My EdTech Life Newsletter

🎤 Where I’ll Be at ISTE + ASCD

If you’ll be at ISTE + ASCD, here’s your invite to stop by, say hey, and catch one of my sessions. I’ll be sharing stories, strategies, and tools that empower educators to take back their time and amplify their voices.

🗓️ My ISTE + ASCD Schedule:

• Sunday, June 29
  🧠 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  Moderating: Empowering Educators for Human-Centered AI Panel
  Grand Hyatt – Texas Ballroom A

• Monday, June 30
  🎨 10:00 a.m. — Adobe Booth #1926
  Sparking Student Imagination with GenAI

  🧩 3:00 p.m. — Kami Booth #1900

  🎙 4:45 p.m. — HBGCC Tower View
  Using Podcasts for Teacher Growth and Professional Development

• Tuesday, July 1
  🧰 10:00 a.m. — Adobe Booth #1926
  Less Stress, More Adobe Express: 10 Time-Saving Tips

• Wednesday, July 2
  🎧 8:40 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. — HBGCC Playground A
  Cultivating Creativity, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking with Adobe Podcast

Let me know if you're going. I’d love to meet up and hear what you're working on. Let’s keep making noise for educator voice and thoughtful tech.

🎧 Recent Episode Highlights (with Fonz’s Hot Takes)

1. Episode 327 — Holly Owens: Learning & Development, Instructional Design, and AI

Hot Take: Holly nailed it—human‑centered L&D beats flashy AI every time.
Quick Recap:

• Transitioning from K‑12 to L&D with purpose

• The real meaning of “proficiency” in learning design

• Ethics and accessibility in AI tools

• Leveraging teacher instincts to guide tech adoption

👉 Listen here: https://www.myedtech.life/owens/

2. Episode 326 — Teodora Pavkovic: What Does It Mean to Be Digitally Well?

Hot Take: Digital wellness isn’t a trend—it’s essential for healthy learning today.
Highlights:

• Emotional rhythms in online life

• AI companions—tools or traps?

• Maintaining identity and connection in a digital age

👉 Listen here: https://www.myedtech.life/pavkovic/

3. Episode 325 — Andy Murphy (“The Secure Dad”): Digital Dangers Facing Our Kids

Hot Take: This one hit hard—parents and educators need to be way more proactive about online safety.
Highlights:

• Predatory patterns across gaming, social media, chat

• Misunderstandings parents have about their kids’ exposure

• Practical talk—open conversations beat filters

👉 Listen here: https://www.myedtech.life/andy/

4. Episode 324 — Charlie Meyer: The AI Hype, EdTech Snake Oil & What Teachers Actually Want

Hot Take: This was a mic‑drop moment—“AI solutionism” is real and mostly noise.
Highlights:

• The gap between marketing hype and classroom reality

• Teachers calling out snake oil disguised as AI

• Practical questions educators are actually asking

👉 Listen here: https://www.myedtech.life/charlie/

5. Episode 323 — Jen Manly: AI Ethics, Overreliance & Honest Talk

Hot Take: Jen brought clarity—if we don’t teach AI literacy, we risk teaching dependency.
Highlights:

• The danger of AI detectors that fail students

• Data privacy blind spots in school tech

• Why critical thinking must be the foundation of AI use

👉 Listen here: https://www.myedtech.life/jen/

🎙️ Behind the Mic

Recording these past five episodes reminded me why I started this show. When I sit down with guests like Holly, Jen, Charlie, Andy, and Teodora, I’m reminded that technology in education isn’t just about tools, it’s about people. It’s about ensuring that every new shiny thing actually uplifts learners, rather than distracts them.

Equity, ethics, human‑centered solutions, they’re not buzzwords. They’re survival.

💼 Sponsorship Opportunities

My EdTech Life is proud to be one of the go-to podcasts for educators, innovators, and decision-makers in the EdTech world. If you're a company, brand, or organization looking to connect with a passionate and growing audience of K–12 and higher ed leaders, let's talk.

We offer:

• Sponsored episodes with full guest features

• Ad reads in front of a highly engaged community

• Custom video clips and social content to amplify your message

Let’s work together to bring your vision to the educators shaping the future.
📩 Email me at myedtechlife@gmail.com or reply to this newsletter to start a conversation.

✅ What Now?

If any of these episodes resonated, I’d be thankful if you could:

• Listen (or listen again)—share the link with a colleague or friend

• Subscribe—so these conversations keep growing

• Support the show—whether that’s subscribing on Buzzsprout, donating a coffee, or leaving a review. It helps us reach more educators every month

Thanks for being part of this journey.

Here’s to responsible innovation, amplified educator voices, and learning that truly inspires us.

Stay Techie
Fonz