EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer
352 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingwhere technology news meets educational analysis
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EdTechSR Ep 278 2022 Year in Review
January 16, 2023 03:51 - 1 hour - 15.2 MBWelcome 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...
EdTechSR Ep 277 Generative AI Alarms
January 11, 2023 01:56 - 1 hour - 16.9 MBWelcome 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, a...
EdTechSR Ep 276 Tech Gift Ideas
January 01, 2023 03:52 - 1 hour - 15.4 MBWelcome 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. Goo...
EdTechSR Ep 275 Twitter, Mastodon and AI
December 31, 2022 03:41 - 1 hour - 15.5 MBWelcome 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,...
EdTechSR Ep 274 Twitter Dumpster Fire
December 15, 2022 03:26 - 1 hour - 16.2 MBWelcome 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, innovat...
Ep 274 Twitter Dumpster Fire
December 14, 2022 19:39 - 1 hour - 16.2 MBWelcome 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, innovat...
EdTechSR Ep 273 TikTok for News
November 04, 2022 03:04 - 1 hour - 15.8 MBWelcome 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 sour...
EdTechSR Ep 272 Metaverse Confusion Likely
October 17, 2022 02:58 - 1 hour - 16.2 MBWelcome 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 le...
EdTechSR Ep 271 Ad-Free Education YouTube
September 23, 2022 02:26 - 1 hour - 15.2 MBWelcome 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 ...
EdTechSR Ep 270 Ransomware at School
September 16, 2022 02:15 - 1 hour - 14.5 MBWelcome 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...
EdTechSR Ep 269 iPhone14 Satellite SOS
September 08, 2022 23:28 - 1 hour - 15.2 MBWelcome 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 Fa...
EdTechSR Ep 268 Age of Bossware
September 01, 2022 19:24 - 1 hour - 15.6 MBWelcome 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, ...
EdTechSR Ep 267 Stealing Your Cookies
August 18, 2022 17:48 - 1 hour - 15.5 MBWelcome 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 "notificati...
EdTechSR Ep 266 AI for Excel
August 11, 2022 15:17 - 1 hour - 15 MBWelcome 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 highli...
EdTechSR Ep 265 Starlink Mobile Connectivity
July 25, 2022 14:08 - 1 hour - 14.6 MBWelcome 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 de...
EdTechSR Ep 264 AirTags Are Powerful
July 24, 2022 21:10 - 1 hour - 15 MBWelcome 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 securi...
EdTechSR Ep 263 TikTok is Dangerous
July 23, 2022 20:04 - 1 hour - 14.8 MBWelcome 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 discussi...
EdTechSR Ep 262 PhotoShop For All
July 21, 2022 20:24 - 1 hour - 15.1 MBWelcome 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 subs...
EdTechSR Ep 261 WWDC 2022 News
June 21, 2022 15:43 - 1 hour - 15 MBWelcome 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 We...
EdTechSR Ep 260 Honorlock Cheating Accusations
June 06, 2022 23:17 - 1 hour - 14.6 MBWelcome 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 i...
EdTechSR Ep 259 Google I/O News
May 24, 2022 00:10 - 1 hour - 16 MBWelcome 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 tra...
EdTechSR Ep 258 Facebook Kills Podcasts
May 14, 2022 19:52 - 1 hour - 15.4 MBWelcome 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 eng...
EdTechSR Ep 257 Elon Buys Twitter
April 30, 2022 13:02 - 1 hour - 15.7 MBWelcome 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 remov...
EdTechSR Ep 256 Library Chromebook Connectivity
April 16, 2022 14:15 - 1 hour - 14.1 MBWelcome 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 Ad...
EdTechSR Ep 255 Facebook Hates TikTok
April 13, 2022 17:37 - 1 hour - 14.8 MBWelcome 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 ...
EdTechSR Ep 254 ChromeOS Oh My
April 09, 2022 15:38 - 1 hour - 14.2 MBWelcome 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 pric...
EdTechSR Ep 253 Vimeo Pivots
March 31, 2022 01:14 - 1 hour - 14.8 MBWelcome 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 include...
EdTechSR Ep 252 Clipchamp Beckons
March 23, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 14.2 MBWelcome 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 ...
EdTechSR Ep 251 Ukraine War News
March 15, 2022 19:58 - 1 hour - 15.6 MBWelcome 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 als...
EdTechSR Ep 250 Behold ChromeOS Flex
March 12, 2022 22:05 - 1 hour - 15.1 MBWelcome 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 QA...
EdTechSR Ep 249 AirTag Dangers
February 19, 2022 21:22 - 1 hour - 15.1 MBWelcome 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 Wate...
EdTechSR Ep 248 Rogan Spotify Kerfuffle
February 16, 2022 11:53 - 1 hour - 14.4 MBWelcome 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...
EdTechSR Ep 247 Goodbye FLoC
February 10, 2022 01:39 - 1 hour - 14.8 MBWelcome 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 onlin...
EdTechSR Ep 246 Metaverse Rising
January 21, 2022 03:59 - 1 hour - 14.7 MBWelcome 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. ...
EdTechSR Ep 245 Roblox as Metaverse
January 19, 2022 04:42 - 1 hour - 15.2 MBWelcome 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 arre...
