Dr. Gary L. Ackerman

Appropriate Proper Reasonable

A podcast about technology in schools hosted by Dr. Gary L. Ackerman Season 1 features episodes I recorded myself, with some including questions or prompts that were created with a text to speech tool. Season 2 features episodes that were created using the two-voice deep dive conversation tool in Notebook LM. https://hackscience.education Help Me Clean Out My Library-- See the books I have listed on eBay

Author

Dr. Gary L. Ackerman

Category

Education

Podcast website

hackscience.education

Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

172: On Digital Information in Schools 07.02.2026

An episode based on a blog post: On Digital Information in Schools

171: Assistive Technologies and Accessibility 07.02.2026

an episide from a blog post: Assistive and Accessible Technology

170: Technology and Communication Problems 01.02.2026

An espisode based on a blog post: Technology and Communication Problems

169: Key Performance Indicators and School IT 01.02.2026

An episode based on a blog post: Key Performance Indicators and IT

168: Open Source Software Licenses 25.01.2026

A blog post on open source software licenses: Open Source Licenses

166 Interaction in Online Classrooms 25.01.2026

A blog post on various tools used to facilitate interactioin in online classrooms: Interaction in Online Classrooms

165: BYOD and School Networks 19.01.2026

A blog post on broing your own device initiatives in schools: BYOD and School Networks

164: Open Source Technology 19.01.2026

A blog post on: Open Source Technology

163: Comfort Zone Technology 11.01.2026

A blog post on a troubling reality for IT leaders: Comfort Zone Technology

162: Computers Listen and Shout 03.01.2026

A blog post based on what computers do well and how we leverage those capabilities are used in schools and beyond. Computers Listen and Shout

161: A Story About School IT Leaders 03.01.2026

A blog post, sharing a valuable lesson for school and IT leaders: A Story About Technology Leaders in School

160: An Introduction to IT Networks 28.12.2025

A blog post focusing on networks in schools: An Introduction to IT Networks

159: Multimedia in Schools 28.12.2025

A blog post on multimedia in schools, focusing on accessibility Multimedia in Schools

158: On Technology in Eduction 21.12.2025

A blog post based in a chapter form my 2015 book Technology in Education

157: Supporting Education in Rural Schools With Open Source Technology 21.12.2025

A blog post based on a chapter I wrote a few years ago: Supporting Education in Rural Schools With Open Source Technology

156: On Social and Technology-Rich Education 13.12.2025

blog post taking a look at why we teach: On Social and Technology-Rich Education – www.hackscience.education

155: Is It Time to Reject Intelligence as a Construct? 13.12.2025

A blog post reviewing Gould's The Mismeasure of Man and the question is raises about intelligence: Is It Time to Reject Intelligence as a Construct? – www.hackscience.education

154: On Advertisements in School 13.12.2025

A blog post on the problems associated with advertisement-driven media in schools: On Advertisements in School – www.hackscience.education

153: A Brief Typology of Teaching 07.12.2025

A blog post on how pace and content determine four models of teaching: A Brief Typology of Teaching – www.hackscience.education

152: The Ethics of Educational Platforms: Data, Privacy, and Technoethical Audits 30.11.2025

A blog post focusing on cloud computing in school and ethics of using it in schools. The Ethics of Educational Platforms: Data, Privacy, and Technoethical Audits

151: Not Your Average User: Why School IT Is Different from Business IT 29.11.2025

A blog post differentiating business IT and school IT: Not Your Average User: Why School IT Is Different from Business IT

150: Spinning Up Distance Learning Classes Quickly 18.11.2025

Ab AI generated podcast based on an AI-generated blog post based on a syllabus for a course I planned, but never taught.

149: Avoid Black Box Learning 16.11.2025

A blog post on generative AI and learning: Avoid Black Box Learning

148: The Challenges of Rural Education 11.11.2025

A blog post drawn from a chapter I wrote a few years ago: The Challenges of Rural Education

147: Technology Steering Committees 11.11.2025

A blog post on technology steering committees

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