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Welcome to episode 278 (“2022 Year in Review”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 29, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. For the first time, the following summary of our show was algorithmically generated with ChatGPT. In this video, the hosts of the EdTech Situation Room, Wes Fryer and Jason Neiffer, discussed the state of education technology in 2022, in their final episode of the year. They discussed the weather conditions in their respective locations, with Dr. Neiffer mentioning the super storm that went through his area, and the negative 27 degrees Fahrenheit temperature he experienced. They also mentioned the wind chill in other parts of the state, which was as low as negative 67 degrees Fahrenheit. They then proceeded to review some of the major headlines in education technology for the year 2022 and discussed where they thought these topics would head in 2023. The hosts also welcomed a new live viewer, Lisa Durff, and mentioned that more information could be found on their website, edtechsr.com. They mentioned that the first headline they would discuss was the continued adoption of online and distance learning due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. They discussed the challenges faced by educators and students in this new environment and the need for more support and resources to help with the transition. They also mentioned the potential for more blended learning models in the future, combining in-person and online instruction. The second headline they discussed was the increasing use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in education. They talked about the potential benefits of these technologies, such as personalization and automation of certain tasks, but also raised concerns about privacy and ethics. The third headline they discussed was the growing emphasis on media literacy and digital citizenship in education. They talked about the importance of preparing students to navigate the digital world and the challenges of misinformation and disinformation. Throughout the discussion, the hosts provided their own perspectives and insights on these topics, drawing on their own experiences as educators and experts in the field of education technology. They also invited viewer participation and engagement through the live chat feature. (End of ChatGPT summary.) Geeks of the Week included a Winter Storm Elliott visualization (from Wes) and Jason’s preferred RSS Reader, inoreader.com. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com, and compressed to a smaller video version (about 100MB) on AmazonS3 using Handbrake software. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR and Mastodon (@edtechsr@mastodon.education) for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights (normally) if you can at 9 pm Eastern / 8 pm Central / 7 pm Mountain / 7 pm Pacific or 3 am UTC. All shownotes are available on http://edtechSR.com/links. Stay savvy and safe!

Shownotes

1. Subscribe to our EdTechSR Substack Newsletter!
2. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
3. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
4. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
5. Video version on YouTube
6. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
7. Jason Neiffer (Mastodon: mastodon.cloud/@neif – Twitter: @techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
8. Wes Fryer (Mastodon: mastodon.cloud/@wfryer Twitter: @wfryer) – wesfryer.com/after
9. Wes’ Geek of the Week: Winter Storm Elliott visualization
10. Jason’s Geek of the Week: RSS is back for me??!  www.inoreader.com/

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Welcome to episode 277 (“Generative AI Alarms”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 22, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed artificial intelligence developments and controversies, the ongoing Twitter dumpster fire, TikTok security concerns, and a facial recognition headline from New York which sounds like a headline from China. Rumors of third party iOS app stores coming to Europe soon, and the punishment FTC fine of Epic games were also highlighted. Geeks of the Week included “Hotel Tonight” and #edtechSR tagged posts on Mastodon by Wes. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com, and compressed to a smaller video version (about 100MB) on AmazonS3 using Handbrake software. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights (normally) if you can at 9 pm Eastern / 8 pm Central / 7 pm Mountain / 7 pm Pacific or 3 am UTC. All shownotes are available on http://edtechSR.com/links. Stay savvy and safe!

