HiTech Podcast

Will and Josh discuss the practice of backchanneling, where students are given a separate space to chat or collaborate during class. This can range from a chat room to shared notes. They share their thoughts on whether this practice is helpful or a distraction and also delve into the powerful tool #kami. For more on our conversation, check out the episode page ⁠ here⁠ . Head over to our website at...

Will and Josh switch things up and interview each other. We discuss our favorite episodes, experiences in education, personal lives, and more. Over the last three years, we have learned a lot from each other and others. This episode is full of crazy, heartwarming, and informative answers that you won't want to miss. We also share the edtech apps we currently love and how they can be used in ed...

In the next episode of the HiTech Podcast, we are excited to welcome David Patlut! David is an experienced elearning developer who has worked for @CodeAcdemy and @FullstackAcademyOfCode . He has created hundreds of online learning experiences and now shares with us what he has learned over the years about making a good learning experience. He also shares an excellent tool called RetroTools.io! For...

Check out this captivating episode on how Sophie Young used Digital Escape Rooms to revolutionize education in her context. In this episode, we discover how these innovative escape rooms have transformed the learning experience for students, making education engaging and interactive. Join Sophie Young as she shares her expertise and insights into the world of digital escape rooms, showcasing their...

In this episode, we are joined by Erica Ehrlich and Tina Lewis, ambassadors for commonsense.org. Both have been teaching for years and work together to plant seeds and set off waves of change in education. Specifically, they have been using commonsense.org to help their students think more critically about digital citizenship. You won't want to miss this episode. Their suggestions will change...

In this episode, Josh and Will discuss what is universal to all good learning. Over the years, they have designed and taught across multiple levels and ages. Those experiences have led them to believe there are some universal things to good learning. Hear their thoughts and how you can use Midjourney to create crazy learning experiences in this episode! For more on our conversation, check out the...

This week on the HiTech Podcast, Josh and Will interview Jonathan Libov from Anitmatter. They discuss how Anitmatter helps teachers utilize memes as a teaching tool. Jonathan explains that he sees memes as modern puzzles that encourage critical thinking among students. He believes that memes should be leveraged in teaching and learning, and his app, Antimatter, does exactly that by offering variou...

In this episode, Josh and Will talk about what makes a good #education #leader. They each have served under multiple leaders and have led in education as well. Over the years they have noticed how each person can lead well in education and share their observations. After that, they talk about a new #ai tool that can massively speed up an #instructionaldesigners work called ID-Assist. For more on o...

In this episode, Josh and Will discuss how we can and should continually #improve our #courses. They have seen countless systems set up that don't account for evaluating how a course is doing and whether it is effective or not, so they share how they think it should be done. After that, they finally break into how the tool Figma can be a game changer for education. For more on our conversation...

Josh and Will are joined by the legendary Steven Miletto from the Teaching Learning Leading K-12 podcast to talk about everything from #podcasting in #education, being a #change agent, to even the #phillies. Steve has been teaching and changing education for years, he is a wealth of knowledge and you will not want to miss this one! For more on our conversation, check out the episode page ⁠ here⁠ ....

In this episode, Josh and Will finally roast #microsoft365 ! While it is a great tool, there are also many things that could be better, and they need to get those things off their chest. Also, they introduce us to Eleven Labs, a new AI audio generator that could be a huge game changer. For more on our conversation, check out the episode page ⁠ here⁠ . Head over to our website at  ⁠⁠hitechpod.us⁠⁠...

We close out the Opening AI series with a quick chat on what education might look like in the future now that AI is here to stay. Then, as though the future of education with AI is already here, we talk about Curipod ! An awesome app that's combining student engagement with Generative AI. You have to check it out. For more on our conversation, check out the episode page ⁠ here⁠ . Head over to...

The HiTech Podcast is thrilled to have Joel Kupperstein join us to answer the question, "Will AI replace teachers?!" Marketing teams worldwide are suggesting that AI is the downfall of human workers. We think that they're wrong, and that there's more to it than that. Joel is the Senior Vice President of Product Strategy at Learning A-Z , and we think his experience as an educator...

