Edtech talk with classroom sense and snacks.
EdTech Bites Podcast follows educators, consultants, and school technology leaders through the messy middle of classroom tech adoption. AI tools, headsets, privacy rules, student voice, and career pivots all get tested against real schools, not sales-floor optimism.
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EdTech Bites Podcast sits in the practical lane of education technology. It is curious, but not gullible. Recent conversations keep returning to AI, yet the show rarely treats AI as a magic shortcut. Instead, it asks what schools mean by AI literacy, how administrators think about policy, where teachers need scaffolding, and why students may sometimes be the first people in the room to make a tool feel usable. The tone stays conversational. A guest can explain a framework for building Gemini Gems, and the discussion still has room for jokes, snacks, and quick checks for understanding. That looseness matters because the subject matter can get technical fast. Episodes touch on prompting, data privacy, classroom audio, multilingual learners, digital wellness, robotics, STEM resources, student voice, and professional learning that does not overwhelm teachers. The show also spends time on the careers behind edtech work. Amy Storr talks about moving from classroom teaching to coaching, consulting, and district support. Alan Sherbourne brings a technology and marketing perspective to the surprisingly high stakes of school headsets. Steve Sherman widens the frame with South African examples involving AI, robotics, coding, school inequality, and privacy concerns. Other episodes press on more human questions: why embarrassing classroom moments can build stronger relationships, why intuition still beats a polished AI answer in some situations, and why administrators may move cautiously when policy, families, and boards are all in the mix. Food gives the show its recurring reset button. Pan dulce, Mexican wedding cookies, tortillas, coffee talk, and conference-table banter keep the room warm without pulling it away from substance. The best fit is an educator who wants classroom-tested ideas without breathless tech hype. EdTech Bites Podcast feels like professional development after the chairs have been pushed together and the real conversation finally starts.
Made for: Educators, instructional coaches, school technology leaders, and edtech consultants who want practical conversations about classroom tools, AI, and professional learning. It especially suits listeners who like conference-style interviews with a warm, teacher-centered feel.
What sets it apart: The show blends serious edtech questions with the texture of in-person conversation, often using shared food as a way into deeper professional talk. Its AI coverage stays grounded in teacher workflow, student behavior, administrator pressure, and the limits of automation.
EdTech Bites is a Podcast about all things EdTech and Food hosted by Gabriel Carrillo. He interviews teachers, leaders, and innovators to discuss the latest trends in educational technology. Many times, while sharing a meal together. So subscribe, tell a friend or colleague, and remember that great conversations happen when we break bread with great people. Buen Provecho!
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Gabriel Carrillo makes classroom AI legible through practical workflows, policy questions, and candid conversations with people working in education.
EdTech Bites Podcast turns school technology into candid, practical conversation. Gabriel Carrillo asks educators and consultants how artificial intelligence is changing lesson planning, school leadership, classroom work, and policy.
Gabriel Carrillo brings pan dulce to the AI conversation your staff meeting keeps making too stiff.
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A grounded look at AI literacy, school policy, and why haste is the real problem.
AI literacy is treated here as a practical school problem, not a slogan, and that is where the discussion is strongest. Gabriel and Ken Shelton focus on the gap between public talk and classroom use, along with the pressure that lands on administrators when policies, parents,…
A practical look at turning AI prompts into reusable tools for educators.
Eric Kurtz makes a practical case that the strain in classroom AI is less about access than about repeating the same prompts. The focus lands on Gemini Gems and on a more useful question for educators: how to build reusable tools instead of starting from zero each time.
AI can help draft the work, but it still cannot read the room.
EdTech Bytes treats AI as a practical classroom helper, not a replacement for human judgment. Scott Nunes and the host return to lesson planning, grading, and parent communication, and the larger point lands clearly: AI can draft and analyze, but it cannot pick up a hallway vibe…
POPIA, classroom access gaps, and the practical side of AI in schools.
EdTech Bites centers Steve Sherman of Cape Town, South Africa, and his STEAM-based NGO in a conversation that moves from AI misunderstandings and coding mandates into classroom reality, privacy rules, and how schools respond when new tools arrive.
A warm, conversational AI episode that centers teacher hesitation, classroom ideas, and pan dulce.
Kristen Brooks returns to a conversation about what it looks like when teachers start using AI without pretending the work is neat. Gabriel Carrillo opens by asking whether students could be the ones showing teachers how to use AI, and the exchange settles into an easy, human…
Classroom practice, school change, and AI with purpose.
Media literacy, tested against real feeds.
Business stories with practical connective tissue.
Free classroom tech, tested by a teacher.
Classroom tech, explained teacher to teacher.
Campus AV talk from the people maintaining it.
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Jeni Long discusses how MagicSchool AI provides over 80 AI tools for educators to streamline planning and teach AI literacy.
Cari Orts shares insights on running a school makerspace, debunking myths and offering practical tips for educators.
Gabriel opens by naming the confusion around AI literacy and sets up a conversation with Ken Shelton about what schools are actually doing with AI.
Gabriel Carrillo sits down with Eric Kurtz to talk about Gemini Gems and the annoying problem of prompts that keep getting typed over and over.
Jen Casa-Todd discusses how embarrassing moments in the classroom can strengthen relationships and improve teaching.
Alan Sherbourne discusses why cheap school headsets fail and the benefits of durable, wired solutions for AI and multilingual learners.
Amy Storer discusses her career journey from classroom teacher to edtech consultant and back to district-level support, sharing insights for educators considering similar moves.
Scott Nunes joins the host for a conversation about the human read AI still tends to miss.
Steve Sherman joins the host from Cape Town, South Africa.
Gabriel Carrillo welcomes Kristen Brooks back to the show.
Gabriel Creel hosts a fun trivia episode with Frankie Baker at TCEA 2025, mixing EdTech and food questions.
Brianna Hodges and Carl Hooker discuss the costs and benefits of AI in education on a live episode of the EdTechBytes podcast.