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EdTechSR Ep 279 AI Transformation Arrives

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2023/01/20

Welcome to episode 279 (“AI Transformation Arrives”) of the EdTech Situation Room from January 4, 2023, where technology news meets educational analysis. This edited summary of our show was (initially) algorithmically generated with ChatGPT. Dr. Jason Neiffer, the executive director of the Montana Digital Academy, was joined by Dr. Wes Fryer to discuss AI news and its impact on education. Dr. Neiffer mentioned that AI technology was evolving quickly, and he had been having conversations with trusted

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01:05:13

EdTechSR Ep 278 2022 Year in Review

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2023/01/16

Welcome to episode 278 (“2022 Year in Review”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 29, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. For the first time, the following summary of our show was algorithmically generated with ChatGPT. In this video, the hosts of the EdTech Situation Room, Wes Fryer and Jason Neiffer, discussed the state of education technology in 2022, in their final episode of the year. They discussed the weather conditions in their respective locations, with Dr

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01:12:24

EdTechSR Ep 277 Generative AI Alarms

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2023/01/11

Welcome to episode 277 (“Generative AI Alarms”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 22, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed artificial intelligence developments and controversies, the ongoing Twitter dumpster fire, TikTok security concerns, and a facial recognition headline from New York which sounds like a headline from China. Rumors of third party iOS app stores coming to Europe soon, and the

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01:06:04

EdTechSR Ep 276 Tech Gift Ideas

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2023/01/01

Welcome to episode 276 (“Tech Gift Ideas”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 15, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) shared gift ideas / stocking stuffers for the tech geeks in your life! Recent articles about artificial intelligence / AI’s potent creation and creative capabilities, social media articles about new government TikTok bans, and whether “we need another Twitter” were highlighted. Google,

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01:06:19

EdTechSR Ep 275 Twitter, Mastodon and AI

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/12/31

Welcome to episode 275 (“Twitter, Mastodon and AI”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 7, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the rise of Mastodon and the demise of Twitter, continuing conversations from episode 274 almost a month ago. My what a lot of technology news happened in the past month! Confusion and problems over Elon Musk’s new “anyone can pay for Twitter verification” policy, the

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01:09:29

EdTechSR Ep 274 Twitter Dumpster Fire

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/12/15

Welcome to episode 274 (“Twitter Dumpster Fire”) of the EdTech Situation Room from November 9, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) talked extensively about the chaos which is Twitter post Elon Musk’s acquisition. LumaFusion video editor on Android, Google Lens capabilities, and Google Photos upgrades (including a video editor) were also discussed. The now legendary myth of Google’s incognito mode, innovative

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01:07:54

EdTechSR Ep 273 TikTok for News

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/11/04

Welcome to episode 273 (“TikTok for News”) of the EdTech Situation Room from October 26, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed recent Apple hardware and software update announcements, media literacy articles, artificial intelligence powered article / content creation tools and photo manipulation software, and an exciting videoconferencing announcement involving Zoom and Google Meets. The open source

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01:09:22

EdTechSR Ep 272 Metaverse Confusion Likely

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/10/17

Welcome to episode 272 (“Metaverse Confusion Likely”) of the EdTech Situation Room from October 12, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the 2022 “Hype Cycle” for educational technology in the United States, the merger of ISTE and ASCD, Tim Cook’s view of the metaverse, the new $1500 VR headset from Meta / Facebook, and Microsoft prescience in creating its tablet computer series. Web apps as a leading

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01:05:10

EdTechSR Ep 271 Ad-Free Education YouTube

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/09/23

Welcome to episode 271 (“Ad-Free Education YouTube”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 21, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Google news, YouTube news, Mark Zuckerberg and Meta’s financial troubles, Ian Bogost’s case in The Atlantic that “People Aren’t Supposed to Talk This Much,” and a Pentagon’s announced review of “clandestine psychological operations.” Additional topics included Zoom’s

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01:02:05

EdTechSR Ep 270 Ransomware at School

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/09/16

Welcome to episode 270 (“Ransomware at School”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 14, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed a recent ransomware incident in Los Angeles schools, iPhone 14 updates announced at Apple’s recent event, at TikTok news including the thread their platform poses to Google and the spread of misinformation via TikTok. Stable Diffusion’s AI generated images were also

