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EdTech Situation Room by Jason Neiffer and Wes Fryer

EdTech Situation Room
Artificial Intelligence
Media Literacy
Education Technology
Tiktok
AI In Education
Apple
Google
Education
Notebooklm
Montana Digital Academy
AI Tools In Education
Cybersecurity
Privacy
Openai
Educational Technology
Edtech
Educational Tools
Ai-Powered Browsers
Quantum Computing
Digital Security

Where technology news meets educational analysis. Join Jason and Wes as they analyze the past week's technology news through an educational lens. edtechsr.substack.com

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Welcome to episode 381 (”Munchkins vs. Meta”) of the EdTech Situation Room from September 2, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) dug into Meta’s $17... more

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Welcome to episode 380 (”The Paperclip Maximizer”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 19, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) opened by unpack... more

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Welcome to episode 379 (”Big Tech’s Reckoning”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 12, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) dug into Meta’s $56... more

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Welcome to episode 378 (”Behold Claude Co-Work”) of the EdTech Situation Room from August 5, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) share back-to-schoo... more

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Welcome to episode 377 (”Fable Is Back”) of the EdTech Situation Room from July 1, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) dug into the growing “ed tech... more

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Welcome to episode 376 (”Screen Time Isn’t Binary”) of the EdTech Situation Room from June 17, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) made a passionate... more

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Welcome to episode 375 (”Good Pedagogy Please”) of the EdTech Situation Room from June 10, 2026, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week, Dr. Jason Neiffer (aicentrist.com) and Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) reunited after severa... more

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Welcome to episode 374 ("DJ Claude Goes Rogue") of the EdTech Situation Room from May 20, 2026, where technology news met educational analysis. This week, Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) was joined by special guest Caitlin Byers, Frontier Learning La... more

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Caitlin Byers
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Kern Kelley
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Wes Fryer
Co-host and educator focusing on media literacy/STEM; maintains involvement in EdTech Situation Room and related educational initiatives.
Jason Neiffer
Host and educator with a focus on educational technology leadership and policy; executive director of a state virtual school network.

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EdTechSR Ep 374: DJ Claude Goes Rogue
Q: How do you stay current with the rapid pace of AI development without burning out?
By balancing time with family, reading, and deliberate, focused professional development, and by choosing a few reliable tools to monitor deeply rather than chasing every new release.
EdTechSR Ep 373: Digitizing Local History
Q: What are some of the things you're involved with now with Google Education?
Kern describes ongoing Google Education work, including streaming live student events, coordinating digitization projects at the Maine library/museum, and leveraging Google tools (Sheets, Data Studio, Gemini integration) to build searchable databases and interactive learning experiences for students.

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The show centers on analyzing technology news through an education-focused lens, with a heavy emphasis on AI in classrooms, media literacy, and policy. Episodes frequently explore practical classroom applications of AI tools, debates over responsible innovation, and how educators, students, and families can navigate a rapidly changing tech landscape. Recurrent threads include open web culture, security and privacy in education, and the balance between experimentation with new tools and maintaining rigorous pedagogy. Noteworthy are hands-on demonstrations, real-world classroom use cases, and accessible discussions about emerging AI models, digital well-being, and information literacy, all anchored by two veteran educators who bring personal ... more

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