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Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer

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EdTechSR Ep 219 Ransomware Threats Abound

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/05/18

Welcome to episode 219 ("Ransomware Threats Abound") of the EdTech Situation Room from May 12, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the Emotet botnet takedown, ransomware evolution, and the importance of evolving your own MFA (multi-factor authentication) from SMS / text messaging to a more secure option. Microsoft's abandonment of Windows 10X, rumors about next week's Google I/O event, faster Google

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01:02:22

EdTechSR Ep 218 Facebook's Doom Looms

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/05/14

Welcome to episode 218 ("Facebook's Doom Looms") of the EdTech Situation Room from May 5, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the decision of the Facebook Oversight Board to maintain (for now) Donald Trump's ban on the platform, Section 230 and possible tech company regulation by the US Congress, and "the normalization of deviance" on Facebook. Twitter's AI bot flagging 'mean tweets,' Facebook's plea

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01:03:28

EdTechSR Ep 217 CryptoCurrency is realER

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/05/03

Welcome to episode 217 ("CryptoCurrency is realER") of the EdTech Situation Room from April 28, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed a new Supreme Court test of students' rights to freedom of expression on social media, the dark web marketplace of user data, and Apple's new iOS update (14.5) privacy features. Apple's App Store defense in the Epic Games trial and the potentnial antitrust broo-ha-ah over

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01:04:53

EdTechSR Ep 216 Luvin' Google Ain't Wrong

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/04/22

Welcome to episode 216 ("Luvin' Google Ain't Wrong") of the EdTech Situation Room from April 21, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the impending return of Parler to the Apple App Store, the amazing dynamics of WikiPedia following the January 6th U.S. Capitol Riot, and the tendency of negative political tweets to garner more user attention than others. The important role of Darnella Frazier in

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01:03:30

EdTechSR Ep 215 Advertising is Complicated

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/04/20

Welcome to episode 215 ("Advertising is Complicated") of the EdTech Situation Room from April 14, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Google's new advertisement targeting technology initiative, privacy and advertisement-opt out tools, and Google search's new product review prioritization changes. Slowdowns with AMD Ryzen Chromebooks. videoconferencing improvements in Chrome 90, and Google Lens OCR

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01:03:38

EdTechSR Ep 214 Fair Use Victory

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/04/08

Welcome to episode 214 ("Order Chromebooks NOW") of the EdTech Situation Room from April 7, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed a copyright/fair use victory for Google and software developers everywhere, Russia and China's plans to host an in-person conference in June to further develop their plans for a joint lunar robotic base, and the departure of LG from the ranks of Android phone hardware

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01:03:38

EdTechSR Ep 213 Order Chromebooks NOW

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/04/02

Welcome to episode 213 ("Order Chromebooks NOW") of the EdTech Situation Room from March 31, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed remote work post-pandemic, continuing electronic component shortages, proliferating firmware attacks, and President Biden's new nationwide infrastructure package. AT&T's lobbying efforts to perpetuate the digital divide (prevent a nationwide fiber rollout and keep "high speed

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01:03:36

EdTechSR Ep 212 NCCE 2021 Rocked

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/03/30

Welcome to episode 212 ("NCCE 2021 Rocked") of the EdTech Situation Room from March 24, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the 2021 NCCE Conference, Google and Microsoft's spat over Australian journalism row & payoff, and Twitter's new entity in Turkey complying with local social media laws. Thoughtful articles analyzing the possibility of Donald Trump launching his own social media platform, a shout

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01:05:02

EdTechSR Ep 211 Age of CyberWar

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/03/08

Welcome to episode 211 ("Age of CyberWar") of the EdTech Situation Room from March 3, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed privacy issues raised by Clubhouse, Google's professed commitment to privacy, and the Duck Duck Go Privacy app. Additional discussed articles included a sobering prophesy by the FireEye CEO on future cyberwar, how the "Blacklight" tool can reveal the extent of website tracking of

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01:01:42

EdTechSR Ep 210 Facebook Re-friends Australia

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/02/25

Welcome to episode 210 ("Facebook Re-friends Australia") of the EdTech Situation Room from February 24, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the closure of Fry's Electronics Stores nationwide in the United States, and more details about updates and changes to "Google Workplace for Education" (the rebranded product suite formerly known as "Google Suite for Education" or GSFE.) Apple M1 processor SSD

