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    Episode 8: That's not innovating

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 49:34


    ATLIS day 1 Good workshops Innovation is not learning or using technology Grand Rapids might be nice - no idea but the weather sucks ChatGPT We are all aware that the Terms of Service require parental consent of children between the ages of 13-18 - what happens when a fair amount of people say no? Lawsuits on deck concerning intellectual property, enterprise and copyright VR questions How to model something in VR? How to send it directly to a 3D printer? Tony's annoying AI conversation I need more info Tony Please read the disclaimers US PIRG's Chromebook Report https://itbabble.com/2023/04/21/chromebooks-and-misleading-reports/ Nobody cares

    Episode 7: The Homer!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 34:23


    Skype and the new Bing AI AI update from Tony - round one will fail because it is annoying Tony's prediction - AI is great but will fail because it is annoying ChatGPT terms of service - the same as they were - and impossible to use legally if you are a Google Workspace School https://isn.education/articles/open/chatgpt-and-ai-18-and-not-ready-yet/  Google and Google Bard in AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DaJVZBXETE&ab_channel=GoogleWorkspace  Class sets for Google Classroom https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/introducing-practice-sets/ Announced a year ago Fuzzy details Stick with Edulastic or similar products

    Episode 6: Copyright and AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 39:08


    Copyright case for a comic book that used AI to generate the art https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/22/23611278/midjourney-ai-copyright-office-kristina-kashtanova Liken the images to photographs Tony is on a Committee  Headphones

    Episode 3: Just ask Chuck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 38:38


    Tony has a webinar coming upCIA Triad - https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/cia-triad  Confidentiality Integrity Availability I love Apple TouchScreen MacMinis (What?) https://www.touch-base.com/ What you need to make the true nextgen experience with this gen's stuff  https://www.touchboards.com/  Why are there so many edtech scammers on LinkedIn? Is it really a cashcow?

    Episode 2: Tony ChatGPT

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 43:08


    Teachers Pay Teachers vs. students paying for their workQuestions and questions ChatGPT isn't plagiarism (who cares it still sucks) Automate processes Add it as an interview Think through the arguments Can't turn off the lights https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lights-massachusetts-school-year-no-one-can-turn-rcna65611  Software like this fail open because it is safer on vs off

    Episode 1: Chat GPT

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 54:01


    Tony and Patrick are back at it and this time they are talking about Chat GPT the new AI that seems to have people excited and scared all at the same time.

    Episode 215: Episode 215 - Baby, baby, baby - ohhhh!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 46:46


    New Baby!! What are you drinking? Water Andy Gator - Abita - https://abita.com/brews/andygator#  Gray/Grey Box Testing - Tony's going to smoke Patrick's network https://resources.infosecinstitute.com/topic/what-are-black-box-grey-box-and-white-box-penetration-testing/  2-Factor / MultiFactor - time to annoy people, Blackbaud is requiring this for RE and insurance for other things Summer plans Rodecaster Pro 2 and podcasting equipment - https://rode.com/en/interfaces-and-mixers/rodecaster-series/rodecaster-pro-ii  Starlink - https://www.starlink.com/ - Possible backup

    Episode 214: Episode 214 - Where are the teachers?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 51:48


    Final month of school What are you drinking? Founders All Day Vacay - https://foundersbrewing.com/our-beer/all-day-vacay/  Coors Banquet - https://www.coors.com/  Teacher shortage or something else? Shortage is a bad label - teachers haven't gone anywhere Transitioning to other careers Poor working conditions Tony and Patrick's ideas Atlas Rubicon - Everyone hates this, and it ruined the world and we let it. https://www.onatlas.com/  https://eduplanet21.com/  Tony being devious

    Episode 213: Episode 213 - Feel the Flex

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022


    How's the weather? What am I drinking? Bell's Oberon Ale - https://bellsbeer.com/beers/oberon-ale/ Samuel Adams Summer Ale - https://www.samueladams.com/our-beers/limited-release/american-wheat-ale/summer-ale  Chrome OS Flex https://chromeenterprise.google/os/chromeosflex/ https://itbabble.com/2022/04/20/chrome-os-flex/  Samsung Chromebooks - rant by Patrick Holograms. Only $50,000.00Like Iron Man - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddk9ci6geSs  Build a STEM Lab in a normal room; don't sweat the big stuff 4 - 3D printers , Sindoh, Dremel, MakerBot 1 - GlowForge Pro Laser Cutter with Air Cleaner 2- Dremel hand saws 1 - large general tool box with common tools Shelves for storing models, materials, etc Robotic Kits - 2 per table  Tables - Art Room Style Tables; more square the better; you need depth 4- self healing large sized mats per table 2- Dremel sets per table (get the most comprehensive kit you can afford)  safety gear per table  2- professional quality glue guns per table 1- heat gun per table Sets of sand paper per table 1- metal meter stick per table 4- small vices per table 5- 8 strong magnets per table

