Apr 02 2025 14 mins
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:
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