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01:06:26

EdTechSR Ep 209 Google Education Pivots

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/02/22

Welcome to episode 209 ("Google Education Pivots") of the EdTech Situation Room from February 17, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Google News including significant changes to PAID services for educational customers, privacy, security, Apple, podcasting and connectivity related news headlines. The LastPass password manager's forthcoming change to STOP supporting free accounts with both mobile and

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01:01:51

EdTechSR Ep 208 North Dakota and Apple

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/02/12

Welcome to episode 208 ("North Dakota and Apple") of the EdTech Situation Room from February 11, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed "The Technology Correction," Apple News, Google Chrome and Chromebook news, and privacy updates, including Chrome's forthcoming ban of third party browser cookies. Security news included a recent hacker attack of a Florida city water treatment plant, and a damning New

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01:07:34

EdTechSR Ep 207 Scraping is NOT a Crime

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/02/04

Welcome to episode 207 ("Scraping is NOT a Crime") of the EdTech Situation Room from February 3, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed digital security, 5G / Connectivity, Apple news, Google news, burgeoning Chromebook sales, and "the tech correction." This included the threat and possibility of Google discontinuing its search service in Australia in response to newly proposed tax laws. Ongoing

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01:02:35

EdTechSR Ep 206 Tech Regulation Approaches

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/01/28

Welcome to episode 206 ("Tech Regulation Approaches") of the EdTech Situation Room from January 27, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed our ongoing "tech correction" with social media companies, users and governments: The potential for new regulations on technology companies in response not only to the January 6, 2021 Capitol Riot in Washington D.C. but also the overall polarizing effects of social

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01:04:24

EdTechSR Ep 205 - Struggling with Information Abundance

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/01/21

Welcome to episode 205 ("Struggling with Information Abundance") of the EdTech Situation Room from January 20, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed recent technology news involving connectivity / bandwidth, Microsoft's embrace of open source software development, the return of the 3:2 laptop monitor aspect ratio, and David Perell's thought provoking recent article, "The Paradox of Abundance." On the

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01:03:03

EdTechSR Ep 204 - Forecasts for 2021

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/01/15

Welcome to episode 204 ("Forecasts for 2021") of the EdTech Situation Room from January 12, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) shared some predictions for educational technology in 2021, as well as a few technology news headlines from the past two weeks. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com, and compressed to a smaller video

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01:04:27

EdTechSR Ep 203 - Adios 2020

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/01/02

Welcome to episode 203 ("Adios 2020") of the EdTech Situation Room from December 30, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the amazing Apple M1 chips, neuromorphic computing, "the case for edtech minimalism," and some of the amazing milestone in space exploration during 2020. "Public domain riches from 1925," the vast scope of Amazon's role in our economy and society, the possible end of privacy as we

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01:04:26

EdTechSR Ep 202 - Google Down

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2020/12/18

Welcome to episode 202 ("Google Down") of the EdTech Situation Room from December 16, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Google news including Wednesday's temporary service outage, acquisition of Neverware, the death of Cloud Print, and the controversial firing of AI researcher and ethicist watchdog Timnit Gebru. Updates to Firefox and Microsoft Office for native MacOS M1 processor support, and

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01:05:52

EdTechSR Ep 201 - Facebook's Reckoning Approaches

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2020/12/11

Welcome to episode 201 ("Facebook's Reckoning Approaches") of the EdTech Situation Room from December 9, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed new lawsuits brought against Facebook by the FTC and 48 state attorneys general. Apple's new privacy disclosure requirements for developers, the last update for Adobe Flash, and a critical expose of the website PornHub were also highlighted. A recent nation-state

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01:06:29

EdTechSR Ep 200 - A Bicentennial Conversation

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2020/12/05

Welcome to episode 200 ("A Bicentennial Conversation") of the EdTech Situation Room from December 2, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach), special guest Eric Langhorst (@ELanghorst) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed technology news influenced by the upcoming U.S. Presidential transition, the imminent death of Google Cloud Print, and forthcoming services and products from Apple including Apple Fitness and a possible 16 inch MacBook Pro

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