It Babble's Podcast

1) RIP Kobe Bryant2) Parent Portals a) How to get parents to use them more b) Only use one portal - avoid fragmentation c) Consistency with the portal for teachers and faculty d) Survey coming soon (next few months)3) Tony wants to rant on vendors: Managebac 4) Microsoft’s new Edge browser a) Based on Chromium b) Microsoft Chromebook? Edgebook? c) https://remotedesktop.google.com/ d) Cast tab content

Happy New Year - Resolutions?1) TDK12 - Practical advice for expats a) Tdk12.net 2)Tony’s Cyber Security Series a) Don’t spend $10,000 b) Train your staff first c) Certification training CISA, COSN (join this organization), FEMA, Homeland Security3) Barco WePresent review a) Don’t trust vendors b) Viewsonice Viewboard - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/products/shop/viewboard.html4) Cubit Robotics a) https://itbabble.com/2020/01/16/cubit-robotics-probably-better-than-what-your-are-doing/ b) https://cubit.cc/

1) Tony’s Fired Up about CYBERSECURITY PANIC2) Connecting your computer wirelessly to a display a) Barco ClickShare - https://www.barco.com/en/clickshare b) Mersive Solstice - https://www.mersive.com/products/solstice/ c) Crestron AirMedia2 - https://www.crestron.com/Products/Featured- d) Solutions/Airmedia e) Airtame - https://airtame.com/ f) Apple TV - https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-tv/apple-tv-hd/32gb g) Miracast - https://www.microsoft.com/accessories/en-us/products/adapters/wireless-display-adapter-2/p3q-00001 h) Look at rooms differently - not one solution for all spaces i) Hurdles for schools and companies

1) World Series Predictions?2) Should or can schools give email to people who do not work (or have worked) or are associated with the school a) Uses email for personal legal matters b) No expectation of privacy c) Email address is for school related purposes d) Representing the school e) Social media concerns f) "Limited expectation of privacy"3) Trunk-or-Treat - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-or-treating#Trunk-or-Treat

1) Google Daydream is winding down a) https://www.androidauthority.com/google-daydream-1041548/ b) https://killedbygoogle.com c) https://www.oculus.com/medium/2) Swimming in the Data Lake by Tony DePrato a) https://itbabble.com/2019/10/12/swimming-in-the-data-lake/3) SideCar - Full Test...with Apple TV a) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210380 b) Must use a pen c) Astropad - https://astropad.com

1) PSA: Google Drive and Pirated Movies by Patrick Cauley a) https://itbabble.com/2019/09/23/psa-google-drive-and-pirated-movies/ b) Digital Millennium Copyright Act - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act 2) Computer Science Empathy by Tony DePrato a) https://itbabble.com/2019/09/18/computer-science-empathy/ b) Great advice for getting started3) Microsoft: We want you to learn Python by Liam Tung of ZDnet a) https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-we-want-you-to-learn-python-programming-language-for-free/44 short beginner Python videos b) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlrxD0HtieHhS8VzuMCfQD4uJ9yne1mE6 4) Slashdot.com Hidden Video Games a) https://games.slashdot.org/story/19/09/24/0143229/researchers-find-mystery-hidden-in-early-80s-atari-game5) Stop having a love affair with your suppliers a) Remember they are in it to make money b) Keep it healthy

1) Patrick’s new mouse - Logitech MX Ergo a)https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/mx-ergo-wireless-trackball-mouse2) What's a Student Information System (SIS)? And why you should care a) One Roster - http://www.imsglobal.org/activity/onerosterlis 3) People still teaching flash and a mention about CAD - Tinker Cad , SketchUp Pro a) Adobe Animate - https://www.adobe.com/products/animate.html b) Tinkercad - https://www.tinkercad.com/ c) SketchUp Pro - https://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-pro d) Autodesk - https://www.autodesk.com/ 4) Kahoot! Challenges do not work with Chromebooks without the Google Play Store a) I reviewed Kahoot! In April of 2014 - I still don’t like it b) https://itbabble.com/2014/04/30/kahoot-yeah-you-should-not-use-this/ c) Alternatives - Quizizz, Socrative, Quizlet

1) Airlines banning certain MacBook Pros a) https://www.macrumors.com/2019/08/29/macbook-pro-some-airline-restrictions/ 2) Google getting serious about Enterprise a) https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/26/20832925/google-chromebook-enterprise-dell-laptops-microsoft-windows-challenge-businesses b)Chrome OS not going anywhere!3) Amazon Web Services4) Office 365 Video Streaming

