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  1. Episode 8: That's not innovating

    ATLIS day 1Good workshopsInnovation is not learning or using technologyGrand Rapids might be nice - no idea but the weather sucksChatGPTWe are all aware that the Terms of Service require parental consent of children between the ages of 13-18 - what happens when a fair amount of people say...

  2. Episode 7: The Homer!

    Skype and the new Bing AIAI update from Tony - round one will fail because it is annoying Tony’s prediction - AI is great but will fail because it is annoyingChatGPT terms of service - the same as they were - and impossible to use legally if you are a Google Workspace...

  3. Episode 6: Copyright and AI

    Copyright case for a comic book that used AI to generate the arthttps://www.theverge.com/2023/2/22/23611278/midjourney-ai-copyright-office-kristina-kashtanovaLiken the images to photographsTony is on a Committee Headphones

  4. Episode 3: Just ask Chuck

    Tony has a webinar coming upCIA Triad - https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/cia-triad ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailabilityI love Apple TouchScreen MacMinis (What?)https://www.touch-base.com/What you need to make the true nextgen experience with this gen’s stuff...

  5. Episode 2: Tony ChatGPT

    Teachers Pay Teachers vs. students paying for their workQuestions and questionsChatGPT isn’t plagiarism (who cares it still sucks)Automate processesAdd it as an interviewThink through the argumentsCan’t turn off the...

  6. Episode 1: Chat GPT

    Tony and Patrick are back at it and this time they are talking about Chat GPT the new AI that seems to have people excited and scared all at the same time.

  7. Episode 215: Episode 215 - Baby, baby, baby - ohhhh!

    New Baby!!What are you drinking?WaterAndy Gator - Abita - https://abita.com/brews/andygator# Gray/Grey Box Testing - Tony’s going to smoke Patrick’s networkhttps://resources.infosecinstitute.com/topic/what-are-black-box-grey-box-and-white-box-penetration-testing/ 2-Factor / MultiFactor - time to...

  8. Episode 214: Episode 214 - Where are the teachers?

    Final month of schoolWhat are you drinking?Founders All Day Vacay - https://foundersbrewing.com/our-beer/all-day-vacay/ Coors Banquet - https://www.coors.com/ Teacher shortage or something else?Shortage is a bad label - teachers haven’t gone anywhereTransitioning to other careersPoor working...

  9. Episode 213: Episode 213 - Feel the Flex

    How’s the weather?What am I drinking?Bell’s Oberon Ale - https://bellsbeer.com/beers/oberon-ale/Samuel Adams Summer Ale - https://www.samueladams.com/our-beers/limited-release/american-wheat-ale/summer-ale Chrome OS...

  10. Episode 210: Episode 212 - Ed Tech Lives

    The Masters golf tournamentCISSP Pin - https://isc2education.org/media/catalog/product/cache/6/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/c/i/cissp_lapel_pin.jpg What am I drinking?https://www.newbelgium.com/beer/1554/Iced teaTony’s BYOD requirements and laptop purchasing plan for 2022-2023Is ed-tech...

  11. Episode 209: Episode 211 - Beware of Borat

    Your eyes do not deceive you fellow listener. That is indeed a picture of famed action star Michael Dudikoff. Listen on to see why he is our artwork and check out the show notes below. Photo attribution: https://www.flickr.com/people/25030443@N03 by Rob DiCaterino Coach K - what’s going to happen...

  12. Episode 207: Episode 209 - Spring Cleaning

    What am I drinking?Tony’s Spring Audit- Hardware, Accounts (G-Suite, SIS, JumpCloud and IXL)Audit hardware (anything in asset inventory)Check the classrooms for display systemsDon’t mess with facilities and maintenance people during summer - do you inventory during the springData audit - Checking...

  13. Episode 206: Episode 206 - Dog days

    What am I drinking?Bell’s Bright White - http://www.bellsbeer.com/beer/seasonal/bright-white-ale Liquid Death - Water. Just water.Oregon Trail game on Archive.orghttps://itbabble.com/2022/02/23/oregon-trail/https://archive.org/details/msdos_Oregon_Trail_The_1990 Huggy Wuggy? This is...

  14. Episode 205: Episode 205 - Butterdish Crumblescone

    Benedict CumberbatchCover art original photo by Gage Skidmore - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/28570188272 https://www.wattpad.com/622757598-the-many-names-of-benedict-cumberbatchWhat am I drinking?Tin Roof Blonde - https://www.tinroofbeer.com/brew/blond-ale/ Big Lug Goat Ranch -...

  15. Episode 204: Episode 204 - Snowplosion

    Snow everywhereSnowdays vs eLearning daysWinter Olympics - Are you watching? Is anyone?Anal swabs for Covid 19Government approved hotelsWhat am I drinking?https://www.metazoabrewing.com/ - Crocodilian American Pale AleKirkland Sparkling Water - So AdultGoogle Forms - Choice Removal and Choice...

  16. Episode 203: Episode 203 - I quit

    Bengals in the Super Bowl!What am I drinking?Bells Kalamzoo Stout - http://www.bellsbeer.com/beer/year-round/bells-kalamazoo-stout Sapporo Steel Can Tall Boy - https://sapporobeer.com/our-beers/sapporo-premium-beer/ Revising ChatterboxVideo coming soonNot as bad as first timeStill don’t recommend...

  17. Episode 202: Episode 202 - Vintage Tech

    What am I drinking?Great Lakes - Conway’s Irish Ale - https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/conways-irish-ale Samuel Adams - Cold Snap White Ale - https://www.samueladams.com/our-beers/limited-release/white-ale/cold-snap Legacy Technology - could be costing you a fortune. Tony’ story about a lost...