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    Episode 210: Episode 212 - Ed Tech Lives

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 56:43


    The Masters golf tournament CISSP Pin - https://isc2education.org/media/catalog/product/cache/6/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/c/i/cissp_lapel_pin.jpg  What am I drinking? https://www.newbelgium.com/beer/1554/ Iced tea Tony's BYOD requirements and laptop purchasing plan for 2022-2023 Is ed-tech really dead? Is Tony wrong? Digital Fetus - https://itbabble.com/2013/02/05/podcast-episode-54-the-digital-fetus-has-arrived-january-31-2013/  ISTE Standards for Students - https://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards-for-students https://cdn.iste.org/www-root/ISTEU/ISTE%20Standards%20for%20Students%20-%20Syllabus.pdf?_ga=2.64610543.1783297188.1649637689-927817944.1649637689 Elon - https://slashdot.org/story/22/04/09/2058201/is-twitter-dying-tweets-elon-mus

    Episode 209: Episode 211 - Beware of Borat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 47:38


    Your eyes do not deceive you fellow listener. That is indeed a picture of famed action star Michael Dudikoff. Listen on to see why he is our artwork and check out the show notes below. Photo attribution: https://www.flickr.com/people/25030443@N03 by Rob DiCaterino Coach K - what's going to happen to Duke?  What am I drinking?  Elysian Space Dust - https://www.elysianbrewing.com/beer/space-dust-ipa  Peppermint Tea Chromebooks on the market for over a decade - what has their impact been? https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeos/comments/trfz5j/now_that_chromebooks_have_been_on_the_market_for/  The BORAT Malware - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-borat-remote-access-malware-is-no-laughing-matter/  Insurance is going to kick your ass if you don't get compliant; Book title? Worth $15.00?

    Episode 208: Episode 210 - -Linux for all

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 45:30


    Welcome back basketball fans! What am I drinking? Beeracuda from Abita Bells Black Hearted Ale  It's time to start over- EdTech is dead - Tony's quantlet to the world or Elon Musk, or anyone with a lot of cash… App culture is taking over Linux based curriculum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4L8Oci_2Bs  Why I don't blog anymore, just when I was getting the hang of it Best book for people moving from teaching into leadership, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018FHCPDO/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 

    Episode 207: Episode 209 - Spring Cleaning

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 44:33


    What am I drinking? Tony's Spring Audit- Hardware, Accounts (G-Suite, SIS, JumpCloud and IXL) Audit hardware (anything in asset inventory) Check the classrooms for display systems Don't mess with facilities and maintenance people during summer - do you  inventory during the spring Data audit - Checking the backupArchive on Bluray DVD Missing Items  Try not to lose things we buy (chargers, mice, keyboards, etc.) Hotglue?  When to onboard new families into your SIS? Do the incoming students need to register for classes/buy textbooks? GoGuardian Question Adding parents is kind of a pain - 2 uploads! Students have to sign in first before you can associate parents and students

    Episode 206: Episode 206 - Dog days

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 52:22


    What am I drinking? Bell's Bright White - http://www.bellsbeer.com/beer/seasonal/bright-white-ale  Liquid Death - Water. Just water. Oregon Trail game on Archive.org https://itbabble.com/2022/02/23/oregon-trail/ https://archive.org/details/msdos_Oregon_Trail_The_1990  Huggy Wuggy? This is stupid https://www.parents.com/news/what-parents-need-to-know-about-huggy-wuggy-and-the-poppy-playtime-game-taking-over-elementary-schools/  (But it looks like the Shining) Slenderman hysteria in 2014 - https://www.parents.com/health/parents-news-now/slenderman-stabbing-a-worrying-tale-for-parents/  Weekly CISSP- Passwords, fun facts No need to change every year or every three months Password length - 8-10 characters, capital, special character and a number Multi Factor authentication for people who need it The Streaming party is over (Fake ID story)  https://www.kanopy.com/ 

