EdTech Unpacked

🎙️ The EdTech Unpacked Podcast | Featuring Dr. Maria Andersen of Socrait Join us for an insightful conversation with Dr. Maria Andersen, Co-Founder & CEO of Socrait—a company reimagining how technology can support teachers right where it matters most: in the classroom. Socrait is tackling one of the biggest challenges educators face today—cognitive overload—with a voice-enabled, AI-powered classroom assistant that transforms what teachers already say and do into meaningful data and actionable insights. In this episode, we explore: ✨ The growing demands placed on teachers ✨ How AI can reduce workload and prevent burnout ✨ Practical ways technology can support (not replace) relationships in the classroom ✨ What the future of teaching might look like with tools like Socrait 🔗 Learn more about Socrait: https://socrait.com If you're an educator looking to reclaim your time while keeping students at the center, this episode is for you. 🎧 Subscribe for more conversations at the intersection of faith, education, and technology. #EdTech #EducationTechnology #TeacherLife #AIinEducation #TeacherBurnout #EdTechUnpacked #AdventistEducation #ClassroomInnovation #FutureOfEducation #InstructionalTechnology #TeacherSupport #educationpodcast   📲 Follow & Connect: YouTube: @EdTechUnpacked Instagram: @EdTechUnpacked Twitter/X: @EdTechUnpacked Website: https://edtechunpacked.com

In this episode we talk with  @PhilEdwardsInc  about Edutainment. He shares how he does his research, reporting, and how he makes his videos. We discuss how to use Edutainment like his YouTube videos in the classroom. We also talk about a few YouTubers that we enjoy learning from. Arron -  @OutdoorBoys  Phil -  @CorridorCrew  Desmond -  @GxAce ​

We talk to two great administrators to learn why and how they support EdTech with their schools. This in person episode was recorded at the 2026 ASDASA (Association of Seventh-day Adventist School Administrators) conferences in Huston Texas. Our guests where: Robert Martinez is the Principal for Spencerville Adventist Academy https://spencervilleacademy.org/ Fernando Lista is the Associate Director Secondary Education for the Pacific Union Conference https://www.adventistfaith.com/

We have created a Classroom Tech Buying Guide for you. In this episode we Talk about the Technology that we recommend buying for your classroom and tips on how to purchase the right gear. Check out our Classroom Tech Buying Guide 2026: 

Join us as Betty Nugent teaches us how to integrate coding into all subjects. She demonstrates cross curricular lessons Hummingbird Robots from Birdbrain Technologies (https://www.birdbraintechnologies.com/products/hummingbird-bit-robotics-kit/) as well Ozobots (https://ozobot.com/). FLCOE PBL Unit Plan - Joseph - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lriHm_A3HXU1smuPiT2OjgIsWiDFERJG/edit Coding through Another’s Eyes - https://docs.google.com/document/d/16yRUm3zV4BItXHEQDnnLOQnziSPt466O/edit You can find more of Betty's lessons on Adventist Teacher Connect - https://teachers.adventistlearningcommunity.com/atc/participate Betty Nugent's Course "Integrating STEM Across the Curriculum" - https://www.adventistlearningcommunity.com/courses/integrating-stem-across-the-curriculum #edtechpodcast #podcast #stemeducation #codingforkids #roboticseducation #pbl #howto

We discuss 7 classroom scenarios where you just might want to turn to your favorite AI to help you get the job done. 10:06 AI Team collaboration with ChatGPT for K-12 Teachers: https://chatgpt.com/plans/k12-teachers/ 18:34 Gemini Data Visualization: https://gemini.google.com/app 27:17 Refined Image Generation ChatGPT and Canva Integration: https://chatgpt.com/apps/canva/, https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/deep-research-integration-mcp-server/ 33:58 Curriculum Extension With Notebook LM: https://notebooklm.google.com/ 45:10 Teacher-led AI Interactives with SchoolAI and MagicSchool: https://schoolai.com/ & https://www.magicschool.ai/ 55:19 Use AI to Create Apps by Vibe Coding with Canva: https://www.canva.com/ai-code-generator/ 58:21 Advanced Classroom Graphics with the newly free Affinity: https://www.affinity.studio/

