EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer

EdTechSR Episode 364: The Rise of Gemini AI

06 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 364 (“The Rise of Gemini AI”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 3, 2025, where technology news meets educational analy...

EdTechSR Ep 363: AI Upgrades, Privacy Tradeoffs

13 Nov 2025

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Welcome to episode 363 (“AI Upgrades, Privacy Tradeoffs”) of the EdTech Situation Room from November 12, 2025, where technology news meets educati...

EdTechSR Ep 362: Browsers Gone Agentic

30 Oct 2025

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Welcome to episode 362 (“Browsers Gone Agentic”) of the EdTech Situation Room from Wednesday, October 29, 2025, where technology news meets educat...

EdTechSR Ep 361: AI Workflows for Educators

27 Oct 2025

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Welcome to episode 361 (“AI Workflows for Educators”) of the EdTech Situation Room from October 22, 2025, where technology news meets educational ...

EdTechSR Ep 360: Agentic AI Arrives

27 Oct 2025

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Welcome to episode 360 (“Agentic AI Arrives”) of the EdTech Situation Room from October 8, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis....

EdTechSR Ep 359: Phishing Meets Copilot

27 Oct 2025

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Welcome to episode 359 (“Phishing Meets Copilot”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 24, 2025, where technology news meets educational an...

EdTechSR Ep 358: Gemini AI Everywhere

27 Oct 2025

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Welcome to episode 358 (“Gemini AI Everywhere”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 3, 2025, where technology news meets educational analy...

EdTechSR Ep 357: AI Tinkering Playbook

26 Oct 2025

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Welcome to episode 357 (“AI Tinkering Playbook”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 27, 2025, where technology news meets educational analys...

EdTechSR Ep 356: Beyond AI Hype

26 Oct 2025

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Welcome to episode 356 (“Beyond AI Hype”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 20, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. Thi...

EdTechSR Ep 355: Protocols Over Platforms

26 Oct 2025

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Welcome to episode 355 (“Protocols Over Platforms”) of the EdTech Situation Room from July 9, 2025, where technology news meets educational analys...

EdTechSR Ep 354: Beyond the Town Square

25 Oct 2025

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Welcome to episode 354 (“Beyond the Town Square”) of the EdTech Situation Room from June 25, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysi...

EdTechSR Ep 353: Chatbots and Safeguards

25 Oct 2025

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Welcome to episode 353 (“Chatbots and Safeguards”) of the EdTech Situation Room from June 11, 2025, where technology news meets educational analys...

EdTechSR Ep 352: AI Slop Tsunami

25 Oct 2025

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Welcome to episode 352 (“AI Slop Tsunami”) of the EdTech Situation Room from May 22, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysis. This ...

EdTechSR Ep 351: AI Sycophancy and Chatbots for Kids

25 Oct 2025

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Welcome to episode 351 (“AI Sycophancy and Chatbots for Kids”) of the EdTech Situation Room from May 14, 2025, where technology news meets educati...

EdTechSR Ep 350: AI as Thought Partner

25 Oct 2025

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Welcome to episode 350 (“AI as Thought Partner”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 16, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysi...

EdTechSR Ep 349 Surveillance in the Classroom

10 Jul 2025

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Welcome to episode 349 (“Surveillance in the Classroom”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 9, 2025, where technology news meets educational ...

EdTechSR Ep 349 Surveillance in the Classroom (audio)

10 Jul 2025

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Welcome to episode 349 (“Surveillance in the Classroom”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 9, 2025, where technology news meets educational ...

EdTechSR Ep 348 Goodbye Home Button

05 Jul 2025

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Check out our Episode 348 from February 19, 2025! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.c...

EdTechSR Ep 348 Goodbye Home Button (audio)

05 Jul 2025

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Welcome to episode 348 (“Goodbye Home Button”) of the EdTech Situation Room from February 19, 2025, where technology news meets educational analys...