Let's start writing! Just Googling something is fairly simple these days, but ChatGPTing is not quite there. Many folks don't know how to make the most of the AI bots that are popping up everywhere. Listen to our conversation about HOW to actually ask ChatGPT a question and get the most out of AI. Then, we'll discuss MidJourney and Adobe Firefly as two AI image generators. For more on...

Continuing the Opening AI Series, we feature Steve Howse and Harry Stiles of MySchoolAI ! Their tool and community is focused on cultivating the Large Language Model behind ChatGPT to elevate the teaching and learning world. Their current tools will reduce the burden on teachers to create lesson plans, reports, and many other repeatable tasks in their teaching process; but their future tool, the t...

Episode 105 begins a five episode series where we're taking on AI! This episode will set a lot of the tone and lay out the definitions needed to make it through this wacky, ever-evolving world we're in. What's an LLM? What is ChatGPT? Why do we hear all of these new terms and ideas? Tune in for AI 101. Then, Josh brings us Notion AI , his favorite tech assistant. For more on our conver...

Back with another interview! Josh and Will chat with Mark Begert of FabuLingua . This platform aims to revolutionize language learning in the elementary learning space, and hopefully beyond. Utilizing leading language acquisition theories, and real-life experience, Mark and Leslie Begert co-founded the FabuLingua after seeing the technique behind it revolutionize language learning for their childr...

Josh and Will love tech. We use it in almost everything we do. Tune in for some quick tips and general tomfoolery about your every day tools that could be better. Like, copying and pasting: did you know there's an even better way to do it? Tune in! Then, Josh offers up Atomic Jolt's tool Atomic Search for Canvas . It's pretty much installing Google directly into your Canvas instance. F...

Turn the temps up: time to roast! On the grill this time is Articulate, the premier provider of eLearning software. They have tools like Rise 360 and Storyline 360. After our roast, we offer up kanopy on a silver platter. This platform provides free movies to higher education institutions and libraries. It's a great tool to provide real cinema to your learners without any fees or legal concern...

Well, the title's the question: is higher education dying? We're post-pandemic, we're remote friendly, we're Zoom-crazed, and we're YouTube saturated. Do we need the traditional format? Do we need student loans? Bring the questions and the fire. Then, we talk about a new favorite of ours, Research Rabbit . This platform helps you perform deep and effective research into a topic...

Season 4 starts with a bang! In our first episode , we talked about Canva and how it works for education . To celebrate the podcast's milestone, we've returned to Canva and brought along a couple of new friends: Christie Thompson and Renee Dawson . We interview both of them to learn a little bit more about how Canva is being used in the classroom. We hope you enjoy the insights! For more o...

Here's what's coming in Season 4! AI and #ChatGPT, #Roastery episodes, new guests, new, new, new! Josh and Will have a special announcement for the future and growth of the pod. Blog posts and new connections with the Education Podcast Network. So much to see, hear, read, listen, do, experience, subscribe!

Will and Josh detail the Community of Inquiry and its impact on online and traditional education. The relationship between Cognitive, Teaching, and Social Presences helps us identify where we can build inquisitive community in our classrooms. Then we review Visme - the digital media studio. Create stunning media and access tons of excellent stock footage with their platform. For more on our conver...

What happens when you correlate arguments, logic, debate, reasoning, and the internet? An app to help train us in the process of reasoned debate: Arguflow . We talk to Nick at Arguflow to find out why we need an app like this (and we at HiTech certainly believe we do), and how we can use the Arguflow experience to improve our logic and reasoning. In a world that fights over the color of a dress, w...

This interviews find us with GK from Brain Racers , the fastest and funnest (yeah, I said it) learning tool for your classrooms. Pairing excellent music, challenging gameplay, and automated content production (thanks ChatGPT and similar language models), Brain Racers puts learners in a side-by-side race to see who can answer questions about the world around us. GK's motivation comes from a dee...