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EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer

Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer

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01:08:33

EdTechSR Ep 259 Google I/O News

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/05/24

Welcome to episode 259 (“Google I/O News”) of the EdTech Situation Room from May 18, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed news from Google and Google I/O, questions from Elon Musk about fake Twitter accounts, and a crazy story about Michigan high school students "successfully" catfishing their teacher for inappropriate photos. The sale of private details about our online behavior and location tracking

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01:06:16

EdTechSR Ep 258 Facebook Kills Podcasts

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/05/14

Welcome to episode 258 (“Facebook Kills Podcasts”) of the EdTech Situation Room from May 4, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Google news, Microsoft news, privacy issues, the end of Facebook / Meta's podcasting platform, Wordle's impact on New York Times subscription rates, TMobile's tempting home connectivity offer, and more! Geeks of the Week included "How to view your internal Chrome OS engagement

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01:07:21

EdTechSR Ep 257 Elon Buys Twitter

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/04/30

Welcome to episode 257 (“Elon Buys Twitter”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 27, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Elon Musk's pending acquisition of Twitter, continued controversy over abusive uses of Apple's AirTags, Apple's new DIY phone repair service, and the updated Apple Studio Display webcam. On the Google Front, the trademark filing for the "Pixel Watch," a new policy to remove

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01:00:25

EdTechSR Ep 256 Library Chromebook Connectivity

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/04/16

Welcome to episode 256 (“Library Chromebook Connectivity”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 13, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed libraries, Chromebooks and Internet hotspots, privacy and the information you're likely agreeing to share with faceless data brokers when you file taxes electronically, and the digital faces of the ongoing Russian-instigated war in Ukraine. New features of Adobe CC

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01:03:24

EdTechSR Ep 255 Facebook Hates TikTok

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/04/13

Welcome to episode 255 (“Facebook Hates TikTok”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 6, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Twitter news, BigTech / the "Technology Correction," Microsoft news, Google news, some "tales from family IT support," and what we might learn from Flat Earther conspiracy theorists. Geeks of the Week included web-based alternatives to popular software applications and a

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01:00:46

EdTechSR Ep 254 ChromeOS Oh My

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/04/09

Welcome to episode 254 (“ChromeOS Oh My”) of the EdTech Situation Room from March 30, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Google / ChromeOS news, Microsoft news, Apple news, technology headlines from the ongoing war in Ukraine, BigTech / The "Tech Correction," and one article about Space Force. Geeks of the Week included an excellent Ezra Klein interview with Margaret Atwood, and early bird pricing for

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01:03:18

EdTechSR Ep 253 Vimeo Pivots

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/03/31

Welcome to episode 253 (“Vimeo Pivots”) of the EdTech Situation Room from March 23, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Google news, Apple news, changes to Vimeo's business model and pricing tiers, TMobile's cheapest wireless plan, the challenges of being an independent creator / "creative" / creative entrepreneur, and how "WikiPedia gets to define what is true online." Geeks of the Week included a

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01:00:51

EdTechSR Ep 252 Clipchamp Beckons

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/03/23

Welcome to episode 252 (“Clipchamp Beckons”) of the EdTech Situation Room from March 16, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Google news, Microsoft news, Ukraine - Russia war news, and one IoT news article. Check out our shownotes for links to all the articles we discussed, and subscribe to our Substack to receive all the links we discussed and also didn't have time to talk about in this week's show in

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01:06:50

EdTechSR Ep 251 Ukraine War News

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/03/15

Welcome to episode 251 (“Ukraine War News”) of the EdTech Situation Room from March 9, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed announcements at the March 8th Apple Event, technology related news from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and a few Google updates. Check out our shownotes for links to all the articles we discussed, and subscribe to our Substack to receive all the links we discussed and also

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01:04:55

EdTechSR Ep 250 Behold ChromeOS Flex

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/03/12

Welcome to episode 250 (“Behold ChromeOS Flex”) of the EdTech Situation Room from March 2, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Google's ChromeOS Flex, rumors of the upcoming Apple Event March 8th, security / cybersecurity warnings, and software alternatives to Evernote. Additional topics included the Ukraine - Russia War, and linguistic analysis about the identity / identities of those behind QAnon

