Using Google Translate in 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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Using Google Translate in Your Homeschool

Homeschooling with Technology

13 minutes 23 seconds

1 month ago

Using Google Translate in Your Homeschool

341: Using Google Translate in Your Homeschool
Google Translate isn’t just for travelers trying to decipher a menu abroad—it can also be an incredibly useful tool in your homeschool. In this episode, you will learn creative ways to integrate both the browser version and the mobile app of Google Translate into everyday learning.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

Practical uses in foreign language learning:

Translate unfamiliar words in library books.

Practice pronunciation and see if Google Translate understands your child’s accent.

Role-play dialogues, even if you don’t speak the target language.

Applications beyond language learning:

Translate street signs during virtual geography explorations on Google Maps.

Translate primary source documents for history or research projects.

Exploring the new Practice Mode (beta):

What “listen” and “speak” modes look like in Spanish and French.

How AI adapts lessons to your personal goals.

Why it’s a fun supplement for students at different proficiency levels.

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

Join our Facebook Group especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice as you try integrating technology in your homeschool.

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