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Finally – displays are moving in the right direction
I’m not a fan of interactive whiteboards. My opinions on interactive whiteboards have not changed. Basically I felt that it forced teachers to change how they taught in order to use the technology. I always felt that a teacher should … Continue reading
The Accidental BYOD Solution
By: Tony DePrato | Follow me on Twitter @tdeprato After reading Patrick’s recent post about iPads and Chromebooks, I decided to wrap-up an article that follows along those same lines. The problem is, right now, (and how do I put this) our options … Continue reading
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The future of smartphones and teachers
I normally don’t talk about phones and which one is better than the others on IT Babble. I’ve certainly got my opinions but I am intrigued with the Galaxy S9. No, not its camera or Bixby or it display. I’m … Continue reading
Episode 141 – GO REDS!
Tony and I were in Cincinnati together and took in a Reds game (they won by the way). No, that is not us on the jumbotron. While there we also had a chance to sit down together and talk Ed … Continue reading
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Weekly Rant: Requirements, A Catch 22
By: Tony DePrato | Follow me on Twitter @tdeprato
Posted in Educational Technology, Tony DePrato, Uncategorized, Video, VideoRantRave
Tagged Complexity, Measuring, planning, Requirements, Winning
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Uh oh – BroPro
Guess what I discovered this week with the Chromebooks in my classroom?? Well, if you see the picture above this post, you probably can guess – BroPro. This is a VPN Chrome Extension. It basically lets people (students mostly) get … Continue reading
Posted in Google Apps, Helpful Tips, Patrick Cauley, Uncategorized
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Episode 137
Tony and Patrick are back at it. In this episode we talk about teacher evaluations via a video recording. The impending announcement of Windows Cloud and Intel’s Compute Card. Could this be the future of computing in schools? Teacher evaluations … Continue reading
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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
Episode 135 – Schools without work
Patrick and Tony are back in another great episode (truly-this one is pretty darn good). We talk about a world without work and what that does to education and integration specialists and Tony’s take on how to make them more … Continue reading
Posted in Podcast, Uncategorized
Tagged atlas, currriculum mapping, education, technology integration, work
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