EdTech Unpacked

Ep19 Experience the ISTE Live 2025 Expo Hall

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.

Ep. 18 Open AI’s Chat GPT Vs Google’s Gemini: A Lesson Planning Throw Down!

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

Ep 17 Stop Bringing Work Home... Use Task Apps to Stay Organized

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!

Ep 16 Stop Differentiating Your Instruction! UDL It Instead

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 

Ep 15: Effective & Engaging Formative Assessment

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

Ep 14: Graphics to Rock Your Classroom - Canva and more!

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 
Canva Uncharted (Dive Deeper- ALL New Releases)
Southern Adventist University

Ep 13: Creating Award Winning Student Films

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 BlessingDesmond's first video To Be SuaveTeaching From Home 3 MethodsHow to Write a Group Bible StudyRichmond Academy's Student Led Weed of Prayer 2023 and Student Led Week of Prayer 2024What We Believe - JudaismSurviving The Holocaust Halina Zimm's Story

Ep 12 Extend Hour of Code - Free and Easy

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.