We open with a very special guest, a.k.a. Jordan’s son Camden, dropping some animal facts for our listeners. We also introduce a new potential segment we will call “stuff Brian yells in the car while listening to our podcast” that leads to Jordan retelling her marriage proposal story. We give an update to the recent Canvas data breach, and it seems, for now, the stolen data is not being released. A recently essay published on Substack by Trevor Aleo, “Down with EdTech! Long Live MADTech!” gives a valuable perspective about ways technology can be used in the classroom by turning students into creators. Aleo, a fellow millennial, gives us the definition for MADTech meaning Media, Arts, and Design Technology, which is different than EdTech (a.k.a. educationial technology). With MADTech, students create artifacts rather than data. Jordan shares some examples from her time as a school counselor, witnessing ways technology can be used appropriately with students in the classroom. This current wave of pulling back on technology in schools does not mean an entire removal of technology in schools, and Aleo’s essay is a great example of how teachers can use technology intentionally. Helen then talks through what it would mean as a classroom teacher to not use devices in the classroom for reading texts.

Read Aleo's essay, "Down with EdTech! Long Live MADTech!" on his Substack, Becoming Literary.

Morton families, last chance to sign your 9-12 year-olds up for our ⁠⁠Amazing Generation Summer Book Club⁠⁠.

Find Helen on Substack at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Resonances⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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