<a href="https://welstech.wels.net/2026/03/19/772-the-pendulum-swings/" title="772 &#8211; The Pendulum Swings: EdTech&#8217;s Reckoning" rel="nofollow"><img loading="lazy" width="1080" height="1080" src="https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum.png" class="wp-image-26495 avia-img-lazy-loading-26495 webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 30px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum.png 1080w, https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum-300x300.png 300w, https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum-1030x1030.png 1030w, https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum-80x80.png 80w, https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum-768x768.png 768w, https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum-36x36.png 36w, https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum-180x180.png 180w, https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum-705x705.png 705w" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /></a><p>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&#8217;ll be shouting &#8220;BINGO!&#8221; before you know it!</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p style="text-align: center;"></p> <div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe title="WELSTech Episode 772 - The Pendulum Swings: EdTech&#039;s Reckoning" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1175265606?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963" width="1500" height="844" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"></iframe></div> </div> <h3><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-26495" src="https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum-300x300.png" alt="" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum-300x300.png 300w, https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum-1030x1030.png 1030w, https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum-80x80.png 80w, https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum-768x768.png 768w, https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum-36x36.png 36w, https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum-180x180.png 180w, https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum-705x705.png 705w, https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/772-EdTech-Pendulum.png 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />The discussion</h3> <p data-wp-editing="1">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&#8217;s <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Delusion-Classroom-Technology-Learning-ebook/dp/B0G5JC584M" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Digital Delusion</em></a>, we explore how COVID accelerated tech adoption and why some are now calling for a return to fundamentals.</p> <h3>Ministry resource</h3> <p><a href="https://wels.net/serving-you/christian-life/discipleship/national-teen-bible-study/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Teen Bible Study</a> &#8211; Sunday, March 29 at 6:00 pm Central</p> <h3>Picks of the week</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://bestrubrics.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BestRubrics.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcast.adobe.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adobe Podcast</a> <ul> <li>Part of Adobe Express which is <a href="https://www.adobe.com/education/express/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">free for education</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://bingobaker.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BingoBaker.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.soenkeahrens.de/en/takesmartnotes" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>How To Take Smart Notes</em></a> by Sonke Ahrens <ul> <li><a href="https://claude.ai/share/332d9b61-0bab-4b46-8085-1d42ab83f36b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Summary by Claude AI</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3>Community feedback</h3> <ul> <li>Hot off the press &#8230; Matt Miller&#8217;s newest book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1968898077" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>AI Literacy in Any Class</em></a></li> </ul> <h3>Get involved</h3> <ul> <li>Add comments</li> <li>Send us an e-mail <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></li> <li>Join the WELSTech community: <ul> <li>WELSTech <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/groups.wels.net/forum/#!forum/welstech" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google Group</a></li> <li>WELSTech on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WELSTech">Facebook</a></li> <li>WELSTech on <a href="http://pinterest.com/welstech/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pinterest</a></li> <li>WELSTech on <a href="https://instagram.com/welstechpodcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Add to the WELSTech wiki <a href="http://welstechwiki.gapps.wels.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">welstechwiki.gapps.wels.net</a></li> <li>Contribute to the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WELSTech&amp;src=typd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#WELSTech</a> Twitter conversation</li> <li>Follow us on Twitter &#8211; <a href="http://twitter.com/welstech" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">welstech</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/mspriggs">mspriggs</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/salliedraper">salliedraper</a></li> <li>Share with the Diigo group <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/group/welstech">welstech</a></li> </ul>