EdTechSR Ep 347 DeepSeek Disruption

03 Jul 2025

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Check out our Episode 347 from February 12, 2025! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.c...

EdTechSR Ep 347 DeepSeek Disruption

03 Jul 2025

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Welcome to episode 347 (“DeepSeek Disruption”) of the EdTech Situation Room from February 12, 2025, where technology news met educational analysis...

EdTechSR Ep 346 AI Hallucinations & Hardware

11 Jun 2025

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Check out our Episode 346 from February 5 2025! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com...

EdTechSR Ep 346 AI Hallucinations & Hardware

11 Jun 2025

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Welcome to episode 346 (“AI Hallucinations & Hardware”) of the EdTech Situation Room from February 5, 2025, where technology news meets educationa...

EdTechSR Ep 345 TikTok, Tech & Trust

10 Jun 2025

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Check out our Episode 345 from January 22, 2025! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.co...

EdTechSR Ep 345 TikTok, Tech & Trust

10 Jun 2025

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EdTechSR Ep 344 Voices We Can’t Trust

02 Jun 2025

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Check out our Episode 344 from January 15, 2025! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.co...

EdTechSR Ep 344 Voices We Can’t Trust

02 Jun 2025

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Welcome to episode 344 (“Voices We Can’t Trust”) of the EdTech Situation Room from January 15, 2025, where technology news meets educational ana...

EdTechSR Ep 343 Clickbait and Chrome

01 Jun 2025

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Check out our Episode 343 from January 1, 2025! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.com...

EdTechSR Ep 343 Clickbait and Chrome

01 Jun 2025

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Welcome to episode 343 (“Clickbait and Chrome”) of the EdTech Situation Room from January 1, 2025, where technology news meets educational analysi...

EdTechSR Ep 342 Encrypted by Default

31 May 2025

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Check out our Episode 342 from December 18, 2024! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.c...

EdTechSR Ep 342 Encrypted by Default

31 May 2025

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Welcome to episode 342 (“Encrypted by Default”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 18, 2024, where technology news meets educational analy...

EdTechSR Ep 341 Blue Sky Rising

27 Apr 2025

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Check out our Episode 341 from December 4, 2024! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.co...

EdTechSR Ep 341 Blue Sky Rising

27 Apr 2025

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Welcome to episode 341 (“Blue Sky Rising”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 4, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. T...

EdTechSR Ep 340 Big Tech & Big Changes

22 Feb 2025

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Check out our Episode 340 from November 13, 2024! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.c...

EdTechSR Ep 340 Big Tech & Big Changes

22 Feb 2025

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Welcome to episode 340 (“Big Tech & Big Changes”) of the EdTech Situation Room from November 13, 2024, where technology news meets educational ana...

EdTechSR Ep 339 Social Media Challenges in Schools

15 Feb 2025

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Check out our Episode 339 from November 6, 2024! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.co...

EdTechSR Ep 339 Social Media Challenges in Schools

15 Feb 2025

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Welcome to episode 339 (“Social Media Challenges in Schools”) of the EdTech Situation Room from November 6, 2024, where technology news meets educ...

EdTechSR Ep 338 AI Security Concerns

14 Feb 2025

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Check out our Episode 338 from October 23, 2024! (Although this episode published instantly to YouTube, we are late getting this posted on edtechSR.co...

EdTechSR Ep 338 AI Security Concerns

14 Feb 2025

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Welcome to episode 338 ("AI Security Concerns") of the EdTech Situation Room from October 23, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. ...

EdTechSR Ep 337 Teaching and Parenting in the AI Era

01 Jan 2025

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Check out our Episode 337 from October 16, 2024! Here are all the links we discussed in the show:* Student was punished for using AI—then his parent...

EdTechSR Ep 337 Teaching and Parenting in the AI Era

01 Jan 2025

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Welcome to episode 337 (“Teaching and Parenting in the AI Era”) of the EdTech Situation Room from October 16, 2024, where technology news meets ed...