In this episode we feature the AEtech Committee. This groups supports Seventh-day Adventist schools across North America with their technology needs. Adventist Eduction - https://adventisteducation.org AEtech - https://adventisteducation.org/subsites/aetech/about-aetech AE Connect SIS - https://aeconnect.adventisteducation.org/login Aaron and Desmond are representatives on this committee, which is actually how we got to know each other!

In this episode of the EdTech Unpacked Podcast we shine a spotlight on something that's painfully obvious... that too much technology and screen time is hurting our kids. In fact, we've created a special presentation to help you guide parents through the learning process of understanding that impact, and most importantly, to help them get a handle on it at home! We've even built the presentation in our favorite platform to help you quickly customize it for your setting. So here you go! (You'll need a Canva account to copy it and make it your own!) https://www.canva.com/design/DAGz5inYMmg/7s1iTiCjuehJSSmkSRvUEA/view?utm_content=DAGz5inYMmg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink&mode=preview Also, to begin preparing to present the content, we strongly recommend reading the book, The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt available here: https://a.co/d/9TFkOA2 Referenced Sources & Tools: Pew Research Study: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/teens-and-social-media-fact-sheet/ Home Content Filtering & Control: https://www.bark.us School Content Filtering: https://www.securly.com/home-admin iOS Screen Time Setup Guide: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-schedules-with-screen-time-iphb0c7313c9/18.0/ios/18.0 iOS Screen Time 1-Minute Setup Short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yljjxPh_3C0 Apple Parent Controls Overview: https://support.apple.com/en-us/105121 Focus on the Family Family Tech Guide: https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/a-parents-guide-to-todays-technology-download/ Plugged In by Focus on the Family: https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/ Common Sense Media Family Tech Planner: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/featured-content/files/ftp-en-2-8-common-sense-media.pdf Kids Mental Health Foundation Family Social Media Planner: https://www.kidsmentalhealthfoundation.org/-/media/onoursleeves/documents/social-media-family-plan.pdf?forcedownload=0 #EdTechUnpacked #EdTechPodcast #Education #Parenting #TeachingWithTech #DigitalWellbeing #TechnologyAndKids #ScreenTime #EducationTechnology #LearningWithAI #EdTechDiscussion #FutureOfEducation #TeacherSupport #ParentEducation #ModernParenting

In this episode of the EdTech Unpacked podcast, hosts Aaron Long and Desmond Suarez show you how to create five different custom apps for your classroom using AI—no coding required. We'll even build a math app live on the show! - Passage Memorizer: https://edtechunpacked.com/VibeAIApps/Passage_Memorizer.html - Medication Memorization Practice App: https://edtechunpacked.com/VibeAIApps/Medication_Game.html - Text Difference: https://edtechunpacked.com/VibeAIApps/Text_Difference.html - Spelling Practice App: https://edtechunpacked.com/VibeAIApps/Word_Trace_Spelling_App.html - Homework Tracker: https://edtechunpacked.com/VibeAIApps/HomeworkTracker.html - 🌱 Growing Lines in Our Math Garden: https://edtechunpacked.com/VibeAIApps/SlopeInterceptFormGarden.html You can find all of these along with new ones when we add them here: https://edtechunpacked.com/vibeedapps/ EdTech Unpacked website: www.edtechunpacked.com

