EDT125 Courtney Watson, Scribe, iorad, Bite-Sized Tech Instructions, BookCreator, Padlet, NotebookLM

How do we make tech processes easier for students—and teachers—to
follow? In this episode, I chat with Courtney Watson from
friEdTechnology about strategies for creating clear, bite-sized
tech instructions using tools like Scribe, iorad, Canva, and
Adobe Express. We explore ways to lower the cognitive load and
boost confidence in tech-rich classrooms. Plus, I share new
feature updates in Book Creator, Padlet, and NotebookLM that
support accessibility, flexibility, and efficiency.


#EduDuctTape Episode 125


0:00:00 INTRO


0:02:59 Today's Guest: Courtney Watson


Courtney is a Google Certified Educator/Trainer and Lead Learning
Guide at friEdTechnology. She is passionate about equipping all
learners with the necessary tools to help them become successful
and ensuring they have fun while learning. #TechWithoutTears


Contact Info: 
https://tiktok.com/@techwithouttears,
https://x.com/cmwatson2010, 
https://bsky.app/profile/cmwatson2010.bsky.social,
courtney@fried.tech, https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmwatson2010/


0:04:58 Two Truths & One Lie


0:11:36 Today's #EduDuctTape Question: Bite-Sized
Instructions


0:12:58 Scribe


https://scribehow.com/


0:16:14 Mark Twain Quote


“I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long
one instead.”


0:18:26 iorad


https://www.iorad.com/


0:20:16 Comparing Scribe and iorad


0:25:24 TikTok Style Videos in Canva or Adobe
Express


0:27:57 Courtney's Screencasting & Adobe Express
Method


0:29:21 How far we've come with screencasting


0:32:59 Potty PD or Copier PD


0:37:02 NotebookLM


0:38:36 NotebookLM for Canvas and Schoology


https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/ai-tools-education-2025/


0:39:57 NotebookLM Plus


https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/ai-tools-education-2025/


0:41:20 Padlet’s “Clear Posts” Feature


https://padlet.help/l/en/article/ma9aogqsme-how-do-i-delete-all-posts-at-once


0:43:27 6. BookCreator Adds Text-to-Speech in Edit
Mode


https://bookcreator.com/2025/02/feature-update-text-to-speech-for-text-and-pdfs