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Technology in education shouldn’t feel overwhelming, confusing, or disconnected from what actually works in classrooms. This show keeps it real. Each week, educator and K–12 EdTech Advisor Lindy Hockenbary shares practical strategies, stories from real teachers, and no-nonsense conversations about how to use tech in ways that feel human, joyful, and grounded in learning.Whether you’re a teacher, a school leader, or an EdTech product builder, this show helps you Make EdTech 100 — real, relevant, and rooted in what matters most: kids.
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Signup to Generate a PitchTechnology in education shouldn’t feel overwhelming, confusing, or disconnected from what actually works in classrooms. This show keeps it real. Each week, educator and K, 12 EdTech Advisor Lindy Hockenbary shares practical strategies, stories from real teachers, and no-nonsense conversations about how to use tech in ways that feel human, joyful, and grounded in learning.
Make EdTech 100 with LindyHoc is hosted by Lindy Hockenbary. The show has published 21 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include ""Kids Can Read, They're Just Reading Differently": Teaching with Intention with Lisa Snow" (8 July 2026, 80 minutes), "Forget Screen Time Limits, Teach AI Literacy Instead with Tara Menghini" (24 June 2026, 79 minutes), and "Forget Screen Time Limits, Teach AI Literacy Instead with Tara Menghini" (24 June 2026, 79 minutes).
Make EdTech 100 with LindyHoc publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 53 minutes across 21 episodes.
Booking probability for Make EdTech 100 with LindyHoc is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Make EdTech 100 with LindyHoc requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Make EdTech 100 with LindyHoc's contact route on record: verified email.
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Lindy Hockenbary hosts Make EdTech 100 with LindyHoc, an education podcast with 21 episodes published.
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Episode #21
Lisa Snow is closing in on 20 years in the English Language Arts classroom. Lisa and Lindy dig into the "kids can't read" narrative and ask whether standardized tests are actually measuring the kind of reading students...
What does AI literacy actually look like in a kindergarten classroom? For Tara Menghini, it starts with no AI tools at all. Tara has built a hands-on progression for teaching kids AI literacy from Kindergarten through...
<p>What does AI literacy actually look like in a kindergarten classroom?</p><p><br></p><p>For Tara Menghini, it starts with no AI tools at all. Tara has built a hands-on progression for teaching kids AI literacy from...
<p>Game-based learning and gamification are not the same thing, and in this episode, Lindy is setting the record straight with not one but TWO guests. Dan Ryder and Jacquie Gardy join the show to break down what...
<p>Dr. Stacy Hawthorne shares stories from districts across the country proving that when technology starts with a learning problem instead of a device, students don't just use tech, they lead with it. Lindy and Stacy...
<p>What if the screen time debate is asking the wrong question? Lindy sits down with Debbie Tannenbaum, school-based technology specialist at Saratoga Elementary in Fairfax County, VA, to talk about what meaningful tech...
<p>The screen time debate is loud, emotional, and increasingly driving education policy. But what does the research actually say? Adam Sparks, former classroom teacher, Stanford-trained learning designer, and co-founder...
Episode #15
<p>The national screen time debate is loud, but is it hearing from the right people? Dr. Michelle Eckler, Director of Instructional Technology for Stratford Public Schools in Connecticut, is exactly the kind of voice...
<p>The TikTok comments came in fast. "It's too late." "That's on parents, not teachers." "Banning is the only answer."</p><p><br></p><p>Lindy gets the frustration. But she strongly disagrees with the...
Episode #13
<p>A kid creating a digital book for a real audience. A kid clicking through a digital worksheet. A kid doom-scrolling at 10pm. All three involve a screen, but they are not the same thing, and treating them like they...
<p>In Part 2 of this conversation, Lindy builds on the question every educator and parent is asking: Is AI actually safe for students? Using new research from Stanford University, she breaks down what we know so...
<p>In this episode, Lindy sits down with Jack Churchill—assistive technology leader, dyslexic learner, and yes, the great-grandson of Winston Churchill—to unpack one of education’s biggest misconceptions: that using...
<p>It’s AI Literacy Day and episode 10 of Make EdTech 100, so we’re digging into a big question: what does the research actually say about AI literacy?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I break down key studies to...
Episode #9
<p>Is it safe for students to use? In this episode, Lindy explores how AI tools can support learning while keeping teachers firmly in control. She breaks down why teacher dashboards and visibility matter, how educators...
<p>In this episode, Lindy is joined by Aaron Makelky to break down what educators need to understand about agentic AI.</p><p><br></p><p>We’ve moved beyond text generation. We’re now in the age of agents—systems that act...
Episode #7
<p>What happens when a Montana librarian starts an esports team?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I sit down with Marne Bender — educator, librarian, esports coach, and fellow Montanan — to talk about creating spaces...
<p>In this episode, I’m stepping out from behind the mic to share a bit about who I am and how my journey in rural Montana shaped the way I think about education and technology. From teaching in a literal one-to-one...
<p>Students live in a world of video—and school can’t pretend otherwise. In this episode of Make EdTech 100, Lindy makes the case for why teacher-created video is no longer optional in K–12 learning. Backed by research...
<p>We gave kids technology… and forgot to teach them how to use it. In this episode of Make EdTech 100, Lindy sits down with Dr. Kelli Erwin from Learning.com to unpack what schools are missing in a world where...
<p>What happens when we stop treating technology as either the hero or the villain in education?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Lindy is joined by Merissa Sadler-Holder, French teacher and founder of Teaching with...
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