We have Michael Villafane a Computer and Access Technology Instructor at Virginia Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired shows us 5 gadgets that he uses and teaches his students to use. He also tells us some incredible methods to help you be a more effective teacher for your blind and low visioned students. Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impairedhttps://www.dbvi.virginia.gov/ 0:00 Episode Preview and Welcome 1:09 Introduction Michael Villafane 3:13 Get to Know You Question 6:26 Discussion 17:29 Let's Unpack the Tech 18:31 Apple Keyboard - https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MXCK3LL/A/magic-keyboard-with-touch-id-for-mac-models-with-apple-silicon-usb-c-us-english 20:22 Braille keyboard Orbit Writer - https://www.orbitresearch.com/product/orbit-writer/ 27:47 Victor Reader Stream - https://store.humanware.com/hus/victor-reader-stream-handheld-media-player.html 33:55 NLS Braille eReader HumanWare - https://www.loc.gov/nls/services-and-resources/equipment-for-nls-materials/nls-braille-ereader-humanware/ 36:37 BT Speak Pro - https://www.blazietech.com/bt-speak-pro 39:51 BARD Mobile app - https://www.loc.gov/nls/how-to-enroll/sign-up-for-bard-and-bard-mobile/ 40:34 Seeing AI app - https://www.seeingai.com/ 41:39 aira app - https://aira.io/ 42:09 Be My Eyes app - https://www.bemyeyes.com/ 44:54 Accessibility texting on iPhone 48:51 Teacher Methods 50:41 Closing and blessings Vergecast - Be My Eyes CEO Interview "How the low-vision community embraced AI smart glasses" - https://youtu.be/pgu0a9QK75E?si=YPxm3lKVDX6FvZSn&t=1923

What tech do you need to start the new school year? We talk about our favorite EdTech tools along with some that we are looking forward to trying out. Join us as we unpack the tech! 0:00 Episode Preview and Welcome 1:01 Get to Know You Question 3:01 Aaron & Desmond's Year Ahead 6:20 Let's Unpack the Tech & Desmond's Top 5 Tech Picks 6:50 LMS 7:34 Google's Notebook LM 8:25 Mobile Device Management Software 14:35 Davinci Resolve 15:48 Google Docs 16:35 Aaron's Top 5 Tech Picks- Classroom Tech Ready to Roll 20:28 Notability 22:13 Canva 23:11 BriskAI 24:55 IXL & Formative Assessment Platforms 27:56 Desmond's Top 5 EDTech Things to try 28:15 Canva 29:16 Vibe Coding 32:33 AI Video Creation- Google Veo 3 38:50 Script Writing Tools 39:14 VibeGrade 39:49 Aaron's Top 5 EDTech Things to Try 41:30 SchoolAI & MagicSchool 42:34 Lesson Planning with AI (ChatGPT or Gemini) 43:42 Socrait 44:42 Google Class Tools 45:58 Wrapping Up, Help Desk & How to Connect 46:52 Closing Blessing ======PART 1 RESOURCES==================================== 5 EdTech Favorites Desmond's 1. Teaching through my LMS (Schoology) - https://youtu.be/9adtcUlQzo4 2. NotebookLM - https://notebooklm.google/ 3. Second device to monitor students - https://www.goguardian.com/ - https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/ 4. DaVinci Resolve - https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve 5. Assignments with Google Docs - https://youtu.be/E5rtu41W_SM Aaron's 1. Classroom Tech Ready to Roll!! - https://youtu.be/rhUBp_P_W7g 2. Teaching with Notability - https://youtu.be/WXcoh2LZeWY - https://notability.com/ 3. Canva - https://youtu.be/CHjZPOc_2dg - https://www.canva.com/ 4. Brisk - https://www.briskteaching.com/ 5. IXL & Formative Assessment Platforms - https://youtu.be/KLoV7ALMmAQ ======PART 2 RESOURCES==================================== 5 EDTech Things to Try Desmond's 1. Canva for more design - https://youtu.be/CHjZPOc_2dg - https://www.canva.com/ 2. Vibe coding classroom apps - https://youtube.com/shorts/3N_r1tHcu0E - https://colorgeoguessr.my.canva.site/ - https://bsky.app/profile/edtechunpacked.com/post/3lvelggngnc27 3. AI Video creation - Veo3 through Google Vids - https://workspace.google.com/products/vids/ - NotebookLM - https://notebooklm.google/ 4. Script writing tools 5. Vibegrade - https://youtu.be/r124zoV7r0s - https://vibegrade.com/ Aaron's 1. Video Creation - https://youtu.be/ewSrBClAwAQ 2. SchoolAI https://schoolai.com/ or MagicSchool https://www.magicschool.ai/ 3. Lesson Planning support with ChatGPT Pro - https://youtu.be/og_O0wiERiY 4. Socrait - https://socrait.com/ 5. Class Tools for Translation - https://youtu.be/BEX2AlAeD0M - https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/class-tools-chromebook/ ======CONNECT WITH US===================================== Subscribe here on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@EdTechUnpacked?sub_confirmation=1 https://edtechunpacked.com/ (submit questions) https://instagram.com/edtechunpacked https://bsky.app/profile/edtechunpacked.com https://twitter.com/EdtechUnpacked https://www.facebook.com/edtechunpacked #EdTech #BackToSchoolTech #TeacherTools #EducationalTechnology #ClassroomTechnology #TeachingWithTech #EdTechUnpacked #BackToSchool2025 #TeacherTips #TeacherLife #AIForTeachers #GoogleTools #CanvaForEducation #NotabilityApp #BriskAI #IXL #FormativeAssessment #DaVinciResolve #Schoology #NotebookLM #GoogleVeo #LessonPlanningWithAI #MagicSchoolAI #SchoolAI #Socrait #ClassTools #VibeCoding #VibeGrade #TeacherPD #DigitalTeachingTools

