As a CTO, I have seen, tested, purchased, programmed, and implemented numerous software packages to support the Admissions Process. I began my journey with these applications in 2009.
These programs have grown in expense and features. Fundamentally though, are they delivering the outcome that schools need? Is this technology producing deeper wait lists and higher levels of future commitments?
I was fortunate to host a webinar on Cybersecurity for members of the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS).
This episode focuses on the most common healthcare plans and options offered by international schools(schools requiring a teaching certification and degree). This is part three of a four-part series. The goal is learning to make an Apples-to-Apples evaluation of all job offers. If you would like to ask specific or …
This episode focuses on how to compare different salary/compensation packages. There is more to the process than your annual salary. This is part one of a three part series. The goal is learning to make an Apples-to-Apples evaluation of all job offers.
I’ve been on Android phones for about 5 years now. Overall I like their functionality and their price point. Have any of my phones been as good as an iPhone? No (in my opinion), but they’ve been close and for less than 1/2 the dollar-e-doos to boot make it a …
Catching up I finally figured this out . . . sort of. I had quite a bit of help with ChatGPT but more on that later. First, let’s catch up. My school holds a field day we call it the Olympics. Students are gathered into teams (countries) and there are …
Tony and Patrick are back! Patrick is in Grand rapids attending the ATLIS conference. They will be talking about AI, innovating and …
Image taken from the US PIRG website: https://pirg.org/edfund/media-center/new-chromebook-churn-report-highlights-problems-of-short-lived-laptops-in-schools/ I saw this article on PC Gamer by Jorge Jimenez titled “Here’s another e-waste …
Season 1 – Episode 7 – The Homer! Tony and Patrick are at it again. Check out their continued conversation about AI …
Tony and Patrick continue to talk about AI in education and what it means. Check out the talking points below and be …
Free computer code on screen image, public domain CC0 photo. Ok. This was a bit of clickbait. ChatGPT prompts are real, just …
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I attended an AI talk last week. The presenter was an AWS Engineer (Amazon Webservices). They sit on a few committees and …
No, it is not that CIA. This stands for: Confidentiality Integrity Availability Tony explains what that means in more detail during a …
I asked ChatGPT this question multiple times: What is Zork? You can see the answers are constructed differently each time and not …
Good morning fellow reader. Last week I attended a webinar concerning Chat GPT. There are some good questions from the panelist and …
Tony and Patrick are back and are talking more about Chat GPT, ed tech services and more. Please check out the agenda …
This video reviews the ChatGTP concept of time and the data it logs to the Windows Client. Source: IT Babble Blog …
Tony and Patrick talk more ChatGPT and answer some questions we’ve been seeing such as Is it really plagarism? and If a …
This video is focused on the ChatGPT Windows Client Source: IT Babble Blog and Podcast
Here is another one of the conversations I had with the ChatGPT AI. I have been recording these as I do security …
Tony and Patrick are back after a bit of a break. We are going to be rethinking the podcast a little and …
ChatGPT has been all the rage. If you didn’t know any better, you would assume it has already replaced the need to …
Photo by Jeff Stapleton on Pexels.com Well, it’s been a spell since I’ve posted anything. To be honest – I haven’t really …
As a CTO, I have seen, tested, purchased, programmed, and implemented numerous software packages to support the Admissions Process. I began my journey with these applications in 2009.
These programs have grown in expense and features. Fundamentally though, are they delivering the outcome that schools need? Is this technology producing deeper wait lists and higher levels of future commitments?
Well here we are. The end of Edmodo is upon us and I’m a little sad – not gonna lie. For those …
All good things must come to an end as they say and that seems especially true to free online services that work …
Google Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Ahhh – Google Calendar – I do enjoy using you. I know that are a …
NYE Fireworks Dubai by Ayesha Abbasi is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 While the picture above wasn’t taken during a 4th of July …
Markdown was pretty popular a few years ago. So what is Markdown? It is a lightweight markup language that allows you to …
Google Docs has recently (maybe a month or so ago) released some new features and I think they are genuinely useful. When …
Tony and Patrick are back after a month off. It was the end of the year, things were busy and oh yeah, …
Tony and Patrick are back and talking about beer, Tony’s mischief and the “teacher shortage.” As always, you can find us on …
Tony and Patrick are back to talk about their great weather, some delicious drinks and much more. Check out the talking points …
Chrome OS on a MacBook? You better believe it! Here is how this happened. It is the end of the year and …
Ah yes, Tony and Patrick are back after a week off. It is now time to talk about ed tech again. Be …
Photo by Rob Caterino – https://www.flickr.com/people/25030443@N03 That is a good picture of Michael Dudikoff – famed action star from the 80’s, 90’s, …
After a short break – Tony and Patrick are back! Not only are we talking about some ed tech goodness. Check out …
Tony and Patrick are back for another tight show! We talk about weather, an upcoming project and of course some quality talk …
I’ve seen this news story a few times this week and thought I’d weigh in. These are articles and videos about a …
Tony and Patrick are back again! Here we talk video games, new dogs, passwords and how not to get your school smacked …
Let the poop jokes fly as everyone in your party gets dysentery and die on route to a better life in Oregon. …
Original photo by Gene Skidmore – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/28570188272 Tony and Patrick are back with another great episode. Learn the many names of Bumpercar …
Welp that was quick. Not too long ago I wrote about the Choice Eliminator 2 add on for Google Forms. This Add …