1) Andrew Luck retiring2) Advisories/Homeroom advice a) Advisory/Homeroom challenge/mystery b) Keep it light and fun and don’t force participation3) Presenting a slideshow? Keep it brief by Patrick Cauley a) https://itbabble.com/2019/08/12/presenting-a-slideshow-keep-it-brief/ b) Presentation advice c) iMovie d)Prezi e) Keynote, PowerPoint (SkyDrive), Google Slides f) Stay away from animation/transitions4) When TurnItIn Fails by Tony DePrato a) https://itbabble.com/2019/08/22/when-turnitin-fails/ b) Paying for intellectual property c) Cheating with project based learning (PBL) d) Pre Assessment is important

1) Back to School!2) Goals for the year3) A Positive Start Matters by Tony Departo a) https://itbabble.com/2019/08/05/a-positive-start-matters/4)PSA a) PSA Flash is dying by Patrick Cauleyhttps://itbabble.com/2019/08/10/psa-flash-is-dying/ https://www.blog.google/products/chrome/saying-goodbye-flash-chrome/ b) Microsoft Office will die in 2025 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4506814/products-ending-support-in-2025 5) Brother T-Shirt Printer - The GTX a) http://dtgprinters.brother.com/GTX_PPC?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=t%20shirt%20printer&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&gclid=CjwKCAjwqNnqBRATEiwAkHm2BJ7odQR68hdrgsyAe1mJed7YI156m8GDv-Luf0Ttz1pmhhmkuQ6exxoCW8AQAvD_BwE

1) Scheduling Onlinea) Tony’s thoughts - Be organized and plan it outb) Print them all out -Normal pile -OK pile -No way pilec) Talk to stake holders2) Sim Card Swap Nightmarea) https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-i-survived-a-sim-swap-attack-and-how-my-carrier-failed-me/ 3) Ambient Privacya) https://idlewords.com/2019/06/the_new_wilderness.htm4) Depressed Onlinea) https://mashable.com/article/anxiety-depression-social-media-sad-online/b) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_Box

1) Apple kills a number of parenting appsa) NY Times article by Jack Nicaus- https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/27/technology/apple-screen-time-trackers.html?utm_source=Mobicip+Newsletter&utm_campaign=40412b0160-newsletter_may_2019_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d79046fb92-40412b0160-381664949&mc_cid=40412b0160&mc_eid=7241c605ecb) Apple’s response - https://www.macrumors.com/2019/05/01/devs-urge-apple-to-release-screen-time-apis/ What this means for parents?2) Projector Searcha) Laser vs Bulbed - LASER is the way to gob) Cost of bulbsc) Short throw vs Standard3) Python Creator Quits:a) https://developers.slashdot.org/story/19/05/05/0532257/python-creator-guido-van-rossum-blames-his-resignation-partly-on-social-media

1) Spring break storiesa) iPad apocalypse 2) Windows Litea) https://www.windowscentral.com/microsofts-windows-lite-project-gets-new-codename by Zac Bowden - Windows Centralb) Its own Chromebook like devicec) Very early reports - unsure if this will ever happend) Thoughts?3)Steam/Stem Core Skills by Tony DePratoa) https://itbabble.com/2019/03/19/steam-stem-core-skills/b) Appropriate skills for grade levels4) Self Checkout with a Chromebook! By Patrick Cauleya) https://itbabble.com/2019/03/25/self-checkout-with-a-chromebook/b) Reasons to do this?c) Cost?d) Implementation?5) Make your own flashcards with Google Sheets by Patrick Cauleya) https://itbabble.com/2019/04/12/make-your-own-flashcards-in-google-sheets/b) Flippity - https://flippity.net/c) Versatile for many different tasks6) Tony and Patrick discuss movies/Game of Thrones

1) Tony’s travel tipsa) Carry ons - you know the size!b) Fast Food on domestic flights - terrible smellc) Headphones all the time - Bumbling bumblers2) Linking Google Slides by Patrick Cauleya) https://itbabble.com/2019/02/22/linking-google-slides/b) Works with charts and graphs from Sheetsc) https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7009814?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en 3) HoloLens 2a) For industry more than education or consumerb) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens/hardware 4) Momo challengehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momo_Challengea) Streisand effect - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effectb) Why do schools feel they need to take action on these known hoaxes?c) Slenderman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Mand) 2016 Clown sightings - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_clown_sightings e) Do a little research before actingWatch out for real scams such as phishing emails and fake calls