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01:04:53

EdTechSR Ep 249 AirTag Dangers

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/02/19

Welcome to episode 249 (“AirTag Dangers”) of the EdTech Situation Room from February 16, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed "the technology correction" (the intersection of "Big Tech" / social media and regulation, Microsoft, Google, Apple, Meta / Facebook, security, and miscellaneous topics relating to educational technology. Geeks of the Week included "5 Free Online Video Editors Without Watermarks

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01:01:49

EdTechSR Ep 248 Rogan Spotify Kerfuffle

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/02/16

Welcome to episode 248 (“Rogan Spotify Kerfuffle”) of the EdTech Situation Room from February 9, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed technology-related news about Microsoft, Apple, The Technology Correction, Google, Security, and Privacy. In this episode, we especially focused on the issues raised with the Joe Rogan and Spotify situation, involving musical artists like Neil Young, who threatened and

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01:03:35

EdTechSR Ep 247 Goodbye FLoC

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/02/10

Welcome to episode 247 (“Goodbye FLoC”) of the EdTech Situation Room from January 26, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed news about Microsoft, privacy, Google, the "Technology Correction," security, media literacy, and everyone's favorite topic, "miscellaneous." Geeks of the Week included an option to receive updates for "expired Chromebooks" (CloudReady) and the Clarksville free Saturday online

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01:02:54

EdTechSR Ep 246 Metaverse Rising

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/01/21

Welcome to episode 246 (“Metaverse Rising”) of the EdTech Situation Room from January 19, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed new Apple rumors about Mac Pro computers and a "portless" iPhone 14. New metaverse patents by WalMart and Meta (the company formerly known as Facebook) as well as the enormous challenges of moderating social media and the emerging metaverse specifically were highlighted. The

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01:05:02

EdTechSR Ep 245 Roblox as Metaverse

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/01/19

Welcome to episode 245 (“Roblox as Metaverse”) of the EdTech Situation Room from January 12, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed a recent explosive Guardian article about Roblox and child labor. Rumored Apple glasses which auto-adjust to a user's prescription, Windows 11 post-install tips, a hotel chain which ransomware inspired to drop WindowsOS for ChromeOS, and a Google Street View mafia arrest

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01:06:37

EdTechSR Ep 244 Join our SubStack

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/01/07

Welcome to episode 244 (“Join our SubStack”) of the EdTech Situation Room from January 5, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the case of two California teachers secretly recorded talking about LGBTQ student outreach, who used student laptop monitoring software to identify prospective club members. The DuckDuckGo privacy desktop web browser and Americans' distrust of social media companies were also

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01:02:48

EdTechSR Ep 243 Bad Idea Alexa

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2022/01/05

Welcome to episode 243 (“Bad Idea Alexa”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 29, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Alexa sharing a dangerous TikTok challenge, LastPass credential stuffing, and cybersecurity discoveries in 2021. Russia's Google fine, Texas' misguided social media law, and a New York Times editorial challenging us to figure out what to do with our amazingly powerful technology

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01:06:35

EdTechSR Ep 242 Birds Are Real

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/12/22

Welcome to episode 242 (“Birds Are Real”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 15, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the Log4j security flaw, bluetooth security risks, Apple AirTags used in harmful ways, changes for LastPass as it becomes an independent company (sold by LogMeIn), Life360’s announced purchase of Tile and the possible privacy implications, and the fascinating (and admittedly

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01:01:57

EdTechSR Ep 241 Twitter Upgrade Benefits

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/12/16

Welcome to episode 241 ("Twitter Upgrade Benefits") of the EdTech Situation Room from December 8, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the monetization of user location data (including minors) by Life360 and other companies, Twitter's new "Twitter Blue" upgrade service, and Instagram's forthcoming chronological feed feature. The latest chapter in the Apple vs. Epic legal battle,Microsoft's new Office

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01:05:44

EdTechSR Ep 240 Holiday Geek Gifts

EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer ·

2021/12/04

Welcome to episode 240 ("Holiday Geek Gifts") of the EdTech Situation Room from December 1, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach), Eric Langhorst (@elanghorst) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) shared "geek gift" ideas in advance of the 2021 holiday season. From charging devices to tracking tiles, from home office upgrades to security tools, we've got your holiday shopping needs for the geeks in your life covered! Check out our podcast shownotes

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