    Episode 205: Episode 205 - Butterdish Crumblescone

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 48:16


    Benedict Cumberbatch Cover art original photo by Gage Skidmore - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/28570188272  https://www.wattpad.com/622757598-the-many-names-of-benedict-cumberbatch What am I drinking? Tin Roof Blonde - https://www.tinroofbeer.com/brew/blond-ale/  Big Lug Goat Ranch - https://sahmsalehouse.com/nora/  Google Flex OS (Wasn't this already made and then removed, and now it is back?) https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/chrome-enterprise/chrome-os-flex  Tony signed up for a trial Chrome OS is a Linux derivative  Can it dual boot? CISSP - Tony's dream and nightmare has come true Tony passed his test! Must do continuing education units (CEU) every year Bollards - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollard  Tech Support is becoming somewhat impossible- no one understands the cloud … We cannot control cloud outages  Cloud folder syncs suck! Go to the website 

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    Episode 204: Episode 204 - Snowplosion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 41:42


    Snow everywhere Snowdays vs eLearning days Winter Olympics - Are you watching? Is anyone? Anal swabs for Covid 19 Government approved hotels What am I drinking? https://www.metazoabrewing.com/ - Crocodilian American Pale Ale Kirkland Sparkling Water - So Adult Google Forms - Choice Removal and Choice Eliminator 2 Add-ons https://wp.me/pYzzW-29w Really popular post last week Choice Eliminator 2 Google Form Add-on is gone :( Printer H#LL - DoS - Windows 11, Next Moves, I miss the Image Runner Two printers in library Wireshark Student had a print job going to an older printer Problems with WIndows 11 because Papercut hasn't updated its services Canon ImagerunnerWiFi enabled printers

    Episode 203: Episode 203 - I quit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 43:31


    Bengals in the Super Bowl! What am I drinking? Bells Kalamzoo Stout - http://www.bellsbeer.com/beer/year-round/bells-kalamazoo-stout  Sapporo Steel Can Tall Boy - https://sapporobeer.com/our-beers/sapporo-premium-beer/  Revising Chatterbox Video coming soon Not as bad as first time Still don't recommend it Weekly CISSP- Mandatory Vacations https://www.isc2.org/Certifications/CISSP  Minimum 1 week with no contact LinkedIn Trends: People recruiting teachers into other industries https://personalexcellence.co/blog/talent-stack/ https://www.ixl.com/company/careers 

    Episode 202: Episode 202 - Vintage Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 58:09


    What am I drinking? Great Lakes - Conway's Irish Ale - https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/conways-irish-ale  Samuel Adams - Cold Snap White Ale - https://www.samueladams.com/our-beers/limited-release/white-ale/cold-snap  Legacy Technology - could be costing you a fortune. Tony' story about a lost telephone line https://c.tenor.com/H56jRVjI7bkAAAAd/airplane-ii-comedy.gif Chatterbox - skip it https://hellochatterbox.com/ Costs too much Surface Laptop SE - repairability https://itbabble.com/2022/01/14/surface-se-repairability/  Cost and availability of parts? Bundled parts like screen/keyboard assembly What's a Freak'N BI; Do you use Canvas? Because I have a gift for you.  Microsoft - https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/ Google's version - https://datastudio.google.com/ Tableau - https://www.tableau.com/resource/business-intelligence  Amazon's version - https://aws.amazon.com/quicksight/  info@tonydeprato.com for more information Windows 10 on an SD cardTony did it!

    Episode 201: Episode 201- Omar's FJ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 53:18


    What am I drinking? https://www.lindemans.be/en_US/beer/Framboise  Belgium Beer Cafe Dubai - https://belgianbeercafejumeirah.com/  Modelo - https://www.modelousa.com/en-US/product/especial  Comfy headphones & Omar's FJ Cruiser  Avid - https://avidproducts.com/product-solutions/learning/ JLab - https://www.jlab.com/collections/on-ear-headphones/products/neon-bluetooth-wireless-on-ear-headphones  Finalsite Ransomware https://www.finalsite.com/  https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/finalsite-ransomware-attack-shuts-down-thousands-of-school-websites/  I'm replacing my smartwatch Withings Steel HR- https://www.withings.com/us/en/steel-hr  https://www.casio.com/products/watches/databank  https://www.bulova.com/us/en/product/96C139.html  https://www.nixon.com/us/en/dork-too/A1266-000-00.html  Full story coming next episode - Legacy Technology - could be costing you a fortune. Tony' story about a lost telephone line https://c.tenor.com/H56jRVjI7bkAAAAd/airplane-ii-comedy.gif“Clean closets - ask questions” ~ Old Geezer Wisdom

