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Welcome to episode 168 of the EdTech Situation Room from March 11, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the impact of the coronavirus / Covid-19 on schools, resources for teachers and students “learning at home,” media literacy in the age of coronavirus, critical wellness / self-care tips when working and teaching from home, and more. Additional topics included a major security victory for white hat hackers led by Microsoft over botnets created by cybercriminals, the importance of wiping / resetting your computer and other Internet connected devices annually, efforts by technology companies to battle election and coronavirus misinformation, and forthcoming improvements to mouse cursor support in Apple’s iOS 14. Amazon price gouging and efforts to stop it during the Covid19 crisis, the dangers of free VPN services, and poignant issues about educational equity (including digital equity) raised by Google’s chief educational evangelist, Jaime Casap (@jcasap) rounded out the show. Geeks of the Week included instructional technology support / remote learning resources from Casady School, Carl Hooker’s (@mrhooker) collected resources from a #FutureReady chat on coronavirus-mandated home teaching, Seesaw Home Learning resources, and a thoughtful article on Medium exploring, “Why All the Warby Parker Clones Are Now Imploding.” Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com. 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.

Shownotes

1. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
2. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
3. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
4. Video version on YouTube
5. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
6. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
7. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – blog: speedofcreativity.org – Wes’ Media and Digital Literacy Curriculum / Classroom Website
8. Canceling events early can help keep an outbreak from getting worse (The Verge; 11 March 2020)
9. Google has been unusually proactive in fighting COVID-19 misinformation (The Verge 11 March 2020)
10. Microsoft, Google, and Zoom are trying to keep up with demand for their now free work-from-home software (Recode, 11 March 2020)
11. How To Work From Home (The Verge, 11 March 2020)
12. As COVID-19 pushes classes online, some students are caught in the broadband gap (The Verge, 6 March 2020)
13. Reset Your Computer Once a Year for a Happier Life (Wired; 8 March 2020)
14. Microsoft strikes back at Necurs botnet by preemptively disabling hacking tools (Cyberscoop, 10 March 2020)
15. Twitter Head Of Site Integrity On Fighting Election Disinformation (NPR Technology, 2 March 2020)
16. Truth Has Become a Coronavirus Casualty (Foreign Policy, 9 March 2020)
17. iOS 14 will reportedly have improved mouse cursor support (The Verge; 9 March 2020)
18. Three old password rules that are dumb today (CNet; 11 March 2020)
19. At Least 20 VPN and Ad-Blocking Apps With 35 Million Downloads Actually Monitored Users’ Phones (Gizmodo; 9 March 2020)
20. Why Amazon can’t stop coronavirus price gougers (Recode; 5 March 2020)
21. Coronavirus email scams are trying to cash in on your fear (Revode; 5 March 2020)
22. Twitter Thread about Educational Equity by Jaime Casap of Google (@jcasap)
23. Wes’ Geeks of the Week: Instructional Support / Educational Technology Support at Casady School, Remote Learning Resources from #FutureReady Twitter Chat by @mrhooker, Seesaw for Home Learning Resources
24. Jason’s Geek of the Week: Why All the Warby Parker Clones Are Now Imploding (Maya Kosoff, via Medium)

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"We have therefore made the assessment that #COVID19 can be characterized as a pandemic"-@DrTedros #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/JqdsM2051A

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 11, 2020

So all the recommendations I see about how to create virtual learning or online learning for K12 starts with an assumption that no one is bringing up. The recommendations should start with, “if your student is an affluent supported well fed child who lives in a home…1/9