Dive in with us as we explore why you should be using HyperDocs in your classroom! We'll hear from Lisa Highfill, the author of The HyperDoc Handbook (available here https://a.co/d/8SdSYXH ) and look at both the "simple model" and the "full model" outlined below! Wow! So much to unpack here and learn about! We know that after tuning in to this episode you will soon be exploring how you can implement them in your classroom setting! Full Model: Engage - Explore - Explain - Apply - Share - Reflect - Extend Simple Model: Explore - Explain - Apply 0:00 Welcome and Introduction of Lisa Highfill 2:15 First "Ah-Ha" Moment with Google Docs 4:50 Introduction to Hyperdocs 16:32 Let's Unpack the Tech! - Breaking Down Hyperdocs 20:05 Choice Boards 24:57 Engage & Explore 28:57 Teacher Creativity-Driven & Frequency of Use 31:10 What Implementation Looks Like 33:58 Explain 36:13 Apply & Share 40:15 Reflect 41:20 How Grading Fits In 45:00 Extend 46:01 AI and Hyperdocs? 47:22 Wrapping Up! 49:02 Closing Blessing & Reminder Connect with us: Subscribe here on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@EdTechUnpacked?sub_confirmation=1 https://edtechunpacked.com/ (submit questions) https://instagram.com/edtechunpacked https://bsky.app/profile/edtechunpacked.com https://twitter.com/EdtechUnpacked https://www.facebook.com/edtechunpacked Continue learning about Hyperdocs & Engage: Follow Lisa Highfill on Bluesky ‪https://bsky.app/profile/lisahighfill.bsky.social Learn More: https://hyperdocs.co Facebook HyperDocs Group: https://www.hyperdocs.co/teachersgiveteachers Teachers Give Teachers: https://www.hyperdocs.co/teachersgiveteachers #HyperDocs #EdTech #TeachersOfYouTube #GoogleForEducation #GoogleClassroom #DigitalLearning #InnovativeTeaching #LessonPlanning #TechInTheClassroom #HyperDocLesson #HyperDocsInAction #TeacherLife #StudentEngagement #EdTechTools #K12Education #21stCenturyLearning #BlendedLearning #GoogleDocs #Educators #TeachingTips #edtechunpacked #adventisteducation #adventist #adventistchurch #aetech

