Helping teachers and schools make technology work for real learning
LindyHoc brings classroom technology to life with professional learning, keynote speaking, and free resources for educators.
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EdTech shouldn’t slow you down.
It should power better learning.
If you’re struggling to make technology work in your classroom or school, you’re in the right place. Lindy helps educators unpack the effects of emerging technologies—especially artificial intelligence—on curriculum and instruction. Let’s cut the tech overwhelm so teachers can focus on what matters most: their students.
Professional Learning from Someone Who Gets It
I'm Lindy Hockenbary—aka LindyHoc! As a former classroom teacher in a rural district, I know what it's like to be the only person figuring out how to make technology actually work for learning. So I made it my mission to give educators what I desperately needed back then: confidence that comes from actually understanding how technology fits into good teaching, not just knowing which buttons to click.
My approach is different: No overwhelming tech-for-tech's sake training. No point-and-click tutorials that leave the instructional piece hanging. Just practical, pedagogy-first strategies that make technology feel like the teaching tool it should be. We teach the way we were taught, which is why I model everything. Every strategy and tool from our sessions translates directly to classroom use—starting tomorrow.
Named a 2025 Leading Woman in AI by ASU–GSV
Featured Speaker at NCCE 2025
2024 EdTech Awards Leadership Finalist
2023 EdTech Awards Trendsetter Finalist
Here’s How I Can Help:
Custom Professional Learning
Get training that actually fits your curriculum, your students, and your real classroom challenges.
Speaking Engagements
Bring inspiring, practical technology integration strategies to your event or conference.
Ongoing Support & Resources
Access free strategies, tips, and templates through my blog, newsletter, and learning opportunities.
Trusted by Educators Nationwide
The Latest from Lindy
Popular Blog Posts
Tips and tools teachers love most
The world has spoken, and it has chosen short-form video as the format of choice. The format of engagement. So I have a question for you: why isn’t there more short-form style video in formal education environments? TikTok. Instagram Reels. […]
Confession time: I do a lot of scrolling. Not exactly the opening you’d expect from a post about healthy screen time for students, right? Stick with me here. Yes, me. The EdTech person. The one who talks about intentional technology […]
Is AI safe for students? Should you use AI as a learning tool? Should you be using it in your classroom at all? I get some version of that question at almost every educator training I run. And I get […]
The Latest Events
Check out Lindy's sessions and workshops
FETC 2027
Teaching Writing in the Age of AI
Back-to-School EdTech: Smarter Tools, More Learning
The Latest Podcast Episodes
Real talk about AI, EdTech, and learning
Lisa Snow is closing in on 20 years in the English Language Arts classroom. Lisa and Lindy dig into the “kids can’t read” narrative and ask whether standardized tests are actually measuring the kind of reading students do every day. […]
What does AI literacy actually look like in a kindergarten classroom? For Tara Menghini, it starts with no AI tools at all. Tara has built a hands-on progression for teaching kids AI literacy from Kindergarten through 6th grade. All without […]
Game-based learning and gamification are not the same thing, and in this episode, Lindy is setting the record straight with not one but TWO guests. Dan Ryder and Jacquie Gardy join the show to break down what game-based learning actually […]
Design Authentic Assessments AI Can't Fake
You assigned an essay. A student turned it in. It's polished, grammatically perfect. And you know in your gut they didn't write it. Worse? They didn’t learn anything.
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