Dr. Alfonso Mendoza | Masters in EdTech | B.B.A | Podcaster | Google Innovator #VIA20 | Adobe Innovator | AI | EdTech Enthusiast | RGV
Edinburg, Texas
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If they’re clearing their inbox during your demo, your pitch isn’t landing.
@thejacobkantor gets candid about budget cuts, evidence, and whose problems EdTech actually solves.
🎧 Ep. 374:
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Unmuting classrooms, amplifying student voice.
Grateful to present at NM UDL Ignite at New Mexico’s State Capitol in Santa Fe, sharing my passion for accessibility and helping every learner participate with @KamiApp!
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You got the meeting. Did educators get a voice?
My friend Jacob Kantor asks EdTech leaders to stop pitching long enough to listen.
🎙️ “Whose Problem Is EdTech Solving?” Ep. 374 of My EdTech Life. Coming soon!
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AI gave feedback. Who still needs their teacher?
Dacia Toll shares why peer discussion and human support belong at the center of AI use.
Watch or listen to Ep. 373 of My EdTech Life: myedtech.life/learning
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What if extra help is making learning harder?
Dacia Toll explains how disconnected interventions can confuse the students who need support most.
Watch or listen to Ep. 373 of My EdTech Life: myedtech.life/learning/
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The vendor got paid. But did students learn?
Dacia Toll challenges how schools measure EdTech success and explains why outcomes should matter more than logins.
🎧 to or 🖥️ Ep. 373 of My EdTech Life
myedtech.life/learning/
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27 students. A few voices. What about everyone else?
Dacia Toll joins me on Episode 373 of My EdTech Life to explore how a class discussion can look successful while leaving students out of the conversation.
How do we make every student’s thinking visible?
Catch the full conversation on My EdTech Life.
myedtech.life/learning
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#MyEdTechLife #StudentVoice #EdTech #StudentEngagement
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Fear is not an AI strategy.
If educators don’t understand AI, how can we help students use it responsibly?
AI literacy means better boundaries, better questions, and better guidance.
🎙️ Hear the full conversation with Krystina O’Bryant of @ParentProTech.
myedtech.life/protech
#AIinEducation #EdTech #AILiteracy
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8.5 hours of entertainment screen time a day.
The bigger question isn’t just how long teens are online. It’s what that time is shaping during some of their most foundational years.
🎙️ Full conversation with Krystina O’Bryant of @ParentProTech on My EdTech Life Ep. 372.
myedtech.life/protech/
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Digital citizenship is not a checkbox.
If students click through a quick lesson and move on, that is compliance, not meaningful learning.
In this episode, Krystina O’Bryant from @ParentProTech and I talk about what digital citizenship should really look like.
🎙️ myedtech.life/protech/
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We call them “digital natives,” but knowing how to use tech does not mean students are ready for everything that comes with it.
Krystina O’Bryant from @ParentProTech joins me to talk digital citizenship, AI, screen time, and emotional readiness.
🎙️ myedtech.life/protech/
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The shiny new tool is exciting… until it isn’t.
In Episode 371 of My EdTech Life, @TechieCari and I talk about what happens after the conference hype fades and whether that tool actually earns a place in the classroom.
Listen to the full episode and join the conversation.
myedtech.life/orts/
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New episode is live. 🎧
@TechieCari on where technology actually belongs in the classroom:
“Technology has turned into that textbook now. It’s something kids reference when they need a boost, and then that Chromebook is closed and they’re going for it.”
A resource, not the whole lesson.
Full episode of My EdTech Life, out now.
myedtech.life/orts/
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“You don’t start with flamingos, because I love flamingos. It’s TEKS-based, period.”
@TechieCari says it’s all about the standards first, fun second, and AI can help once you know your standards.
