Michael and Rick took the podcast on the road! In this episode, participants in Michael and Rick's session played "Unscripted: Coach Edition" and recorded the discussion to share! Get ready for some scenarios, laughs, and most importantly fresh ideas on how to solve some daily scenarios in schools.

The DLCs look back across the '24-'25 school year, highlighting the "glows", the neatest things they've seen this year, and looking forward at what's to come. Then, check out the return of the Best Friends Tech Game (26:10); this time, we get to see how well Michael and Rick know each other!

Beach reads! Simple, fun books for summer reading. The DLCs explore the Digital Learning version, with info on Books, Podcasts, Certified Educator pathways, and just simple PLAY. Get inspired to dig into something that you're interested in this Summer! (Click HERE for a link to some options for these "Beach Reads"!)

The DLCs are back! With over 13,000 teacher and staff Chromebooks in the district, we have to start asking...how can we start using less paper? It's expensive...and once you print, it's outdated! We have a "Five-ish" minute discussion about paper, copying, and more!

Jump in for a quick overview of the Schenectady Six, the Digital Learning focus for this school year and the next. The DLCs explain how it came to be and where the initiative is heading.

In our first Five Minutes Sharper of the season, the DLCs jump in with Google Gemini, chatting about its evolution and usefulness for teachers getting started with AI tools. And yes, we missed the 5 minute mark (whoops!). 7 Minutes Sharper!

The Digital Learning Coaches look at the best EdTech trends from 2015 that were going to change education, and what their role is ten years later.  After, the coaches look at some of the trends of today and talk through their predictions about if they will be around ten years from now...and what do they look like.

The Digital Learning Coaches conclude the three-part deep dive into Real Tech Integration. In these episodes, we'll explore how integrating tech is more than just using technology; it needs to be a part of planning and the creation of objectives. Part III wraps up with a conversation around the District structures, goals, and messaging that serve as anchors for the work being done at the Classroom and Building levels. And we play Cliffhangers, a modified Price is Right game! (30:00)

The Digital Learning Coaches continue with a three-part deep dive into Real Tech Integration. In these episodes, we'll explore how integrating tech is more than just using technology; it needs to be a part of planning and the creation of objectives. Part II discusses the conditions that are needed for technology integration to become a building-wide initiative, different methods to overcome obstacles, and more.  This episode will provide a bridge to Part III: The District!

The Digital Learning Coaches start a three-part deep dive into Real Tech Integration. In these episodes, we'll explore how integrating tech is more than just using technology; it needs to be a part of planning and the creation of objectives. Part I will explore tech integration at the Classroom level, as teachers plan for lessons and units with students. Also check out our game, "EdTech or Dead Tech" (43:11) where Michael and Rick try to guess whether a name is a modern EdTech tool OR a piece of defunct technology from the past. Catch the ChatGPT/Suno-created game show theme song in its entirety at the end of the episode! (56:34)