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Category Archives: Opinion
School portal – How to Improve the Parent Experience
A lot of schools offer a Parent Portal. Some portals are more robust than others but they all seem to offer these features: Check their child’s academic progress Check out school events (athletics, groups and clubs alike) Pay for fees … Continue reading
The Support Puzzle
If you are in EdTech IT Support, make sure you are connected to the culture of your school. Understanding the policies and procedures outside of IT is key to understanding how to support Teaching and Learning. Continue reading
Posted in Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Opinion, Tony DePrato
Tagged edtech, EisenhowerMatrix, Scrum, support, Timemanagement
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Cubit Robotics: Probably Better Than What You Are Doing
By Tony DePrato | Follow Me on LinkedIn I have been working with robotics since 2005. I have worked with students from US Grade 4 to students competing in university competitions. As of late, I have been shocked by this … Continue reading
Posted in Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Opinion, STEM/STEAM, Uncategorized
Tagged AI, automation, Cubit, robotics
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Virtual Reality – I am hopeful for its future
I recently wrote a post titled I Played with Virtual Reality. In that post I review the Mirage Solo – A standalone (no wires) Google Day Dream device. I did not find it super impressive and it got me thinking. … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Patrick Cauley
Tagged playstation virtual reeality, psvr, virtual reality, VR
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Fun Holiday movies
Only a few more days until the winter break and the end of 2018 so I thought that some teachers might like some holiday movies that they could show some of their students. Here you go! How the Grinch that … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, Opinion, Patrick Cauley
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I Played with Virtual Reality
In the not too distant past there was a promise that virtual reality and/or augmented reality was going to be the “next big thing.” Well both are here and there is less buzz around them than ever before? I have … Continue reading
I Did the Hour of Code, and then I Did Three More Hours of Coding
By: Tony DePrato | Follow me on Twitter @tdeprato Every year I take a few minutes to express slight annoyance at “The Hour of Code”. In my professional life, I will support any teacher wishing to participate. However, if anyone … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, programming, Tony DePrato
Tagged Annual Rant, Building, coding, HourofCode, Making
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Apple products in schools? It’s complicated
Apple just unveiled a new MacBook Air, Mac Mini and iPad Pro. Much of this news should get schools excited. I want to be excited so why am I not excited? To oversimplify my issue is price. I am not … Continue reading
Predictions, Patience and Observation
I saw this article by Jamey Keaten in the Huffington Post titled Automation In The Workplace Means Machines Will Handle Half Of Tasks By 2025: Report. It basically says that automation will replace people at their jobs. So schools need … Continue reading