Check Ep.371of My EdTech Life, out now!
myedtech.life/orts/
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“Step one, step two, step three” isn’t real learning. @TechieCari breaks down why kids need a goal, not a script. 🎧
New episode of My EdTech Life, out now: myedtech.life/orts
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If your EdTech tool can’t show you data, it’s just a toy.
@teachwiseai isn’t here for “engaging” apps that don’t inform instruction. She wants formative data and accommodations built in from day one, not bolted on later.
Ep.370 with @teachwiseai and @msmathminded is out now!myedtech.life/ai-in-virtual-…
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Kids will always find the shortcut (Photomath, we see you 👀)
Are we teaching them how to actually use AI or just banning it and hoping for the best?
@msmathminded and @teachwiseai drop the truth on Ep. 370 🎙️
Teachers first. Students second.
🎧 myedtech.life/ai-in-virtual-…
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Yeah! That sounds about right!
What’s your back to school persona! Take the quiz 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
What's your back-to-school persona? Color-coded planner or fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants?
Take our quiz and find out. Bonus points for sharing your result.
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@KamiApp nailed my back to school persona!
What’s your back to school persona?
Huge shoutout to our amazing Content Marketing team, especially @KatieF and @FrankieCilliers, for creating this Back-to-School Persona experience.
Take the quiz, share your persona, tag @KamiApp!
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Can a chatbot ever replace a teacher?
New episode of My EdTech Life with LaKeisha Brooks and @teachwiseai tackles that question head on.
AI can support learning, but it can’t replace the relationships that help kids grow. Dropping soon.
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“I don’t even like calling AIs by human names like Claude or Alexa.”
Dr. Carol Fletche from @weteachcs on why humanizing AI chatbots is quietly reshaping how kids expect relationships to work.
Give Ep.369 a listen! 🎙️
myedtech.life/fletcher/
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“I don’t know how you get a senior developer if you don’t hire any junior developers.”
Dr. Carol Fletcher on why “AI will do it all, skip teaching kids to code” is corporate messaging that’s badly misjudging what education actually builds.
Episode 369 out now 🎙️
myedtech.life/fletcher/
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No dev team. No budget. Just a willingness to ask “dumb” questions and iterate.
Listen to what @JustRimmey shares on treating AI like Google, and why the “why” matters more than the tool. New episode of My EdTech Life 🎧
myedtech.life/rimmey/
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Stop debating if screen time is good or bad. Start asking if it’s intentional.
Listen to @JustRimmey on why the “why” matters more than the tool. New episode of My EdTech Life 🎧
myedtech.life/rimmey/
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“Oh, crap. I have ideas.”
That’s how teacher @JustRimmey went from “coding never sticks” to building his own classroom tools with AI. He calls it caveman prompting.
New episode 🎧
myedtech.life/rimmey/
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Technology is not the destination. It is the vehicle. 🚗
Learning is fundamentally human and we cannot forget that.
Dr. Mark Zeiler on My EdTech Life Ep. 367. Out now. 🎙️
myedtech.life/zeiler/
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“You are the technology.”
New episode dropping soon.
🎙️ Ep. 367 ft. Dr. Mark Zeiler
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Your college essay doesn't need a sob story.
It needs YOUR story.
That's exactly what blueapp.ai/ helps students figure out.
🎧 Episode 366 with @DocStock14, Ed.D., and Nick Coniglio is out now!
myedtech.life/ready-beats-fi…
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New episode just dropped.
Finished and ready are not the same thing.
@DocStock14 & Nick Coniglio built @blueappai to make sure students know the difference before they find out the hard way.
Episode 366 of My EdTech Life is live now. Go check it out.
🎧 Ready Beats Finished ft. Marnie & Nick | My EdTech Life 366
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"It feels like a slap in the face when teachers use AI to give feedback."
That's what high schoolers told @CoachKarle.
One said, "I could do that myself, and I probably can use AI better than my teacher."
Trust is built or broken by how we use AI and whether we're honest about it.
