Technology in education shouldn’t feel overwhelming, confusing, or disconnected from what actually works in classrooms. This show keeps it real. Each week, educator and K–12 EdTech Advisor Lindy Hockenbary shares practical strategies, stories from real teachers, and no-nonsense conversations about how to use tech in ways that feel human, joyful, and grounded in learning.
Whether you’re a teacher, a school leader, or an EdTech product builder, this show helps you Make EdTech 100 — real, relevant, and rooted in what matters most: kids.
"Kids Can Read, They're Just Reading Differently": Teaching with Intention with Lisa Snow
Lisa Snow is closing in on 20 years in the English Language Arts classroom. Lisa and Lindy dig into the "kids can't read" narrative and ask whether standardized tests are actually measuring the kind of reading students do every day. Lisa walks through how she decides when tech in her AP English classroom is helping versus just taking up space, what it actually looks like to teach digital and AI literacy in a high school ELA class, and why her answer to "can kids use AI" is almost always "it depends." They also tackle the bigger question raised by proposed screen time restrictions in schools: is teaching kids to use technology responsibly a teacher's job, a parent's job, or both?
Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisnow/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisnow/)
EdTech tools mentioned in the episode:
Padlet: https://padlet.com/ (https://padlet.com/)
Canvas: https://www.instructure.com/canvas (https://www.instructure.com/canvas)
Wayground: https://wayground.com/ (https://wayground.com/)
Kami: https://www.kamiapp.com/ (https://www.kamiapp.com/)
24 Jun 2026
Forget Screen Time Limits, Teach AI Literacy Instead with Tara Menghini
What does AI literacy actually look like in a kindergarten classroom?
For Tara Menghini, it starts with no AI tools at all. Tara has built a hands-on progression for teaching kids AI literacy from Kindergarten through 6th grade. All without touching AI chatbots.
In this episode, she walks Lindy through what that progression looks like K-6: the early lessons on "dehumanizing AI," how the conversations shift as kids get older, and what changes once sixth graders start debating where their own lines should be drawn.
We also get into:
What a statewide screen time limit would mean for her classroom, and who it would affect most
Why "dehumanizing AI" is one of her core early lessons
The companionship toys and home robots she's bringing into class discussions
Resources from the episode:
“Doug Unplugged”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0375859217?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0375859217?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback)
Posha Kitchen Robot: https://www.posha.com/ (https://www.posha.com/)
Connect with Tara:
@techteachertara: https://www.instagram.com/techteachertara/ (https://www.instagram.com/techteachertara/)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-menghini-a5aa892a7/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-menghini-a5aa892a7/)
17 Jun 2026
Game-Based Learning Is Not Gamification: A Conversation With Jacquie Gardy & Dan Ryder
Game-based learning and gamification are not the same thing, and in this episode, Lindy is setting the record straight with not one but TWO guests. Dan Ryder and Jacquie Gardy join the show to break down what game-based learning actually is, why it works at every grade level and in every subject, and how teachers can start small without overhauling everything they do.
From redesigning Candy Land to building card games that tackle real-world issues like domestic violence awareness to vibe coding interactive game experiences, this conversation is packed with practical ideas and real classroom examples that will make you want to hit the ground running.
Learning should be fun. Games make it happen. Let's go.
Resources:
Tabletop Thinking and Learning: A Game-Based ISTE Playground, Wednesday, July 1: https://conference.iste.org/2026/program/search/detail_session.php?id=118451011#session_118451011 (https://conference.iste.org/2026/program/search/detail_session.php?id=118451011#session_118451011)
ISTE26 Board Game Meetup, Sunday evening: https://sites.google.com/view/iste26bgm/home (https://sites.google.com/view/iste26bgm/home)
Connect with Jacquie:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquiegardy/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquiegardy/)
jacquiegardy.com (http://jacquiegardy.com)
Connect with Dan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danryder207/, (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danryder207/)
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