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09/30/2017 It’s Friday, September 29th, 2017 and welcome to Episode 205 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom and I'm Brian Poulter. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology .  In this episode we talk about current video projects we are involved with and how we look at the past, present, and future to get better no matter what content area we teach. We also discuss some of the routine things we do, like backups, to keep things running smoothly throughout the semester. Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here  to download. Visit the EIU Instructional Technology Center website for more content: http://eiu.edu/itc Show Notes: Splice Video Editor for iPhone https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/splice-video-editor-movie-maker-by-gopro/id409838725?mt=8 Sandisk USB Storage Handbrake Technology Picks of the Week Tom's Pick Immersive Reader for Word Online, Outllok Online, OneNote Online https://blogs.office.com/en-us/...

Welcome back!  Did your summer go by as quickly as mine?  But, I have to admit, I felt ready, rested and excited to begin again.  But, I have to admit.  This is a CHATTY class.  Most of the issue is that I looped with this class, and I have used all of my tricks.  But, I have just discovered a new app.  Sometimes, the class is just too loud, but sometimes, I am just overly sensitive to the noise.  The "too-noisy app" is a perfect tool.  It is $3.99, but it is a perfect tool now that Silent Light has gone away.  You set the noise level, and the time limit.  The kids have to keep the noise level at a certain level to earn points.  I plug the iPad into the projector, and the kids can see the points they earn and lose.  It is helping my sanity--and the kids love it.  Click here  for more information.

Photo source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Dolphind.jpg/200px-Dolphind.jpg A newly issued report makes me wonder whether a Dog Whistle could issue commands to voice assistance devices?  Dolphin ultrasonic audio, not within human hearing range, can issue commands to voice assistance Amazon, Apple and Google devices according to a news report  from the BBC - http://