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    Episode 200: Episode 200 - Mining at School

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 67:34


    200! Welcome back Omar!! What's been going on with you and Dubai? Do you have long Covid? Patrick's new recording set up Shure MV7 - https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/mv7  Rode PSA1 - https://www.rode.com/accessories/stands/psa1 Y2K22 & Microsoft Exchange Servers - uh-oh https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-working-to-fix-microsoft-exchange-bug  Thunderbird - https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/ SquirrelMail - https://squirrelmail.org/  Amazon Alexa tells child to touch penny to live electrical plug https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/amazons-alexa-reportedly-suggested-10-year-old-stick-a-penny-near-an-outlet/ https://nypost.com/2020/01/23/ridiculous-tiktok-penny-challenge-is-a-huge-fire-hazard/ Timer test:https://www.google.com/search?q=30+minute+timer&oq=30+minute+timer&aqs=chrome..69i57.3155j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://hellochatterbox.com/ - A more educational focus for AI Buddha Box - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_Box  Should teachers use these assistants in their classrooms? Omar's new elective Blockchain and Cryptocurrency elective Lots of real world topics Decentralized vs. Centralized currency for example What is Blockchain Running miners for Crypto at school - be careful (lots of logistics) https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/gridseed-mini-asic-miner-review-and-giveaway/  Not going to get rich here folks! Tony's new network design (No More Server Room or Person Living in the Server Room) https://www.fortinet.com/ 

    Episode 199: Episode 199 - Google is Santa?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 42:17


    One week till Winter vacationPlans? What am I drinking? Shiner Holiday Cheer - https://shiner.com/beer/holiday-cheer  Ghost River Gold - https://www.ghostriverbrewing.com/beer-overview  Google Workspace & Microsoft Office 365 in schools  Google - Free version stripped down  Microsoft Office 365 - Need to buy a license for more features (Intune)  Salesforce SIS? Too good to be true?

    Episode 198: Episode 198

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 33:45


    What's on TV? What am I drinking?Kirin Ichiban - http://www.kirinichiban.com/  Laptop recommendations - Don't completely trust a bloghttps://itbabble.com/2021/12/03/laptop-recommendations-check-with-your-school-not-a-blog/ Notion.so - A reviewhttps://itbabble.com/2021/12/01/notion-so-a-review/ Finding a STEM and Robotics teacher Where do these people hangout online (professionally)? 4 sections STEM Robotics Topic 3? Topic 4? Make it its own department

    Episode 197: Episode 197 - Winter movie suggestions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 40:09


    How was Thanksgiving? What are you drinking?Spaten Premium Lager STEM - needs a non-traditional space Space that holds 40 students Natural supervision Plentiful electricity Fab truck - https://www.fablabs.io/labs/fablabtruck Favorite winter movies to show students? Tony's news - It's Time to Stop Telling Children to Google it. https://edco-isn-staging.edcowebsites.co.uk/articles/open/it-is-time-to-stop-telling-children-to-google-it/

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    Episode 196: Episode 196 - Laughing at the Surface SE

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 42:20


    Happy early Thanksgiving What am I drinking?Great Lakes Eliot Ness Adding a desktop https://itbabble.com/2021/11/10/life-with-a-desktop/  Everyone made fun of the Surface SE STEM environments for schools - ideas on how to set it up correctly Ask IT BabbleThis Olympic Scoring Form article is AMAZING. Seriously. REALLY well done. I've stumbled upon this because my wife and I host a gingerbread house contest and I think this may be the way for our judges to do the judging from their phones and not have to add and tally by hand. 