Wow! So much to cover and share as we return from the largest EdTech convention in North America, ISTELive 2025! Join us as we "unpack the tech" and recap the convention in this "part 2" episode (Part 1 available here: https://youtu.be/Jk1taUWos8Y ), including interviews with Canva, the latest from Google, Rocket Drones, and Jamf, more hidden gems! Canva/Classroom Graphics Episode Link: https://youtu.be/CHjZPOc_2dg Rocket Drones: https://rocketdrones.com Google for Education: https://edu.google.com/intl/ALL_us/workspace-for-education/add-ons/google-workspace-with-gemini/ Canva Education: https://www.canva.com/education/ Socrait: https://socrait.com/ Jamf: https://www.jamf.com/ VibeGrade: https://vibegrade.com/ On This Episode (Episode Preview)  Welcome & Introduction The ISTE Experience (Expo Hall) Let's Unpack the Tech Canva Interview (Canva Code & Magic Activities) Rocket Drones Interview (Industry Training for Students) Socrait Interview (AI Using the Teacher's Voice to Track Interactions) VibeGrade Interview (AI Grading Software for Teachers) Jamf Interview (Tools for Teachers to Control iPads) Google Interview (Gemini, Canvas, Notebook LM) Key Takeaways & Wrapping Up  Shoutout Guam Adventist Academy Teachers  Help Desk Invite: Send us Your EdTech Problems Connect on Social Media Closing Blessing Coach Jeffery's Podcast:  @TheCoachJeffery  EduTech Guys: https://linktr.ee/edutechguys 

Join us for a whirlwind tour of Exhibit Hall at the massive expo hall of the ISTE Live 2025 conference and listen in as we talk with some of our favorite exhibitors and companies! Couldn't make it to ISTE yourself... join us for the next best thing! Be blessed! We feature Makedo, Classkick, B&H B2B/Omnia, Lego Education, Sphero, Robolink & Codrone EDU, IPEVO, Prodigy, Wakelet, EdPuzzle, Vex Robotics, Quizziz/Wayground, Epson Multi-Projector Applications, Epson DTF & DTG Printers, Ozobot, Brisk Education, Magic School, SchoolAI, and Figma.

To determine which AI is superior, we compared Open AI with Chat GPT vs Google AI with Gemini for lesson planning. Our guest, Israel, judged which one he found more useful in the classroom. But you judge for yourself! Join us as we unpack the tech! Desmond's Lesson plan from Gemini Aaron's Lesson plan from ChatGPT Resources Referenced: Open AI ChatGPT Gemini  #googleai #googlegemini #gemini #openai #chatgpt #gpt4o #lessonplan #throwdown #edtech #edtechunpacked #podcast #teachertech #teachertips #teachertools #teacherpreparation

Stop bringing stuff home teachers! As educators, we all know that school life follows us everywhere! It's time to break the cycle of exhaustion, and use organizational tools to help you! On today's episode, we dive into task apps/"to-do apps" and share some insights in ways they can help you be more efficient with your time. We look at some free and paid options, so there is something for everyone! We even look at some power user processes that might just be the ticket to bringing less work home! Join us as we unpack the tech and dive into task apps!

We talk about some of the challenges with how Differentiating Instruction has been implemented. So, Instead we talk about the power of Universal Design for Learning and how technology can enable you to empower all of your students with the tools they need to be successful. We demonstrated the use of Gemini 2.5 

Join as we take a deep dive into the world of classroom formative assessment and highlight how, using mainstream platforms, you can take your formative assessment to the next level! Because remember, it's not just about the tech and tools you use, but how you engage your students! We invite you to join us as we ask and answer key questions, including: What's important to remember when planning formative assessment? What are common pitfalls with formative assessment? How can you use IXL Group Jam to improve your formative assessments? How can Desmos serve as a key part of your formative assessments? Can SchoolAI join the mix as a regular use platform for formative assessments? #edtech #edtechtools #ixl #desmos #schoolai #formativeassessment #classroomengagement #podcast

