Control Alt Achieve: EdTech Links

Each week I keep an eye out for the latest edtech resources through blogs, social media, podcasts, videos, user groups, and more. I then try to reshare these resources in many ways.

One way I share these is here on the blog in these "EdTech Links of the Week" posts. See below to explore the latest batch of resources, and be sure to share with others who may benefit.

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And as always, please let me know of any resources that you recommend. I would love to learn from you!

This week I have 4 resources from around the Internet and 2 resources from my blog.

🎗️ ISTE Updates and Reminders

I am so excited to be presenting at ISTE26 next week in Orlando! See below for my final reminder, updates, and resources for the event.

My Sessions

Get all the details, resources, links, and locations here - https://bit.ly/curts-iste26

Sunday, June 28th

12:00pm - 🧰 The AI Toolbox: Best AI Tools for Schools
6:00pm - 🎲 Board Game Meetup

Monday, June 29th

9:00am - 🔋 AI & Edtech Power Hour: Turbocharged Tools for Every Subject and Grade
10:30am - 🏫 A Space of Your Own: Custom AI Prompts with SchoolAI
11:30am - 🔮 A Room of One's Own: MagicSchool Custom Chatbots for Students
1:30pm - ➡️ See it, Brisk it, Teach it! AI for Any Resource
2:30pm - 🤿 Dive into Snorkl for Student Learning
4:00pm - 🤖 The Power of Personalized Learning: Custom AI Chatbots for Students

Tuesday, June 30th

10:00am - 🗯️ Making Graphic Novels with Gemini and NotebookLM (AI Innovation Slam)
11:00am - 🚀 Boost Student Learning with Brisk Teaching
11:40am - 💎 Your AI Treasure Chest: Creating & Sharing Gemini Gems
1:30pm - 🚨 AI Games, Interviews and Activities for Student Learning

Wednesday, July 1st

11:30am - 🚫 Did a Robot Write this Report? Managing AI Cheating

ISTE26 Resources

Conference Concierge Notebook

This Notebook contains data files on all of the sessions for the ISTE 2026 Conference.
You can ask any question to get suggestions for sessions to attend, such as “What are good sessions on Monday related to AI and elementary students?”
Or you can type #CONCIERGE to switch into Conference Concierge Mode. In this mode, the notebook will ask you several questions to understand what you are interested in and will then create a suggested schedule of sessions. It does one day at a time.
Because NotebookLM is a grounded AI tool, it will only pull from the provided files and will have the lowest chance of hallucinations and mistakes with the schedule.
ISTE 2026 Sessions Notebook - NotebookLM link

Conference Concierge Chatbot

This custom chatbot is a version of my "Conference Concierge" prompt. It will ask you several questions to understand what you are interested in and will then create a suggested schedule of sessions. It does one day at a time.
ISTE 2026 "Conference Concierge" chatbot - ChatGPT version - Gemini Gem version

Spreadsheet

This is a Google Sheet with details on every session at ISTE26, including Session Title, Date, Start Time, End Time, Format, Location, Presenters, Session Type, and Session Description.
ISTE 2026 Sessions Spreadsheet - Google Sheets link

ISTE Board Game Night

Join us for the 4th annual ISTE Board Game Night!

🔗 Full details on the official event website - http://bit.ly/iste26bgm
📆 Date - Sunday, June 28th
⏰ Time - 6pm to 11pm (come and go as needed)
📍 Location - Hyatt Regency Orlando - 9801 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
🏨 Room - Regency Ballroom PQ
💲 Cost - FREE!
🎲 Over 300 games to play from The Haven Games will be provided (board games, cards games, etc.) but we encourage people to bring other games as well.
🍕 Casual food and water will be provided. Feel free to bring your own beverage.

💻 Join me for the Virtual CFISD Conference

Resource Link

I am excited and honored to once again present at the 2026 CFISD Digital Learning Conference this year.

Entirely virtual with over 50 EdTech sessions
Held on July 21st and 22nd
Open to all educators
FREE!

This year I will be live-streaming these sessions on July 22nd:

🖐️ Active Learning with Google Tools and EduProtocols
🎨 Remixing the Arts: AI in Art and Music Education
📓 NotebookLM for Schools: Your Grounded Google AI Super Tool
💎 Your AI Treasure Chest: Creating & Sharing Gemini Gems

You can get all the details at the link above and on the conference website at: www.cfisd.net/dlc

🔠 Literacy Arcade

Resource Link

I recently received an email from the creator of a new interactive website called "Literacy Arcade" which has Science of Reading–aligned games and teacher tools for phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, word reading, and vocabulary practice.

The games include Spellbound, Word Wizard Quest, Word Forge, Read & Race, Magic Word Road, Reading Word Spinner, Repeated Reading Raceway, and more.

The site is completely free and can even be used without an account, but if you do log in with your Google account you can save word lists and lesson materials for later use.

🏆 Gamably

Resource Link

I also received an email from an Ohio educator who shared about a new gamification tool he is involved in called "Gamably". The website explains the tool like this:

Gamably is a gamification management web application built to help teachers or leaders design and run game‑style systems for their students or participants. You can create games, assign challenges, award XP or “coins,” use leaderboards, let participants redeem rewards or badges, and track progress.

There is a free version that gives schools access to the basic features, and then paid options for those that are interested in additional advanced features.

🛡️ ClassIQ

Resource Link

I also had the chance this week to chat with Greg Alkalay, the founder of ClassIQ, a new student-facing resource for digital citizenship, online safety, and AI literacy.

Each ClassIQ lesson includes a short, classroom-ready video featuring performers students may recognize from YouTube, Netflix and Roblox, along with teacher discussion guides and supporting materials. The goal is to give educators a turnkey way to start meaningful and relatable conversations about these tricky topics.

Greg is looking for educators willing to review the early preview lessons and share candid feedback on whether the approach feels useful in real classrooms, what topics educators most need, and whether teachers may be open to trying several lessons with students when they return.

If you’re interested in previewing ClassIQ and providing feedback, please use the contact form at www.ClassIQ.education

🛟 TeachAid

Resource Link

Last year, a partner school in Aotearoa New Zealand wanted a Matariki (Māori new year) unit weaving star cluster science into local cultural knowledge—a unit typically built entirely from scratch.

Instead, their team entered their context into TeachAid. Within minutes, a complete unit returned: lesson plans, slides, activities, formative assessments, and IEP-aligned supports. Teachers refined it in an afternoon and rolled it out the following week.

That is exactly what we do for schools, districts, foundations, and curriculum partners. TeachAid is the world's only end-to-end, all-in-one AI curriculum solution and development platform. We co-design culturally relevant curriculum with your educators, embed your standards, and deploy it across your buildings.

Our partners consistently see:

Up to 95% savings on curriculum costs
Up to 80% savings on teacher planning hours
Faster turnarounds on locally relevant units (days, not cycles)
Built-in IEP-ready supports, plus an AI tutor for student feedback

If you are scoping a curriculum refresh, building program-wide materials, or running an initiative, let's talk. Secure a free pilot to see the impact on one unit, grade, or building before scaling at teachaid.ca