— Jaime Casap (@jcasap) March 11, 2020

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Welcome to episode 166 of the EdTech Situation Room from February 26, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) was out on assignment, so special guest Susan Bearden (@s_bearden) joined Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) to discuss the past week’s technology headlines through an educational lens. Topics addressed included the victory for Google Forms as a reliable information technology tool the Democratic Caucuses in Nevada and the malware dangers in “typosquatting,” On the Google front, the expansion of Google Translate to include 108 languages, a lawsuit from the New Mexico Attorney General arguing Google is violating COPPA privacy laws by web-tracking minors, and the Linux app potential of Chromebooks via Flatpak were also discussed. In miscellaneous tech news, Apple’s purported ban on movie villains using iPhones (they are reserved only for heroines and heroes, don’t you know,) reports of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas now regretting his opinion regarding the classification off Internet Services for FCC regulatory purposes, and update on the Chinese robotic moon rover, and Pope Francis’ exhortation to people around the world to take a Lenten screentime fast rounded out the show. Geeks of the Week (available in our shownotes) included great articles on security and data privacy, web-based video annotation tool options, and the PowerCert PowerCert Animated Videos on YouTube. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com. 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.

Shownotes

1. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
2. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
3. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
4. Video version on YouTube
5. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
6. Susan Bearden (@s_bearden) – LinkedIn – Book: Digital Citizenship: A Community-Based Approach
7. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – blog: speedofcreativity.org – Wes’ Media and Digital Literacy Curriculum / Classroom Website
8. Nevada Democrats to use iPads loaded with Google Forms to track caucus (CNet, 13 Feb 2020)
9. Hard work saved Nevada’s caucuses. It may not have been enough. (Washington Post, 25 Feb 2020)
10. The Nevada caucus tool is an iPad and a Google Form – includes screenshots and step-by-step instructions (Vox – ReCode, 25 Feb 2020)
11. Rudy Giuliani’s typo-filled tweets are catnip for hackers spreading malware (Mashable, 19 Feb 2020)
12. Google’s education tech has a privacy problem (Vox, 21 Feb 2020)
13. Install These Popular Desktop Apps and More on Your Chromebook With Flatpak (Chrome Unboxed, 18 Feb 2020)
14. Google Translate now supports five more languages (CNet, 26 Feb 2020)
15. Apple tells moviemakers that villains can’t use iPhones, Rian Johnson says (ArsTechnica, 26 Feb 2020)
16. Clarence Thomas regrets ruling that Ajit Pai used to kill net neutrality (ArsTechnica, 26 Feb 2020)
17. China’s Chang’e probe discovers what’s lurking beneath moon’s far side (CNet, 26 Feb 2020)
18. Pope Francis recommends a #screentime fast for Lent (Engadget, 26 Feb 2020)
19. Susan’s Geeks of the Week focused on security and data privacy!
    1. 3 Easy Ways for Educators to Keep Online Accounts Secure
    2. 3 Easy Steps for Educators to Make a Secure Passphrase
    3. Sniffers and Snoopers and Hackers, Oh My! Protecting Yourself from the Risks of Public Wi-Fi
    4. Voice Assistants in the Classroom: Useful Tool or Privacy Problem?
    5. Easy Tips for Keeping Student Data Safe When Taking Your Work Home
    6. 5 Steps for Building a Culture of Data Privacy in Schools
20. Wes’ Geeks of the Week:
    1. Video Annotation Tools: timeline.ly – ant.umn.edu – vialogues.com (more details)
    2. PowerCert PowerCert Animated Videos (via @rmbyrne)

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Welcome to episode 165 of the EdTech Situation Room from February 13, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed changes to “backup files” in Google Drive and the demise of Andy Rubin’s “Essential” Android phone hardware company. After another consecutive week of shout outs to the “EdTech Takeout Episode 71,” we discussed the requirement for YouTube creators to mark all videos “made for kids” which fit Google’s guidelines, and provided some analysis on the demise of “branded accounts” on YouTube for GSuite for Education (GSFE) domains. On the topic of media literacy, the recent podcast episode “Breaking the Truth: A Conversation with Samuel Woolley” on the show “Power 3.0 Podcast: Authoritarian Resurgence, Democratic Resilience” was discussed, along with hesitation (on the part of some elementary teachers) to “turn students loose on Google” to research topics in school. On the Apple front, Siri’s new ability to answer Election 2020 questions, the rise of more adware / malware on MacOS computers, Apple’s release of “Swift Playgrounds” for MacOS, and the rise of Apple Pay were highlighted. On the ChromeOS front, forthcoming updates to ChromeOS storage, “hot corners” customization options for ChromeOS like MacOS, and geeky steps to install the “Brave” browser on a ChromeOS device were shared. Geeks of the Week included the PixilArt website and mobile apps, episode 58 of the podcast Darknet Diaries, and the Chrome extension “FakeSpot” to identify fake reviews on Amazon and other sites. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights 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.

