Creating an AI policy for your homeschool

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Homeschooling with Technology

Meryl van der Merwe

300 episodes

5 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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Creating an AI policy for your homeschool

Homeschooling with Technology

19 minutes 24 seconds

3 months ago

Creating an AI policy for your homeschool

334: Creating an AI Policy for your Homeschool
We explore why every homeschool family should consider developing an AI policy—and how to do it.
As AI tools become more prevalent, it’s no longer a question of if teens are using them, but how. Meryl explains how teens often approach AI differently than adults and why it’s important to proactively teach them how to use these tools responsibly and effectively.
Topics covered include:

Why teens may misuse AI—and how to guide them

What makes a good AI policy for your homeschool

Specific tools parents can use to monitor and support responsible use

The importance of balancing creativity, critical thinking, and AI assistance

Tips for encouraging teens to be transparent and reflective about their AI use

Two upcoming FREE events hosted by podcast sponsor FundaFunda Academy:

Summer-Themed Live Teen Trivia Night – Free to participate. Multiple choice questions, no special knowledge required, with prizes!

Scholarship Webinar – Free to join. Learn how to find and win external scholarships, hosted by Meryl herself.

If you want to be kept informed of more contests and free webinars, sign up here (and get a free ChatGPT prompt guide for homeschool parents!)

Resources mentioned:

University of Rochester article on teen brain development

FundaFunda’s AI Unit Study for families

FundaFunda’s half-credit AI class for grades 7–12

Tools mentioned: ChatGPT, Gemini, MagicSchool.ai, Class Companion, Brisk Teaching

Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies.

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