EdTechSR Ep 336 NotebookLM and Beyond

29 Dec 2024

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Check out our Episode 336 from September 25, 2024! Here are all the links we discussed in the show:* Meta’s going to put AI-generated images in your...

EdTechSR Ep 336 NotebookLM and Beyond

29 Dec 2024

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Welcome to episode 336 (“NotebookLM and Beyond”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 25, 2024, where technology news meets educational ana...

EdTechSR Ep 335 NotebookLM Revolution

29 Dec 2024

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Check out our Episode 325 from September 18, 2024! Here are all the links we discussed in the show:* NoteBook LM From Google: https://notebooklm.googl...

EdTechSR Ep 335 NotebookLM Revolution

29 Dec 2024

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Welcome to episode 335 (“NotebookLM Revolution”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 18, 2024, where technology news meets educational ana...

EdTechSR Ep 334 Considering AI Regulation

14 Dec 2024

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Check out our Episode 334 from August 29, 2024! (We’ve started posting VIDEO versions here on Substack… This week we’re sharing a higher resolut...

EdTechSR Ep 334 Considering AI Regulation

14 Dec 2024

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Welcome to episode 334 (“Considering AI Regulation”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 29, 2024, where technology news meets educational an...

EdTechSR Ep 333 Billions Breached

11 Dec 2024

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Check out our Episode 333 from August 21, 2024! Here are all the links we discussed in the show:* How AI’s booms and busts are a distraction (Vox; 1...

EdTechSR Ep 333 Billions Breached

11 Dec 2024

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Welcome to episode 333 (“Billions Breached”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 21, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. ...

EdTechSR Ep 332 AI and CyberThreats

10 Dec 2024

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Check out our Episode 332 from August 7, 2024! Here are all the links we discussed in the show:* A neurological disease stole Rep. Jennifer Wexton's v...

EdTechSR Ep 332 AI and CyberThreats

10 Dec 2024

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Welcome to episode 332 (“AI and Cyber Threats”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 7, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis...

EdTechSR Ep 331 CrowdStrike Crisis Impact

12 Oct 2024

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Welcome to episode 331 (“CrowdStrike Crisis Impact”) of the EdTech Situation Room from July 24, 2024, where technology news meets educational anal...

EdTechSR Ep 330 AI Summer Surge

08 Aug 2024

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Welcome to episode 330 (“AI Summer Surge”) of the EdTech Situation Room from July 18, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. This...

EdTechSR Ep 329 Apple's AI Move

01 Jul 2024

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Welcome to episode 329 (“Apple's AI Move”) of the EdTech Situation Room from June 26, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. This...

EdTechSR Ep 328 AI Copyright Clash

01 Jul 2024

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Welcome to episode 328 (“AI Copyright Clash”) of the EdTech Situation Room from June 5, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. Th...

EdTechSR Ep 327 AI Search Evolution

11 Jun 2024

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Welcome to episode 327 (“AI Search Evolution”) of the EdTech Situation Room from May 22, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. T...

EdTechSR Ep 326: Live from Japan!

29 May 2024

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Welcome to episode 326 (“Live From Japan!”) of the EdTech Situation Room from May 8, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. This ...

EdTechSR Ep 325: Privacy and TikTok Ban

04 May 2024

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Welcome to episode 235 ("Privacy and TikTok Ban") of the EdTech Situation Room from April 24, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. ...

EdTechSR Ep 324: Deep Dives into Disinformation

28 Apr 2024

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Welcome to episode 324 (“Deep Dives in Disinformation”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 17, 2024, where technology news meets educational ...

EdTechSR Ep 323: Security Breaches Unfold

06 Apr 2024

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Welcome to episode 323 ("Security Breaches Unfold") of the EdTech Situation Room from April 3, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis....

