Here's a great article I bookmarked a while back that gives a great explanation on how to get the most out of it.
http://www.bloggingbasics101.com/101...chnorati_.html
Just like any other social networking sites, you have to get engaged with other technorati users and "favorite" their blogs in your account. So I would start by doing a search for other homeschooling or related blogs and add them to your favorites. They'll discover your blog when they check who's added them and so forth. That's one way to get going.
I've noticed my stumbleupon traffic has really picked up as of late. I think a big part of that is I make a point to stumble other related sites and rate them as I go.