Check This Out
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Checking out some cool tools and apps for the classroom. Also deep dive into current educational topics. So, check this out!
Episodes
- Ep166 "CUE Vibes"
Check This Out Podcast Episode 166 "CUE Vibes" Ryan and Brian recap the Spring CUE Conference (sponsored by Calie) and dive deep into the world of vibe coding. Ryan shares an AI session strategy he used with staff — prompting teachers to b…
- EP165: Making Copies
Check This Out Podcast – Episode 165: Making Copies Are you ready to stop presenting and start interacting? On Episode 165, we’re looking at tools that might finally make you want to break up with Google Slides. Ryan introduces Genially, a…
- Ep 164: “Going Bananas”
Check This Out Podcast – Episode 164: “Going Bananas” In this episode of Check This Out, hosts Ryan O’Donnell and Brian Briggs are back in the studio with another round of fun discoveries, thoughtful discussions, and resources for educator…
- EP 163 - Links in the bio
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 163 for July 28, 2025 Titled - Links in the bio Show Notes: https://checkthisout.live/ep163 Join hosts Ryan O'Donnell and Brian Briggs as they dive back into the world of educational technolog…
- EP162 - Let’s Be Creative with A.I.
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 162 for February 18th, 2025 Titled - Let’s Be Creative with A.I. Show Notes: https://checkthisout.live/ep162 This episode discusses getting back into podcasting for 2025. It also covers the hi…
- EP161 - The Holiday Special
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 161 for December 19th, 2024 Titled - The Holiday Special Show Notes: https://checkthisout.live/ep161notes In this episode of Check This Out, we’re joined by some of our favorite friends—Jen Gi…
- EP160 - S.D.H.S.F.R.
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 160 for November 26th, 2024 Titled - S.D.H.S.F.R. Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/ctoep160 Join us on Episode 160 as we dive into the latest edtech trends, explore the impact of AI on teaching…
- Ep159 - Some New Things From Some Old Guys
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 159 for May 6th, 2024 Titled - Some New Things From Some Old Guys Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/ep159cto In this episode, we discuss the Spring CUE Recap and talk about AI—shocker! Plus, we…
- EP 158 - Prepping for Spring CUE
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 158 for Feb 26th, 2024 Titled - Prepping for Spring CUE In this episode, we discuss the upcoming Spring CUE conference with Christine Feenstra. Plus, Brian and I brainstorm ideas for our game…
- Ep157 - Back in the Saddle?
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 157 for December 18th Titled - Back in the Saddle? Show Notes: https://bit.ly/cto157 In this episode, we talk AI!!!!! and even more AI Plus, we have a new segment idea that we need your input…
- EP 156- Brent’s Blueblocker Bonus Episode
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 156 for July 10th Titled - Brent’s Blueblocker Bonus Episode In this episode, we talk with a special guest, The Brent Warner, and his future adventure. Plus, games to play, some extensions to…
- EP155- Dirty Beard
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- EP154- ChatGPT 2.0: The Return of the Bot King
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 154 for Feb 6th Titled - ChatGPT 2.0: The Return of the Bot King In this episode, we revisit ChatGPT and AI again. Plus… that's it, just AI. Also, an AI copilot for lesson planning, an AI Sear…
- EP 153 - A.I... Yep
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 153 for Jan 17th Titled: A.I… Yep In this episode we talk about some AI that is going around the EDU sphere. Plus some note taking tools, and Adobe’s own podcasting platform. And a free suite…
- Ep 152 - All Hallow’s Eve
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 152 for Oct 31st Episode 152 - All Hallow’s Eve In this episode we talk about our take on the recent Fall 2022 CUE conference. Plus an Augmented Reality reading experience, and little Ted Lass…
- EP151 - Was Live from NS CUE Tech Flight
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 151 for Sept 24th Titled: Was Live from NS CUE Tech Flight This was a live recording from NorthState CUE’s Tech Flight Event. Was an amazing event with friends from North State CUE. Our guests…
- EP150- Th Start of Something New
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 149 for Aug 22, 2022 Titled: The Start of Something New This is an exciting episode Eric Guise and Nick Johnson of the Got Tech Ed Podcast . We discussed items that we are going to try this up…
- EP149- Summertime Sweat
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 149 for Jul 19, 2022 Titled: Summertime Sweat In this episode we talk about our summertime adventures and work projects. A new Ryan O’D review game, some map fun, a tab resizer and culture to…
- Ep148 - S.S.R.
