Cybertraps Podcast

In this special edition of the Cybertraps podcast, Jethro Jones interviews Matt Porter, the founder and Chief Solutions Officer at AmorFati Labs, live at the Inch360 event in Spokane, Washington. Matt shares his background as a former intelligence officer and discusses his transition to starting AmorFati Labs, a deep tech studio focused on holistic medicine. The conversation explores the intersect...

This special edition of the Cybertraps podcast features an engaging conversation with Naci Seyhanli, IT Security Analyst at the Spokane Regional Health District. Hosted by Jethro Jones, the episode dives into the unique challenges and approaches to cybersecurity within a public health institution, the importance of staff education, and the value of maintaining good cyber hygiene practices. Naci sh...

Graig Erenstoft, known as Officer E, is the digital safety expert for Connected Class . He has been presenting to parents and students for over 24 years and is currently a police lieutenant in Florida.  In this episode, Officer E and host Ross Romano talk about: Defining digital safety for kids and its critical importance in the connected world The “Take Three for Digital Safety” video series for...

Tod Johnston, a Senior Education Content Manager at Sphero, discusses how his company uses robots to teach cybersecurity concepts to middle school students. Their robotic balls help students visualize abstract cybersecurity topics like man-in-the-middle attacks. Tod explains how they developed lessons in collaboration with cybersecurity experts to give students an initial understanding of cyber th...

In Cybertraps 157, the APLUS Framework for adopting AI in schools is discussed. The framework emphasizes Accessibility, Privacy and Ethics, Learner-centered approach, Usability, and Sustainability. The irony of principals wanting AI to assist them while trying to prevent students from doing the same is highlighted. Examples of AI policies, including a plagiarism policy, are mentioned. The importan...

In Cybertraps 156, the podcast discusses the potential dangers of AI-fitted teddy bears. These toys have the ability to read children personalized bedtime stories using private information they have overheard. The episode highlights a news item that warns about the privacy concerns associated with these “scary” gadgets. Harry Harrison – “I Always Do What Teddy Says” – https://www.deviantart.com/ae...

In this episode, Jethro and Fred discuss chatbots and artificial intelligence. The episode covers the history of chatbots, including the Turing Test and the development of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Bing, and Jasper. The potential uses and issues with chatbots are explored, including incomplete or misinformation, theft of intellectual property, inappropriate uses, and threats to...

In this episode, Fred Lane interviews Amos Guiora, a law professor at the University of Utah. The bulk of the interview centers on Professor Guiora’s recently published book, " Armies of Enablers: Survivor Stories of Complicity and Betrayal in Sexual Assaults" . In his book, Professor Guiora attempts to answer a difficult question: “What do sexual assault survivors expect of the enabler-bystander?...

Update from Ghana - #2023–03–13_1100 Meeting with the Cybercrime Unit of the Ghana Police Service - #2023–03–14_1200 Visit to 5/6 classroom at Primus Hybrid School - #2023–03–19_1400 Pan-Africa webinar for parents - How can parents and carers monitor their children’s online activity without infringing on their privacy? - What are the long-term effects of excessive technology use on children’s ment...

Fred is in Africa until April 1. Sign up for updates from Fred Interview with Awo . US State Department sponsored trip through Fullbright Specialist Program SchoolAI Fred’s Presentation about ChatGPT at ASTE . Jethro’s chat with Damon Hargraves RE: ChatGPT on Transformative Principal Rise of low level betting in rural areas. Ho, Ghana - Tech forum and fair for women. Statistic - In Africa, adoptio...

TONY BRASUNAS, independent journalist and author of the forthcoming  RED, WHITE & BLIND : The Truth About Censorship in America and the Rise of Independent Media , which aims to explore  media distortion and disinformation in the U.S. as well as the upswell of independent media that has risen up to combat it. Corporate media vs independent media “ How 5 Companies Control All US Media ” New tre...

This interview is from a recent conference that Fred and I attended called Professional Practices Institute . We had the chance to talk with some great people from around the country. I hope you enjoy this episode. Fitting that for our 150th episode, we would have Dr. Glenn Lipson join us on the program again. - Forming a bucket brigade instead of a single bucket - Help others know their role. - C...

