Welcome to episode 173 (“Skip That Facebook Quiz”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 15, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the ongoing impact of the neo-coronavirus pandemic on schools, Google Chrome Tab Groups, Google Drive Workspaces, and a free extension which can “Zoomify” Google Hangouts Meet videoconferences (in one way). Apple’s announcements of the more-affordable iPhone SE and a pretty amazing keyboard with integrated trackpad for the iPad Pro, why taking Facebook quizzes is a bad idea, dangerous VPN apps, and password manager comparisons were also discussed in the show. Geeks of the Week included software to turn your smartphone into a webcam, ways to control multiple computers with one keyboard and mouse, “DownDetector” to find out the extent of an Internet service outage, Google’s “Teach from Home” resource hub, the “Jumbo” privacy setting assistant app, and a list of recommended “live teaching tools” for remote learning. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com. Thanks to everyone who joined us live and shared comments in our live chat! Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights (normally) if you can at 10 pm Eastern / 9 pm Central / 8 pm Mountain / 7 pm Pacific or 3 am UTC. All shownotes are available on http://edtechSR.com/links.
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- Apple and Google are building a coronavirus tracking system into iOS and Android (The Verge; 10 April 2020)
- As School Moves Online, Many Students Stay Logged Out (New York Times; 6 April 2020)
- Apps Replacing Teachers??!: Amid coronavirus, students flock to Kahoot! and Duolingo. Is it the end of language teachers? (USA Today, 7 April 2020)
- Google is replacing some Android apps in Chrome OS with web apps (The Verge; 13 April 2020)
- Google Chrome’s new Tab Groups is its best feature in years: How to use it (Laptop Magazine; 13 April 2020)
- Google Meet Is Missing One Big Feature From Zoom, But This Extension Fixes It (Chrome Unboxed; 13 April 2020) (Extension here.)
- Google Drive ‘Priority’ page and ‘Workspaces’ rolling out to all G Suite editions (9to5Google, 7 Aug 2019)
- As hospitals enforce strict rules, parents are using FaceTime to see their newborns (CNN, 7 April 2020)
- The Virus Changed the Way We Internet (New York Times, 7 April 2020)
- Dell’s New XPS 13 Is Everything A Windows Laptop Should Be (The Verge; 15 April 2020)
- Apple announces the new $399 iPhone SE for 2020 (The Verge; 15 April 2020)
- New Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro Now Available to Order, Deliveries Begin Next Week (MacRumors, 15 April 2020)
- How to make TV shows on iPhones? Just ask Conan and Al Roker (USA Today; 4 April 2020)
- Why taking Facebook quizzes is a really bad idea (CBC; 28 January 2020)
- VPN app threatens 100 million: Delete it right now (Tom’s Guide; 10 April 2020)
- 1Password vs LastPass: What’s the best password manager? (Android Authority, 13 April 2020)
- Consider Bitwarden? (open source password manager)
- Jason’s Geeks of the Week: How to Turn Your Smartphone Into a Webcam (Gizmodo, 13 April 2020) and How to Control Multiple Computers with One Keyboard and Mouse (PC Magazine; 13 April 2020)
- Wes’ Geeks of the Week: DownDetector, World Affairs Podcast: Using a Pandemic to Consolidate Power, Teach From Home by Google, Jumbo: Privacy + Security iOS and Android, and Live Teaching Tools