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 148 for Jun 18, 2022 Titled: S.S.R. In this episode we talk about the trials and tribulation of teaching summer school and trying “new” things. Helpful Google Slides extension how to plan your…
- EP 147 - Smackdown: Adobe Creative Cloud Express vs Canva
Welcome to the Check This Out Podcast! Episode 147 for Apr 23, 2022 Titled: Smackdown: Adobe Creative Cloud Express vs Canva In this episode we talk about Adobe Creative Cloud Express and Canva. That’s right we are having a good ole fashio…
- Episode 146 - XanaCUE
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #146 for March 28, 2022 Title: XanaCUE In this episode we talk about Our CUE Conference Recap in Palm Springs. Re-finding our purpose and some sites to check out, people to check out and some…
- ep145 - Healing for the #CUEmmunity
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #145 for March 7, 2022 Title: Healing for the #CUEmmunity On this episode we talk about what we're looking forward to with the upcoming CUE Conference Palm Springs. We talk about our new strea…
- EP144 - Some Of Our Favs For 2021
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #144 for Dec. 30, 2021 Title: Some Of Our Favs For 2021 We had the privilege to talk and share with our friends about our favorites for the year 2021. We broke them down into categories for th…
- EP 143 - Sho’Nuff
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #143 for Nov. 6, 2021 Title: Sho’Nuff In this episode we talk about subscriptions you are willing to pay for. Holiday Ed Tech Advent Calendar and some mind blowing Google Slides updates. And…
- Ep142 - “Making YOU Relevant Again”
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #142 for Nov. 1, 2021 Title : “Making YOU Relevant Again” In this episode we talk about things are starting to open up a bit like conferences and football games. Plus, Canva, Fonts, a cool new…
- EP 141- Are We Back?
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #140 for Sept. 20, 2021 Title : “Are We Back?” In this episode we talk about What we have been upto while we were out for a moment of time. We also talk about stuff and more stuff. Also…
- EP 140 - "It's Over"
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #140 for June 7th, 2021 Title : “It’s Over” In this episode we talk about some of the positives and negatives from the past covid school year. Plus, Fonts, snap chat and project based learning…
- EP139 - That's Life
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #139 for March 14th, 2021 Title : “That's Life” In this episode we talk about what is happening with us in the real world. We share some of this and some of that. We listen to a few things. Bu…
- EP138 - “We Ain't Got Time for That”
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #138 for January 24th, 2021 Title : “We Ain't Got Time for That” In this episode we talk about why we haven't been recording in awhile. And BIG CLOCKS, animated gifs, Plus some killer ideas on…
- EP137 "Digital Detox"
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #137 for December 21st, 2020 Title: “Digital Detox” In this episode we talk about Some ideas to unwind over the holiday break to detox for the digital world. And the Rams choked! Plus some sho…
- EP 136 "World Kindness Day"
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #136 for November 9th, 2020 Title: “World Kindness Day” In this episode we talk about World Kindness Day on Nov 13th. And as always we have to have few check this out tech moments that you may…
- EP135 - Fantasy Draft of EdTech Tools
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #135 for October 19th, 2020 Title: “Fantasy Draft of EdTech Tools” In this episode we talk with Scott Bedley and Jon Samuelson and do a fantasy draft of edtech tools.Have some good discussions…
- EP134- “What’s Worked and What Hasn’t”
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #134 for September 27th, 2020 Title: “What’s Worked and What Hasn’t” In this episode we discuss life back in the hybrid classroom. And with that, what’s been working and what’s NOT. Plus some…
- EP 133 - “What Color Is Your Hybrid?”
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #133 for August 24th, 2020 Title: “What Color Is Your Hybrid?” In this episode discuss how we are dealing with what education dealt us today. Also a countdown of ideas for Distance Learning, P…
- EP 132 - “Midsummer Malaise!”
