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 229 Podcast Platform Agnostics
September 01, 2021 03:07 - 1 hour - 14.9 MBWelcome to episode 229 ("Podcast Platform Agnostics") of the EdTech Situation Room from August 25, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed back-to-school technology smart buys, tips for Windows 11 users wanting to do a clean install or switch default browsers, and Microsoft's push to Office web apps over Android apps for ChromeOS users. On the Google front, we highlighted the upcoming requirement fo...
EdTechSR Ep 228 NFT Rock Bargains
August 20, 2021 03:13 - 1 hour - 14.6 MBWelcome to episode 228 ("NFT Rock Bargains") of the EdTech Situation Room from August 18, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Microsoft "PrintNightmare Ransomware," T-Mobile's confirmed (and large) customer data breach, and the differences between Credit Freezes and Fraud Alerts. An amazing podcast interview with Eswar Prasad about "Why Crypto Matters," a crazy article about free clipart of a ca...
EdTechSR Ep 227 Facebook Bad Actor
August 16, 2021 03:14 - 1 hour - 15.2 MBWelcome to episode 227 ("Facebook Bad Actor") of the EdTech Situation Room from August 11, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Facebook's shutdown of disinformation academic researchers, growing distrust of Facebook as a platform overall, and efforts by Facebook to re-engineer its advertisements to allegedly support more user privacy. The reality that purchased digital movies are really just lea...
EdTechSR Ep 226 Big YouTube EDU Changes
August 14, 2021 17:40 - 1 hour - 14.6 MBWelcome to episode 226 ("Big YouTube EDU Changes") of the EdTech Situation Room from August 4, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed news articles on Microsoft Office running on Chromebooks, PWAs (progressive web apps), emojis, cloud-based Windows 365 computers for rent, and the near-disaster on the International Space Station involving the new Nauka module from Russia. Problems with M1 MacBook di...
EdTechSR Ep 225 Beware Video Embeds
August 03, 2021 03:16 - 1 hour - 15.9 MBWelcome to episode 225 ("Beware Video Embeds") of the EdTech Situation Room from July 28, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed media literacy, privacy, changing iOS app icons, Microsoft Edge's latest version, Google news, social media updates from Clubhouse, Twitter and Facebook, and a cautionary tale from a defunct video sharing site. Please see our shownotes for links to all these articles and ...
EdTechSR Ep 224 Stores Watch You
July 22, 2021 16:48 - 1 hour - 14.7 MBWelcome to episode 224 ("Stores Watch You") of the EdTech Situation Room from July 21, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the extent of retail facial recognition and why it matters, Automattic's acquisition of PocketCasts, the recent FTC ruling supporting the "Right to Repair," and ongoing proposals for "Big Tech Regulation" / "The Tech Correction." Additional topics highlighted included useful...
EdTechSR Ep 223 Windows 11 Underwhelms
July 15, 2021 12:59 - 1 hour - 14.1 MBWelcome to episode 223 ("Windows 11 Underwhelms") of the EdTech Situation Room from July 14, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the plethora of proposed "big tech regulations" in the U.S. Congress (our ongoing "tech correction,") the underwhelming and somewhat confusing release of Windows 11 by Microsoft, AI content filtering by TikTok, and some articles about educational technology lessons sch...
EdTechSR Ep 222 Ransomware Canary Speaks
June 14, 2021 02:42 - 1 hour - 16 MBWelcome to episode 222 ("Ransomware Canary Speaks") of the EdTech Situation Room from June 9, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed our ongoing computer chip shortage and likely impacts, the FCC-managed $7 billion connectivity fund for U.S. schools, and tech reviews on Lon.TV. Media recommendations from Wes' middle school students, Apple's WWDC 2021 announcements (just a few of them, there were a ...
EdTechSR Ep 221 iPad as Laptop NO
June 07, 2021 00:48 - 1 hour - 14.7 MBWelcome to episode 221 ("iPad as Laptop NO") of the EdTech Situation Room from June 2, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the merits of the iPad as a potential, functional replacement for a MacOS laptop, a wishlist for iPadOS features, the risks of purchasing an Apple Watch Series 3 today, and the forthcoming, speedy Mac Mini. A positive review of the Apple iMac M1 rounded out this week's Apple...