Join us as we dive into Canva and more on our journey to help you rock your classroom graphics! From presentations to classroom posters & more, we share some power tools that are not only super easy, but totally free! Stuck in the PowerPoint or Google Slides world? Time to break free and simplify while also enhancing your students' experience! With incredible new tools just launched from Canva, there's no better time than now to take your classroom graphics to the next level! Canva Education  Southern Adventist University

This is a special episode where Desmond shares his journey of how he learned how to create videos but more importantly how he taught his students to do the same. Four of his students join the podcast to talk about their experience in creating a short film, showing it at the Sonscreen film festival where they won best high school film. Thank you to Versacare for the grants. Award winning student film His Blessing Desmond's first video To Be Suave Teaching From Home 3 Methods How to Write a Group Bible Study Richmond Academy's Student Led Weed of Prayer 2023 and Student Led Week of Prayer 2024 What We Believe - Judaism Surviving The Holocaust Halina Zimm's Story

Hour of Code is great but now that your students enjoyed it, do more! We discuss how to use physical activities like ThinkFun's Code On The Brink, Blue, Ozobot, and Lego Spike. Then we dive into more free and engaging lesson for grades k-12 from code.org. We also discuss Khan Academy, Code Academy, and CodeHS. And as always we celebrate and bless great teachers.

Chromebooks and iPads are both great options to use in your classroom but which one is better. Listen as Aaron and Desmond debate to help you choose which one is best for your classroom. Here are some resources that we mentioned in this episode. Google Workspace for Education  GoGuardian  IdeaPad Slim 3i Chromebook Plus iPads Reddit - Chromebook Vs iPad throw down 

Join us as we discuss all things related to classroom technology infrastructure! Things have really changed in the last few years, and we give specific input on what exactly we would be if outfitting a classroom today! From audio to visual needs and everything in between! If you're planning to update your classroom, you won't want to miss this episode. We even take a walk down memory lane and explore some of our preview classroom implementations, what they cost, and how we raised the money! Yep, we even cover fundraising in this episode. So join us as we unpack the tech! Thank you Tyler Rettler for being our guest IT Director at Mile High Academy and the Rocky Mountain Conference of SDA AETech Team representative We talked about MakeSpace as inspiration for classroom design 99pledges.com as a fundraising platform  Classroom Improvement Plan Framework CDW.com as a purchasing option bhphotovideo.com as a purchasing option for A/V needs and more bhphotovideo OMNIA is an added education purchasing discount option OETC as a hardware and software purchasing option Adobe Education

We discuss Copy Right Law and how teachers have a good amount of fair use exceptions. But then we explore Public Domain, Ai generated images, and Creative Commons. We talk about sources where you and your students can find a lot of really great free to use images, audio, and videos. Great resources that we referenced and used in this episode: What is Copyright https://www.copyright.gov/what-is-copyright U.S. Copyright Office Guide on Common Copyright Issues for Librarians: Classrooms & School Libraries https://guides.loc.gov/copyright-for-librarians/school Copyright and FairUse Guidelines forTeachers https://www.scoe.org/blog_files/copyright_chart.pdf Creative Commons https://creativecommons.org/ Wikipedia https://www.wikipedia.org/ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/ Nasa Images https://www.nasa.gov/images/ Google Images https://images.google.com/ Met Museum images https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search Open Verse https://openverse.org/ 

We talked with Gregory Ratter who used Chat GPT to make an AI clone of himself that help tutor his students and answer all sorts of questions. While we were blown away with his use of AI, we also talk about more practical tools and advances in AI. Chat GPT Pro Notebook LM MagicSchool AI Sora Veo 2 Whisk Follow us on X  Follow us on Bluesky Greg's Book Recommendations: Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing) Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI The Age of AI: And Our Human Future Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit

Join us as we dive into the topic of classroom assessment, highlighting the role an LMS such as Google Classroom can play. Then, we take a deep dive into Pear Assessment and explore how a powerful assessment platform such as that can greatly enhance your ability as a classroom teacher to create better assessments that effectively measure and report student learning and mastery. You'll certainly walk away from this episode with a clearer understanding of what a critical role a high quality assessment platform can play in making you more effective as a teacher. Pear Assessment  Google Classroom