  18. Episode 201: Episode 201- Omar's FJ

    What am I drinking?https://www.lindemans.be/en_US/beer/Framboise Belgium Beer Cafe Dubai - https://belgianbeercafejumeirah.com/ Modelo - https://www.modelousa.com/en-US/product/especial Comfy headphones & Omar’s FJ Cruiser Avid - https://avidproducts.com/product-solutions/learning/JLab -...

  19. Episode 200: Episode 200 - Mining at School

    200!Welcome back Omar!!What’s been going on with you and Dubai?Do you have long Covid?Patrick’s new recording set upShure MV7 - https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/mv7 Rode PSA1 - https://www.rode.com/accessories/stands/psa1Y2K22 & Microsoft Exchange Servers -...

  20. Episode 199: Episode 199 - Google is Santa?

    One week till Winter vacationPlans?What am I drinking?Shiner Holiday Cheer - https://shiner.com/beer/holiday-cheer Ghost River Gold - https://www.ghostriverbrewing.com/beer-overview Google Workspace & Microsoft Office 365 in schools Google - Free version stripped down Microsoft Office 365 - Need…

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  21. Episode 198: Episode 198

    What’s on TV? What am I drinking?Kirin Ichiban - http://www.kirinichiban.com/ Laptop recommendations - Don’t completely trust a bloghttps://itbabble.com/2021/12/03/laptop-recommendations-check-with-your-school-not-a-blog/Notion.so - A…

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  22. Episode 197: Episode 197 - Winter movie suggestions

    How was Thanksgiving?What are you drinking?Spaten Premium LagerSTEM - needs a non-traditional spaceSpace that holds 40 studentsNatural supervisionPlentiful electricityFab truck - https://www.fablabs.io/labs/fablabtruckFavorite winter movies to show students?Tony’s news - It’s Time to Stop Telling...

  23. Episode 196: Episode 196 - Laughing at the Surface SE

    Happy early ThanksgivingWhat am I drinking?Great Lakes Eliot NessAdding a desktophttps://itbabble.com/2021/11/10/life-with-a-desktop/ Everyone made fun of the Surface SESTEM environments for schools - ideas on how to set it up correctlyAsk IT BabbleThis Olympic Scoring Form article is AMAZING....

  24. Episode 195: Episode 195 - Solar Minimum

    Feedback Form: https://forms.gle/WTaR4BZTqUHPXrZG6 Solar MinimumHECC Conference What are you drinking? Shiner BockLeft Hand S’mores Milk StoutHardware as a Service - financial planning ideasWindows Surface SEhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/business/surface-laptop-se Ask IT BabbleWe have...

  25. Episode 194: Episode 194 - Meta Pump

    IT Babble how we make the show - for new listenersDaylight Savings Time (Tony forgot)What are we drinking?New Classrooms Update - Water Finds its LevelMetaverse hype = Conference Pump - Be carefulhttp://itbabble.com/2021/11/03/soul-machine-a-demo/ How can you measure it?Ask IT...

  26. Episode 193: Episode 193 - Happy Halloween!

    Happy HalloweenWhat am I drinking?Facebook - Meta - MetaverseShould we care?Will educators get suckered?https://secondlife.com/ Facebook Files - WSJ - https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-files-11631713039New classrooms, how's it going for Tony? Dual Protocol Transmission (DPT 4.0) BenQ...

  27. Episode 192: Episode 192 - AI curriculum

    Apple event takeawayMacBook Pro starting at $2000Bitpaper.io - https://bitpaper.io/ Better than a lot of .io sitesGood for math homeworkTouchscreenReview on WednesdayStudent printing at Tony’s schoolUnsustainable “print party”Tony has been drinking AndyGator - https://abita.com/brews/andygator#AI...

  28. Episode 191: Episode 191 - Un-Boxing Day

    Tony and Patrick catch upNew sounds for top of the- show - What's Google Forms + Form Ranger detailed postApple’s new eventWhat would you like to see?Is Tony done with Chromebooks? $33.99 - Really? Video editing STEM/MakerWindows 10 - Could be the best option but it is still the most annoying...

  29. Episode 190: Episode 190 - Don't Use Blockchain

    Elysian Night Owl & Liquid Death Sparkling Water - Approved by IT Babble TV Review - Squid Game on Netflix Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqxAJKy0ii4 Thoughts? Google Forms for event sign up Form Ranger - https://cloudlab.newvisions.org/form-ranger Plan the form Don’t let people type...

  30. Episode 189: Episode 189 - Hercules Headmaster

    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/...

  31. Episode 188: Episode 188 - Safe Search

    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)...

  32. Episode 187: Episode 187 - Snow Days

    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...

  33. Episode 186: Episode 186 - Impressive - most impressive

    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...

  34. Episode 185: Episode 185 - Rants

    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…

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  35. Episode 184 - HIFLEX

    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.

  36. Episode 183 - Damn Fine Cans

    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)…

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  37. Episode 181 - Zoom

    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)...

  38. Episode 180 - Empty shelves empty seats

    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...

  39. Episode 179 - Student Fails

    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?…

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  40. Episode 178 - Forced to Flip

    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...

  41. Episode 177

    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)...

  42. Episode 176 - Happy New Year

    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...

  43. Episode 175 - Cyber Bunker!

    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)...

  44. Episode 174 - Law & Tech

    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...

  45. Episode 173 - Colts for the Win!

    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...

  46. Episode 172 - Did Someone Say Pirated Movies?

    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)...

  47. Episode 171 - Roller Madness

    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…

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  48. Episode 170 - EMERGENCY! YOU MUST LISTEN

    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…

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  49. Episode 169 - It's not cheating?

    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...

  50. Episode 168 - Welcome Back

    1) Back to School! 2) Goals for the year 3) 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 Cauley https://itbabble.com/2019/08/10/psa-flash-is-dying/...

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