Shownotes

1. Subscribe to our EdTechSR Substack Newsletter!
2. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
3. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
4. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
5. Video version on YouTube
6. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
7. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
8. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – wesfryer.com/after
9. Jason is collecting AI and Education Articles on Wakelet
10. Canva Magic Write: https://www.canva.com/magic-write/ 
11. Fotor AI Image Generator: https://www.fotor.com/features/ai-image-generator/ 
12. AI writer: https://lex.page/
13. Hate Speech’s Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find (NY Times, 2 Dec 2022) – #GiftLink
14. Should You Leave Twitter for Mastodon? (Ethan Zuckerman, 7 Nov 2022)
15. TikTok personality journalists continue to rise (Nieman Lab; December 2022)
16. Warner: Parents should be ‘very concerned’ about TikTok (The Hill; 20 November 2022)
17. Senate votes to ban TikTok use on government devices (The Hill; 14 December 2022)
18. TikTok privacy and security – Is TikTok safe to use? (Kaspersky)
19. Algorithm Warfare: How Elon Musk uses Twitter to control brains (George Lakeoff Substack, 14 Dec 2022)
20. Mastodon 101 from Jeff Jarvis (YouTube)
21. Mastodon Tips – 30 min screencast tutorial (Wes’ blog, 21 Dec 2022)
22. “Facebook downranks content that links to other sites on the internet.” (via Cory Doctorow)
23. Shadow Banning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_banning
24. Face Recognition Tech Gets Girl Scout Mom Booted From Rockettes Show — Due to Where She Works (NBC New York; 19 December 2022)
25. Apple is reportedly preparing to allow third-party app stores on the iPhone (The Verge; 13 December 2022)
26. iPhone app sideloading? Developers can’t agree whether it’s a blessing or a disaster waiting to happen (iMore; 20 December 2022)
27. Epic Games fined $520 million in FTC’s Fortnite privacy case (Axios, 19 Dec 2022)
28. Jason’s Geek of the Week: Hotel Tonight
29. Wes’ Geek of the Week: My #edtechSR tagged posts on Mastodon

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Welcome to episode 276 (“Tech Gift Ideas”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 15, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) shared gift ideas / stocking stuffers for the tech geeks in your life! Recent articles about artificial intelligence / AI’s potent creation and creative capabilities, social media articles about new government TikTok bans, and whether “we need another Twitter” were highlighted. Google, ChromeOS, YouTube, and Google Sheets updates were also discussed. Geeks of the Week included a “Student Media Hall of Fame” and the updated version of XSplitVcam software, which now supports “lower third” messages. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com, and compressed to a smaller video version (about 100MB) on AmazonS3 using Handbrake software. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights (normally) if you can at 9 pm Eastern / 8 pm Central / 7 pm Mountain / 7 pm Pacific or 3 am UTC. All shownotes are available on http://edtechSR.com/links. Stay savvy and safe!

Shownotes

1. Subscribe to our EdTechSR Substack Newsletter!
2. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
3. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
4. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
5. Video version on YouTube
6. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
7. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
8. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – wesfryer.com/after
9. ZMI USB Battery Pack
10. Anker 622 Magnetic Battery (MagGo)
11. Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)
12. BAOFENG UV-5R Dual Band Two Way Radio ($20)
13. Wyze Color Bulb (2 for $18)
14. Wyze Robot Vacuum (sold out – $294)
15. Gourmet Bear Mix ($18)
16. DoNotPay is launching an AI chatbot that can negotiate your bills (The Verge; 13 December 2022)
17. AI is finally good at stuff, and that’s a problem (Vox; 7 December 2022)
18. Wes’ “Creativity and AI” Wakelet
19. Canva magic write: https://www.canva.com/magic-write/
20. Maryland is the latest state to ban TikTok in government agencies (NPR; 7 December 2022)
21. Gov. Greg Abbott bans TikTok on state phones and computers, citing cybersecurity risks (Texas Tribune; 7 December 2022)
22. Indiana Sues TikTok for Security and Child Safety Violations (New York Times; 7 December 2022)
23. Marco Rubio pushes TikTok ban in Congress (The Verge; 13 December 2022)
24. We don’t need another Twitter (The Verge; 7 December 2022)
25. Google delays start of Manifest V2 Chrome extension deprecation (9 to 5 Google; 12 December 2022)
26. Google Chrome adding Memory and Energy Saver modes on Mac, Windows, and Chromebooks (9 to 5 Google; 8 December 2022)
27. YouTube will now show how long it takes for a video to process after uploading (9 to 5 Google; 13 December 2022)
28. Google Sheets get a new project tracking Smart Canvas feature (Chrome Unboxed; 11 December 2022)
29. Jason’s Geek of the Week: www.xsplit.com/ — now with lower third support!
30. Wes’ Geek of the Week: Wes’ Student Media Hall of Fame (on Wakelet)

