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Category Archives: Opinion
Interactive whiteboards should DIE!!!
Yes, you read it correctly. I typed three exclamation points in the title. That is how strongly I feel about interactive whiteboards. Let me tell you where that comes from. It was my first international school and they were doing … Continue reading
Weekly Rant: Island of Garbage
By: Tony DePrato | Follow me on Twitter @tdeprato
Posted in Opinion, Tony DePrato, Video, VideoRantRave
Tagged email, KnowledgeManagement, LiveInTheNow, management
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AI in the classroom – WATCH OUT FOR THE SLAP!
OUCH! What the hell was that kid doing? Have you ever wondered how you could track your student’s engagement? Well look no further than France. Apparently there is a business school there that is doing just that. Now before you … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Patrick Cauley
Tagged AI, artificial intelligence, online classes
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Google Apps for Education – Privacy vs Services
Recently I read an article in the NY Times titled How Google Took Over the Classroom by Natasha Singer. It is a good article that talks about how G Suite for Education (formerly Google Apps for Education) has risen, very quickly and to great … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Patrick Cauley
Tagged g suite for education, google apps for education, privacy, Services
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Edulastic – Using the online assessment tool for a year
This year my middle school math department decided to have everyone do electronic assessments. The reason behind this was to get everyone using the same assessments and for the math coaches to look at common results across a grade level. … Continue reading
Weekly Rant: Malware is Real
By: Tony DePrato | Follow me on Twitter @tdeprato The International Educator Blog Post on Ransomeware
Posted in Opinion, TIEONLINE, Tony DePrato, VideoRantRave
Tagged cloud, Malware, Ransomeware, Rant, security, TIEONLINE
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There is No App for That
By: Tony DePrato | Follow me on Twitter @tdeprato “Read every line item until you get it.” ~Michael Burry During the last four weeks I have been reading literature, academic studies, and … Continue reading
Posted in Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Opinion, TIEONLINE, Tony DePrato
Tagged apps, RealLearning, RealWork, TIEONLINE
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Apple in the Classroom, What’s Next on the Chopping Block?
By: Tony DePrato | Follow me on Twitter @tdeprato I just read the article, Apple planning to make original TV shows and movies as hardware sales soften. I decided to try and remember what I used to be able to buy for the … Continue reading
Posted in Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, iPad, iPhone, iPhone Apps, Opinion, Tony DePrato, Uncategorized
Tagged apple, classroom, Experience, Focus, movies
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I bought a Surface Book
Not too long ago I wrote that I was in the market for a new computer. I was looking at five different computers but it boiled down to the 13″ Apple MacBook Pro with Touchbar (yeah-I like to adopt early) … Continue reading
It’s Trendy- So Just Pay for It
By: Tony DePrato | Follow me on Twitter @tdeprato I try not to rant. However, I saw some terms of service a few days ago that made me angry. I was reviewing program that another school is running. Within … Continue reading
Posted in Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Opinion, Tony DePrato
Tagged curriculum, management, Money, Opportunity, Trendy
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