Welcome to episode 30 of the EdTech Situation Room from November 22, 2016, where technology news meets educational analysis. Visit https://edtechsr.com/links to access all referenced links from our show (as well as some we didn’t have time to discuss.) This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the challenges of “fake news” continuing to be shared in the aftermath of the U.S. election, and the responsibilities we have to vet and verify articles before passing them on to others. The future of net neutrality in the Trump administration, the rumored end to development of Apple’s AirPort routers, and the impact of both robotics and artificial intelligence on global labor markets were also addressed. As always, Jason and Wes focused on the impact and relevance of these stories for teachers. Please follow @edtechSR for updates on Twitter http://twitter.com/edtechsr as well as on Facebook. If you listen to the show, please submit our listener survey using the shortened link http://wfryer.me/edtechsr which forwards to a Google Form. You can also reach out to Jason and Wes on Twitter to share feedback, questions, or just let them know you’re tuning into the show! If you’re in the United States on holiday this week, have a restful and joy-filled Thanksgiving break!
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- Zuckerberg Says He’ll Take Steps to Solve Facebook Fake News (Bloomberg Technology, 19 Nov 2016)
- Most students can’t tell the difference between sponsored content and real news (22 November 2016)
- Your Filter Bubble is Destroying Democracy (Wired, 22 November 2016)
- Facebook’s fake news problem is way bigger than fake news (Vox 18 November 2016)
- Please Stop Sharing Links to These Sites (Patheos, 18 September 2016)
- False, Misleading, Clickbait-y, and Satirical “News” Sources (Melissa Zimdars)
- Bernie Sanders Could Replace President Trump With Little-Known Loophole (The Huffington Post, 15 November 2016)
- Education, Not Income, Predicted Who Would Vote For Trump (538, 22 Nov 2016)
- Trump’s FCC transition team may spell the end of net neutrality (Recode, 21 November 2016)
- Apple axes Wi-Fi router division, apparently signaling the end of AirPort (AppleInsider, 21 Nov 2016)
- With Apple abandoning AirPort, here are the best alternative Wi-Fi routers for Mac users (AppleInsider, 21 Nov 2016)
- Why Some Apple Fans Are Considering a Hackintosh (Motherboard, 7 Nov 2016)
- Twitter’s long-overdue anti-harassment tools might finally make a difference (Vox, 18 November 2016)
- Apple exploring the possibility of moving iPhone manufacturing to United States (AppleInsider, 17 Nov 2016)
- [VIDEO] & transcript: Robots and the Future of Jobs: The Economic Impact of Artificial Intelligence (Council on Foreign Relations, 14 Nov 2016)
- The Fourth Industrial Revolution: What It Means and How to Respond (Foreign Relations, Dec 2015)
- Wes’ TEDx presentation audio: “Digital Citizenship in the Surveillance State”
- Geek of the Week by Jason: Amazon Prime Phones
- Geek of the Week by Wes: Google Quick, Draw!
- Advocacy Advice (from Wes)
