Welcome to episode 17 of the EdTech Situation Room from July 27, 2016, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the implications of Verizon’s announced purchase of Yahoo, the continued viral phenomenon of Pokemon Go, recent “billions records” of Apple and Facebook, and SpaceX’s successful launch of a new door for the International Space Station. Geeks of the week included the ViewMaster VR Headset, the 360 degree video panorama live broadcast from the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, a crowd-sourced list of educational apps and videos for Google Cardboard, and the amazing Prisma app available for iOS and Android. Please follow us on Twitter for updates on shows @edtechSR, and check out our shownotes on https://edtechsr.com/links.
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- Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach)
- Wesley Fryer (@wfryer)
- Verizon is buying Yahoo for $4.8 billion (CNN Money, 25 July 2016)
- Photos for Class
- Flickr Creative Commons Images
- iPad Media Camp Curriculum (@ipadmediacamp)
- Apple could make up to $3 billion from Pokemon Go (GSM Arena, 21 July 2016)
- Pokemon Gone: Nintendo shares dive as it reveals there’s no profit in this craze (Financial Review; 26 July 2016)
- Nintendo shares plummet after investors realize it doesn’t actually make Pokémon Go (The Verge, 25 July 2016)
- Facebook continues to thrive, closing in on 2 billion monthly users (The Verge; 27 July 2016)
- Apple’s billionth iPhone is a rare milestone in tech (Recode; 27 July 2016)
- SpaceX Rocket Sends A New Door To Space Station (NPR, 18 July 2016)
- 5 Years After Shuttle, NASA Awaits Commercial Crew Capsules (VOAnews , 20 July 2016)
- A Crowd-sourced List of Google Cardboard Apps & Videos (via @rmbyrne)
- Prisma App for iPhone (example of Glacier NP photo turned to art)
- Jason uses Prisma
- Viewmaster VR Headset
- DNC 360 Panoramic Video on YouTube
