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Edtech Throwdown

Back To School & Refreshing Your Edtech Mindset

12 Aug 2024

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Edtech ThrowdownEpisode 170: Back To School & Refreshing Your Edtech MindsetWelcome to the EdTech Throwdown This is episode 170 called “Back To School & Refreshing Your Edtech Mindset.” In this episode, we’ll talk about how we are preparing to wrap up summer and get ready for the start of the school year. An important part of this is the refreshing of our edtech mindsets - listen in to learn how we’re doing it! This is another episode you don’t want to miss. Check it out.Segment 1: Narrative: Getting ready to start the new school year.Segment 2: Edtech Mindset & Opening Day ActivitiesHow will you be using Edtech this year? How is this different from years past?Nick: Focus on teaching problem solving and getting questions answered, rather than teaching how to use specific tools. So many updates all the time. Constantly changing tutorials and guides to keep up. Why! Instead, teach students to roll with these changes and use resources already there.Show them and provide links to website specific tech guidesTeach them good phrases to google when it comes to tech helpAsk AI tools for helpGuiseI am going to simplify and reduce the amount of tools that students use in the classroomBe aware of technology burnout8 class periods a day 3 edtech tools per class = 24 edtech tools students may useWhat advice would you give to new and experienced teachers for using edtech this year?Nick: Stick with time-tested tools that have been around and are not likely to go away. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. For example, the recent locking away of Flip shows us that even popular tools can become out of reach.Be clear with your AI policies. Don’t be scared of the AI conversationWhat are some edtech activities/tools that you are looking forward to trying this year?Nick: Khanmigo for me and School.AI for my students.GuiseMagicSchoolAI and TextblazeEdtech Throwdown: Vote on twitter @edtechthrowdown and under the pinned post on the profile.Segment 3: Where to Find EdTech ThrowdownDo us a few...

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