Shownotes

1. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
2. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
3. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
4. Video version on YouTube
5. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
6. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
7. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – blog: speedofcreativity.org – Wes’ Media and Digital Literacy Curriculum / Classroom Website
8. Manage & restore your device backups in Google Drive (Google Drive Support)
9. How brand accounts work with YouTube (YouTube Help)
10. Frequently asked questions about “made for kids” (YouTube Help)
11. [VIDEO] New Copyright Features, Updates to Our Harassment Policy, and more (YouTube Creators Update, 7 Feb 2020)
12. Andy Rubin’s Essential Shutting Down, Newton Mail Service Ending Too (MacRumors, 12 Feb 2020)
13. EdTech Takeout Episode 71: YouTube is Changing (Shout out to Jonathan, Amber, and Mindy!)
14. Breaking the Truth: A Conversation with Samuel Woolley (Power 3.0 Podcast: Authoritarian Resurgence, Democratic Resilience, 28 Jan 2020)
15. Book: The Reality Game – How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth by Samuel Woolley
16. Announcing the Newspapers On Wikipedia Project (#NOW) by Mike Caulfield (@holden)
17. Summer Institute in Digital Literacy and Brian Turnbaugh (@wegotwits)
18. Siri now answers your 2020 election questions (AppleInsider, 11 Feb 2020)
19. Mac malware outpaced Windows PCs threats for first time in 2019, report says (AppleInsider, 11 Feb 2020) – Behold the rise of “potentially unwanted programs (PUPs)”
20. Apple’s malware problem is getting worse (Vox; 12 February 2020)
21. Apple Releases Swift Playgrounds App for Mac (MacRumors, 11 Feb 2020)
22. Apple Pay Could Account for 10 Percent of Global Card Transactions by 2025 and Even Rival PayPal (MacRumors, 12 Feb 2020)
23. Chrome OS Storage Management To Get A Big Upgrade (Chrome Unboxed, 10 February 2020)
24. Chromebooks Could Be Getting This Useful Macbook Feature Soon (Chrome Unboxed, 7 February 2020)
25. Can I Install The Brave Browser On My Chromebook? (Chrome Unboxed, 12 February 2020)
26. Wes’ Geeks of the Week: Pixel Art https://www.pixilart.com/ (@pixil_art) – download student eBook “Little Larry and the Jhat 400”
27. Jason’s Geek of the Week: Darknet Diaries: EP 58: OXYMONSTER and www.fakespot.com

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Welcome to episode 164 of the EdTech Situation Room from February 6, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed technology and mobile app woes in this week’s Iowa Primary party caucuses and election, a case study of ‘what not to do” with regard to copyright and Disney movies shown for a school fundraiser in California, and the 15 year birthday of Google Maps. The largest article collection in this week’s shownotes concern the distressing and horrific exponential growth in child sexual abuse media as documented by a four part New York Times article series from late 2019, as well as the related political debate today regarding impending encryption of Facebook owned mobile apps which accounted for 90 percent of all reported child sexual abuse cases in 2018 (according to the NY Times). In our show Wes explained how this article series, along with related EFF articles, are encouraging him to rethink an “absolutist position” when it comes to digital encryption on Facebook specifically. Additional topics discussed in the show included reflections on the viability of the iPad as a profitable platform for Apple, the predictable end-of-life / end of software support for all smart devices in our homes, and YouTube policy changes affecting creators of kids content as well as policy changes for election related content violating published community standards. Geeks of the Week included Digital Learning Day coming up on February 27, 2020, Wes’ updated “Digital Citizenship” Twitter list, and the “Planes Live!” mobile app for iOS and Android. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights 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.

