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EdTech Situation Room Episode 16

Welcome to episode 16 of the EdTech Situation Room from July 13, 2016, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed new Android phone security hacks, the viral phenomenon of Pokemon Go, and signs of the continuing disruptive upheaval of worldwide video distribution. We used a Google Hangout this week instead of Blab, but had some bandwidth issues which created some audio skips and interruptions in our webcast and podcast recording. We will continue to work on these connectivity and recording issues to bring you better audio next week! Please follow us on Twitter for updates on shows @edtechSR, and check out our shownotes on https://edtechsr.com/links.

Shownotes:

  1. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
  2. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
  3. Video version on YouTube, also check out our video podcast feed and subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
  4. Subscribe to @edtechSR on Blab.im (no archived episode 15, however)
  5. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach)
  6. Wesley Fryer (@wfryer)
  7. What Is Pokémon Go and Why Is Everyone Talking About It? (Lifehacker, July 11, 2016)
  8. Here’s the crazy first game the creators of Pokémon Go made inside Google (Recode, 7/9/2016)
  9. People are starting to make their restaurant choices based on Pokemon Go (Business Insider, July 11, 2016)
  10. How Pokemon Go may help AR’s business case (ZDNet, 7/11/2016)
  11. Pokémon GO App Review (@CommonSense, 7/13/2016)
  12. Google security issues in Pokemon Go were patched today (AppleInsider, 7/12/2016)
  13. Jason: Cautionary Tale: 14 REASONS WHY POKEMON GO IS THE FUTURE OF LEARNING (Ideafm, July 8, 2016)
  14. AP Stylebook Entry (Twitter)
  15. Twitter will livestream the Democratic and Republican conventions (Engadget, July 11, 2016)
  16. ABC is creating dozens of free, digital-only shows it wants you to watch on your phone (Recode, July 13, 2016)
  17. Most people don’t trust the news they get from social media (Recode, 7/8/2016)
  18. The tyranny of messaging and notifications (Recode, 7/6/2016)
  19. Jason’s Geek of the Week: Google’s Octane Benchmark
  20. Wes’ Geek of the Week: Hyper app (@watchhyper)

EdTech Situation Room Episode 12

Welcome to episode 12 of the EdTech Situation Room from June 1, 2016, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed spatial computing, an amazing discovery in Kazakhstan from 2015 by a Google Earth user, and the way app designers often intentionally create digital addictions using “intermittent variable rewards” like slot machines in casinos. They also offered predications for Apple announcements at the upcoming WWDC and the first use of a military-grade drone in the continental United States for an agricultural bio-technology mapping project. Geeks of the Week included the retirement (death?) of some much-beloved Google Chrome extensions as well as Adobe’s 2.0 version of the Adobe Voice app: Adobe Spark. Special kudos to our top fan and webcast attendee Peggy George in Phoenix, Arizona! Check out our podcast shownotes and our links page on https://edtechsr.com/links for all referenced resources and websites from our show. Tune in next week on Wednesday night at 10 pm Eastern / 9 pm Central / 8 pm Mountain / 7 pm Pacific for another exciting, enthralling, amazing and inspiring episode of YOUR new digital addiction: The EdTech Situation Room!

Shownotes:

  1. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
  2. Watch Episode 12 on YouTube
  3. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes or Stitcher)
  4. Video podcast feed
  5. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
  6. Subscribe to @edtechSR on Blab.im
  7. Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach)
  8. Wesley Fryer (@wfryer)
  9. Spatial Computing: why Tim Cook better worry (Scobleizer, 30 May 2016)
  10. Mentioned by Jason: https://getsync.com/
  11. Mentioned by Wes: http://librarybox.us/ and https://piratebox.cc
  12. NASA Adds to Evidence of Mysterious Ancient Earthworks (NYTimes, 30 Oct 2015)
  13. Ex-Googler slams designers for making apps addictive like ‘slot machines’ (Business Insider, 25 May 2016)
  14. How Technology Hijacks People’s Minds — from a Magician and Google’s Design Ethicist (Tristan Harris, 19 May 2016)
  15. Google’s AI art project tickles the ivories in its debut (CNet, 1 June 2016) Listen here.
  16. STUMP JASON AND WES: What will apple announce on June 13??!, WWDC 2016 will kick off on June 13th at 10AM PT (The Verge, 1 June 2016)
  17. Jason’s Predictions at Apple Announcements:  Siri enhancements? Touch on the laptop?  New version of OSX?    
  18. Wes’ Predictions at Apple Announcements: Video on the Apple Watch? Siri home digital personal assistant device?
  19. North Dakota UAS test believed to be world’s first (AgWeek.com, 31 May 2016)
  20. Eye in the Sky (RadioLab, 18 June 2015)
  21. CyberSecurity Workshops in Oklahoma City at Rose State College (May 2016)
  22. Jason’s Geek of the Week: ScreenChomp, Snagit for Chrome, and Knowmia Retire (Jonathan Wylie Blog, 12 May 2016)
  23. Alternative for Video: Screencastity
  24. Wes’ Geek of the Week: Adobe Spark
  25. Using Adobe Spark to Add Text to Images (@mpetty39 , 28 May 2016)


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EdTech Situation Room Episode 7

Welcome to episode 7 of the EdTech Situation Room from April 6, 2016, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) faced some road warrior bandwidth blues, so the show went on with Jon Samuelson (@jonsamuelson) joining Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) to catch up on the heroic Oregon trek and adventure of Jon’s family in past year along with some of the past week’s technology news. Those topics included the FBI’s decision to drop their lawsuit against Apple over iPhone encryption, the release of the Tesla Model 3 by Elon Musk, Google’s April Fools Day video about Google Plastic, the ethics of 3D printing in veterinary hospitals, and Facebook’s latest foray into video and livestreaming. We also expressed our undying admiration of Tony Vincent and fond memories of the amazing “Mobile Learning Experience” conference he hosted for five years with the Arizona K12 Center. Wes shared JuniorTube as his Geek of the Week link, and Jon shared Twitter user @irvspanish ‘s YouTube channel of Minecraft videos for ESL teachers and students. Check out our full list of shownotes (including Geek of the Week shares) on edtechsr.com/links.

Shownotes:

  1. Follow @edtechSR on Twitter!
  2. Watch Episode 7 on YouTube
  3. Audio podcast feed (Subscribe with iTunes)
  4. Video podcast feed
  5. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel (episodes also in this YouTube playlist)
  6. Subscribe to @edtechSR on Blab.im
  7. Jon Samuelson (@jonsamuelson) – Techlandia Podcast in iTunes and Website
  8. Wesley Fryer (@wfryer)
  9. Shelly Fryer’s Room 108 Classroom Podcast with Opinion
  10. Opinion App for iOS (free)
  11. Tony Vincent (@learninginhand)
  12. Amy Burvall (@amyburvall)
  13. Carl Hooker (@mrhooker)
  14. Journalists: please remember that government argued for months that this was impossible, despite expert consensus (via Edward Snowden)
  15. Apple Responds: This Lawsuit Should Never Have Been Brought (Business Insider, 28 March 2016)
  16. Tesla’s Model 3 orders are through the roof. Here’s what that means for the planet (Washington Post, 6 April 2016)
  17. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance
  18. Wes’ STEM Curiosity Links
  19. Resources & links from Wes’ STEM Institute in Brazil March 14-15, 2016
  20. The Pentagon’s Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America’s Top-Secret Military Research Agency by Annie Jacobsen (@AnnieJacobsen)
  21. Facebook Announces Video for all (6 April 2016, Facebook newsroom)
  22. Facebook doubles down on live streaming with new features for groups, events, and interactivity (AppleInsider, 6 April 2016)
  23. Ethics of 3D Printing in Veterinary Medicine (3dprint.com 28 March 2016)
  24. Google celebrates April Fools’ with Cardboard Plastic, ‘the world’s first actual reality headset (Verge, 31 March 2016)
  25. Wes’ Geeks of the Week: @JuniorTubeEdu – Curated & partitioned YouTube Playlists – Rachel’s YouTube channel (Minecraft videos)
  26. Jon’s Geek of the Week: @irvspanish – YouTube Channel (Minecraft videos for ESL learners)