    Episode 195: Episode 195 - Solar Minimum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 52:57


     Feedback Form: https://forms.gle/WTaR4BZTqUHPXrZG6 Solar Minimum HECC Conference  What are you drinking?  Shiner Bock Left Hand S'mores Milk Stout Hardware as a Service - financial planning ideas Windows Surface SE https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/business/surface-laptop-se  Ask IT Babble We have students who bring in appropriate equipment to school. The kit the school specifies is very clear, but that doesn't seem to matter. What can we do aside from purchasing the equipment? What is the best way to manage parents picking up children? I have been suggesting software. Thanks

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    Episode 194: Episode 194 - Meta Pump

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 54:08


    IT Babble how we make the show - for new listeners Daylight Savings Time (Tony forgot) What are we drinking? New Classrooms Update - Water Finds its Level Metaverse hype = Conference Pump - Be careful http://itbabble.com/2021/11/03/soul-machine-a-demo/  How can you measure it? Ask IT Babble https://itbabble.com/ask-it-babble/  Q1: My school is considering an investment in VR. Do you think this is a good idea?VR Solution: https://www.classvr.com/AR Solution: https://www.cleverbooks.eu/Q2: Do you think teachers would print less if they could spend more money on other things?

    Episode 193: Episode 193 - Happy Halloween!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 48:22


    Happy Halloween What am I drinking? Facebook - Meta - Metaverse Should we care? Will educators get suckered? https://secondlife.com/  Facebook Files - WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-files-11631713039 New classrooms, how's it going for Tony? Dual Protocol Transmission (DPT 4.0)  BenQ Instashow - https://www.benq.com/en-us/business/wireless-presentation/wdc10.html Patrick's Review - https://itbabble.com/2020/01/31/streaming-in-the-classroom-benq-instashow/ 

    Episode 192: Episode 192 - AI curriculum

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 41:00


    Apple event takeawayMacBook Pro starting at $2000 Bitpaper.io - https://bitpaper.io/  Better than a lot of .io sites Good for math homework Touchscreen Review on Wednesday Student printing at Tony's schoolUnsustainable “print party” Tony has been drinking AndyGator - https://abita.com/brews/andygator# AI in the curriculum  https://www.ibm.com/watson Reading recommendationsDaemon by Daniel Suarez - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6665847-daemon  Dell - some interesting things for parents if you know the right personOnline store for your organization

    Episode 191: Episode 191 - Un-Boxing Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 48:17


    Tony and Patrick catch up New sounds for top of the- show - What's  Google Forms + Form Ranger detailed post Apple's new eventWhat would you like to see? Is Tony done with Chromebooks? $33.99 - Really? Video editing STEM/Maker Windows 10 - Could be the best option but it is still the most annoying operating system on the market Dystopian School Follow Up- We will only use Linux, but you can choose your flavor 

    Episode 190: Episode 190 - Don't Use Blockchain

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 50:04


    Elysian Night Owl & Liquid Death Sparkling Water - Approved by IT Babble  TV Review - Squid Game on Netflix  Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqxAJKy0ii4  Thoughts?  Google Forms for event sign up  Form Ranger - https://cloudlab.newvisions.org/form-ranger  Plan the form  Don't let people type their choices  Google Data Studio - https://datastudio.google.com/  Don't use blockchain  Blockchain - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain  HyperLedger - https://www.hyperledger.org/  Your cloud storage is ruining your life  Current folders  Archive folders 

    Episode 189: Episode 189 - Hercules Headmaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 51:32


    What have we been up to since our last episode (March 2021)  Streaming live events - Patrick's new setup  https://itbabble.com/2021/06/28/streaming-events-an-ongoing-experiment/  https://itbabble.com/2021/07/14/streaming-events-2-update/  https://itbabble.com/2021/09/06/streaming-events-3-test/  Dystopian School (A better way to run a school)  Definition - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dystopia  Trend of making a mound into a mountain Kevin Sorbo as Hercules as the head of school - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules:_The_Legendary_Journeys 

    Episode 188: Episode 188 - Safe Search

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 55:44


    We’re back! 1) Tony has it been a month!!!??? 2) Amplified IT purchased by CDW 3) Streamlined Classroom AV 4) Tony - No more SAT/ACT - GPAs- No Grades - and What you need to do if you want to do this… 5) Amazon QuickSight - https://aws.amazon.com/quicksight/ 6) Safe search, firewall, etc. a) OnCampus b) Cisco Umbrella c) DNS Restrictions d) GoGuardian e) Websense f) 6th Gen Firewall g) Google Admin Reports h) Cisco Meraki Reports i) OffCampus j) GoGuardian k) Google Admin Reports l) Umbrella m) New training videos for parents, but they won’t watch them (we had a parent engagement webinar) m) COPPA - Children’s Online Privacy n) Protection Rule o) Must adhere to qualify for eRate https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule 7) Podcasting news! New Zoom products - Tony bought it! a) Zoom PodTrak P8/P4 Portable Multitrack b) Podcast Recorder H8 c) Anchor.fm + Wordpress = Podcast

