How I Use AI to Kickstart Creativity

How I use AI to kickstart creativity

330:  How I Use AI to Kickstart Creativity

Use AI to kickstart creativity—yes, it’s possible! In this episode, Meryl van der Merwe shares seven practical ways she uses AI tools like ChatGPT to spark and support creative thinking. Hopefully, this will give you ideas on how you can use AI as a helpful collaborator when you’re stuck or overwhelmed.

Topics Covered:

  • Why AI isn’t truly creative—but can still inspire you

  • Brainstorming podcast, blog, and social media content

  • Getting help with catchy titles and outlines

  • Using AI to structure new classes and unit studies

  • Creating graphics and visual content

  • Designing engaging, interactive lesson plans (like a gas shortage simulation!)

  • Even getting help in the kitchen with meal planning

  • Supporting kids’ storytelling with AI-generated characters


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How I use AI to kickstart creativity

Teaching Your Children How to Troubleshoot Tech

Teaching your Children How to Troubleshoot Tech

319: Teaching Your Children How to Troubleshoot Tech

We’ve all faced tech frustrations and needed to troubleshoot tech —whether it’s a stubborn printer, glitchy software, or a bug on your website. As homeschoolers, we have the unique advantage of turning these moments into powerful, real-life learning experiences.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why modeling tech troubleshooting is so important for your children

  • How to involve your kids in the problem-solving process (even if you think you know the solution!)

  • The value of teaching children to use manuals, help functions, and support forums

  • Why learning to explain a tech problem clearly builds communication and critical thinking skills

  • How ChatGPT—especially the IT Support GPT—can become your new tech assistant

  • A practical example of how Meryl fixed a tricky website bug using AI guidance

  • Ways to use troubleshooting as a writing, reading comprehension, and direction-following exercise

Resources Mentioned:


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 into your homeschool.

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode

Teaching your Children How to Troubleshoot Tech

What is ChatGPT?

215: What is ChatGPT?

What is ChatGPT?

What is CHatGPT? ChatGPT is a type of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that uses deep learning techniques to generate human-like text. It is trained on a massive dataset of text from the internet, allowing it to understand and respond to a wide range of natural language inputs.

Log in at https://chat.openai.com/ It is currently free. Only people over 18 can sign up.

The blog post mentioned can be found here on BusinessesGrow.

Listen to the episode to hear what ChatGPT can and can’t do and how it is such a disruptive technology.

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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.

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode

What is ChatGPT?