listen to the episode to learn more about each one. Youtube – including FundaFunda’s Youtube […] The post Online learning for homeschool moms appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

This is a replay of episode 144. You can find the show notes here. The post Replay: Non-tech skills students learn from coding appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

This is a replay of episode 120. You can find the show notes here The post Replay: Fitness apps and websites for your homeschool appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

210: Taking Holiday Photos with Storytelling in Mind In today’s episode, Becky Brinkman from Rose and Bird shares ideas on taking holiday photos with storytelling in mind Listen to the episode for all her very useful tips. The resource page with videos and articles that go into more detail on some aspects can be found […] The post Taking Holiday Photos with Storytelling in Mind appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

209: Techie Gifts for Your Children Here is a list of techie gifts for your children you can use as inspiration this Christmas. 3d pen – Listen to a previous episode (199) on 3D printing and visit the 3D printing tab here headphones Kindle / tablet / Gabb watch (listen to our recent episode), drawing […] The post Techie Gifts for Your Children appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.