1) Tony’s post: Flipped without permission

a) https://itbabble.com/2020/02/05/flipped-without-permission-some-advice-about-teaching-online-an-itbabble-no-frills-video/

b) Basic rules

c) Behavior

d) Platform options

e) Learning Management System

f) Record content

g) Microsoft Teams/Slack (middle school-high school)

h) Avoid the need for a VPN

i) Daily check in with department

j) Weekly check in with administration

k) Consistency

2) Social Media is horrible- Coronavirus is more proof

a) Do your own homework

b) Trust vetted sources

3) Emergency Tech in the Go Bag

a) Laptop

b) USB Cords

c) Documents

d) Battery pack (you can try)

e) Two external hard drives

f) International power adapters

g) No Chromebook :(

h) Core documents

1) RIP Kobe Bryant

2) 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 Security

3) Barco WePresent review

a) Don’t trust vendors

b) Viewsonice Viewboard - https://www.viewsonic.com/us/products/shop/viewboard.html

4) 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 PANIC

2) 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 started

3) 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-game

5) 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-mouse

2) 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 Services

4) Office 365 Video Streaming

1) Andrew Luck retiring

2) Advisories/Homeroom advice

a) Advisory/Homeroom challenge/mystery

b) Keep it light and fun and don’t force participation

3) 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/transitions

4) 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