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Welcome to episode 275 (“Twitter, Mastodon and AI”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 7, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the rise of Mastodon and the demise of Twitter, continuing conversations from episode 274 almost a month ago. My what a lot of technology news happened in the past month! Confusion and problems over Elon Musk’s new “anyone can pay for Twitter verification” policy, the significant uptick in hate speech on Twitter since Musk took over the platform, the importance of social media verification not only among journalists but also for African-American users on “Black Twitter,” were explored. The remarkable capabilities of “Lensa AI ,”to create avatars from uploaded selfie photos, shock and awe among educators over generative AI content creation platforms (summarized well in the Atlantic article, “The College Essay is Dead” were also explored. The episode post image was created using the generative AI platform, “MidJourney.” Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com, and compressed to a smaller video version (about 100MB) on AmazonS3 using Handbrake software. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights (normally) if you can at 9 pm Eastern / 8 pm Central / 7 pm Mountain / 7 pm Pacific or 3 am UTC. All shownotes are available on http://edtechSR.com/links. Stay savvy and safe!

Shownotes

1. Subscribe to our EdTechSR Substack Newsletter!
2. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
3. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
4. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
5. Video version on YouTube
6. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
7. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
8. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – wesfryer.com/after
9. How Mastodon and the Fediverse put social networks in people’s hands (PC World, 30 Nov 2022)
10. Hate Speech’s Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find (NY Times, 2 Dec 2022)
11. Mastodon conversation with Adam Mackay (focusing on generative AI platform “MidJourney“)
12. Great podcast discussion Twitter verification with Bridget Todd and Joelle Monique
13. AI experts are increasingly afraid of what they’re creating (Vox; 29 November 2022) “What’s the worst that could happen?”
14. Read This Before You Jump on the Lensa “Magic Avatar” Trend (Hyperallergic; 6 December 2022)
15. Lensa AI, the app making ‘magic avatars,’ raises red flags for artists (TechCrunch; 5 December 2022)
16. ChatGPT Version 4
17. The College Essay Is Dead: Nobody is prepared for how AI will transform academia (The Atlantic, 6 Dec 2022)
18. This artist is dominating AI-generated art. And he’s not happy about it. (MIT Tech Review, 16 Sept 2022)
19. Jason’s been playing with AI writing platform lex.page
20. The long-awaited US broadband internet maps are here — for you to challenge (The Verge; 18 November 2022)
21. FCC Broadband Map
22. Stalkers’ “chilling” use of AirTags spurs class-action suit against Apple (ArsTechnica, 6 Dec 2022)
23. Episode post image created using MidJourney (on Flickr)
24. MidJourney creation syntax for our post image (on Flickr)
25. Wes’ Geeks of the Week: Wes: Generative AI is Here. Who Should Control It? (The Fork podcast, 21 Oct 2022) – NC Power Grid Attacks (Dec 2022)
26. Jason’s Geek of the Week: BackMarket

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Welcome to episode 274 (“Twitter Dumpster Fire”) of the EdTech Situation Room from November 9, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) talked extensively about the chaos which is Twitter post Elon Musk’s acquisition. LumaFusion video editor on Android, Google Lens capabilities, and Google Photos upgrades (including a video editor) were also discussed. The now legendary myth of Google’s incognito mode, innovative solar panels, the new “Arc” web browser, the proclaimed “death of social media,” and school sanctioned webcam student surveillance were topics rounding out this weeks’ show. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com, and compressed to a smaller video version (about 100MB) on AmazonS3 using Handbrake software. 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. Stay savvy and safe!