Shownotes

1. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
2. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
3. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
4. Video version on YouTube
5. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
6. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
7. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – blog: speedofcreativity.org – Wes’ Media and Digital Literacy Curriculum / Classroom Website
8. Iowa caucus app was rushed and flawed from the beginning, experts say (NBC News; 5 February 2020)
9. App Used to Tabulate Votes Is Said to Have Been Inadequately Tested (New York Times; 3 February 2020)
10. It’s not just Iowa: Election tech is messy (Recode; 6 February 2020)
11. Disney sends $250 bill to Berkeley elementary school for screening ‘The Lion King’ (SF Gate, 3 Feb 2020)
12. Youtube Rules Restrict Content Creators (The Advocate from Mount Hood Community College; 23 January 2020)
13. How YouTube supports elections (YouTube Blog, 3 Feb 2020)
14. EdTech Takeout Episode 71: YouTube is Changing (Shout out to Jonathan, Amber, and Mindy!)
15. Part 1: The Internet Is Overrun With Images of Child Sexual Abuse. What Went Wrong? (NY Times, 29 Sept 2019)
16. Part 2: Child Abusers Run Rampant as Tech Companies Look the Other Way (NY Times, 9 Nov 2019)
17. Part 3: Video Games and Online Chats Are ‘Hunting Grounds’ for Sexual Predators (NY Times, 7 Dec 2019)
18. Part 4: Fighting the Good Fight Against Online Child Sexual Abuse (NY Times, 23 Dec 2019)
19. Grooming in the Digital Age (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
20. ‘If Those Were Pictures of You, You Would Understand’ (NY Times, 9 Nov 2019)
21. Child-Welfare Activists Attack Facebook Over Encryption Plans (“Facebook accounted for more than 90 percent of reports that tech companies flagged [in 2018] 5 Feb 2020)
22. The Open Letter from the Governments of US, UK, and Australia to Facebook is An All-Out Attack on Encryption (EFF, 3 Oct 2019)
23. Carnegie Experts Should Know: Defending Encryption Isn’t an “Absolutist” Position (EFF, 25 Sept 2019)
24. Parents’ Ultimate Guide to Discord (Common Sense Media, 14 Feb 2019)
25. Happy Birthday, Google Maps! Google Maps gets a new icon and more tabs to celebrate 15th anniversary (The Verge; 6 February 2020)
26. Every smart device you love will die — starting with Sonos (Engadget; 30 January 2020)
27. Apple reports a record $91.8 billion holiday quarter (Six Colors; 28 January 2020)
28. The Tragic iPad (Statechery, 28 January 2020)
29. Wes’ Geeks of the Week: Digital Learning Day is Feb 27, 2020: https://digitallearningday.org (@OfficialDLDay) and #DigCit Twitter List
30. Jason’s Geek of the Week: Planes Live!  iOS / Android

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Welcome to episode 163 of the EdTech Situation Room from January 29, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed recent revelations that the Avast Antivirus software program is a dragnet for user browser history sold to interested buyers, Google’s announced extensions to ChromeOS support updates, and Google’s forthcoming AirDrop clone, “Fast Share.” A bizarre but newly validated story of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince (MBS) hacking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ cellphone via a video link shared privately with him through WhatsApp, controversy over Sonos legacy products and available security patches / software updates, and a variety of Election 2020 resources from a Paul Allison webcast (via Peggy George) were also highlighted. Quick headline shares included the new “Star Trek like” logo of the U.S. military’s newest branch, Space Force, the release of more than 150,000 different art images from the Paris Museum into the public domain, and a New York Times feature article on Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri who is working to “take away the likes” (or at least partial visibility of them in certain cases) on the platform to purportedly help user wellness. Geeks of the Week included Rebble for Pebble (a crowdsourced operating system for the discontinued Pebble smartwatch) and a recent Today Explained podcast about new security researcher reports concerning the alleged Saudi Arabia initiated hack of Jeff Bezos’ smartphone. NOTE NEXT WEEK’S SHOW WILL BE ON THURSDAY NIGHT INSTEAD OF WEDNESDAY! Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights 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.