🎙️ Episode 365: myedtech.life/delo/
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This week took me to Scottsdale, where I had the opportunity to work alongside some incredible educators and explore how they can make learning more interactive with @KamiApp.
One of my favorite parts of the conversation was hearing the real barriers teachers face and then brainstorming practical ways to build on the great lessons they already have. Together, we explored how students can collaborate, leave voice and video responses, create digital learning artifacts, and showcase their learning in meaningful ways.
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“AI is not a magic wand. Not an all-knowing machine. Not a crystal ball.”
@CoachKarle on the first move every school should make: demystify before you deploy.
🎙️ Episode 365 out now: myedtech.life/delo
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New episode drops this coming week!
Ep. 365 with @CoachKarle, AI Strategist at Michigan Virtual.
We get into:
•Why "AI good vs. AI bad" thinking is killing district progress
•Shadow AI use is happening with or without you
•Why strategy beats the tool every single time
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We underestimate kids.
They have the ideas. School just keeps asking them to absorb instead of apply.
Olivia Odileke dropped so many gems on Ep. 364.
🎧 myedtech.life/curiosity/
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Teachers can’t see kids when all they see is judgment.
Olivia Odileke went there on Ep. 364.
🎧 myedtech.life/curiosity/
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From 2 hours to 20 minutes.
Jonathan De La Cruz, instructional designer, stopped writing design docs from scratch.
Now he prompts the framework, references past projects, drops in new objectives, and reviews.
Human in the loop. AI on the monotonous.
🎧 Ep 362
myedtech.life/delacruz/
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Your favorite AI tool is making you smaller.
The more it “knows you,” the more it filters for you. Risk averse? It hides the bold ideas. Predictable? It stops surprising you.
That’s not personalization. That’s a smaller world.
🎧 Ep. 362:
myedtech.life/einhorn/
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When AI gets it wrong, YOU pay the price. ⚠️
Always check the source.
🎧 Ep. 362 🔗 myedtech.life/einhorn
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AI doesn't have your judgment.
It can tell you what other people have done. It can't tell you what YOU value, who YOU care about, or what YOU'RE optimizing for.
That's your edge. Don't outsource it.
🎧Make sure to check out all the gems dropped by @cheryleinhorn in Ep. 362!
myedtech.life/einhorn/
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Picture a castle with a moat. 🏰
Breach the moat and the attackers get the keys to the entire kingdom.
That’s what happens when districts store everything in one place.
Betsy Cooper on the #1 cybersecurity move K-12 leaders aren’t making.
🎙️ Ep. 360 → MyEdTechLife.life/cooper
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The #1 AI governance mistake schools are making?
Not taking it seriously from day one.
Betsy Cooper, Director of Aspen Policy Academy, breaks it down on Ep. 360 of My EdTech Life.
Dropping soon. 🎙️
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We traded campfires for pacing guides and called it progress.
We don’t have a curriculum problem. We have a humanity problem.
Full episode 👉🏼 myedtech.life/quantum/
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Day 1 of the @techmyschool conference!
Excited to present, learn and podcast today!
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It was great to finally meet @gcouros in person and hear a fantastic Keynote.
Thank you George for sharing some, motivation, inspiration and the innovators mindset.
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Estoy feliz y contento de poder ser parte de tu gran programa y poder hablar sobre la educación y tecnología educativa! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
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Only 2 quantum computing programs for high schoolers exist in the U.S.
One of them? A nonprofit serving kids 87% below the poverty line.
@AlBhatt is flipping the script on who gets access to the future.
🎧 New episode out now.
myedtech.life/quantum/
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Two 19-year-old, @uaustinorg, students interviewed 30+ teachers before building a single feature.
What they heard changed everything.
Grading is breaking the profession. They built the fix.
@almartishenko & @aknenivtilxam
Episode 358 of My EdTech Life is live. 🎧
myedtech.life/readingrooms/
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Happy Friday! 🎙️
Next month My EdTech Life turns 6, and honestly, I never thought I’d still be doing this.
