Appropriate Proper Reasonable

Technology

Appropriate Proper Reasonable

by Dr. Gary L. Ackerman

A podcast about technology in schools hosted by Dr. Gary L. AckermanSeason 1 features episodes I recorded myself, with some including questions or prompts that were created with a text to speech tool.Season 2 features episodes that were created using the two-voice deep dive conversation tool in Notebook LM.https://hackscience.educationHelp Me Clean Out My Library--See the books I have listed on eBay

105 episodes

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All Episodes

1

190: Characterizing Weak Leaders

21:38 Mar 28, 2026

2

189: On the Obsolescence of #edtech

1:41 Mar 25, 2026

3

188: Elevating EdTech Professional Development: Training, Planning, and Design

19:57 Mar 23, 2026

4

187: On Advertisements in School

20:30 Mar 15, 2026

5

186: edtech for IT: Accessibility

22:32 Mar 15, 2026

6

185: ADA Compliance & Inclusivity

17:58 Mar 10, 2026

7

184: Business and Politics are Not Teaching and Learning

16:51 Mar 10, 2026

8

183: Education for Information-Rich Fields

18:45 Mar 8, 2026

9

182: When Computers Started School

14:45 Mar 8, 2026

10

181: Where the Rationale for School IT Breaks Down

18:39 Mar 8, 2026

11

180: On Multiple Working Hypotheses

16:44 Mar 1, 2026

12

178: On the (Limited) Value of “Big Idea” People

17:49 Mar 1, 2026

13

176: When Learning is Inert

21:13 Feb 22, 2026

14

175: A Brief History of Computers in Schools

18:09 Feb 21, 2026

15

175: School Leaders & Technology

16:46 Feb 18, 2026

16

174: Contingencies and Technology Planning

13:58 Feb 16, 2026

17

173: Merrill's First Principles of Instruction

14:13 Feb 16, 2026

18

172: On Digital Information in Schools

14:07 Feb 7, 2026

19

171: Assistive Technologies and Accessibility

13:51 Feb 7, 2026

20

170: Technology and Communication Problems

15:24 Feb 1, 2026

21

169: Key Performance Indicators and School IT

17:25 Feb 1, 2026

22

168: Open Source Software Licenses

17:42 Jan 25, 2026

23

166 Interaction in Online Classrooms

16:32 Jan 25, 2026

24

165: BYOD and School Networks

15:42 Jan 19, 2026

25

164: Open Source Technology

15:57 Jan 19, 2026

26

163: Comfort Zone Technology

12:31 Jan 11, 2026

27

162: Computers Listen and Shout

12:07 Jan 3, 2026

28

161: A Story About School IT Leaders

9:39 Jan 3, 2026

29

160: An Introduction to IT Networks

13:37 Dec 28, 2025

30

159: Multimedia in Schools

10:38 Dec 28, 2025

31

158: On Technology in Eduction

14:43 Dec 21, 2025

32

157: Supporting Education in Rural Schools With Open Source Technology

15:17 Dec 21, 2025

33

156: On Social and Technology-Rich Education

11:18 Dec 13, 2025

34

155: Is It Time to Reject Intelligence as a Construct?

12:07 Dec 13, 2025

35

154: On Advertisements in School

10:42 Dec 13, 2025

36

153: A Brief Typology of Teaching

14:59 Dec 7, 2025

37

152: The Ethics of Educational Platforms: Data, Privacy, and Technoethical Audits

12:19 Nov 30, 2025

38

151: Not Your Average User: Why School IT Is Different from Business IT

12:06 Nov 29, 2025

39

150: Spinning Up Distance Learning Classes Quickly

13:45 Nov 18, 2025

40

149: Avoid Black Box Learning

8:13 Nov 16, 2025

41

148: The Challenges of Rural Education

12:25 Nov 11, 2025

42

147: Technology Steering Committees

11:52 Nov 11, 2025

43

146: Students are Not Blank Slates

11:40 Nov 8, 2025

44

145: Social Aspects of Learning

13:18 Nov 8, 2025

45

143: The Paradox of Moving Goals

13:01 Nov 8, 2025

46

143: Some Observations of Learning

11:33 Nov 1, 2025

47

142: Inert Knowledge

16:39 Nov 1, 2025

48

141: Rogers' Stages of Adoption

9:01 Oct 25, 2025

49

140: AWS Autoscaling and Monitoring

14:52 Oct 25, 2025

50

139: AWS Well-Architectured Framework

15:45 Oct 18, 2025

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