Shownotes

1. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
2. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
3. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
4. Video version on YouTube
5. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
6. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
7. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – blog: speedofcreativity.org – Wes’ Media and Digital Literacy Curriculum / Classroom Website
8. Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data (Vice, 27 Jan 2020)
9. Google announces 8 years of Chrome OS software updates for all new Chromebooks (Updated) (About Chromebooks; 21 January 2020)
10. Citing Longer Lifespan, Google Bumps Price Of Chrome Management License (Chrome Unboxed; 23 January 2020)
11. Google’s upcoming Airdrop clone gets an early demo on video (ArsTechnica, 27 Jan 2020)
12. U.N. report: Saudi crown prince was involved in alleged hacking of Bezos phone (Washington Post, 22 Jan 2020)
13. Wes’ student lesson “Don’t Get Tricked Online”
14. Apple: EU can’t make us use your stinking common charging standard (The Register; 24 January 2020)
15. Sonos CEO apologizes for confusion, says legacy products will work ‘as long as possible’ (The Verge; 23 January 2020)
16. Election 2020 (educational resources from KQED)
17. Future Voters Project
18. Letters to the Next President
19. Last week’s conversation about YouthVoices and Election 2020
20. Space Force, We Have a Seal (Air Force Magazine, 24 Jan 2020)
21. Paris Museums Have Released More Than 150,000 Images of Artwork Into the Public Domain (LifeHacker, 15 January 2020)
22. This Is the Guy Who’s Taking Away the Likes (NY Times, 17 Jan 2020)
23. Jason’s Geek of the Week: Rebble for Pebble
24. Wes’ Geek of the Week: The Crown Prince and the Amazon King (Today Explained Podcast, 24 Jan 2020)

After consultation with our Great Military Leaders, designers, and others, I am pleased to present the new logo for the United States Space Force, the Sixth Branch of our Magnificent Military! pic.twitter.com/TC8pT4yHFT

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2020

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Welcome to episode 161 of the EdTech Situation Room from January 8, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed new technology (including possible vaporware) revealed at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Apple’s return to CES to champion digital privacy, and an exciting update to Bluetooth. Facebook’s announced ban of “deepfake” videos and the potential problems they face with this laudable policy, a late December New York Times article highlighting the protean (rather than monolithic) nature of screentime and our need to stop bashing it, and an interesting historical as well as contemporary look at Google’s business engagement in mainland China were explored. Jason’s Geek of the Week was the “MeWe” social network alternative to Facebook, and Wes’ was an outstanding “Your Undivided Attention” podcast interview with UC Irvine researcher Gloria Mark about the prevalence and detrimental impacts of interruptions on our work productivity and lives. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights 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.

Shownotes:

1. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
2. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
3. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
4. Video version on YouTube
5. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
6. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
7. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – blog: speedofcreativity.org – Wes’ Media and Digital Literacy Curriculum / Classroom Website
8. At CES 2020, Google doubles down on getting its software all around you (cNet; 7 January 2020)
9. 9to5Google Best of CES 2020 Awards (9 to 5 Google; 8 January 2020)
10. 9to5Mac Best of CES 2020 Awards (9 to 5 Mac; 8 Jan 2020)
11. Apple returns to CES to talk privacy, not products (CNN; 7 January 2020)
12. The hottest product at CES 2020 is privacy (CNN; 7 January 2020)
13. Bluetooth just got its most important update in 20 years (CNN; 7 January 2020)
14. All In A Name: Why The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook’s Title Matters (Chrome Unboxed; 7 January 2020)
15. Facebook just banned deepfakes but the policy has loopholes (Business Insider, 7 Jan 2019)
16. A deceptively edited video of Joe Biden signals what’s coming (Washington Post, 2 Jan 2020)
17. Deepfakes are a risk to 2020 elections, experts tell Congress (cNet; 8 January 2020)
18. Is Screen Time Really Bad for Kids? (NY Times, 18 Dec 2019)
19. I Was Google’s Head of International Relations. Here’s Why I Left. (Ross LaJeunesse, Medium, 2 Jan 2019)
20. Chrome OS Has Stalled Out (Android Police; 2 January 2020)
21. Jason’s Geek of the Week: MeWe
22. Wes’ Geek of the Week: Gloria Mark @uci_informatics on @HumaneTech_ [PODCAST] “Pardon the Interruptions”

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Welcome to episode 160 of the EdTech Situation Room from January 1, 2020, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) kicked off the first show of the new year by discussing Audrey Waters’ (@audreywatters) marathon post “The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade,” and Dean Shareski’s (@shareski) post “I Don’t Think I’m an EdTech Guy Anymore.” On the security front, recent Amazon Ring “hack incidents” revealed to be caused by reuse of compromised passwords and a good article from USAToday highlighting the dangerous cleverness of bank account phishers were highlighted. The fruits of the latest “Public Domain Day,” the use of the machine learning powered (and creepy) website ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com to create profile photos for fake right wing Facebook profiles attempting to manipulate U.S. voters, and an educational technology startup capitalizing on the invasive surveillance potential of the iPhone for college students skipping classes (SpotterEDU) were also discussed. On the topic of “weird drone stuff” which points the importance of coding and computational thinking for students in schools today, articles about ongoing sightings of mysterious drone formations in eastern Colorado / western Nebraska, and a bizarre drone jamming incident by rural Chinese farmers attempting to foil an organized crime effort to spread swine fever / a pathogen via drone aircraft were also highlighted. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights 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.

Shownotes:

1. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
2. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
3. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
4. Video version on YouTube
5. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
6. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
7. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – blog: speedofcreativity.org – Wes’ Media and Digital Literacy Curriculum / Classroom Website
8. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade (Hack Education @audreywatters, 31 December 2019)
9. I Don’t Think I’m an EdTech Guy Anymore (Dean Shareski @shareski, 30 December 2019)
10. This School Banned iPads, Going Back to Regular Textbooks—But What Does the Science Say? (blog of Jenn Ryan, July 2019)
11. Man sues Ring after creep hacked device, taunted kids – Amazon blames userID & password re-use for Ring camera incident / “hack” (NY Post, 29 Dec 2019)
12. Colleges are turning students’ phones into surveillance machines, tracking the locations of hundreds of thousands (Washington Post, 24 Dec 2019)
13. ‘Weird and concerning’: Mystery drone sightings continue in Colorado, into Nebraska (Stars & Stripes, 28 Dec 2019) – Full Coverage by Google News
14. China flight systems jammed by pig farm’s African swine fever defences (South China Morning Post, 20 Dec 2019)
15. Don’t fall for this phish attempt from fraudsters (USA Today; 1 January 2020)
16. Happy Public Domain Day!  (BoingBoing; 30 December 2019)
17. ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com uses AI to generate endless fake faces (Verge, 15 Feb 2019) and now www.whichfaceisreal.com
18. Fake Faces: People Who Do Not Exist Invade Facebook To Influence 2020 Elections – Part 1 (LeadStories, 12 Dec 2019)
19. Senate passes new limits on robocalls, sending legislation to Trump (Washington Post, 19 Dec 2019)
20. What to expect from phones in 2020: Foldable, 5G, killer cameras (cNet; 1 January 2020)
21. Wes’ Geek of the Week: [PODCAST] “The Cure for Hate” by @tristanharris@HumaneTech_ interviewing @mcaleer@LifeAfterHate
22. Jason’s Geeks of the Week: Swappa and Gazelle

