772 – The Pendulum Swings: EdTech’s Reckoning

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<a href="https://welstech.wels.net/2026/03/19/772-the-pendulum-swings/" rel="nofollow"></a> Tune in to this episode of WELSTech for a lively discussion on right-sizing technology for the classroom. Our friends Jason and Rachel are back with a rubric utility, Adobe free education resources, and a sprinkling of AI as well. You’ll be shouting “BINGO!” before you know it! The discussion Has education gone too far with technology?  Martin and Sallie are joined by Dr. Rachel Renno from Martin Luther College and Jason Schmidt from Oshkosh ISD to discuss the growing backlash against over-digitization in classrooms. Drawing on Jared Cooney Horvath’s <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Delusion-Classroom-Technology-Learning-ebook/dp/B0G5JC584M" rel="nofollow">The Digital Delusion</a>, we explore how COVID accelerated tech adoption and why some are now calling for a return to fundamentals. Ministry resource <a href="https://wels.net/serving-you/christian-life/discipleship/national-teen-bible-study/" rel="nofollow">National Teen Bible Study</a> – Sunday, March 29 at 6:00 pm Central Picks of the week <ul> <li><a href="https://bestrubrics.com/" rel="nofollow">BestRubrics.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcast.adobe.com" rel="nofollow">Adobe Podcast</a> <ul> <li>Part of Adobe Express which is <a href="https://www.adobe.com/education/express/" rel="nofollow">free for education</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://bingobaker.com/" rel="nofollow">BingoBaker.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.soenkeahrens.de/en/takesmartnotes" rel="nofollow">How To Take Smart Notes</a> by Sonke Ahrens <ul> <li><a href="https://claude.ai/share/332d9b61-0bab-4b46-8085-1d42ab83f36b" rel="nofollow">Summary by Claude AI</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> Community feedback <ul> <li>Hot off the press … Matt Miller’s newest book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1968898077" rel="nofollow">AI Literacy in Any Class</a></li> </ul> Get involved <ul> <li>Add comments</li> <li>Send us an e-mail <a href="mailto:welstech@wels.net" rel="nofollow">welstech@wels.net</a></li> <li>Join the WELSTech community: <ul> <li>WELSTech <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/groups.wels.net/forum/#!forum/welstech" rel="nofollow">Google Group</a></li> <li>WELSTech on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WELSTech" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a></li> <li>WELSTech on <a href="http://pinterest.com/welstech/" rel="nofollow">Pinterest</a></li> <li>WELSTech on <a href="https://instagram.com/welstechpodcast/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Add to the WELSTech wiki <a href="http://welstechwiki.gapps.wels.net/" rel="nofollow">welstechwiki.gapps.wels.net</a></li> <li>Contribute to the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WELSTech&src=typd" rel="nofollow">#WELSTech</a> Twitter conversation</li> <li>Follow us on Twitter – <a href="http://twitter.com/welstech" rel="nofollow">welstech</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/mspriggs" rel="nofollow">mspriggs</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/salliedraper" rel="nofollow">salliedraper</a></li> <li>Share with the Diigo group <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/group/welstech" rel="nofollow">welstech</a></li> </ul>