Meryl van der Merwe
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...
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Meryl van der Merwe
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Oct 28, 2026
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Academic Integrity in Online Classes 13.01.2021 29:17
114: Academic Integrity in Online Classes In this episode, Suzette Laporte-Ayo and Dr. Dana Underwood, FundaFunda Academy‘s Spanish and Biology teachers, join Meryl to discuss the problem of academic integrity in online classes. Suzette has also been the guest on episode 25 where she shared how to use Quizlet to learn foreign language vocabulary. Dana […] The post Academic Integrity in...
Fun with Flippity 06.01.2021 14:23
113: Fun with Flippity Flippity is a free online resource that offers 25 different activities, most are games. Some can be played online, others allow you to create a pdf for offline fun. The games use data from Google Sheets (that you input to customize each game). Flippity gives you the option to try out […] The post Fun with Flippity appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network .
Replay: 4 Free Online History games 30.12.2020 12:29
This is a rerun of episode 42 which covers 4 Free Online History Games. I know many listeners are looking for free online games so enjoy! You can find the show notes on the original episode here. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a […] The post Replay: 4 Free Online History games appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network .
Replay: Classtools – online educational fun 23.12.2020 10:41
If you are looking for some new fun educational activities for your children in the new year, ClassTools is a great place to go. Listen to this replay as I tell you how I like to use some of the tools. The original episode and the show notes can be found here. If you enjoyed […] The post Replay: Classtools – online educational fun appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network .
Virtual Gift Ideas for Homeschooling Families 16.12.2020 13:42
112: Virtual Gift Ideas for Homeschooling Families If you are looking for a last-minute gift, these virtual gift ideas will help you out. 1. DIY Virtual Gifts – listen to our previous episode for ideas. Show sponsor FundaFunda Academy has a unit study to guide your children through creating digital gifts – you can find […] The post Virtual Gift Ideas for Homeschooling Families ap...
Everybody code for one hour this week! 09.12.2020 14:47
111: Everybody code for one hour this week! It’s time for the Hour of Code again – and in this episode, everyone is encouraged to code for one hour! It doesn’t matter when you listen – the activities will be available free for you to try. You can find all the Hour of Code activities […] The post Everybody code for one hour this week! appeared first on Ultimate Homesch...
Digital Gifts Your Children Can Create 02.12.2020 16:43
110: Digital Gifts Your Children Can Create These are the 8 ideas for digital gifts your children can create that are mentioned in this podcast. 1. Create a video game with Scratch (show host FundaFunda Academy has a Christmas contest that includes basic Scratch tutorials as well as longer Scratch classes) 2. Flippity.net has lots […] The post Digital Gifts Your Children Can Create appeared...
Replay: Online Tools For Photography 25.11.2020 15:15
With the holiday season coming up, this seemed like a good time to rerun episode 42 which covers Online Tools for Photography. Our guest is Piers van der Merwe. I hope these tools come in useful! You can find the show notes on the original episode here. The post Replay: Online Tools For Photography appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network .
Using Tech in your Early Elementary Homeschooling Journey 18.11.2020 13:00
109: Using Tech in your Early Elementary Homeschooling Journey with Tiffany Aguirre Our guest in this episode is Tiffany Aguirre from Life With Many Blessings. Tiffany shares how she is using tech in early elementary homeschooling. Here is the list of different apps and websites Tiffany talks about: Allowance & Chores Bot Sound It Out […] The post Using Tech in your Early Elementary Hom...
Online Grammar Games 11.11.2020 12:01
108: Online Grammar Games This year I have put together an online Writing Fun class for middle schoolers and decided to add online grammar games to each week’s work. These are ones I found that are worth sharing with your elementary and middle school children. Madtakes – an online version of Madlibs Brainpop – Most of […] The post Online Grammar Games appeared first on Ulti...
Teach your Children about Phishing 04.11.2020 17:59
107: Teach your Children about Phishing Everyone with an email address and a phone is regularly affected by phishing attempts, and in this episode, I give some tips on how to teach your children about phishing. My first suggestion is that when you receive a phishing attempt by email or phone, you show your children […] The post Teach your Children about Phishing appeared first on Ultimate Ho...
Preparing our children for jobs of the future 28.10.2020 14:46
106: Preparing our children for jobs of the future As we homeschool, we do have to consider if we are preparing our children for jobs of the future and that is what we consider in this episode. Some of the ideas mentioned are: 1. Will the job still exist – and if so, will it […] The post Preparing our children for jobs of the future appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network...
Online Resources for Creative Writing 21.10.2020 16:27
105: Online Resources for Creative Writing with Ayanna Murray Ayanna Murray is the guest in this episode and she shares her favorite online resources for creative writing. Ayanna is an author herself and she shares how she taught her children to enjoy and excel at creative writing. You can learn about Ayanna at her website […] The post Online Resources for Creative Writing appeared first on...
Creative Ways to Use Tech for Foreign Language Learning 14.10.2020 11:56
104: Creative Ways to Use Tech for Foreign Language Learning This episode explains some creative ways to use tech for foreign language learning. This is not about apps and websites to teach a language, but rather on how to use tech to allow you to practice what you are learning in a natural way. The […] The post Creative Ways to Use Tech for Foreign Language Learning appeared first on Ultima...
Using Youtube in your Homeschool 07.10.2020 11:31
103: Using Youtube in your Homeschool This episode covers a number of tools that can help you when you are using Youtube in your homeschool. Listen to the episode which explains these in more detail. 1. Use Filters when you search on Youtube to find videos that meet your needs 2. Playlists – a useful […] The post Using Youtube in your Homeschool appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Po...
How to use Google Lens in your homeschool 30.09.2020 11:39
Episode 102: How to use Google Lens in your homeschool with Dr. Kristin Moon Today’s interview is with Kristin Moon from Kristin Moon Science and she explains what Google Lens is and how to Use Google Lens in your homeschool. You can also follow her on Facebook Dr. Moon teaches Chemistry for show sponsor FundaFunda […] The post How to use Google Lens in your homeschool appeared first o...
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