The TechCheck Download turns this week's real technology news into a short, classroom-safe episode for each grade band — as a video, a podcast, and a lesson hook with the discussion built in.
A weekly educational series that breaks the biggest stories in tech into age-appropriate, engaging episodes for every grade level. Built as an evolution of the TFE Tech News concept, TechCheck equips students with essential 21st-century digital skills.
A fresh edition for each grade band, every week of the school year — never more than a few days behind the news.
Video on YouTube, audio on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and a built-in player that works even when those are blocked.
K–2, 3–5, 6–8 and 9–12 each get their own script, pacing and vocabulary — not one video with the hard words removed.
Every story ends on a "Talk About It" prompt, so the episode is the lesson hook, not just a video.
A printable worksheet per band and copy-your-own Google Forms. Reusable with any episode, no signup.
One-click Share to Google Classroom on every episode, and a link that opens at any timestamp you choose.
Each grade band gets its own playlist with episodes designed for appropriate cognitive pacing and curriculum alignment.
Welcome to TechCheck for K-2! Introduce your early learners to the exciting world of technology with our dynamic weekly …
View playlist →Welcome to TechCheck for Grades 3-5! Keep your students plugged into the fast-paced real world with our weekly tech news…
View playlist →Welcome to TechCheck for Middle School! Equip your K-12 students with essential 21st-century digital skills by connectin…
View playlist →Welcome to TechCheck for High School! Step out of the classroom and into the fast-paced tech industry. This weekly serie…
View playlist →TechCheck integrates seamlessly into your existing curriculum. Designed as an isolated, plug-and-play tool that also empowers educators through seamless synergies with the broader TFE ecosystem.
Subscribe once and every new edition arrives on its own — on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any app that takes a feed. One feed per grade band, so students only hear the episodes written for them.
The complete show, every band
One email a week with all four grade-band episodes, the worksheets and the Play quiz. Unsubscribe any time.
Look for the next TechCheck email when the new episodes come out.
6 min 📺 🎧 This week on TechCheck for grades K–2: school teams in South Africa built robots to tackle problems like dirty air and n…
8 min 📺 🎧 This week on TechCheck for grades 3–5: university students in New Zealand built a robot that solved a 4x4 cube in 9.806 …
8 min 📺 🎧 This week on TechCheck for grades 6–8: Clover School District in South Carolina paused student access to most AI tools b…
9 min 📺 🎧 This week on TechCheck for grades 9–12: OpenAI's October 20 incident report describes coding agents removing monitoring …