EdTechSR Ep 244 Join our SubStack
January 07, 2022 03:02 - 1 hour - 15.5 MBWelcome 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 ...
EdTechSR Ep 243 Bad Idea Alexa
January 05, 2022 05:04 - 1 hour - 14.7 MBWelcome 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 tech...
EdTechSR Ep 242 Birds Are Real
December 22, 2021 22:04 - 1 hour - 15.5 MBWelcome 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 admitted...
EdTechSR Ep 241 Twitter Upgrade Benefits
December 16, 2021 02:51 - 1 hour - 14.5 MBWelcome 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 Of...
EdTechSR Ep 240 Holiday Geek Gifts
December 04, 2021 16:24 - 1 hour - 15.3 MBWelcome 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 show...
EdTechSR Ep 239 Debunking Security Myths
November 25, 2021 02:51 - 1 hour - 15.2 MBWelcome to episode 239 ("Debunking Security Myths") of the EdTech Situation Room from November 17, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the politics of international Facebook criticism, Facebook's role in Ethiopia's nascent civil war, and Facebook's (Meta's) lockdown of internal employee speech and criticism. Some good stories of social media sharing involving WordPress and cooking recipes, the r...
EdTechSR Ep 238 Chegg Extortion Revealed
November 13, 2021 23:28 - 1 hour - 14.5 MBWelcome to episode 238 ("Chegg Extortion Revealed") of the EdTech Situation Room from November 10, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed a story of extortion via the "homework help" website Chegg, the freemium future of Notability for iPadOS, and the social media lessons learned because of the (relatively) recent eruption of Kilauea in Hawaii. The benefits of social media powered news reading with...
EdTechSR Ep 237 Fixing Social Media
November 09, 2021 01:44 - 1 hour - 14.2 MBWelcome to episode 237 ("TBA") of the EdTech Situation Room from November 3, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed an amazing Wall Street Journal article featuring 12 Internet and cultural visionaries on "How to Fix Social Media." Other articles on the social media / "tech correction" topic included "Facebook's Lost Generation," Facebook's name change to "Meta," the impact of Zuckerberg's dream to...
EdTechSR Ep 236 Shame on Canon
October 23, 2021 03:31 - 1 hour - 15.4 MBWelcome to episode 236 ("Shame on Canon") of the EdTech Situation Room from October 20, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the biggest announcements from Apple's Monday "Unleashed" event, The Apple Music Voice plan, Google's Pixel 6 Event announcements, and the forthcoming launch of Chrome OS 94 with better human sounding voices. Other topics included MacOS' forthcoming update to "Monterey" on ...
EdTechSR Ep 235 TikTok is Huge
October 15, 2021 11:22 - 1 hour - 14.6 MBWelcome to episode 235 ("TikTok is Huge") of the EdTech Situation Room from October 13, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Epic's ongoing court battles over third party smartphone app payment processors with both Apple and Google, as well as upcoming tech events next week by Apple, Google and Samsung. Options for editing PDF files in a web browser (including on Chromebooks) included a new Acrob...
EdTechSR Ep 234 Regulate Facebook Please
October 09, 2021 21:43 - 1 hour - 15.5 MBWelcome to episode 234 ("Regulate Facebook Please") of the EdTech Situation Room from October 6, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Microsoft news including how to update to Windows 11 without waiting in line, recommended preparatory steps to take BEFORE upgrading to Windows 11, and positive reviews of the new Surface Pro 8 computer. In Google news, the forthcoming Chromebook launcher with smal...
EdTechSR Ep 233 Privacy Protection Prescriptions
October 05, 2021 11:25 - 1 hour - 15.8 MBWelcome to episode 233 ("Privacy Protection Prescriptions") of the EdTech Situation Room from September 29, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Apple updates to its productivity software suite, iPhone 13 stress tests and reviews, and strategies to avoid a Facebook hack. An important new guide to "resetting privacy controls" on your devices from the Washington Post, the NSA and CIA's behavioral e...
EdTechSR Ep 232 Instagram = Teen Poison
October 03, 2021 02:36 - 1 hour - 15.1 MBWelcome to episode 232 ("Instagram = Teen Poison") of the EdTech Situation Room from September 22, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed exciting features in the new iOS 15, The Wall Street Journal's new series harshly criticizing the behavior and culture of Facebook, "The Facebook Files," and a New York Times article explaining Facebook's new PR effort to avoid apologies and promote positive arti...
EdTechSR Ep 231 Epic Apple Show
September 17, 2021 11:53 - 1 hour - 15.2 MBWelcome to episode 231 ("Epic Apple Show") of the EdTech Situation Room from September 16, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed virtually every aspect of the September 14th Apple Event. (Seriously, this is our most egregious Apple fanboi episode to date...) New iPads, new iPad Minis, new iPhones, new Apple Watches and other updates were all highlighted and analyzed. The introductory video to Appl...
EdTechSR Ep 230 Don't Shame WikiPedians
September 13, 2021 11:22 - 1 hour - 15.4 MBWelcome to episode 230 ("TBA") of the EdTech Situation Room from September 9, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Google's new ChromeOS notetaking web app, Cursive, Microsoft's addition of "Reading" to MS Teams, and Windows 11 CPU requirements for older computers. Apple's upcoming September 14th iPhone event and Twitter powered notification service, a call to stop "source shaming" the use of Wik...