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01:05:15

EdTechSR Ep 269 iPhone14 Satellite SOS

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/09/08

Welcome to episode 269 (“iPhone14 Satellite SOS”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 7, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed news articles focusing on the September 2022 Apple Event, Google Chromebook news, privacy / surveillance issues, VR headsets for the US Army, media literacy, and cryptography. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook

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01:06:56

EdTechSR Ep 268 Age of Bossware

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/09/01

Welcome to episode 268 (“Age of Bossware”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 31, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed what to expect from Apple's iPhone 14 event, the ongoing mystery of Apple's "Self Repair Program," and the impracticality of DIY repairing iOS and MacOS. Other topics included Google’s Chrome browser PWA store, the expansion of Google's residential Fiber Internet service, and an

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01:06:19

EdTechSR Ep 267 Stealing Your Cookies

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/08/18

Welcome to episode 267 (“Stealing Your Cookies”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 17, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed a variety of ways to use another computer or tablet as a second monitor, rumors for Apple's September 7th iPhone 14 event, and "The Trouble with Zooming Forever." Hacker exploits of multi-factor authentication by "stealing your cookies," our present era of "notification

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01:04:25

EdTechSR Ep 266 AI for Excel

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/08/11

Welcome to episode 266 (“AI for Excel”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 10, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed features in ChromeOS 104 and 105, an AI bot for Excel formulas, and an increased price for Twitter Blue. Google's warrantless video permissions for police, survey results about political violence in the U.S., and GenZ search preferences for TikTok over YouTube were also highlighted

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01:02:32

EdTechSR Ep 265 Starlink Mobile Connectivity

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/07/25

Welcome to episode 265 (“Starlink Mobile Connectivity”) of the EdTech Situation Room from July 20, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the FCC's authorization of Starlink's system to be used in moving vehicles, along with other connectivity related articles. Hoopla around the TikTok "blackout challenge," calls for TikTok to preserve war crimes videos in Ukraine, advertisements on Netflix, and declining

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01:04:17

EdTechSR Ep 264 AirTags Are Powerful

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/07/24

Welcome to episode 264 (“AirTags Are Powerful”) of the EdTech Situation Room from July 6, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Google news including Google Hangouts problems, eSignatures in Google Docs, and ChromeOS battery improvements. In Apple News, AirTag tracking problems, innovative ways to use AirTags, and the passage of the "Digital Markets Act" in Europe were discussed. Continued security

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01:03:29

EdTechSR Ep 263 TikTok is Dangerous

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/07/23

Welcome to episode 263 (“TikTok is Dangerous”) of the EdTech Situation Room from June 29, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed security and TikTok, Chromebook / ChromeOS updates, and font/styling updates for Google Forms. Nostalgia for the iPhone's initial sale 15 years ago, the inevitable transition to USB-C for iOS devices, "the curse of our data," and tweaks to Twitter were additional discussion

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01:04:33

EdTechSR Ep 262 PhotoShop For All

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/07/21

Welcome to episode 262 (“PhotoShop For All”) of the EdTech Situation Room from June 15, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Big Tech / the "Tech Correction," Google news, Microsoft news, Apple news, and Adobe news. Geeks of the Week included the NCCE "Crossroads of History Project" and a true "long tail moment" for Wes. Check out our shownotes for links to all the articles we discussed, and subscribe

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01:04:14

EdTechSR Ep 261 WWDC 2022 News

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/06/21

Welcome to episode 261 (“WWDC 2022 News”) of the EdTech Situation Room from June 8, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed social media and "the tech correction" (Big Tech and the prospect of government regulation.) Security, privacy, and new announcements from WWDC 2022 (Apple's WorldWide Developer Conference keynote on June 6, 2022) were also explored, along with some Google news. Geeks of the Week

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01:02:26

EdTechSR Ep 260 Honorlock Cheating Accusations

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/06/06

Welcome to episode 260 (“Honorlock Cheating Accusations”) of the EdTech Situation Room from June 1, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Meta/Facebook challenges with user data management and metaverse ("Horizon World") safety. USB-C compatibility on inexpensive Amazon Fire tablets, the "Amazon Fire Toolbox," Elon Musk's push to in-person work at Tesla, and Apple's termination of the much-loved iPod

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