Welcome to episode 75 of the EdTech Situation Room from November 29, 2017, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wes Fryer (@wfryer) discussed rumors on other edtech podcasts that they are “a bit nerdy,” recent Apple security issues with the default root user account, and YouTube with respect to protecting kids and restricting content. Additional topics included the state of email in 2017 and useful apps / email workflow strategies, the amazingly fast new FireFox browser from Mozilla, exciting new announcements for more Android apps on Chromebooks, and the continued march of automation via AI, especially involving trucking. Geeks of the week included the upcoming December 15-31 “Ditch that Textook Digital Summit” (from Wes) and Google Voice (from Jason.) Refer to our podcast shownotes for all referenced news articles and links. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR to stay updated, and join us LIVE for a future show at 9 pm Central / 8 pm Mountain most weeks on Wednesday night. Check all our shownotes on http://edtechSR.com/links
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- Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
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- Wes and Jason called “a bit nerdy:” EdTech Take Out, Episode 35
- Anyone Can Hack Macos High Sierra Just By Typing “Root” (Wired; 28 November 2017)
- Apple releases update to fix critical macOS High Sierra security issue (The Verge, 29 November 2017)
- YouTube is not for kids (TechCrunch; 29 November 2017)
- YouTube advertisers quit over predatory child videos (USA Today; 24 November 2017)
- Jellies is a kid-friendly, parent-approved alternative to YouTube Kids (TechCrunch, 27 Nov 2017)
- YouTube Kids app (for iOS and Android)
- Block YouTube Ads in your Browser: UBlock Origin for Chrome and for FireFox
- YouTube Red
- Turn on YouTube Restricted Mode for Kids
- Email sucks, right? Email Is Broken. Can Anyone Fix It? (Wired; 27 November 2017)
- Hop for Email: https://gethop.com
- Google/Apache Wave
- David Allen’s Getting Things Done
- InBox Zero [VIDEO] (Merlin Mann at Google Talks in 2007)
- Introducing the New Firefox: Firefox Quantum (Mozilla, 14 Nov 2017)
- Ciao, Chrome: Firefox Quantum Is The Browser Built For 2017 (Wired; 25 November 2017)
- Firefox Quantum Isn’t Just “Copying” Chrome: It’s Much More Powerful (How-to Geek; 25 November 2017)
- https://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php
- Chrome is the most popular web browser of all (ZDNet, Jan 2017)
- Nearly 60 Chromebooks now have Android apps enabled with more on the way (9 to 5 Google; 15 November 2017)
- Microsoft Office Lands on Chromebooks Everywhere (Chrome Unboxed; 22 November 2017)
- Will Tesla’s Automated Truck Kill Trucking Jobs? (Wired, 17 Nov 2017)
- VIDEO: How job surveillance is transforming trucking in America (Vox, 20 Nov 2017)
- Automation could kill 73 million U.S. jobs by 2030 (USA Today; 28 November 2017)
iReading: Email Is Broken. Can Anyone Fix It? https://t.co/G4kMgPr6ZZ by @pierce @wired via @techsavvyteach @edtechSR #edtechSR #edtech
— Wesley Fryer 🌎🎙🚀 (@wfryer) November 30, 2017
Google Chrome remains the world's dominant web browser https://t.co/Dz8KUyna9j via @techsavvyteach #edtechSR pic.twitter.com/gAs8XmGSsF
— Wesley Fryer 🌎🎙🚀 (@wfryer) November 30, 2017
iReading: Automation could kill 73 million U.S. jobs by 2030 https://t.co/60c1ttlIcG by @USATODAY via @techsavvyteach #edtechSR (This issue is the canary in the coalmine when it comes to the labor force in the United States. We need to prepare for this NOW!) #OklaEd
— Wesley Fryer 🌎🎙🚀 (@wfryer) November 30, 2017