1) Tony’s holiday2) Finally - displays are moving in the right direction by Patricka) https://itbabble.com/2019/01/29/finally-displays-are-moving-in-the-right-direction/b) Not overthinking it3) CAPTCHAS sucka) BUSES! FRICKING BUSES!!b) Filling in an online form for an event at schoolc) CAPTCHAS - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAPTCHA4) Report Cards - Hell on Earth? Or Really Helpful Documents?a) Long format unnecessary?b) Standards vs Grades

1) Virtual Reality - I am hopeful for its future by Patrick Cauleya) https://itbabble.com/2019/01/10/virtual-reality-i-am-hopeful-for-its-future/b) PSVR - https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/playstation-vr/ 2) Story Time with Uncle Tony - Facebook copy and paste text to see posts from old friendsa) Afraid to copy and pasteb) Tony retyped it in TextEdit - instead of copy and pastec) Facebook linking these accounts due to same content (hypothesis)3) Consumer Electronics Show 2019a) Samsung’s MicroLED - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroLED b) LG rollable TV - https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/12/17/18145866/lg-rollable-tv-ces-2019-commercial-sale c) New laptopsd) LG Grame) Cheaper Chromebooksf) Lenovo Laptopsg) Apple Airplay on most TV’s

1) Good article or Facebook hit piece? Beware Silicon Valley’s Gifts to Our Schoolshttps://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/silicon-valley-school-programs-tech-toys-do-more-harm-than-good/2) Tony loves the new Ubuntu, more arguments for a Chrome Based environment and App Stream- OR - just Ubuntu and Amazon without Google Overlords a) https://www.ubuntu.com/ b) App Stream runs well - https://aws.amazon.com/appstream2/ 3) Crisis plan for IT departmentsYou Need Power or You’re Gonna Have a Bad Time a) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1musexE29t1HkVZUDZp9jYgg-GgniSaZW4zQdkDcktxc/edit#gid=0b)What happens in a bad day?3) AI Still SucksService that monitors G Suite and Office 365 schools. a) It looks at email and Google Drive/OneDrive documentsb)Can read text in picturesc) Looks for drug mentions, violence or gun use, self harm, profanity and cyber bullyingd) 91,661 issues reported - none that require any action from administrationLinks:https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/How to understand it:http://dat

1) Apple’s New Hardwarea) MacBook Air - https://www.apple.com/macbook-air/ b) Mac Mini - https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/ c) iPad Pro - https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/2) VR HeadsetMy Hands On Experiencea) Lenovo Mirage Solo - https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/virtual-reality-and-smart-devices/virtual-and-augmented-reality/lenovo-mirage-solo/Mirage-Solo/p/ZZIRZRHVR01 b) Not ready for mainstream anything3) Google and LDAPa) https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/simplifying-identity-and-access-management-for-more-businesses b) Pricing - https://cloud.google.com/identity-cp/ c) LDAP - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol

1) Apple, Microsoft and Amazon’s eventsa) Apple - https://www.macrumors.com/2018/09/12/everything-apple-announced-2018-iphone-event/ b) Microsoft - 3) https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/2/17923080/microsoft-event-2018-announcements-news-surface-laptop-windows-10-updates c) Amazon - https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/20/17882582/amazon-event-september-2018-echo-alexa-speaker-news https://aws.amazon.com/deeplens/ d) https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/galaxy-tab-s4/ New Apple Event - October 30th2)ChromebookProject Streaming - a) https://projectstream.google.com/aco/invite b) https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/01/google-gets-into-game-streaming-with-project-stream-and-assassins-creed-odyssey-in-chrome/3) Predictions, Patience and Observations by Patricka) https://itbabble.com/2018/09/23/predictions-patience-and-observation/b) Beware of predictions and getting “caught up” in the moment.4) Tony topic: Scheduling - Don’t be a trendsetter. a) Steve Jobs Lost Interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBh5_j4a1yo aSc b) T

1) School’s back in session!2) Goals for this year?3) New tech for this year? a)Amazon App Stream b) https://aws.amazon.com/appstream2/ c) Make sure you have educational pricing - d) contact Tony for support e) Laser Printer - https://glowforge.com/ f) https://www.rolanddga.com/products/3d4) Apple Event this week - anything we would like to see?5) Windows Surface Go a) https://bit.ly/2NWySj3 b) Lenovo YogaBook 2 c) https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/6/1/17416526/lenovo-yoga-book-2-pro FYI:They have a TEEN Program: http://www.iub.edu/~iumakes/https://www.fablabs.io/labs/acplgeorgetownmakerlab