EdTechSR Ep 220 The Big Lebowski
May 29, 2021 21:07 - 1 hour - 15 MBWelcome to episode 220 ("The Big Lebowski") of the EdTech Situation Room from May 26, 2021, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Jason's increasing resemblance to Jeff Bridges, lots of updates to Google Workspace (formerly known as Google Suite,) Google I/O 2021 updates, and Google's apparent rediscovery of RSS. The less-than-perfect ways people are using password managers, the forthcoming retirement (...
EdTechSR Ep 219 Ransomware Threats Abound
May 18, 2021 03:31 - 1 hour - 14.1 MBWelcome 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 Go...
EdTechSR Ep 218 Facebook's Doom Looms
May 14, 2021 01:12 - 1 hour - 14.6 MBWelcome 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...
EdTechSR Ep 217 CryptoCurrency is realER
May 03, 2021 04:23 - 1 hour - 14.8 MBWelcome 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-a...
EdTechSR Ep 216 Luvin' Google Ain't Wrong
April 22, 2021 12:13 - 1 hour - 15.1 MBWelcome 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 ...
EdTechSR Ep 215 Advertising is Complicated
April 20, 2021 00:54 - 1 hour - 14.8 MBWelcome 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 ...
EdTechSR Ep 214 Fair Use Victory
April 08, 2021 11:40 - 1 hour - 14.8 MBWelcome 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 m...
EdTechSR Ep 213 Order Chromebooks NOW
April 02, 2021 03:59 - 1 hour - 14.8 MBWelcome 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 "hig...
EdTechSR Ep 212 NCCE 2021 Rocked
March 30, 2021 11:16 - 1 hour - 14.8 MBWelcome 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...
EdTechSR Ep 211 Age of CyberWar
March 08, 2021 04:31 - 1 hour - 15.2 MBWelcome 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 trackin...
EdTechSR Ep 210 Facebook Re-friends Australia
February 25, 2021 12:41 - 1 hour - 14.4 MBWelcome 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 S...
EdTechSR Ep 209 Google Education Pivots
February 22, 2021 03:36 - 1 hour - 15.5 MBWelcome 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...
EdTechSR Ep 208 ("North Dakota and Apple")
February 12, 2021 12:46 - 14.4 MBWelcome 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 ...
EdTechSR Ep 208 North Dakota and Apple
February 12, 2021 12:46 - 1 hour - 14.4 MBWelcome 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 ...
EdTechSR Ep 207 Scraping is NOT a Crime
February 04, 2021 13:06 - 1 hour - 15.7 MBWelcome 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 di...
EdTechSR Ep 207 (Scraping is NOT a Crime)
February 04, 2021 13:06 - 15.7 MBWelcome 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 di...
EdTechSR Ep 206 (Tech Regulation Approaches)
January 28, 2021 12:53 - 14.6 MBWelcome 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 soc...
EdTechSR Ep 206 Tech Regulation Approaches
January 28, 2021 12:53 - 1 hour - 14.6 MBWelcome 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 soc...
EdTechSR Ep 205 - Struggling with Information Abundance
January 21, 2021 13:14 - 1 hour - 15 MBWelcome 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 ...
EdTechSR Ep 204 - Forecasts for 2021
January 15, 2021 03:52 - 1 hour - 14.7 MBWelcome 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...
EdTechSR Ep 203 - Adios 2020
January 02, 2021 04:03 - 1 hour - 15 MBWelcome 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 a...
EdTechSR Ep 202 - Google Down
December 18, 2020 03:48 - 1 hour - 15 MBWelcome 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...
EdTechSR Ep 201 - Facebook's Reckoning Approaches
December 11, 2020 05:16 - 1 hour - 15.4 MBWelcome 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...