EdTechSR Ep 322: Openness Challenges Authoritarianism

30 Mar 2024

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Welcome to episode 322 ("Openness Challenges Authoritarianism") of the EdTech Situation Room from March 6, 2024, where technology news meets education...

EdTechSR Ep 321: AI Integration Insights

16 Mar 2024

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Welcome to episode 321 (“AI Integration Insights”) of the EdTech Situation Room from March 6, 2024, where technology news meets educational analys...

EdTechSR Ep 320 Privacy and Platform Shifts

16 Mar 2024

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Welcome to episode 320 ("Privacy and Platform Shifts") of the EdTech Situation Room from February 21, 2024, where technology news meets educational an...

EdTechSR Ep 319 Tech Titans Testify

16 Mar 2024

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Welcome to episode 319 ("Tech Titans Testify") of the EdTech Situation Room from January 31, 2024, where technology news meets educational analysis. T...

EdTechSR Ep 318 Deepfake Democratic Threats

15 Mar 2024

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Welcome to episode 318 (“Deepfake Democratic Threats”) of the EdTech Situation Room from January 24, 2024, where technology news meets educational...

EdTechSR Ep 317 Digital Privacy Predicaments

18 Feb 2024

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Welcome to episode 317 ("Digital Privacy Predicaments") of the EdTech Situation Room from January 17, 2024, where technology news meets educational an...

EdTechSR Ep 316 AI Legislative Insights

26 Jan 2024

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Welcome to episode 316 (“AI Legislative Insights”) of the EdTech Situation Room from January 10, 2024, where technology news meets educational ana...

EdTechSR Ep 315 Debriefing Our AI PlayDate

10 Jan 2024

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Welcome to episode 315 (“Debriefing Our AI PlayDate”) of the EdTech Situation Room from January 3, 2024, where technology news meets educational a...

EdTechSR Ep 314 Tech Giants' AI Race

21 Dec 2023

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Welcome to episode 314 (“Tech Giants' AI Race”) of the EdTech Situation Room from December 20, 2023, where technology news meets educational analy...

EdTechSR Ep 313: Navigating AI Regulations

15 Dec 2023

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Welcome to episode 313 ("Navigating AI Regulations") of the EdTech Situation Room from December 13, 2023, where technology news meets educational anal...

EdTechSR Ep 312: A Very Techy Holiday

08 Dec 2023

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Welcome to episode 312 ("A Very Techy Holiday") of the EdTech Situation Room from December 6, 2023, where technology news meets educational analysis. ...

EdTechSR Ep 311 AI's Evolving Landscape

01 Dec 2023

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Welcome to episode 311 (“AI's Evolving Landscape”) of the EdTech Situation Room from November 29, 2023, where technology news meets educational an...

EdTechSR Ep 310 OpenAI's Educational Impact

17 Nov 2023

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Welcome to episode 310 (“OpenAI's Educational Impact”) of the EdTech Situation Room from November 15, 2023, where technology news meets educationa...

EdTechSR Ep 309 AI Integration Explored

11 Nov 2023

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Welcome to episode 309 (“AI Integration Explored”) of the EdTech Situation Room from November 8, 2023, where technology news meets educational ana...

EdTechSR Ep 308 Exploring AI in Education

27 Oct 2023

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Welcome to episode 308 (“Exploring AI in Education”) of the EdTech Situation Room from October 25, 2023, where technology news meets educational a...

EdTechSR Ep 307: AI-Driven Education Insights

13 Oct 2023

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Welcome to episode 307 (“AI-Driven Education Insights”) of the EdTech Situation Room from October 11, 2023, where technology news meets educationa...

EdTechSR Ep 306 Multimodal AI: Ethical Dilemmas

02 Oct 2023

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Welcome to episode 306 (“Multimodal AI: Ethical Dilemmas”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 27, 2023, where technology news meets educa...

EdTechSR Ep 305 USB-C Apple Evolution

01 Oct 2023

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Welcome to episode 305 (“USB-C Apple Evolution”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 13, 2023, where technology news meets educational ana...