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Welcome to episode 159 of the EdTech Situation Room from December 18, 2019, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) co-hosted our annual “Technology Shopping Cart” edition, when they recommended a diverse variety of tech related gifts for the geeks in your life. Check out the shownotes for a complete list of referenced products and goodies. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! If you use any of our recommendations as stocking stuffers or gifts under your Christmas tree, please reach out and let us know via Twitter! (Or if we missed a technology related gift you think should have made our lists, let us know that too!) Next week (on Christmas Day) we will NOT have a show, but we’ll be back on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 to kick off the new year with more EdTechSR analysis about recent tech headlines from an educational perspective. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights (unless we have a schedule change like next week) 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.

Shownotes

1. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
2. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
3. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
4. Video version on YouTube
5. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
6. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
7. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – blog: speedofcreativity.org – Wes’ Media and Digital Literacy Curriculum / Classroom Website
8. Wemo Smart Plug
9. iClever Outdoor Smart Plug
10. Paper Nerd Gift: Field Notes Individual or Subscription
11. Book Nerd Gift: Kindle Oasis
12. Apple Nerd Gift: AirPod Pros
13. TaoTronics True Wireless Earbuds Bluetooth 5.0 TWS In-Ear Earphones: https://amzn.to/2PyxwOQ ($33)
14. TaoTronics Wireless Earbuds, TaoTronics Bluetooth 5.0 Headphones: https://amzn.to/2QcgLZ9 ($60)
15. Google Nerd Gift: Pixelbook Go
16. Prone-to-Lose-Keys Gift: Tile Mate
17. Rocketbook Notebook
18. Battery Packs: Anker Battery, with Power Delivery or Anker PowerFusion 5000 or RAVPower USB-C Powerbank
19. Anker Bluetooth Speaker
20. Anker Powerstrip
21. Anker Cables: Lightning, USB-C, or MicroUSB
22. IoT: August Gen3 Smartlock + Connect (Amazon: $188, Black Friday was $150)
23. Digital Security: YubiKey 5Ci | Dual connector – USB-C and Lightning ($70)
24. 1 Password for Families Annual Subscription ($60)
25. PortaPow 3rd Gen USB Data Blocker (Red 2 Pack) – Protect Against Juice Jacking ($12.50)
26. Smart Switch by Avatar Controls (Amazon, $15.50)
27. AirPods Case (Amazon, lots of colors, $7.60)
28. Apple Watch EXCHAR Sport Band ($6.75)
29. ThermoPro TP08S Wireless Digital Meat Thermometer (Amazon, $43)
30. Wes’ Brisket Smoking How-To Youtube Video: Amazing Budget Brisket on a $100 Propane Smoker
31. iPad Stylus: MEKO Universal Stylus (Amazon, $14)
32. PNY Elite-X Fit 64GB Flash Drive (Amazon, $11)
33. Digital Oral History Interviewing Apps for iPhone: Ferrite Studio for iPhone (free) and Voice Record Pro from iPhone (free)
34. Guidemaster: Ars picks its favorite tech gifts you can buy for under $50 (ArsTechnica, 13 Nov 2019)
35. Guidemaster: The best tech that will make your home an even better place (ArsTechnica, 6 Dec 2019)
36. Guidemaster: 10 tech gifts to improve the home office (ArsTechnica, 11 Dec 2019)
37. Guidemaster: Nine gift ideas for the tech enthusiast in your life (ArsTechnica, 17 Dec 2019)
38. Dealmaster: Last minute gift deals on ThinkPads, Echo devices, and more tech (ArsTechnica, 17 Dec 2019)