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1/30/2017 It’s Tuesday, February 28, 2017 and welcome to Episode 198 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom, and I’m Cindy Rich. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here  to download. Technology Picks of the Week Tom’s Pick of the Week Logitech Brio Webcam Samsung Gear 360 Camera Cindy's Pick of the Week Snap Chat That wraps it up for Episode 198 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU ITC website at eiu.edu/itc To leave a comment of suggestion please send an email to  techtalk@eiu.edu  of leave a comment on our TechTalk4Teachers blog. Until next time, I’m Tom Grissom and  I’m Darrell Webster,  Keep on Learning! Keep on Learning, Tom Grissom, Ph.D. @tomgrissom http://eiu.edu/itc

I did it.  I made the leap into robotics.  I was terrified to fail.  I kept putting it off-finding reasons that I couldn't make it work right now. But, the kids asked about when the robots were coming.  So, I jumped.  And I regret nothing. I do not know how program or code.  At all.  But, the good thing is that code.org and sphero and other coding groups know this.  They have your back.  They have created lesson walkthroughs for the teacher, or you can just show the tutorials to the students and have them follow along.  I relied on that and the fearlessness of my students.  We had a blast as learners together. Ok.  I am sure you know about the Hour of Code.  And I am sure some of you are on the bandwagon. But, I have an idea that some of you hear it and think--not one more thing.   I can't do one more thing. And I hear that.  I am a classroom teacher, but I promise once you try it, it will remind you why you beca...

It is good to learn that the Nokia 3310 may make a return, albeit with an Android operating system. The nostalgia for these types of mobile phones has clearly not been lost. What it might suggest is that consumers still want a mobile telephone to remain a mobile telephone and to look like one. The older mobile phones I have in mind though are the ones that are still used in examinations, 

Ok, so this may be old hat to some of you early adopters out there, but Kahoot has added such a fun element to my classroom.  It is an educational version of adult pub trivia.  The students are asked a question--and need to answer that question in a hurry.  The faster they answer, the more points they get, but to get any points, the answer must be correct.  My students love it so much, they even chose Kahoot for a class party. One great thing about Kahoot, is that there are zillions already made by other amazing educators.  For example, my district uses Wonders as their reading adoption.  Some amazing teachers have every grade level's weekly vocabulary already created.  Done and done.  But, it is also super easy to make your own.  My favorite way to use it is in Team Mode.  I have the students work in pairs.  I love that it gives them time to chat before they answer.  And then, they have someone to high five.  Just be prep...

Our students need to learn a little perseverance.  And so do we.  As a teacher trainer as well as a classroom teacher, I find that teachers want to give up when they hit tech roadblocks--or they assume technology just isn't for them. The first thing I say to them is that you will hit roadblocks.  We all hit roadblocks.  Even those of us that play on computers for fun.  The amazing modeling point for students is that we as teachers show we have grit as well.  We celebrate our failures and use them for learning.  I love to show this Disney video clip to my students, but I watch it myself from time to time when I have hit a particularly frustrating spot in my own journey.   Keep Moving Forward!!!

So, if you are anything like me, you are overwhelmed.  The different ability levels in your classroom, the demands of testing, even the sheer number of students can make adding one more thing put a teacher over the edge.  But here is a secret...teaching programming is fun AND it hits quite a few standards of the common core.  Here, I will prove it. 4 REASONS TO START PROGRAMMING/CODING NOW: It is fun and exciting!  We need more of that! It teaches important future ready skills such as:     Problem Analysis/Solving Logic Growth-Mindset Experimentation/Creation Team Work Communication It is a leveler--you don’t have to be “gifted” to be a gifted coder It could lead to an amazing job for students in the future.  Check out this inforgraphic .

The Hour Of Code (presented by code.org) has taken the world of education by storm.  But, there is a free app, that allows your students to take block programming to whatever level they are able.  It is a natural differentiator, which as teachers, we desperately need.  Hopscotch is also does not require a lot of reading, so it allows normally struggling students really shine. It is also highly engaging.  I had several students, on their own time over a weekend, work together to create Pong.  Yes, that pong. The world-rocking video game of our youth.  10 year olds figured out how to block code it in two days. The most amazing part about it is that as a teacher you do NOT need to know how to program or code.  The tutorials are built in---and students naturally start to figure things out.  They become the leaders of the classroom, while you get to sit back and learn from them. Want to learn more about the FREE app?  Check out the  Hopscotch...

Hello fellow friends and followers, So, I took quite a break from my blog.  Sometimes life gets in the way.  And am important lesson shows up--one that teaches about life balance.  I have been on that journey.  I have also felt in the past that I needed to do a dog a pony show for each blog entry, and that's a lot of pressure.  So, in being forced to look and prioritize, I have learned that teachers don't always want some huge new project.  Sometimes, they just need tips and tricks.  So, I am removing that pressure and sharing some tips and tricks--along with any major projects I do with my students.  I hope my successes and failures help you in your journey to technology integration. Much love, Jaime

From a recent discussion regarding HERREVAD Databases it has emerged that they are in fact undocumented Android features for google mobile services (GMS). Any extracted and harvested data from these databases is on the basis "as is" recovered. Oxygen Forensic Detective 911 WiFiHistory.png presents a helpful and useful example of recovered data from HERREVAD: Image courtesy of http://

1/30/2017 It’s Monday, January 30, 2017 and welcome to Episode 197 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom, and I’m Darrell Webster. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  We have a special guest from New Zealand with us this time! Darrell Webster is a long time online friend and Office 365 expert. Darrell joins us today via Skype to discuss the many new things that are happening with OneNote. This month Microsoft announced several major updates to OneNote including the addition of browser-based access for Learning Tools and ClassNotebook. This will be a great addition for educators and students that use OneNote in the classroom and at home. We wrap things up with our Technology Picks of the Week. Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here  to download. Official Announcement: January 18, 2017 OneNote Updates https://blogs.office.com/2017/01/18/updates-for-onenote-class-notebook-learning-tools-and-office-lens-p...

For the first time in its annual report the Office for National Statistics (ONS) - https://www.ons.gov.uk/ - has included the offences of Fraud and *Computer Misuse (also see sub-label 'cybercrime')  in The Crime Survey for England and Wales 2016 ons.yearendingsept2016/pdf MTEB & IDF .\fcord adopted Chapter 18 as a focus group from the original Computer Misuse Act (CMA) 1990 Chapter 18 which

For the last two years Chapter 18, Smith et al have been studying AKA (authentication and key agreement). One candidate for AKA is MILENAGE which, in 2014 & published 2015, was hacked using DPA (a side channel attack). Having spent 2016 researching through a huge range of document, presentation, test data and scripts etc., it was noted there had been nothing written as to what to look for and

12/21/2016 It’s Wednesday, December 21st, 2016 and welcome to Episode 196 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom, and I’m Brian Poulter. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.  This time we discuss the end of the semester and reflect back on some of the different technologies implemented in the classroom and how they helped improve the teaching and learning process. We wrap things up with our Technology Picks of the Week.  Keep on Learning! Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here  to download if the Player does not work with your browser. Technology Picks of the Week Tom’s Pick of the Week Radio Garden http://radio.garden/live/ Microsoft Translator https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/translator/ Brian's Pick of the Week Camera +   (not free, currently $2.99) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/camera+/id329670577?mt=8 Snapseed (Photo app) Apple iOS https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snapseed/id439438619...