IT Babble's Podcast

What have we been up to since our last episode (March 2021) Streaming live events - Patrick’s new setup https://itbabble.com/2021/06/28/streaming-events-an-ongoing-experiment/ https://itbabble.com/2021/07/14/streaming-events-2-update/ https://itbabble.com/2021/09/06/streaming-events-3-test/ Dystopian School (A better way to run a school) Definition - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dystopia Trend of making a mound into a mountainKevin Sorbo as Hercules as the head of school - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules:_The_Legendary_Journeys

We’re back!

1) Tony has it been a month!!!???

2) Amplified IT purchased by CDW

3) Streamlined Classroom AV

4) Tony - No more SAT/ACT - GPAs- No Grades - and What you need to do if you want to do this…

5) Amazon QuickSight - https://aws.amazon.com/quicksight/

6) Safe search, firewall, etc.

a) OnCampus

b) Cisco Umbrella

c) DNS Restrictions

d) GoGuardian

e) Websense

f) 6th Gen Firewall

g) Google Admin Reports

h) Cisco Meraki Reports

i) OffCampus

j) GoGuardian

k) Google Admin Reports

l) Umbrella

m) New training videos for parents, but they won’t watch them (we had a parent engagement webinar)

m) COPPA - Children’s Online Privacy

n) Protection Rule

o) Must adhere to qualify for eRate

https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule

7) Podcasting news!

New Zoom products - Tony bought it!

a) Zoom PodTrak P8/P4 Portable Multitrack

b) Podcast Recorder H8

c) Anchor.fm + Wordpress = Podcast

1) Snow day and football

2) How can we be independent from big tech companies?

a) Independent hosting services GoDaddy, Blue Host

3) Teachers teaching from home

a) What they wanted vs what they got

4) Blue Yeti Microphone

5) YouTube Playlist

a) Great for collecting, sharing and collaborating on resources

b) https://itbabble.com/2021/01/11/youtube-how-to-make-a-playlist/

1) Happy holidays

a) Tony’s advice - Unplug from the media/social networks

b) Read eBooks on your smartphone

2) Covid updates

a) Back to SCHOOL in Indy!

3) Adios Adobe Flash by Patrick Cauley

a) https://itbabble.com/2020/12/07/adios-adobe-flash/

b) Patrick’s trip into Flash gaming

3) Apple’s new MacBooks with the M1

a) Why shouldn’t schools go this route?

b) Apple has better updates

4) Streaming to the next level!

a) Klips

b) Lord Vader knows all about bandwidth, jitter and latency

1) Patrick’s new phone (coming soon)

2) Distance yourself from tech and social media for your own health

3) Wordpress.com block editor - Rant

4) Chromebook camera failures

a) Chrome OS update

b) Doesn’t affect all Chromebooks

c) Alt + V Zoom work around

5) Record All Online Meetings with Apple OSX by Tony DePrato

a) https://itbabble.com/2020/11/11/record-all-online-meetings-with-apple-os-x/

6) Witeboard.com

a) Stay away

b) Review by Patrick Cauley

c) Tony is incapable of drawing a triangle

7) Big Sur issues

8) Ordering Chromebook loophole

a) Dell Chromebooks

b) Enterprise Chromebooks as an option

Patrick interviews Tony DePrato about his HIFLEX set up in the classroom.

HIFLEX is a term that refers to students who are in the classroom and also at home and both are learning synchronously.

Tony utilizes iPads and a few other items and tools to bring this affordable solution to life.

1) Back at school in a COVID world

a) Tony’s motto: “You have to think of every student as a virtual student that occasionally comes to school and if you do that your planning will fit every scenario.”

b) GoGuardian: https://www.goguardian.com

c) Cisco Umbrella: https://security.umbrella.com

2) Why your online streaming is bad and mine is good

a) iPad solution

b) Euro Mic Stand with Klip

c) Disable iPad audio

d) DJ Podiums

e) iPad is a “person” in the meeting

3) Virtual Parent Conferences

a) Zoom

Waiting rooms

b) Prep with teachers and parents

c) Google Meet deadline - Sept

ember 20, 2020

4) Streaming in the Classroom - Final verdict!

a) Windows schools - Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter

b) Mac schools - Apple TV

c) BYOD schools - BenQ Instashow/Barco WePresent

Happy Easter/Spring Break

1) Zoom

a) Zoombombing

b) Zoom and privacy

c) Zoom alternative

-Microsoft Teams

-Google Meet

-Skype

d) Recommendations

e) Zoom Basic (non-compliance) vs.

f) Zoom K-12 (FERPA, COPPA, HIPPA compliant)

2) Cybersecurity Part 5 - Where Did Your Resources

a) https://itbabble.com/2020/04/12/cybersecurity-part-5-where-did-you-put-your-resources/

3) Graduation 2020?

a)July in person graduation

b) What does a virtual graduation look like?

c) Not popular

d) Not a good product

e) Think about music, time, speeches

No school!

1) Distance Learning Plan

a) So much to talk about here

b) Be asynchronous

c) Front load the content

d) Elementary and Early Childhood -

e) Choice boards

2) How is Microsoft Teams?

a) What do we think doesn’t work?

3) Attendance?

4) Great resource from Mark Stone and Elvin Aliyev in Azerbaijan

a) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-mRNFvwZ17xLmWRTkCoO7lPQakAW6SzBy7tZEm1cgdQ/edit

b) Distance Learning Resource

5) Video Conference Options

a) Zoom

b) Teams

c) Google Hangouts Meet

1) Online learning, biggest issue I am seeing: controlling students vs lesson prep

a) Behavior problems online are not tech problems

b) Be realistic - it cannot be business as usual

c) Daily touchpoints for teachers and administration

d) How often do students need to be online with the teacher?

2) Chinese students try but fail…

https://technode.com/2020/03/02/dingtalk-begs-for-stars-on-chinas-app-stores/

a) Funny story, but again Social Media thinks it is real.

3) ViewSonic Viewboard - Awesome, but don’t get sucked in.

a) https://www.viewsonic.com/us/products/shop/viewboard.html

4) Sneaky, sneaky kids and electronic tests by Patrick Cauley

a) https://itbabble.com/2020/02/13/sneaky-sneaky-kids-and-electronic-tests/