EdTechSR Ep 200 - A Bicentennial Conversation
December 05, 2020 15:35 - 1 hour - 15.5 MBWelcome 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 MacBoo...
EdTechSR Ep 199 - Fake Selfies Everywhere
November 27, 2020 23:35 - 1 hour - 14.8 MBWelcome to episode 199 ("Fake Selfies Everywhere") of the EdTech Situation Room from November 25, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Black Friday technological temptations, China's robotic rocket launch this week to bring back moon rocks to earth, and a remarkable New York Times multimedia article on fake photo generation websites and services for hire. Google Meet's new support for up to 100 b...
EdTechSR Ep 198 - We Loved Thee, Google Expeditions
November 20, 2020 21:44 - 1 hour - 14.1 MBWelcome to episode 198 ("We Loved Thee, Google Expeditions''") of the EdTech Situation Room from November 18, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed FCC changes to United States bandwidth spectrum affecting WiFi and automotive emergency communication, faster Google Chromebook chips and Google Product Black Friday specials, and the benefits of YouTube Premium. The depressing demise of both Google Ex...
EdTechSR Ep 197 - Bring Forth Thy M1 Chip
November 12, 2020 12:29 - 1 hour - 14.7 MBWelcome to episode 197 ("Bring Forth Thy M1 Chip''") of the EdTech Situation Room from November 11, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed ongoing information pollution relating to the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, the new Apple M1 chip and other announcements from the November 10th Apple Event. Educator concerns about remote test monitoring during COVID-19, Google announcements about the end of...
EdTechSR Ep 196 - Election Disinformation Brewin'
November 02, 2020 02:26 - 1 hour - 15.6 MBWelcome to episode 196 ("Election Disinformation Brewin''") of the EdTech Situation Room from October 28, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed election disinformation and countermeasures, deepfake threats, amplification of divisive issues by foreign and domestic actors, battles over WikiPedia facts, privacy and podcast tracking, and more. Adversarial interoperability, The Institute for Digital Pu...
EdTechSR Ep 195 - Search History Overreach
October 22, 2020 12:47 - 1 hour - 15 MBWelcome to episode 195 ("Search History Overreach'") of the EdTech Situation Room from October 21, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed privacy-violating subpoenas Google is now complying with, which provide identifying information about ALL people in a certain context who are searching for particular terms online. Historically, accessing knowledge (like checking out or reading particular library...
EdTechSR Ep 194 - Yes Another New iPhone
October 15, 2020 11:27 - 1 hour - 15.2 MBWelcome to episode 194 ("Yes Another New iPhone'") of the EdTech Situation Room from October 14, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Apple's new announcements about iPhone12 and HomePod Mini, actions taken by social media companies to curb election-related misinformation and malinformation, and some proposals by tech correction advocates for technology company anti-trust legislation advocates. D...
EdTechSR Ep 193 - Oops Google Did It Again
October 09, 2020 10:57 - 1 hour - 14.6 MBWelcome to episode 193 ("Oops Google Did It Again'") of the EdTech Situation Room from October 7, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed monopolistic behavior of big tech companies, rebranding of Google' GSuite as "Google Workspace," updates to Google/Nest WiFi, availability of Google Drive File Stream for consumer accounts, and the release of a powerful new Chromebox by CTL. On the Apple front, ru...
EdTechSR Ep 192 - Delete All Your Idle Smartphone Apps
October 02, 2020 02:55 - 1 hour - 14.5 MBWelcome to episode 192 ("Delete All Your Idle Smartphone Apps'") of the EdTech Situation Room from September 30, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the marathon nature of the COVID-19 pandemic for society and schools, the challenges of rural broadband connectivity, and the biggest announcements from Google's Pixel 5 Event. Upgrades to Google Meet, new HP Chromebooks, AI that can draw reasonably...
EdTechSR Ep 191 - COVID-19 and Our New Educational 'Normal'
September 25, 2020 22:32 - 1 hour - 15.5 MBWelcome to episode 191 ("COVID-19 and Our New Educational 'Normal'") of the EdTech Situation Room from September 23, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the likelihood of long term COVID-19 impacts on education and our society, new Apple Watch and iPad announcements from the September 15th Apple Event, and Chromebook news from HP and the Dev channel. On the subject of U.S. - China relations, the...
