Check out our Episode 312 from December 6, 2023! Here are all the links we discussed in the show:
Draw Names (for group gift giving)
Family Memory Gift Ideas: Walgreens Photo Mug (15 oz) – Subscription to Storyworth – Family Oral History Interview
Automotive-related Gifts: iOttie iPhone Car Mount – Emergency Keychain Car Escape Tool
Device Charging Gifts: Amazon Basics 100W Four-Port GaN Wall Charger – Anker USB C Cable 100W 10ft
Grilling / Meat Smoking / Cooking Gifts: iOS app for Recipies: Paprika 3 (All Wes and Wes’ mom’s recipes!) – Setup a WordPress Recipe Website – RecTeq RT-700 Bull Smoker (20% off!) – GMG Wood Fired Pizza Attachment – Smoker Pizza – Costco Frozen Pizza on a Smoker – Costco Hardwood Pellets
Jason’s Tech Shopping Strategies: Apple Refurbished – Amazon Refurbished
Weird Brand Name on Amazon? Try Temu
Apple Gift Ideas: AirPods Pro – Apple AirTag 4 Pack – Anker Magnetic Battery
Non Apple People Gift Ideas: Soundcore by Anker – soundcore by Anker Liberty 4 NC Wireless Earbuds
Kitchy Nerdal Gift: Tidbyt
Build Your Tech Tool Bag: iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit
More Cooking Gift Ideas: Airfryers are really awesome – Pizza Steels are great– Old Recipes on Reddit
Jason’s Geek of the Week: ClipDrop
Wes: Social Media Text Prepper (on GitHub)
We were able to discuss (almost) all our prepared links for this show, so everything is included above in this Substack edition!
"EdTechSR Ep 312: A Very Techy Holiday" (CC BY 2.0) by Wesley Fryer
EdTech PlayDate (27 Dec 2023) – AI Edition
Are you an educator interested in learning more about AI / artificial intelligence tools, and how they can be used powerfully in both professional and personal contexts? If so, join Jason Neiffer and Wesley Fryer for a FREE Zoom event on Wednesday, December 27, 2023! We’ll spend time PLAYING together with AI tools including ChatGPT, ChatGPT Plus, Bard, Claude, and more. This is NOT a traditionally formatted “sit and get” webinar, this is an online “EdTech PlayDate.” Registration is FREE and limited to 100 people.
To learn more about the “PlayDate” professional development model and some post events, check out:
Tracy Sockalosky and Jennie Magiera’s 2013 article for Education Week, “Teachers Need to Play Too: Playdate 2013”
The EdTech PlayDate CLT website and upcoming, free in-person event! (Saturday, January 20, 2024)
This event is also shared on Facebook. Please let other educators you know, who might be interested in joining us, know about this upcoming event!