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Scan Your School for Unsecured Public Documents
By: Tony DePrato | Follow me on LinkedIn How many documents do you have open to the public? When was the last time you checked to see what anyone with internet access could download from your school website, your PowerSchool … Continue reading
Posted in copright, cyber awareness, Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Tony DePrato, Uncategorized
Tagged cloud, OnlineDocs, privacy, Scan, security
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A Positive Start Matters
By: Tony DePrato | Follow me on LinkedIn Stress at the start of the school year is normal. I firmly believe that a positive start leads to a positive year. Here are some suggestions I like to give to people … Continue reading
Posted in blog, Educational Technology, TIEONLINE, Tony DePrato, Uncategorized
Tagged BYOD, Community, NoTech, planning, StartUp, TechFree
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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
Tagged chromebook
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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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