Shownotes

1. Subscribe to our EdTechSR Substack Newsletter!
2. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
3. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
4. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
5. Video version on YouTube
6. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
7. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
8. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – wesfryer.com/after
9. Elon Musk says Twitter Blue will cost $8, and include blue tick verification (Mashable, 2 Nov 2022)
10. The ridiculous Twitter checkmark situation just got more complicated (Vox; 9 November 2022)
11. How Elon Musk is changing Twitter (Vox; 9 November 2022)
12. LumaFusion video editor to come Android, Chrome OS in ‘coming months’ as development begins (9 to 5 Google; 27 October 2022)
13. This new Google Lens feature looks like it’s straight out of a sci-fi movie (Digital Trends; 28 September 2022)
14. Google Photos is getting a movie maker and upgraded video editor (Chrome Unboxed; 27 July 2022)
15. Chrome’s Incognito Mode Is The Butt Of Jokes Among Google Employees, It Seems (SlashGear; 11 October 2022)
16. Record-breaking transparent solar panels pave way for electricity-generating windows (The Independent; 28 October 2022)
17. Why The Browser Company’s Darin Fisher thinks it’s time to reinvent the browser (Verge, 31 Oct 2022)
18. Social Media is Dead (Motherboard, 6 Nov 2022)
19. Kids Are Back in Classrooms and Laptops Are Still Spying on Them (Vox, Aug 2002)
20. Jason’s Geek of the Week: eBoox App
21. Wes’ Geeks of the Week: Check In Generator and Angry Planet Podcast: “The Second American Civil War Is (Not) Coming” and Hackastory Tools

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Welcome to episode 273 (“TikTok for News”) of the EdTech Situation Room from October 26, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed recent Apple hardware and software update announcements, media literacy articles, artificial intelligence powered article / content creation tools and photo manipulation software, and an exciting videoconferencing announcement involving Zoom and Google Meets. The open source announcement of podcasting software Pocketcasts and the end of Lego Mindstorms were additional highlighted articles. Geeks of the Week included Storyblocks, a Michael Wesch conference podcast from 2013, Novel AI, and a free collection of 12,000 vintage cooking recipes. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com, and compressed to a smaller video version (about 100MB) on AmazonS3 using Handbrake software. 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. Stay savvy and safe!

Shownotes

1. Subscribe to our EdTechSR Substack Newsletter!
2. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
3. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
4. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
5. Video version on YouTube
6. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
7. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
8. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – wesfryer.com/after
9. Apple October product news — iPad Pro M2, new iPad 2022 and more (Tom’s Guide; 20 October 2022)
10. MacOS Ventura now available for Mac users with Camera Continuity and Stage Manager (9 to 5 Mac; 24 October 2022)
11. iPhone as Mac webcam: How to use Continuity Camera in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura [Video] (9 to 5 Mac; 26 October 2022)
12. Should you upgrade your Mac to macOS Ventura? (9 to 5 Mac; 24 October 2022)
13. iPadOS 16.1 now available: Stage Manager, iMessage editing, display scaling, more (9 to 5 Mac; 24 October 2022)
14. iOS 16.1 now rolling out, here are the full release notes (9 to 5 Mac; 24 October 2022)
15. Doctor is ‘not a crazy Apple person’ and recommends lifesaving Apple Watch to every patient (9 to 5 Mac; 25 October 2022)
16. Study finds Apple Watch blood oxygen sensor is as reliable as ‘medical-grade device’ (9 to 5 Mac; 25 October 2022)
17. GPT-3 Powers the Next Generation of Apps (OpenAI.com)
18. Auto Write Pro: AI Content Generation / Article / Essay Writing
19. Google’s AI editing tricks are making Photoshop irrelevant for most people (Tech Radar; 8 October 2022)
20. Darth Vader’s voice will be AI-generated from now on (ArsTechnica, 26 Sep 2022)
21. TikTok is increasingly becoming a news source (The Verge; 24 October 2022)
22. I tried replacing Google with TikTok, and it worked better than I thought (THe Verge; 21 September 2022)
23. Anti-vaccine activists giddily celebrate as poliovirus spreads in NY (17 Aug 2022)
24. Dominion Voting Systems CEO speaks out against conspiracy theories (60 Minutes, 23 Oct 2022)
25. You will soon be able to join Google Meet calls from Zoom Rooms and vice versa (Chrome Unboxed; 26 October 2022)
26. PocketCasts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source (PocketCasts & Automatic)
27. LEGO is discontinuing MINDSTORMS in 2022 (Brick Fanatics; 26 October 2022)
28. Wes’ Geeks of the Week: Storyblocks (via @mwesch course trailer) and “Think Whatever: The End of Wonder by Michael Wesch” and novelai.net
29. Jason’s Geek of the Week: Learn New Old Recipes From This Free Collection of 12,000 Vintage Cookbooks (LifeHacker)

