EdTech Unpacked

Ep. 27 Teach Coding In All Subjects

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

Ep. 28 - The Hottest AI Tools for Teachers

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/

Ep 26 What is AEtech? Meet the Team!

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!

Ep. 25: Help Parents Gain Control of Family Tech! Host a Parenting Workshop!

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

Ep 24: Use AI to Create Apps For Your Classroom - No Coding Required!

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

Ep 23: 5 Gadgets To Teach your Blind and Low Visioned Students Along With Some Great Methods

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 Welcome1:09 Introduction Michael Villafane3:13 Get to Know You Question6:26 Discussion 17:29 Let's Unpack the Tech18:31 Apple Keyboard - https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MXCK3LL/A/magic-keyboard-with-touch-id-for-mac-models-with-apple-silicon-usb-c-us-english20:22 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.html33:55 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-pro39:51 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 iPhone48:51 Teacher Methods50:41 Closing and blessingsVergecast - Be My Eyes CEO Interview "How the low-vision community embraced AI smart glasses" - https://youtu.be/pgu0a9QK75E?si=YPxm3lKVDX6FvZSn&t=1923

Ep. 22 - New School Year EDTech Backpack - The tech that you need for back-to-school

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

Ep.21 You're Still Not Using Hyperdocs?! Ditch Worksheets for This!

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