Welcome to episode 118 of the EdTech Situation Room from December 12, 2018, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) co-hosted a special episode titled, the 2018 Technology Shopping Cart! They shared and discussed a variety of different technology and geek oriented gift ideas. Gift categories included smartphone stuff, The Internet of Things (IoT), books, robots, STEM/STEAM lab, miscellaneous gadgets, home networking equipment, photography and videography, software, nerd paper gear, baggage, stocking stuffers, and other ideas. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights if you can (normally) 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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- Referenced gift ideas and links for this special Technology Shopping Cart episode are linked on this separate Google Doc
- Used iPhone from Swappa
- Smartphone Ring Grip
- Google Hub Home
- Echo Dot (3rd Generation)
- Echo (2nd Generation)
- Wemo Smart Plug
- iClever Outdoor Smart Plug
- Tiles
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by @GregoryMcKeown
- Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
- The Book of Learning and Forgetting by Frank Smith
- Teach Like a Pirate
- Why Don’t Students Like School?
- Getting Things Done
- Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman
- Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman
- The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School by Neil Postman
- Teaching As a Subversive Activity by Neil Postman
- Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past Can Improve Our Future by Neil Postman
- Sew Electric
- Wes’ Amazon Reading Wishlist
- Edison Robot
- Thymio Robot (@TechyKids by @sharonmarzouk)
- Dash (@WonderWorkshop)
- Ozobot
- Lego Robots
- Roomba!
- MicroBit
- Makey Makey
- Drawdio
- Google Wifi
- eero Home WiFi System
- Circle by Disney
- Scapple
- Screenflow
- Epidemic Sound (subscription for a YouTuber in your life)
- SnagIt by TechSmith
- Field Notes, or the Budget-Minded Alternative, Field Books
- Moleskine Notebooks
- Zebra F-701 Pen
- Fisher Space Pen
- 5.11 Tactical Gear
- Timbuk2
- Monoprice 8323 Headphones (or with Bluetooth)
- Monoprice Melody Large Bluetooth Speaker
- Monoprice Harmony Bluetooth Speaker
- MicroSD Cards (128gb; 256gb)
- Monoprice Shoe String Apple MFi Certified Lightning to USB Charge & Sync Cable
- Anker Power Bank
- Anker Powerline Cables for USB-C, Apple Lightning, MicroUSB
- Tactical Flashlights: J5 Tactical LED Mini
- Learning in Hand Premium Tshirt (@tonyvincent)
- Gear Used and Recommended by Tony Vincent
- Brother QL-800 Label Printer
- Tesla Apparel
- Space X Apparel and Branded Items
- Embark Dog DNA Test Kit
- Sell your used technology on Swappa
- Wes’ Video Library
- Wes Fryer’s Photo Products Store on Society6
- Wes’ books