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Welcome to episode 272 (“Metaverse Confusion Likely”) of the EdTech Situation Room from October 12, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed the 2022 “Hype Cycle” for educational technology in the United States, the merger of ISTE and ASCD, Tim Cook’s view of the metaverse, the new $1500 VR headset from Meta / Facebook, and Microsoft prescience in creating its tablet computer series. Web apps as a leading attack vector for security attacks, election worker cyber-attacks, and another Alex Jones civil trial judgement were also discussed topics. Geeks of the Week included software enabling MacOS updates for older hardware systems, FEMA’s “Build a Kit” website for emergency preparedness, a $22 portable Chinese-manufactured HAM radio, and a power meter tester for USB-C devices. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com, and compressed to a smaller video version (about 100MB) on AmazonS3 using Handbrake software. 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. Stay savvy and safe!

Shownotes

1. Subscribe to our EdTechSR Substack Newsletter!
2. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
3. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
4. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
5. Video version on YouTube
6. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
7. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
8. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – wesfryer.com/after
9. Microsoft was right all along (The Verge; 14 September 2022)
10. Hype Cycle for K-12 Education, 2022 (Gartner; 19 July 2022)
11. Education Professional Development Superpower? ISTE and ASCD Set to Merge (Education Week, 29 Sept 2022)
12. Tim Cook in new interview: ‘I’m really not sure the average person can tell you what the metaverse is’ (9 to 5 Mac; 30 September 2022)
13. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg debuts Meta Quest Pro VR headset that will cost $1,500 (MSNBC, 11 Oct 2022)
14. Meta hasn’t “really learned the right lesson,” whistleblower Frances Haugen says (Vox; 6 September 2022)
15. Why web apps are one of this year’s leading attack vectors (Venture Beat; 7 October 2022)
16. Election officials worry about potential poll worker interference this November (NPR, 9 Oct 2022)
17. Malicious Emails Surged for Election Workers in 2 Battleground States Ahead of Primaries (NextGov, 12 Oct 2022)
18. Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million for Sandy Hook lies (AP, 12 Oct 2022)
19. Wes’ Geeks of the Week: OpenCore Legacy Patcher (h/t Jason!) – FEMA Ready.org “Build a Kit” – BAOFENG UV-5R
20. Jason’s Geek of the Week: Plugable USB C Power Meter Tester for Monitoring USB-C Connections – Digital Multimeter for USB-C Cables, Laptops, Phones and Chargers

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Welcome to episode 271 (“Ad-Free Education YouTube”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 21, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Google news, YouTube news, Mark Zuckerberg and Meta’s financial troubles, Ian Bogost’s case in The Atlantic that “People Aren’t Supposed to Talk This Much,” and a Pentagon’s announced review of “clandestine psychological operations.” Additional topics included Zoom’s new calendar and email tools, iPhone 14 reviews, Canva’s new “visual worksuite,” and bans of AI-generated image content. Geeks of the Week included Visible, Govee smart lights and a reboot of Storychasers. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com, and compressed to a smaller video version (about 100MB) on AmazonS3 using Handbrake software. 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. Stay savvy and safe!

