Homeschooling with Technology

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.

Homeschooling with Technology is a education podcast hosted by Meryl van der Merwe, with 300 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 86. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Meryl van der Merwe hosts Homeschooling with Technology, a education show with 300 episodes published.

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  Episode #386

  How to prepare teens for their first social media accounts

  Aug 26, 202626 minS1

  386: How to prepare teens for their first social media accounts Giving a teen their first social media account can feel a little like handing them the keys to a car. We wouldn’t expect a brand-new driver to figure everything out without preparation, and social media deserves the same kind of intentional teaching. In this […] The post How to prepare teens for their first social media accounts appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network .

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  Episode #377

  Summer Tech Challenge #4 : Create a Summer Tracker

  Jun 24, 20267 minS1

  <h2></h2> <h2>377:  Summer Tech Challenge 4: Create a Summer Tracker with Google Sheets</h2> <p >In the fourth installment of the Summer Tech Challenge, Meryl encourages homeschool parents and teens to explore one of the most useful productivity tools available: Google Sheets.</p> <p >Many students today have limited experience with spreadsheets, yet they are an invaluable tool for organizing information, tracking data, budgeting, planning projects, and creating charts. In this episode, Meryl challenges listeners to learn the basics of Google Sheets and then use it to track something meaningful during the summer.</p> <p >Whether you’re completely new to...

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  Episode #376

  Summer Tech Challenge 3: Explore Google Arts and Culture

  Jun 17, 20266 minS1

  <h2 ></h2> <h2 >376: Summer Tech Challenge 3: Explore Google Arts and Culture</h2> <p >This week’s challenge is simple: explore Google Arts & Culture and discover something new.</p> <p >Whether you enjoy art, history, geography, museums, or interactive games, Google Arts & Culture offers countless opportunities for learning and exploration. From virtual museum tours to historical exhibits, famous artworks, cultural landmarks, and educational games, there is something for every age and interest.</p> <h2 >In This Episode</h2> Exploring virtual museum tours from around the world Discovering historical sites, artwork, and cultural treasures Using Google Arts & Culture to enrich homeschool lessons Fi...

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  Episode #375

  Summer Tech Challenge #2 : Create a Trivia Game

  Jun 10, 2026—S1

  <h2></h2> <h2>375: Summer Tech Challenge  #2 – Create a Trivia Game</h2> <p >This week’s summer challenge is to create a trivia game. Students can choose any topic, educational or just for fun, and create a quiz with 10–20 questions. The quiz should use multiple choice, matching, or another format where players select answers on-screen. Episode 83 covers some tools not mentioned in this episode.</p> <p >Creating quizzes helps students review material in an active way while also building tech skills. Students can make quizzes for friends, siblings, or family members, or families can create one together.</p> <h2 >Suggested Tools</h2> Go...

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  Episode #374

  Summer Tech Challenge #1: AI Trip Planning

  Jun 3, 202611 minS1

  <h2></h2> <h2></h2> <h2>374: Summer Tech Challenge #1: AI Trip Planning</h2> <p >This summer, Homeschooling with Technology is launching a fun nine-week Summer Tech Challenge designed to help homeschool families explore technology together. Each Wednesday in June and July, you’ll receive a short challenge focused on building practical tech skills through hands-on activities.</p> <p >The first challenge explores AI-powered trip planning. Families will use multiple AI tools to create and compare travel itineraries while developing research, critical thinking, evaluation, geography, and digital literacy skills.</p> <h3 >The Challenge</h3> <h4 >Step 1: Choose a Trip Theme</h4> <p >Se...

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