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This podcast keeps teachers up-to-date with current technology trends and gives educational technology tips.

Ricky Zager


    • May 3, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 100 EPISODES


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    ETW - Episode 113 - Ed Tech Conferences you Should Attend

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 5:55


    In this episode, Ricky talks about the ed tech news of the week including the best conferences to go to next year. 

    ETW - Episode 112 - Transforming Education with Ed Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 9:13


    In this episode, Ricky talks about the ed tech news of the week including entrepreneurs solving ed tech problems and he breaks down 4 educators that are using ed tech to transform their teaching.

    ETW - Episode 111 - We Need More Ed Tech Support Staff

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 6:23


    In this episode, Ricky gives the ed tech news run down including 5 considerations to look at when purchasing ed tech for the classroom. 

    ETW - Episode 110 - Our Most Platitudinous Show Of All Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2019 15:20


    In this episode, Kristy and Ricky talk about the ed tech news of the week and give some advice from a long time ed tech administrator. We also feature our very first listener content... a recorded interview.

    ETW - Episode 109 - 1-900-Ed-Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 12:24


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy break down the ed tech news of the week and discuss 5 key lessons from research based ed tech statistics. 

    ETW - Episode 108 - Ed Tech Won't Make Teachers Obsolete

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2019 10:56


    In this episode, Kristy and Ricky talk about the ed tech news of the week and breakdown an article about how ed tech will not make teachers obsolete.

    ETW - Episode 107 - Responsible Ed Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2019 9:15


    In this episode, Ricky is back to discuss the ed tech news of the week and breakdown ed tech's responsibility in accessible education.

    ETW - Episode 106 - Flipping Your Classroom With Dr. Barbi Honeycutt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2019 13:24


    In this episode, Ricky interviews Barbi Honeycutt, a flipped classroom expert about ways to incorporate strategies in your class to help make class time more effective. 

    ETW - Episode 105 - 3 Ways to Get Energized for Next Semester

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2018 15:28


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy talk about the ed tech news of the week including beacon technology and they give their 3 ways to help return to school refreshed after the break.

    ETW - Episode 104 - Ed Tech We're Thankful For

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2018 13:40


    In This Episode. Ricky and Kristy talk about the Ed Tech news of the week, breakdown a story on poor countries and the impact of ed tech, and we rundown the Ed Tech we are thankful for.

    ETW - Episode 103 - Infuse Creativity with Adobe Spark

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 20:21


    In this Episode, Ricky and Kristy welcome Monica Burns of Class Tech Tips and she explains how her newest book gives 40 activities for the classroom using Adobe Spark. 

    ETW - Episode 102 -We Interview Anant Agarwal, The CEO of EdX and Yidan Prize Winner

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 10:02


    In this episode, I interview Anant Agarwal, the CEO of EdX, about his recent Yidan Prize award and his future plans for EdX.

    ETW - Episode 101 - Larry Hedges Talks Statistics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2018 31:22


    In this episode, Kristy and Ricky talk about the ed tech news of the week. Ricky Interviews Larry Hedges the 2018 Yidan Prize for Education Research Winner and Matt joins the show to talk security.

    ETW - Episode 100 - Meredith is Back!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2018 29:28


    In this episode, Kristy and Ricky celebrate the 100th episode of Ed Tech Weekly by talking about the news of the week and bringing Meredith back for a chat about the show.

    ETW - Episode 99 - Good Intentions Don't Equal Equity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2018 10:56


    In this episode, Ricky discusses the ed tech news of the week that focuses a lot on equity and making sure we really think about how all students will be able to use ed tech. 

    ETW - Episode 98 - 3 Ways to add Engagement to Your Online Course

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2018 24:37


    In this episode, Kristy and Ricky talk about the Ed Tech news of the week including a lot of talk about broadband and 5G internet access. And the featured segment is 3 ways for teachers to be add engagement in their online course. 

    ETW - Episode 97 - 3 Password Security Tips

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 16:06


    In this episode, Ricky talks about the ed tech news of the week including a huge ed tech company getting hacked and 3 ways to improve your passwords and limit the damage a hacked site can cause.

    ETW - Episode 96 - FBI Issues an Ed Tech Security Warning

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018 14:08


    In this episode, Kristy and Ricky talk about the ed tech news of the week including the FBI's most recent Public Service Announcement regarding the security concerns surrounding ed tech.

    ETW - Episode 95 - Ransomware Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2018 15:27


    In this episode Ricky and Kristy talk about tips for recovering data after a ransomware attack and we discuss the ed tech news of the week.

    ETW - Episode 94 - Ed Tech Pizza

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2018 11:49


    In this episode, Ricky talks about the ed tech news of the week including 6 tools to try before 2019 and a password management system you should check out.

    ETW - Episode 93 - Writing Measurable Objectives

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2018 12:47


    In this episode, Ricky discusses the Ed Tech news of the week including a new education tablet from Microsoft and shares a free objective builder tool created by the University of Central Florida.

    ETW - Episode 92 - SoapBox is Perfect for Ed Tech Coaches

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2018 14:35


    In this episode, Ricky goes over the ed tech news of the week and talks about using SoapBox to share quick and easy videos in the weekly Featured Segment.

    ETW - Episode 91 - A Bad Feeling About Data Mining

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 14:40


    In this episode, Ricky talks about the ed tech news of the week including how data is being mined to learn about how feelings effect the learning process and 10 questions that everyone should be asking ed tech companies about their products and services. 

    ETW - Episode 90 - New Wireless Protocol May Help Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2018 13:46


    In this episode, Ricky talks about the ed tech news of the week and some tips on how K-12 can make their network situation better.