EdTechSR Ep 304 Privacy Laws, Please!

30 Sep 2023

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Welcome to episode 304 (“Privacy Laws, Please!”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 6, 2023, where technology news meets educational anal...

EdTechSR Ep 303 Happy Birthday Google!

17 Sep 2023

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Welcome to Episode 303 (“Happy Birthday Google!”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 30, 2023, where technology news meets educational analy...

EdTechSR Ep 302 AI Ethics Examined

27 Aug 2023

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Welcome to Episode 302 (“AI Ethics Examined”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 23, 2023, where technology news meets educational analysis....

EdTechSR Ep 301 Adjusting to AI

25 Aug 2023

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Welcome to Episode 301 (“Adjusting to AI”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 16, 2023, where technology news meets educational analysis. Th...

EdTechSR Ep 300 Educators Eye AI Ethics

17 Aug 2023

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Welcome to Episode 300 (“Educators Eye AI Ethics”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 2, 2023, where technology news meets educational analy...

EdTechSR Ep 299 Truth Over Trickery

06 Aug 2023

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Welcome to Episode 299 (“Truth Over Trickery”) of the EdTech Situation Room from July 26, 2023, where technology news meets educational analysis. ...

EdTechSR Ep 298 AI Overlords Loom

03 Aug 2023

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EdTechSR Ep 297 Exciting Apple Announcements

02 Aug 2023

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Welcome to episode 297 (“Exciting Apple Announcements”) of the EdTech Situation Room from June 7, 2023, where technology news meets educational an...

EdTechSR Ep 296 Home Media Options

31 Jul 2023

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Welcome to episode 296 (“Home Media Options”) of the EdTech Situation Room from May 31, 2023, where technology news meets educational analysis. Th...

EdTechSR Ep 295 Generative AI Tools in Education

23 Jun 2023

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Welcome to episode 295 (“Generative AI Tools in Education”) of the EdTech Situation Room from May 24, 2023, where technology news meets educationa...

EdTechSR Ep 294 IoT Firmware Updates

02 Jun 2023

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Welcome to episode 294 (“IoT Firmware Updates”) of the EdTech Situation Room from May 17, 2023, where technology news meets educational analysis. ...

EdTechSR Ep 293 AI’s Ethical Implications

21 May 2023

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EdTechSR Ep 292 AirTags for Everyone

08 May 2023

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EdTechSR Ep 291 Refresh That Chromebook

04 May 2023

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Welcome to episode 291 (“Refresh That Chromebook”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 26, 2023, where technology news meets educational analy...

EdTechSR Ep 290 Generative AI Art

04 May 2023

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Welcome to episode 290 (“Generative AI Art”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 19, 2023, where technology news meets educational analysis. T...

EdTechSR Ep 289 Arkansas Social Media

03 May 2023

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Welcome to episode 289 (“Arkansas Social Media”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 12, 2023, where technology news meets educational analysi...

EdTechSR Ep 288 Beware IoT Firmware

02 May 2023

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Welcome to episode 288 (“Beware IoT Firmware”) of the EdTech Situation Room from April 5, 2023, where technology news meets educational analysis. ...

EdTechSR Ep 287 Internet Archive Tragedy

07 Apr 2023

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EdTechSR Ep 286 Mom Isn’t Calling

03 Apr 2023

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EdTechSR Ep 285 Sydney is Scary

14 Mar 2023

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EdTechSR Ep 284 ChatGPT and Truth

10 Mar 2023

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Welcome to episode 284 (“ChatGPT and Truth”) of the EdTech Situation Room from February 8, 2023, where technology news meets educational analysis....

EdTechSR Ep 283 AI Promises and Perils

04 Mar 2023

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Welcome to episode 283 (“AI Promises and Perils”) of the EdTech Situation Room from February 1, 2023, where technology news meets educational anal...