But here we are. 360+ episodes. Countless conversations. And a community that makes every single one worth it.
Keep showing up. Keep being consistent.
Your passion has a longer runway than you think.
Blessings and have a great Friday!
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#MyEdTechLife #EdTech #PodcastLife
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Schools are banning AI.
The workforce is paying 30% more for students who know how to use it.
A 19-year-old sees the problem clearly.
Do we?
🎧 Ep. 358 dropping this week.
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🌴 Puerto Rico, here I come!
I am presenting at the @techmyschool Spring Educators Conference 2026 on April 10-11 at the Wyndham Rio Mar in Rio Grande, PR! 🇵🇷
40+ speakers, two full days of EdTech learning.
Come find me there!
🔗 techmyschool.org/conference
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The hype changes every week. The students never do. Keep your focus where it matters.
Tim Belmont keeps it real in Ep. 357 of My EdTech Life.
myedtech.life/studentvoice/
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What a way to start a Friday!
7:15 AM @KamiApp session and we were already unlocking tools that make a real difference for students.
That energy these educators brought was unmatched. We leaned in, got curious, and the results were spectacular.
Grateful to do work that lets me share what I know AND learn from the people in the room.
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A mic. A camera. A Google doc.
That's ALL you need to start. 🎙️
@theaaron from @descript breaks it down on Ep 355!
👉 myedtech.life/makelky/
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Thank you @adobe_podcast for sending over some amazing swag for the @techmyschool conference!
I absolutely love to share how amazing @adobe_podcast is for classrooms!
See you all at the @techmyschool conference!
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Aaron Makelky of @descript dropped this gem!
Your audience doesn't want an avatar. They want YOU. ✅AI can clean your audio.
❌AI can't replace your voice.
Ep 355 👉 myedtech.life/makelky/
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Your district is already doing PD.
Why not record it!🎙️
@descript's Aaron Makelky on why every district needs a podcast.
Ep 355 → myedtech.life/makelky/
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Stop chasing downloads. Start building relationships.
Your podcast guests ARE your audience. Build trust through conversation, let downloads happen organically.
New ep with @descript's, @theaaron drops wisdom for creators.
myedtech.life/makelky/
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To God be the Glory! 🙌
Humbled to be named one of the Top 100 Influencers in EdTech by @edtechdigest and on the cover!
This is for every educator, guest, and listener who has been part of the #MyEdTechLife journey.
350+ episodes. 115K+ downloads. Still learning every day.
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What a week.
Innovation is exciting, but people are the mission.
Heading into Friday refreshed, grateful, and ready to keep building.
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Still talking about AI cheating in 2026?
Dr. @kipglazer says we're missing the point entirely.
The real conversation is about human connection.
🎙️ Ep. 354 👉 myedtech.life/readytolead
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One click. 100+ languages. Zero 'can you repeat that?' 🙌 Kami Companion just entered the chat.
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You no longer have to worry about the Magenta running out in the copy machine! Manage your PDFs with @KamiApp!
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New student. New language. No panic.
The @KamiApp translate tool gives students instant access to content in their home language and lets teachers support learning from day one.
Access matters. Clarity matters.
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Critical thinking is a muscle.
And too many students have stopped exercising it.
In my latest My EdTech Life episode, Melissa Morgan of Coral Talk breaks down why AI can help start thinking but can’t replace it.
🎙️ Episode drops soon.
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Different language ≠ less capable.
Episode 351 with @DrCushanick challenges deficit thinking and reminds us why multilingualism is a strength, not a setback.
myedtech.life/cushanick/
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Too many education decisions are made without the right people in the room.
Then we wonder why implementation fails.
Episode 351 of My EdTech Life with @DrCushanick challenges how we define equity, effectiveness, and ROI.
🎧 myedtech.life/
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