    ETW - Episode 89 - Design Thinking for Classroom Furniture

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2018 17:16


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy discuss how design thinking should be a part of classroom furniture purchases and other ed tech news stories of the week.

    ETW - Episode 88 - Do You Know Where Ed Tech is Goin' to?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2018 22:48


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy discuss the ed tech news of the week and talk about Ed Tech Coaches and their role in schools and classrooms.

    ETW - Episode 87 - School Bus Food Truck

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2018 18:12


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy talk about the ed tech gender gap and whether or not ed tech is exploiting students as well as discuss other ed tech news of the week.

    ETW - Episode 86 - Lady Mady McFluffyFace

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2018 15:47


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy discuss the ed tech news of the week including how comparison shopping is so important in ed tech. Oh yeah... and Ricky has a new super fluffy puppy!!!

    ETW - Episode 85 - AI is Scary

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2018 15:33


    In this episode, Kristy and Ricky discuss the ed tech news of the week and talk about a few frightening AI articles that have them questioning the future of ed tech and even the world.

    ETW - Episode 84 - Spring Break Woes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 13:07


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy talk about the ed tech news of the week and how for IT administrators can deal with Spring Break woes.

    ETW - Episode 83 - The Reasons Ed Tech is Successful

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2018 23:57


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy do an Ed Tech Goin' Down in your Town segment and talk about a possible new way to judge how successful ed tech truly is. Also news of the week... As always.

    ETW - Episode 82 - Teachers Should Be Mean to Ed Tech Sales People

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2018 17:42


    In this episode, Kristy and Ricky talk about the ed tech news of the week and ask for listeners advice for a fellow listener on a district ed tech solution... and also, teachers should be more mean. 

    ETW - Episode 81 - Stuck in Bloom's Basement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2018 19:43


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy discuss the Ed Tech news of the week and whether ed tech is stuck in Bloom's basement and simply helping students recall information and that's about it.

    ETW - Episode 80 - Is Ed Tech a Problem of Privilege

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2018 17:20


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy talk about the ed tech news of the week and discuss whether ed tech is a problem of privilege. Kristy also unveils her tech tip of the week!

    ETW - Episode 79 - Higher Ed Flexibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2018 18:15


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy discuss the Ed Tech news of the week and how higher ed flexibility can improve student retention and graduation rates.

    ETW - Episode 78 - Domo Arigato Mr Mabot-oh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2018 16:05


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy talk about the ed tech news of the week including a new STEM tool called Mabot which allows you to build a robot and learn to code.

    ETW - Episode 77 - Lots of Data and no Cybersecurity... This could be trouble

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2017 19:44


    In this episode Ricky and Kristy talk about higher ed using data in different ways, a cybersecurity shortage, and how making ed tech trainers obsolete may be a good thing.

    ETW - Episode 76 - It's all about Balance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017 15:48


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy talk about net neutrality, ed tech professional development, ed tech decision making, and how balance is the key to ed tech. 

    ETW - Episode 75 - Is A.I. Hurting Students?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2017 10:52


    In this episode, Ricky discusses the ed tech news of the week and discusses whether A.I. might actually be a bad thing for our students.

    ETW - Episode 74 - Another Solo Flight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2017 8:20


    In this episode, Ricky is all by himself and talks only about the news of the week including an FTC and DOE hosted workshop on privacy concerns and ed tech.

    ETW - Episode 73 - Disabilities and STEM Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2017 19:56


    In this episode, Kristy and Ricky discuss the ed tech news of the week including some suggestions for helping those with disabilities be successful in STEM.

    ETW - Episode 72 - 10,000 Downloads Giveaway

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2017 18:11


    In this episode, Kristy and Ricky are back to celebrate their 10,000 podcast downloads and discuss the ed tech news of the week including our 10,000 downloads giveaway.

    ETW - Episode 71 - Are Robot Teachers the Future?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2017 23:09


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy talk about the Ed Tech news stories of the week including whether or not we should worry that robots are going to replace teachers.

    ETW - Episode 70 - Ed Tech Goin Down in Your Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2017 33:12


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy discuss the Ed Tech news of the week and feature Kristy's One to One Rollout in the new Ed Tech Goin Down in Your Town Segment.

    ETW - Episode 69 - Be STEM Awesome

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2017 25:42


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy are joined by Ashley, founder of careerinstem.com, and discuss STEM in the news and Ashley's website and STEM camps.

    ETW - Episode 68 - Cut Us Some Slack

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2017 19:59


    In this episode, Kristy and Ricky return from summer break to discuss the ed tech news of the week and share their favorite apps for the new school year.

    ETW - Episode 67 - Start Your Own Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2017 28:57


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy discuss how to start you own podcast and they discuss they Ed Tech news of the week.

    ETW - Episode 66 - We'll Do it Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2017 9:23


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy do their first live stream of the Ed Tech Weekly Show. They talk about Ed Tech Efficacy and the news of the week.

    ETW - Episode 65 - Edmodo Hacked

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2017 7:04


    In this episode Ricky does the Ed Tech news rundown which includes Edmodo being hacked and some changes to Microsoft's OneNote.

    ETW - Episode 64 - Teacher Appreciation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017 19:32


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy talk about the Ed Tech news of the week and do their best to show their appreciation to teachers although Ricky's stories fall short.

    ETW - Episode 63 - Our 2 Year Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2017 27:27


    In this episode, Ricky and Kristy talk about the ed tech news of the week and discuss the 2 year history of the Ed Tech Weekly show.

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