Edtech Throwdown

By: Eric Guise/Nick Johnson
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  • The Edtech Throwdown podcast (originally GotTechED the Podcast) was created in 2018 by Nick Johnson and Eric Guise with one, singular goal: to provide quality, tech-centric professional development (PD) to busy teachers on the move. As educators who have always been passionate about PD, Nick and Guise have attended and created hundreds of hours of professional learning experiences for teachers, but there has always been one problem ... time! Attending full-day workshops and conferences is difficult and stressful due to missed class time and added prep. With the Edtech Thowdown, Nick and Guise hope to provide busy teachers a way to access educational PD at their convenience.
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Episodes
  • How Can Teachers Use Google Lens in the Classroom?

    How Can Teachers Use Google Lens in the Classroom?
    Dec 16 2024
    Edtech Throwdown


    Episode 179: How Can Teachers Use Google Lens in the Classroom?


    Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown. This is Episode 179 called, “How Can Teachers Use Google Lens in the Classroom” In this episode, we’ll talk about Google Lens, what it is, how to use it, and best of all - ways that it can support learning and make your teaching life easier. This is another episode you don’t want to miss. Check it out.


    Segment 1:


    Narrative: Google Lens does what?

    Google Lens is a visual search tool that uses image recognition to understand what you're looking at and provide relevant information.

    Segment 2: Google Lens Ideas


    1. Identifying items: Students can use Google Lens to find names for items they encounter, such as plants or archaeological sites.
    2. Biology Outdoor Classroom
    3. Solving math problems: Google Lens can help math learners solve problems and understand key conception
    4. Teacher Assistant when the teacher isn’t around
    5. Getting help with homework: Students can point the Lens at a homework question to get help.
    6. Taking notes: Google Lens can capture images, texts, bar codes, and QR codes, which can be transferred to a file for future reference.
    7. Getting synopses: Students can point the Lens towards a book cover to get a synopsis.
    8. Image search and product search: find images and items similar to the ones you’ve provided.
    9. Scanning QR Codes from a computer screen


    Special Education Uses:

    1. Reading: Google Lens can convert text images into readable text, which can be helpful for learners with dyslexia.
    2. Translating: Google Lens can translate selected words into any language.
    3. Listening to text: Google Lens can listen to selected text, which can help students improve their listening skills and learn pronunciation.
    4. Text detection and OCR: recognize the writing on an image and extract its data.
    5. Language detection and translation: identify the language of the text on the image, and then translate it.
    6. Accessibility and alt text: find the alt text of the image.


    Don’t forget to check out the Edtech Advent Calendar!
    1. NotebookLM Podcast
    2. Make Memojis in Canva
    3. How-to Guides w/ Tango
    4. Top 10 Canva...
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    40 mins
  • 25 Edtech Resources for 2025

    25 Edtech Resources for 2025
    Dec 2 2024
    Edtech ThrowdownEpisode 178: 25 Edtech Resources for 2025Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown. This is episode 178 called “25 Edtech Resources for 2025” In this episode, we’ll talk about some of favorite edtech resources that we are excited about heading into 2025. This is another episode you don’t want to miss. Check it out.Segment 1: Edtech Advent CalendarNarrative: 12 Days of Edtech out… Edtech Advent in!Segment 2: EdTech Advent CalendarNotebookLM PodcastMake Memojis in CanvaHow-to Guides w/ TangoTop 10 Canva AppsAccessibility Tools For TeachersCanva Guide for AdministratorsAI Edtech ToolkitMake a Customized Song with SunoAuto-Feedback with Snorkl Student ViewTeacher Dashboard in SnorklSet the Tone with Goblin ToolsConnecting Google Drive with CanvaAI Prompt Library for EDU3 Wheel of Names ResourcesThere’s an AI For ThatContent-based ScattergoriesPadlet SandboxTwitter Bluesky BridgeGoogle’s Canva AppsTeacher Resources Using KhanmigoQuizizz Flash Cards
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    59 mins
  • Canva App Throwdown

    Canva App Throwdown
    Nov 18 2024
    Edtech Throwdown


    Episode 177: Canva App Throwdown


    Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown. This is episode 177 called “Canva App Throwdown” In this episode, we’ll talk about some of the often overlooked Canva apps that make this powerful platform even more awesome. This is another episode you don’t want to miss. Check it out.


    Segment 1:


    Narrative: What's New with Canva?


    Segment 2: Canva Apps


    A lot of people don’t even know that Canva has 3rd party apps, kind of like your phone. Many of them do very cool things that can enhance the learning taking place in your classroom. Here are some of our favorites.

    Nick’s Picks

    1. Equations
    2. Google Drive
    3. D-ID - Bring historical characters to life as avatars
    4. Sketch to Life (rough sketch turns to image) or Speedpaint (picture turns to speed drawn video)
    5. Melody Muse - Turn text prompts into music for your next project
    6. Character Builder - make your own animated cartoon when used in conjunction with Canva Animations. LottieFiles has more than 100,000 pre made animations.

    Guise’s Picks

    1. Brandfetch
    2. Bulk Create
    3. Image Upscaler
    4. Lucky Wheel
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    35 mins

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