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #132 for July 24th, 2020 Title: “Midsummer Malaise!” In this episode we talk... Our summer schedules as we engage distance learners. Also Google Slides, HyperDocs & digitizing those old video…
- EP 121- “Summer Lovin’, Summer Learnin’!”
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #131 for June 19th, 2020 Title: “Summer Lovin’, Summer Learnin’!” In this episode we talk... Some of the items we will be partaking this summer! Also some PowerPoint talk and a gem of a YouTub…
- Game Night #3
We played a rendition for the Newlywed Game with some dear and wonderful friends on this episode. Come listen as we play a fun rendition of this classic game show with our friends Jennifer and Sam Kloczko Jessica and Sean Williams Christin…
- EP 130 - “Wrap it up”
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #129 for May 17th, 2020 Title: “Wrap it up” In this episode we talk... Some ideas how to wrap up this wacky school year by making end of the year videos. Also lets talk copyright and music, pl…
- Game Night #2
Had fun on Check This Out Game Night #2 playing Guesspionage & Fibbage! Thank you to our friends Gregg Eilers , Karly Moura , Bryon Carpenter , Jennifer Wolfe , Brandon Schut , Christina & Tom Covington , Cate Tolnai and with a brief appea…
- EP 129 "The Kids Are Talking"
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #129 for May 1, 2020 Title: “The Kids Are Talking” In this episode we talk... A survey we shared out about distance learning from the students’ point of views. Plus PE Challenges from home and…
- Check This Out Game Time!
This episode was game night with friends! Ed Campos Jr., Jen Giffen, Andy Losik, Cristina Bustamante, Karly Moura joined us for a fun game of MixTape!!! Hopefully more games are in store! Thank You to: Ed Campos Jr ( Ed Campos Jr. ) Jen Gi…
- EP128 -"Connecting During The Crisis"
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #128 for March 23rd, 2020 Title: “Connecting During The Crisis” In this episode we talk... What’s working these days while staying connected during this crisis. Plus who are you using for your…
- EP 128 "Check this Shukes DIESOL TOSA’s Giff Out”
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #128 for March 23rd, 2020 Title: “Check this Shukes DIESOL TOSA’s Giff Out” In this episode we talked... About how we are dealing with the current situation in the world And some of your favor…
- EP 127 - “Reshurrrgence”
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #127 for March 10th, 2020Title: “Reshurrrgence”In this episode we talk... About CTE and Career and College Readiness Plus, google assistant now can read web pages and flying some drones And Ex…
- EP 126 - "What’s In A Brand?"
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #126 for February 17th, 2020 Title: “What’s In A Brand?” In this episode we ... About branding your schools and the stories you tell. And Google slides ideas and a really cool AR idea Plus Res…
- EP 125 "Live from CAPCON 2020"
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #125 for February 9th, 2020 Title: “Live from CAPCON2020” In this episode we ... Talk with Gina Ripley , Ed Campos Jr. and Nicole Beardsley … LIVE Fliphunts, Saturday Teachers, Vision Boards P…
- EP 124 - “ISTE 20 is a coming”
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #124 for January 26th, 2020Title: “ISTE 20 is a coming”In this episode we ... Have our first talk about the ISTE Conference. Plus lot of video tools, plus my dream of a one charger world Adobe…
- EP123- “That’s a Wrap 2019”
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #123 for January 1st, 2020 Title: “That’s a Wrap 2019” In this episode we talk about… About wrapping up 2019 and some ed tech debachles from the last decade. Fun techie family games you can ch…
- EP 122 - "Tis The Season"
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #122 for December 12th, 2019 Title: “Tis The Season” In this episode we talk about… A Create with Chrome calendar. Updates in the Ed Tech world and do you want to present at Fall CUE next year…
- EP 121 - Shaped By Songs
Welcome to The Check This Out Podcast! Episode #121 for November 25th, 2019 Title: “ Shaped By Songs ” In this episode we talk… We started the episode discussing sharing gratitude being the Thanksgiving season then spent a lot of time on 5…