The Wired Homeschool
Homeschooling with technology and social media.
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Interview with Michael Prince of Because Family – WHS 109 - The Wired Homeschool – Tech, Tools, & Tips for Homeschooling the Internet
Homeschooling families face a challenge: preparing our children to live ...
Homeschooling families face a challenge: preparing our children to live in a culture that defines itself in extremes. How can families prepare their children to face a world where casual sex and continuous connectedness are the norm? -
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How to Choose the Best Tablet for Homeschooling – WHS 108 - The Wired Homeschool – Tech, Tools, & Tips for Homeschooling the Internet
A question I get asked a lot is, "What's the ...
A question I get asked a lot is, "What's the best tablet for homeschooling?" Honestly, there is no right answer. The one that's right for you depends on a number of different factors. Some of the things to consider are price, purpose, and performance.
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Happy Easter – The Wired Homeschool - The Wired Homeschool – Tech, Tools, & Tips for Homeschooling the Internet
No podcast this week due to Easter. I'll have a ...
No podcast this week due to Easter. I'll have a new podcast for you next week about choosing the right tablet for your homeschool.
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What Should Homeschoolers Do About Heartbleed? – WHS 107 – The Wired Homeschool - The Wired Homeschool – Tech, Tools, & Tips for Homeschooling the Internet
On Monday April 7th, an announcement went out that there ...
On Monday April 7th, an announcement went out that there was a flaw in OpenSSL, a cryptographic library used to provide secure connections to servers. Basically, it allows a hacker to read the memory stored in a server and get sensitive information lik...
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How to Keep Using Windows XP After End of Life – WHS106 – The Wired Homeschool - The Wired Homeschool – Tech, Tools, & Tips for Homeschooling the Internet
Next week on April 8th, Microsoft will release their final ...
Next week on April 8th, Microsoft will release their final set of security updates for Windows XP. For most people this means having to stop using a computer that's still serviceable. If you want to continue using your computer for a little while lo...
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Diagnosing Slow Internet Speed – WHS 105 – The Wired Homeschool - The Wired Homeschool – Tech, Tools, & Tips for Homeschooling the Internet
Internet Too Slow I often get asked about how people ...
Internet Too Slow I often get asked about how people can speed up their Internet connection. To begin with, there is no software that can do this. If someone is trying to sell you software that they claim will speed up your Internet connection avoid th...
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XP No More – WHS 104 – The Wired Homeschool - The Wired Homeschool – Tech, Tools, & Tips for Homeschooling the Internet
After April 8, 2014 Microsoft will no longer offer security ...
After April 8, 2014 Microsoft will no longer offer security updates for their Windows XP operating system. How does the impending end of support for Windows XP impact you? What precautions should you take if you intend to continue using Windows XP?
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What’s All This Flap About Flappy Bird? – WHS 103 – The Wired Homeschool - The Wired Homeschool – Tech, Tools, & Tips for Homeschooling the Internet
There's been a lot of talk about the game Flappy ...
There's been a lot of talk about the game Flappy Bird in the past week. After the creator of the game pulled it from the AppStore I got to thinking about how we are preparing our kids for success. I duscuss that and more in this week's episode of the p...
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Interview with Jimmie Lanley of iHomeschool Studio – WHS 102 – The Wired Homeschool - The Wired Homeschool – Tech, Tools, & Tips for Homeschooling the Internet
Today features an interview with Jimmie Lanley of the iHomeschool ...
Today features an interview with Jimmie Lanley of the iHomeschool Network. iHomeschool Network is a cooperative of almost one hundred outstanding homeschool bloggers. Their blog posts, videos, ebooks, and podcasts provide practical how-tos and inspirat...
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Parent’s Guide to Making Friends with Social Media – WHS 101 – The Wired Homeschool - The Wired Homeschool – Tech, Tools, & Tips for Homeschooling the Internet
I recently spoke to the Faithful Heritage LEAH group in ...
I recently spoke to the Faithful Heritage LEAH group in Eastport, NY via Skype. The topic I spoke on was A Parent's Guide to Making Friends with Social Media. This is more of a high-level speech. I talk about why we should be vigilant,