EdTechSR Ep 190 - Jason on the Apple Edge
September 10, 2020 11:32 - 1 hour - 14.4 MBWelcome to episode 190 ("Jason on the Apple Edge") of the EdTech Situation Room from September 9, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed forthcoming announcements by Apple for the Apple Watch and iPad ecosystems, the return of Google Maps to the Apple Watch, and Apple's compelling arguments in litigation with Epic Games over Fortnight App Store payments. A review of Android 11, the integration of G...
EdTechSR Ep 190 – Jason on the Apple Edge
September 10, 2020 11:32 - 14.4 MBWelcome to episode 190 ("Jason on the Apple Edge") of the EdTech Situation Room from September 9, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed forthcoming announcements by Apple for the Apple Watch and iPad ecosystems, the return of Google Maps to the Apple Watch, and Apple's compelling arguments in litigation with Epic Games over Fortnight App Store payments. A review of Android 11, the integration of G...
EdTechSR Ep 189 – Hack the Nook
September 05, 2020 23:05 - 14.4 MBWelcome to episode 189 ("Hack the Nook") of the EdTech Situation Room from September 2, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed COVID-19 impacts and predicted impacts on schools in 2020-21 and beyond, and Apple's App store fights with Epic Games (over Fortnite) and WordPress, New Android updates for latest Samsung devices, Jason's love for Android E Ink tablets and desire to "hack the nook," updates...
EdTechSR Ep 189 - Hack the Nook
September 05, 2020 23:05 - 1 hour - 14.4 MBWelcome to episode 189 ("Hack the Nook") of the EdTech Situation Room from September 2, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed COVID-19 impacts and predicted impacts on schools in 2020-21 and beyond, and Apple's App store fights with Epic Games (over Fortnite) and WordPress, New Android updates for latest Samsung devices, Jason's love for Android E Ink tablets and desire to "hack the nook," updates...
EdTechSR Ep 188 – Hong Kong in Crisis
August 27, 2020 21:25 - 15.6 MBWelcome to episode 188 ("Hong Kong in Crisis") of the EdTech Situation Room from August 26, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed surveillance, privacy and security force crackdowns in Hong Kong, a Kansas teacher's crowdsourced use of Google Sheets to track COVID-19 school closures, and Google's recent "Future of the Classroom" report. Forthcoming updates to Google Meet and Google Classroom, fort...
EdTechSR Ep 188 - Hong Kong in Crisis
August 27, 2020 21:25 - 1 hour - 15.6 MBWelcome to episode 188 ("Hong Kong in Crisis") of the EdTech Situation Room from August 26, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed surveillance, privacy and security force crackdowns in Hong Kong, a Kansas teacher's crowdsourced use of Google Sheets to track COVID-19 school closures, and Google's recent "Future of the Classroom" report. Forthcoming updates to Google Meet and Google Classroom, fort...
EdTechSR Ep 187 - Embrace CloudReady in Our Pandemic
August 17, 2020 00:43 - 1 hour - 15.6 MBWelcome to episode 187 ("Embrace CloudReady in Our Pandemic") of the EdTech Situation Room from August 12, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Russia's announcement to skip phases 2 and 3 in rushed vaccine trial, Chromebook and device shipment delays for schools and individuals, and the wonders of Neverware's CloudReady software for running ChromeOS on older Intel-based computer hardware. Micros...
EdTechSR Ep 187 – Embrace CloudReady in Our Pandemic
August 17, 2020 00:43 - 15.6 MBWelcome to episode 187 ("Embrace CloudReady in Our Pandemic") of the EdTech Situation Room from August 12, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Russia's announcement to skip phases 2 and 3 in rushed vaccine trial, Chromebook and device shipment delays for schools and individuals, and the wonders of Neverware's CloudReady software for running ChromeOS on older Intel-based computer hardware. Micros...