Shownotes

1. Subscribe to our EdTechSR Substack Newsletter!
2. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
3. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
4. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
5. Video version on YouTube
6. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
7. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
8. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – wesfryer.com/after
9. Rumor: Google may be working on a ‘small-screen’ Pixel, but you probably shouldn’t get your hopes up (9 to 5 Google; 14 September 2022)
10. Bye, bye Pixelbook. We will always love you (Chrome Unboxed; 12 September 2022)
11. Framework’s new Chromebook is upgradable and customizable (The Verge; 21 September 2022)
12. YouTube launches an ad-free video player for education (The Verge; 9 September 2022)
13. YouTube creates ad-free player for students, brings courses and quizzes to educational videos (Chrome Unboxed; 13 September 2022)
14. H5P (Rich HTML5 Content and Applications)
15. Sherlocking (English WikiPedia)
16. Mark Zuckerberg Is in Big, Big Trouble (Futurism, 20 Sept 2022)
17. People Aren’t Meant to Talk This Much – aka “Fix Facebook By Making It More Like Google+ (Atlantic, Ian Bogost, 22 Oct 2021)
18. Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychological operations (Washington Post, 19 Sept 2022) #GiftLink
19. Zoom is reportedly working on calendar and email tools to take on Office and Google (The Verge; 14 September 2022)
20. iPhone 14 and 14 Pro review: A picture is worth a thousand dollars (ArsTechnica, 21 Sept 2022)
21. Canva joins the big boys with an entirely new collaborative “Visual Worksuite” of tools (Chrome Unboxed; 15 September 2022)
22. Getty Images bans AI-generated content over fears of legal challenges (The Verge; 21 September 2022)
23. XSplit VCam (Jason’s favorite software-based webcam)
24. Jason’s Geek of the Week: Visible
25. Wes’ Geeks of the Week: Govee Smart LED Strip Lights WiFi, 50ft – Storychasers reboot

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Welcome to episode 270 (“Ransomware at School”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 14, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed a recent ransomware incident in Los Angeles schools, iPhone 14 updates announced at Apple’s recent event, at TikTok news including the thread their platform poses to Google and the spread of misinformation via TikTok. Stable Diffusion’s AI generated images were also explored, including reports that China is blocking AI-created political content. Geeks of the Week included “Seat Guru” from Jason and an online safety tip from Wes. Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com, and compressed to a smaller video version (about 100MB) on AmazonS3 using Handbrake software. 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. Stay savvy and safe!

Shownotes

1. Subscribe to our EdTechSR Substack Newsletter!
2. EdTech Situation Room Listener Survey: wfryer.me/edtechsr
3. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
4. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
5. Video version on YouTube
6. Check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
7. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) – blog: blog.ncce.org
8. Wes Fryer (@wfryer) – wesfryer.com/after
9. iOS 16 Available Today! (Apple; 12 September 2022)
10. Tim Cook revealed the real reason Apple won’t fix green bubbles (The Verge; 8 September 2022)
11. iPhone 14 is eSIM-only in the US: Here’s what you need to know (9 to 5 Mac; 10 September 2022)
12. LA school district was warned of ransomware threat before recent shutdown (The Verge; 9 September 2022)
13. Google CEO Sundar Pichai swears his company has real competition (Vox; 6 September 2022)
14. TikTok Users Are Likely to See Misleading Information on Elections, Vaccines, and More (Time; 14 September 2022)
15. Stable Diffusion (English WikiPedia)
16. China’s most advanced AI image generator already blocks political content (ArsTechnica, 14 Sept 2022)
17. Locally sourced: you can now run Stable Diffusion AI art generation on your M1 Mac (CDM, 13 Sept 2022) – https://diffusionbee.com/
18. Stable Diffusion Walkthrough (Marcus Wetherell)
19. EduMeat Teachers Who Smoke and Grill
20. Wes’ Geek of the Week: Online Safety Tip
21. Jason’s Geek of the Week: Seat Guru