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Category Archives: Patrick Cauley
PSA: Google Drive and Pirated Movies
This is just a quick public service announcement and one not too new. We have seen a number of postings on a local listserv that says that students have been accessing pirated movies on Google Drive. All you need to … Continue reading
Kahoot! – Not as bad as I remember but still not great
Back in 2014 I reviewed Kahoot! and was pretty harsh on it. I had sluggish performance, connectivity issues and I didn’t care for the teacher/presenter centric nature of the activity. Despite all those issues Kahoot! seems to have gone on … Continue reading
PSA – Flash is dying
Folks, this is not new news. In fact it was fist reported back in 2017, but you will start hearing more about soon. Adobe Flash Player is finally dying. All major browsers will be phasing it out and it will … Continue reading
Picking an Interactive Whiteboard (IWB)
This is a pretty meaty topic so hang on. An interactive whiteboard (IWB), or interactive flat panel, is basically a large TV that ranges 55“ – 88” (139cm – 224cm) that has touch capabilities. They usually come loaded with an … Continue reading
Posted in Helpful Tips, Patrick Cauley
Tagged interactive flat panels, interactive whiteboard, IWB
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Anchor – I am worried :(
In February of 2018 I wrote a review for Anchor. Anchor is a website and mobile app that will let you create and publish your very own podcast! I had a lot of very nice things to say about and … Continue reading
Make your own flashcards in Google Sheets
OK – to be fair, you need Google Sheets and the Flippity add on, but still, this is pretty handy, easy to do and works really – really well. I’ve seen a couple of articles about this on the web … Continue reading
Posted in Google Apps, Instructional Technology, Patrick Cauley, tutorial
Tagged Flippity, google sheets, Google Translate
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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