This interview is from a recent conference that Fred and I attended called Professional Practices Institute . We had the chance to talk with some great people from around the country. I hope you enjoy this episode. Felicia Villalobos - Hawaiian Language permit - technology issues. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and Renaissance.  IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, l...

This interview is from a recent conference that Fred and I attended called Professional Practices Institute . We had the chance to talk with some great people from around the country. I hope you enjoy this episode. 148 Brytton Sorgenfrei & Justin Darling - 2 people for the whole state - Teaching administrators to start taking snapshots - How to investigate social media. We’re thrilled to be sp...

This interview is from a recent conference that Fred and I attended called Professional Practices Institute . We had the chance to talk with some great people from around the country. I hope you enjoy this episode. meet 6 times a year, over 100 cases each year. Different in what they can take action for. Teachers growing up with social media, using it for everything. Boundaries Virtual life vs rea...

This interview is from a recent conference that Fred and I attended called Professional Practices Institute . We had the chance to talk with some great people from around the country. I hope you enjoy this episode. Terri Miller: President of SESAME - Dirty Secrets Pittsburg Post Gazette - NV criminalizing sexual acts with students over the age of consent - SESAME Act designed to prevent passing th...

This interview is from a recent conference that Fred and I attended called Professional Practices Institute . We had the chance to talk with some great people from around the country. I hope you enjoy this episode. Investigative Reporter for Business Insider - Twitter Investigating grooming of high school students by teachers Grooming the community, then grooming the family, then grooming the vict...

This interview is from a recent conference that Fred and I attended called Professional Practices Institute . We had the chance to talk with some great people from around the country. I hope you enjoy this episode. Jamie Boyd, Southern Arkansas University - Online K–6 coursework that leads to licensure targeted at paraprofessionals - Only university where enrollment has gone up. - Valued as profes...

This interview is a recap from the conference that Fred and I attended called Professional Practices Institute . We had the chance to talk with some great people from around the country. I hope you enjoy this episode. In this episode Fred talks with Quinton “Q” Dale fro Massachusetts. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and Renaissance.  IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for mat...

This interview is from a recent conference that Fred and I attended called Professional Practices Institute . We had the chance to talk with some great people from around the country. I hope you enjoy this episode. Arizona School Risk Retention Insurance Trust - You can Never be Safe Enough. - Rise in the tools, use, manipulation - Secrecy and ability to keep up. - Easier to hide it now. - Handled...

This interview is from a recent conference that Fred and I attended called Professional Practices Institute . We had the chance to talk with some great people from around the country. I hope you enjoy this episode. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and Renaissance.  IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achieveme...

- Will your costume cost you your job? - Halloween will be celebrated on Monday, October 31, 2022. - Jethro’s Best Halloween Costume - Prediction: By mid-November, at least one teacher will have been fired for an inappropriate costume - Great article on the history of Halloween at History.com - Celebration dates back roughly 2,000 years, when the Celts lit bonfires and wore costumes to ward off gh...

News Item: Molly Russell, a 14-year-old girl living in London, committed suicide in November 2017. Earlier today (Sept. 30, 2022), a senior coroner ruled that her death was the result of depression and “the negative effects of online content.” Inquest A two-week inquest into the cause of Russell’s death focused on her use of Instagram and Pinterest Process was very slow due to lengthy response tim...

This is a preview of Fred’s general session presentation at PPI on October 19 in Boise, ID Carrie Goldberg’s Thread about her lawsuit against Amazon The full title of the presentation is “The Cybertraps of Emerging Technologies: “Deep Fakes,” Augmented and Virtual Reality, the Metaverse, and Whatever AI Has In Store for Us” Outline Introduction The March of the Eduverse: A Brief Overview What Is R...

News Item: A recent New York Times article reports that an increasing number of parents are buying Apple watches for elementary school kids Smartwatches for children are a booming sector of the tech market Hundreds of different models with a range of features Some smartwatches are tied to particular cellular companies, others are “unlocked” A 2020 survey showed that 31% of American teens owned a s...