10 Tech Tools to Make Writing Fun

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Homeschooling with Technology

Meryl van der Merwe

300 episodes

6 days ago

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.

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10 Tech Tools to Make Writing Fun

Homeschooling with Technology

15 minutes 42 seconds

2 months ago

10 Tech Tools to Make Writing Fun

336: 10 Tech Tools to Make Writing Fun
Are your children complaining that writing isn't fun? Transform writing time into creative fun with these 10 tech tools—each designed to spark imagination and ease the writing struggle.

1. Story Dice

Tool: Story Dice

Description: Roll virtual icons and weave them into a story—great for melting the blank-page dread.

2. Comic Strips

Tool: Canva Comic Strip Templates and similar tools

Description: Comic panels turn writing into bite-size fun, one box at a time.

Related episode: Episode 115 - Online Comic Strip Creators

3. Fake Social Media Posts

Tool: ClassTools.net (Fakebook & SMS generator)

Description: Write as historical or literary characters—short-form and highly engaging.

Related episode: Episode 173 - Social Media Templates for Fun Assignments

4. Audio Storytelling

Tool: Voice memos (mobile) or any audio-recording app

Description: Record stories aloud, then transcribe—friendly for reluctant writers or those with dyslexia.

5. Collaborative Writing

Tool: Google Docs

Description: Pass the story along in real-time with siblings or friends—editing is a breeze.

6. Write & Illustrate a Book

Tools: StoryJumper or Book Creator

Description: Create illustrated stories for younger siblings—a short text plus pictures brings stories to life.

Related Episode: Episode 156 - eBook Creators to use in your Homeschool

7. Choose-Your-Own-Adventure (Interactive Fiction)

Tools: TextAdventures.co.uk or Google Slides (hyperlinked branching slides)

Description: Let kids build branching stories—reader picks the path!

Related episode: Episode 50 - How to Create Online Choose Your Own Adventure Games

8. Random Image Sparks

Tools: Canva AI Text to image, AI image generators, Unsplash