Welcome to episode 97 of the EdTech Situation Room from June 6, 2018, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) welcomed special guest Michael J. Crawford (@mjcraw). Topics discussed included Mary Meeker’s essential 2018 Internet Trends report and new microcontrols for iOS announced at WWDC 2018 available to developers to potentially exercise more control over user screentime. The value of limiting the length of shared video as well as the availability of those videos for others to watch and interact with them was also discussed. EdSpace Live (www.edspace.live) is Michael’s current product focusing on these questions and potentials. Instagram’s announced launch of a long form video platform to compete with YouTube, and Microsoft’s recently released book “Transforming Education” challenging K12 school leaders to be more thoughtful, deliberate, and intentional in their deployment of technologies in the classroom were also highlighted. Michael shared a shout out to Angela Maiers’ article “Tactical Serendipity” as it relates to the value of teachers being connected and collaborating with each other. New revelations about the VPNFilter router vulnerability which potentially affects half a million routers worldwide, and the FBI is recommendation to reboot your router, was also discussed. Jason provided commentary about a recent article highlighting the privacy differences between the FireFox and Chrome browsers, and Wes recommended an article giving specific instructions about changing default privacy settings on social networks including Facebook. Check out all our links on https://edtechsr.com/links for these and all other referenced resources from the show. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates and remember to subscribe with PocketCasts, Stitcher, on YouTube, or wherever you prefer to aggregate your favorite podcasts!
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- Here’s Mary Meeker’s essential 2018 Internet Trends report (TechCrunch; 30 May 2018)
- Instagram plans new long-form video hub to compete with YouTube & Snapchat Discover (9to5Mac, 6 June 2017)
- The wheels are falling off technology in schools: Microsoft (Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 2018)
- EdSpace Live (a “virtual, video-based, global professional social network for the world of education” currently under development)
- A FREE online conference for teachers: #DitchSummit! (Fall 2017)
- Tactical Serendipity by Angela Maiers (@AngelaMaiers)
- The FBI would like you to reboot your WiFi router (WaPo; 30 May 2018)
- VPNFilter malware infecting 500,000 devices is worse than we thought (ArsTechnica, 6 June 2018)
- Tim Cook: Steve Jobs put big emphasis on privacy at Apple (CNN; 4 June 2018)
- WWDC 2018 keynote video now available to watch (9to5 Mac, 4 June 2018)
- The end of OpenGL support, plus other updates Apple didn’t share at the keynote (ArsTechnica, 6 June 2018)
- Bye, Chrome: Why I’m switching to Firefox and you should too (Co.Design; 30 May 2018)
- If You Care About Data, Change These 15 Default Privacy Settings Right Now (Washington Post Science Alert, 3 June 2018)
- Jason’s Geek of the Week: PixelBook down to $750 on Amazon!
- Michael’s Geek of the Week: Students Step up to Lead Tech Implementation at Their Elementary School (EdSurge, 25 May 2018)
- Wes’ Geeks of the Week: Remote for Slides (Google Chrome Extension) and “YouTube Creators for Change” and Summer Online PD: #hivesummit
