In this episode, Mike and Glen discuss the Remind vs. Verizon battle, how classrooms are resembling arcades, new research on screen time, the LA teacher strikes and our guest this week is Phil Stubbs CEO of Verso. References: Guest: Phil Stubbs CEO of Verso Website: http://versolearning.com/ (http://versolearning.com/) FETC Sessions: https://s23.a2zinc.net/clients/lrp/fetc2019/Public/SessionDetails.aspx?FromPage=Speakers.aspx&SessionID=3424&nav=true&Role=U%27 (Using Vocabulary to Design the Journey From Surface to Deep) & https://s23.a2zinc.net/clients/lrp/fetc2019/Public/SessionDetails.aspx?FromPage=Speakers.aspx&SessionID=3829&nav=true&Role=U%27 (Collaborative Classrooms: Surface to Deep in 50 Minutes)

Notes: Thoughts on the Gillette Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPmuEyP3a0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPmuEyP3a0) Remind vs. Verizon: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/01/verizon-price-hike-could-kill-free-texting-service-for-teachers-and-students/ (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/01/verizon-price-hike-could-kill-free-texting-service-for-teachers-and-students/) US classrooms resemble arcades: https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/Entertainment/wireStory/us-classrooms-starting-resemble-arcades-60384779 (https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/Entertainment/wireStory/us-classrooms-starting-resemble-arcades-60384779) Lean into parenting your Wired Child: https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52899/forget-screen-time-rules-lean-in-to-parenting-your-wired-child-author-says (https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52899/forget-screen-time-rules-lean-in-to-parenting-your-wired-child-author-says) The LA Strikes continued this week: https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-lausd-teachers-strike-negotiations-20190119-story.html (https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-lausd-teachers-strike-negotiations-20190119-story.html)

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