We talk about how to quickly and easily turn that your paper assignments and resources into Google Docs. We also talked about why you might want to do this. Fewer trips to the copy machine, easily editable, quickly share and assign. Paper 2 Docs from Desmond's Website: https://signify.one/paper2docs/ Course on how to turn Paper assignments in to digital ones: https://www.adventistlearningcommunit... PDF Candy: https://pdfcandy.com/ "

Join us as we talk about the importance of teaching typing and how to easily do it well in your classroom. We have fun seeing how fast we type and then we feature three different services you can use with your students. We feature Typesy, Yeti Academy, and Typing club. We featured: - typesy.com - yetiacademy.com and typingagent.com - typingclub.com - nitrotype.com - typethealphabet.app

Join for this episode us as we explore the best uses for and features of document cameras built with the classroom teacher in mind! We'll dive into the features, and even hear directly from three of the top vendors (Ipevo, Hovercam, and Elmo) and learn a bit about what makes each one unique. And of course, we share our input to help make your visioning and decision-making flow like a seasoned classroom pro! We talked about: - Use cases for document cameras - Some of the options on the market - Elmo: https://www.elmousa.com - Hovercam: https://www.hovercam.com - Ipevo: https://www.ipevo.com - Key features and price point of document cameras

Join us as we explore all things AI! Like it or not, AI has come for your class. There is no doubt that AI can be a scary new technology, but it can also bring exciting new ways of teaching and learning! Your students are and will be using it a lot. As a teacher you need to know how to equip your students to use it properly. In this episode we talk about some of the risks but also the transformative things you can do with generative AI. Our guest Lorin Koch is an experenced teacher and has been equiping other teachers to use the power of AI in their instruction. From his current role at Pedagogy.Cloud, Lorin has gained further insight into the ability of AI to empower teachers. On this eposide, we include discussion about ChatGPT, Google's Bard, Bing Chat, Pedagogy.Cloud and a new course on AI avaialable for free on www.AdventistLearningCommunity.com entitled "Empowering Education with AI: Text and Image Generation Tools in the Classroom". We talked about - Chatgpt (https://chat.openai.com/auth/login) - Bing Chat (https://www.bing.com/) - Google Bard (https://bard.google.com/) - Pedagogy.Cloud (https://pedagog.ai/) - Course: Empowering Education with AI: Text and Image Generation Tools in the Classroom (https://www.adventistlearningcommunity.com/courses/gpt-ai)

Join us as we explore Learning Management Systems, discuss what they are, how teachers can improve workflow and student/teacher/parent interactions, and take a deep dive into several use cases. Ever though of using a classroom website as an LMS? Our guest Kimberly Christianson shares how her classroom website serves as a basic LMS and central communication point. On this episode we also highlight Google Classroom, Google Sites, and Schoology as three great options to consider in the world of Learning Management Systems. Guest: Kimberly Christianson teaches grades 3&4 at Richmond Academy Send us feedback and access resources at edtechunpacked.com classroom.google.com schoology.com sites.google.com

Join us as we explore the power of screen recording to better connect with and instruct your students. Screen recording offers the ability to share your instruction 24/7 with students in sync with their schedule and in their moment of need. Learn about the power of great tools such as Loom, Notability and EdPuzzle and how each of them can impact your instruction in a powerful way! And for the most ambitious teachers, our guest Rozaleth Tenga casts a vision for how screen casting can be the breakthrough tool to allow for a fully asynchronous classroom where students learn at their own pace! Send us feedback and access resources at https://edtechunpacked.com https://www.loom.com/education https://notability.com https://edpuzzle.com 

Join Aaron and Desmond as they inspire and equip you to use educational technology to be an effective teacher. Each episodes features great technologies and their practical uses for instruction. We believe that you are an amazing teacher and we want to empower you on your jouney to keep growing your impact.