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    Episode 187: Episode 187 - Snow Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 35:50


    1) Snow day and football 2) How can we be independent from big tech companies? a) Independent hosting services GoDaddy, Blue Host 3) Teachers teaching from home a) What they wanted vs what they got 4) Blue Yeti Microphone 5) YouTube Playlist a) Great for collecting, sharing and collaborating on resources b) https://itbabble.com/2021/01/11/youtube-how-to-make-a-playlist/

    Episode 186: Episode 186 - Impressive - most impressive

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 43:18


    1) Happy holidays a) Tony’s advice - Unplug from the media/social networks b) Read eBooks on your smartphone 2) Covid updates a) Back to SCHOOL in Indy! 3) Adios Adobe Flash by Patrick Cauley a) https://itbabble.com/2020/12/07/adios-adobe-flash/ b) Patrick’s trip into Flash gaming 3) Apple’s new MacBooks with the M1 a) Why shouldn’t schools go this route? b) Apple has better updates 4) Streaming to the next level! a) Klips b) Lord Vader knows all about bandwidth, jitter and latency

    Episode 185: Episode 185 - Rants

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 49:23


    1) Patrick’s new phone (coming soon) 2) Distance yourself from tech and social media for your own health 3) Wordpress.com block editor - Rant 4) Chromebook camera failures a) Chrome OS update b) Doesn’t affect all Chromebooks c) Alt + V Zoom work around 5) Record All Online Meetings with Apple OSX by Tony DePrato a) https://itbabble.com/2020/11/11/record-all-online-meetings-with-apple-os-x/ 6) Witeboard.com a) Stay away b) Review by Patrick Cauley c) Tony is incapable of drawing a triangle 7) Big Sur issues 8) Ordering Chromebook loophole a) Dell Chromebooks b) Enterprise Chromebooks as an option

    Episode 184 - HIFLEX

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 43:07


    Patrick interviews Tony DePrato about his HIFLEX set up in the classroom. HIFLEX is a term that refers to students who are in the classroom and also at home and both are learning synchronously. Tony utilizes iPads and a few other items and tools to bring this affordable solution to life.

    Episode 183 - Damn Fine Cans

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 61:42


    1) Back at school in a COVID world a) Tony’s motto: “You have to think of every student as a virtual student that occasionally comes to school and if you do that your planning will fit every scenario.” b) GoGuardian: https://www.goguardian.com c) Cisco Umbrella: https://security.umbrella.com 2) Why your online streaming is bad and mine is good a) iPad solution b) Euro Mic Stand with Klip c) Disable iPad audio d) DJ Podiums e) iPad is a “person” in the meeting 3) Virtual Parent Conferences a) Zoom Waiting rooms b) Prep with teachers and parents c) Google Meet deadline - Sept ember 20, 2020 4) Streaming in the Classroom - Final verdict! a) Windows schools - Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter b) Mac schools - Apple TV c) BYOD schools - BenQ Instashow/Barco WePresent

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    Episode 181 - Zoom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 36:41


    Happy Easter/Spring Break 1) Zoom a) Zoombombing b) Zoom and privacy c) Zoom alternative -Microsoft Teams -Google Meet -Skype d) Recommendations e) Zoom Basic (non-compliance) vs. f) Zoom K-12 (FERPA, COPPA, HIPPA compliant) 2) Cybersecurity Part 5 - Where Did Your Resources a) https://itbabble.com/2020/04/12/cybersecurity-part-5-where-did-you-put-your-resources/ 3) Graduation 2020? a)July in person graduation b) What does a virtual graduation look like? c) Not popular d) Not a good product e) Think about music, time, speeches

    Episode 180 - Empty shelves empty seats

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 42:21


    No school! 1) Distance Learning Plan a) So much to talk about here b) Be asynchronous c) Front load the content d) Elementary and Early Childhood - e) Choice boards 2) How is Microsoft Teams? a) What do we think doesn’t work? 3) Attendance? 4) Great resource from Mark Stone and Elvin Aliyev in Azerbaijan a) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-mRNFvwZ17xLmWRTkCoO7lPQakAW6SzBy7tZEm1cgdQ/edit b) Distance Learning Resource 5) Video Conference Options a) Zoom b) Teams c) Google Hangouts Meet

    Episode 179 - Student Fails

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 55:58


    1) Online learning, biggest issue I am seeing: controlling students vs lesson prep a) Behavior problems online are not tech problems b) Be realistic - it cannot be business as usual c) Daily touchpoints for teachers and administration d) How often do students need to be online with the teacher? 2) Chinese students try but fail… https://technode.com/2020/03/02/dingtalk-begs-for-stars-on-chinas-app-stores/ a) Funny story, but again Social Media thinks it is real. 3) ViewSonic Viewboard - Awesome, but don’t get sucked in. a) https://www.viewsonic.com/us/products/shop/viewboard.html 4) Sneaky, sneaky kids and electronic tests by Patrick Cauley a) https://itbabble.com/2020/02/13/sneaky-sneaky-kids-and-electronic-tests/

    Episode 178 - Forced to Flip

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 44:19


    1) Tony’s post: Flipped without permission a) https://itbabble.com/2020/02/05/flipped-without-permission-some-advice-about-teaching-online-an-itbabble-no-frills-video/ b) Basic rules c) Behavior d) Platform options e) Learning Management System f) Record content g) Microsoft Teams/Slack (middle school-high school) h) Avoid the need for a VPN i) Daily check in with department j) Weekly check in with administration k) Consistency 2) Social Media is horrible- Coronavirus is more proof a) Do your own homework b) Trust vetted sources 3) Emergency Tech in the Go Bag a) Laptop b) USB Cords c) Documents d) Battery pack (you can try) e) Two external hard drives f) International power adapters g) No Chromebook :( h) Core documents

    Episode 177

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 42:07


    1) RIP Kobe Bryant 2) Parent Portals a) How to get parents to use them more b) Only use one portal - avoid fragmentation c) Consistency with the portal for teachers and faculty d) Survey coming soon (next few months) 3) Tony wants to rant on vendors: Managebac 4) Microsoft’s new Edge browser a) Based on Chromium b) Microsoft Chromebook? Edgebook? c) https://remotedesktop.google.com/ d) Cast tab content

    Episode 176 - Happy New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 41:02


    Happy New Year - Resolutions? 1) TDK12 - Practical advice for expats a) Tdk12.net 2)Tony’s Cyber Security Series a) Don’t spend $10,000 b) Train your staff first c) Certification training CISA, COSN (join this organization), FEMA, Homeland Security 3) Barco WePresent review a) Don’t trust vendors b) Viewsonice Viewboard - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/products/shop/viewboard.html 4) Cubit Robotics a) https://itbabble.com/2020/01/16/cubit-robotics-probably-better-than-what-your-are-doing/ b) https://cubit.cc/

    Episode 175 - Cyber Bunker!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 26:14


    1) Tony’s Fired Up about CYBERSECURITY PANIC 2) Connecting your computer wirelessly to a display a) Barco ClickShare - https://www.barco.com/en/clickshare b) Mersive Solstice - https://www.mersive.com/products/solstice/ c) Crestron AirMedia2 - https://www.crestron.com/Products/Featured- d) Solutions/Airmedia e) Airtame - https://airtame.com/ f) Apple TV - https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-tv/apple-tv-hd/32gb g) Miracast - https://www.microsoft.com/accessories/en-us/products/adapters/wireless-display-adapter-2/p3q-00001 h) Look at rooms differently - not one solution for all spaces i) Hurdles for schools and companies

    Episode 174 - Law & Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 25:52


    1) World Series Predictions? 2) Should or can schools give email to people who do not work (or have worked) or are associated with the school a) Uses email for personal legal matters b) No expectation of privacy c) Email address is for school related purposes d) Representing the school e) Social media concerns f) "Limited expectation of privacy" 3) Trunk-or-Treat - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-or-treating#Trunk-or-Treat

    Episode 173 - Colts for the Win!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 32:46


    1) Google Daydream is winding down a) https://www.androidauthority.com/google-daydream-1041548/ b) https://killedbygoogle.com c) https://www.oculus.com/medium/ 2) Swimming in the Data Lake by Tony DePrato a) https://itbabble.com/2019/10/12/swimming-in-the-data-lake/ 3) SideCar - Full Test...with Apple TV a) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210380 b) Must use a pen c) Astropad - https://astropad.com

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    Episode 172 - Did Someone Say Pirated Movies?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 38:37


    1) PSA: Google Drive and Pirated Movies by Patrick Cauley a) https://itbabble.com/2019/09/23/psa-google-drive-and-pirated-movies/ b) Digital Millennium Copyright Act - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act 2) Computer Science Empathy by Tony DePrato a) https://itbabble.com/2019/09/18/computer-science-empathy/ b) Great advice for getting started 3) Microsoft: We want you to learn Python by Liam Tung of ZDnet a) https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-we-want-you-to-learn-python-programming-language-for-free/ 44 short beginner Python videos b) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlrxD0HtieHhS8VzuMCfQD4uJ9yne1mE6 4) Slashdot.com Hidden Video Games a) https://games.slashdot.org/story/19/09/24/0143229/researchers-find-mystery-hidden-in-early-80s-atari-game 5) Stop having a love affair with your suppliers a) Remember they are in it to make money b) Keep it healthy

    Episode 171 - Roller Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 37:32


    1) Patrick’s new mouse - Logitech MX Ergo a)https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/mx-ergo-wireless-trackball-mouse 2) What's a Student Information System (SIS)? And why you should care a) One Roster - http://www.imsglobal.org/activity/onerosterlis 3) People still teaching flash and a mention about CAD - Tinker Cad , SketchUp Pro a) Adobe Animate - https://www.adobe.com/products/animate.html b) Tinkercad - https://www.tinkercad.com/ c) SketchUp Pro - https://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-pro d) Autodesk - https://www.autodesk.com/ 4) Kahoot! Challenges do not work with Chromebooks without the Google Play Store a) I reviewed Kahoot! In April of 2014 - I still don’t like it b) https://itbabble.com/2014/04/30/kahoot-yeah-you-should-not-use-this/ c) Alternatives - Quizizz, Socrative, Quizlet

    Episode 170 - EMERGENCY! YOU MUST LISTEN

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 20:38


    1) Airlines banning certain MacBook Pros a) https://www.macrumors.com/2019/08/29/macbook-pro-some-airline-restrictions/ 2) Google getting serious about Enterprise a) https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/26/20832925/google-chromebook-enterprise-dell-laptops-microsoft-windows-challenge-businesses b)Chrome OS not going anywhere! 3) Amazon Web Services 4) Office 365 Video Streaming

    Episode 169 - It's not cheating?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 38:08


    1) Andrew Luck retiring 2) Advisories/Homeroom advice a) Advisory/Homeroom challenge/mystery b) Keep it light and fun and don’t force participation 3) Presenting a slideshow? Keep it brief by Patrick Cauley a) https://itbabble.com/2019/08/12/presenting-a-slideshow-keep-it-brief/ b) Presentation advice c) iMovie d)Prezi e) Keynote, PowerPoint (SkyDrive), Google Slides f) Stay away from animation/transitions 4) When TurnItIn Fails by Tony DePrato a) https://itbabble.com/2019/08/22/when-turnitin-fails/ b) Paying for intellectual property c) Cheating with project based learning (PBL) d) Pre Assessment is important

    Episode 168 - Welcome Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 26:37


    1) Back to School! 2) Goals for the year 3) A Positive Start Matters by Tony Departo a) https://itbabble.com/2019/08/05/a-positive-start-matters/ 4)PSA a) PSA Flash is dying by Patrick Cauley https://itbabble.com/2019/08/10/psa-flash-is-dying/ https://www.blog.google/products/chrome/saying-goodbye-flash-chrome/ b) Microsoft Office will die in 2025 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4506814/products-ending-support-in-2025 5) Brother T-Shirt Printer - The GTX a) http://dtgprinters.brother.com/GTX_PPC?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=t%20shirt%20printer&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&gclid=CjwKCAjwqNnqBRATEiwAkHm2BJ7odQR68hdrgsyAe1mJed7YI156m8GDv-Luf0Ttz1pmhhmkuQ6exxoCW8AQAvD_BwE

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