Tony and Patrick are back for another great show. We talk about snow, printers, and a bunch more. Check out the talking …
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 …
I saw this article on BBC and it made me a little angry – not going to lie. The title is How …
Tony and Patrick are back for another fantastic episode. So sit back, hit the play button and enjoy sometime with us! We …
There has been a lot of back slapping and congratulations being passed out to Microsoft over this video. Yes, it is good …
OK, Santa was good to me this year. I received a new boom arm and a new microphone. The boom arm is …
No Omar this week, sadly, but Tony and Patrick soldier on! We have a great discussion about beer, watches, Omar and oh …
Notion is great for taking notes and it works even better when you know some basic shortcut keys. This helps you keep …
Tony, Patrick and . . . OMAR are back! This is our 200th episode! Who could of thought that we would make …
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I saw these both featured on freetech4teachers.com and thought I would try them out. Richard Byrne has a quick description and a …
Tony and Patrick are back for episode 199 (can you believe it?). It is a good one, so be sure to subscribe …
Tony and Patrick have a short but sweet episode this week. Be sure to subscribe to us with your favorite podcasting app …
The Verge has run this article twice this year and they just republished it with slightly different recommendations. So, I’ve written (now …
I’m a little excited about this – not going to lie. I’ve always been intrigued with what certain online “containers” can offer. …
Tony and Patrick are back from the Thanksgiving holiday to talk about STEM, ed tech and much, much more. Be sure to …
Photo by Helena Lopes from Pexels Tony and Patrick have another great episode for everyone. It’s before Thanksgiving and we are having some fun as …
This has been coming down the pipe for a long time. It has long been known that Google Chromebooks are the go-to …
Tony and Patrick are closing in on 200! This week is another banger. Remember to subscribe to the IT Babble podcast with …
Yes – that is an official Hot Bench coffee mug. This year the technology department decided to ditch our laptops in lieu …
Tony and Patrick are back at it! Another great episode with a new Ask IT Babble segment and HOW! Be sure to …
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www.soulmachines.com There is a new company name Soul Machines. They make artificial intelligent digital people that are intended to be an active …
Tony and Patrick are back on this the spookiest of all nights to bring you joy and hope through ed tech! As …
The other day a student walked into the Tech office and politely asked if we could whitelist a site for him: bitpaper.io. …
Tony and Patrick are back once again for another great show! Check out the talking points below and you can subscribe to …
When I heard about this in March of 2021 I thought that this was too good to be true? How could this …
Part 1 was a quick rundown of how we successfully utilized Google Forms to allow parents to sign up for our After …
Tony and Patrick are back and having more fun than ever. As always, you can find our podcast on your favorite podcasting …
Google Forms is pretty great. It’s easy to use, it presents the results in easy to digest graphs and it stores all …
We are back again! This time we don’t just talk about ed tech but also give some beverage recommendations as well as …
Recently Apple and Microsoft held events and unveiled some new products. Looking through my educator glasses I thought I’d write about them …
Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons WE ARE BACK! Tony and I are going to try and podcast every …
In 2020 I wrote a review about LucidSpark and then made a quick tutorial video. If you’re not too familiar with it …
I was working on a review when this came across my desk. Here is the short story. A teacher noticed that a …
Well…we tested and….it went well! We streamed two middle school volleyball matches. The total stream lasted about 2.5 hours and we streamed …
Back in June I wrote this same article. You can read it here. Basically it was in response to an article written …
Image from Bose’s website – that is not my arm We have a pretty nice conference room at my school and it …
It is back to school time! I thought I would start this school year with a pretty simple tutorial on how to …
We have the goods! We have done some quick testing and this looks pretty promising. Right now my family and I are …
Most people are not too familiar with Google Tables. It is a database that lets you keep records on tables and then …
Photo by Tairon Fernandez on Pexels.com Happy Independence Day to my fellow Americans! And to my my fellow educators out there I …
Photo by CoWomen on Pexels.com This is going to be an ongoing series. Here I am talking about what we currently do …
How did I not know about this?! If you’re like me, then you rarely have more than 10 tabs open at a …
It’s a weird name for a website. What this website does is to create a quick, animated map. I can see people …
Even though the school year is officially over, I still have plenty of projects and work to do through the summer. Keep …
I saw this article on the Verge titled What’s the best student laptop? We asked students by Monica Chin. Being I am …
I was reading Freetech4teachers and saw a quick article about Brainstormer.online and thought it might be interesting to check it out. As …
The long school year is almost over so hang in there people! Source: IT Babble Blog and Podcast
Well well, well I learned something new today. An area I’ve always wanted to do better was to help our students leaving …
Blackbird Middle School Coding Education Platform I’m always interested in websites that teach coding. I like the idea of learning new skills …
Sometimes the wrong lens choice can make a hilarious photo. Have a nice Friday everyone and enjoy some odd perspective photography. …
So I saw a comment on my TeacherMade review. It felt like a bit of advertising for Teacheasyapp which is fine. Apps …
ZenBook Duo Yep, I pulled the trigger and have purchased a new computer. It is the Asus Zenbook Duo (model# UX482EG-XS74). I’m …
HOT TAKE ALERT!!!!!! The iPad Pro is not a good deal and schools should stay away from it! I guess that’s not …
Yes it is I like mind mapping tools. I use it every now and again to brainstorm solutions to complex issues. It …
Not too long ago I wrote a review about mote. To sum it up, it is a Chrome extension that will allow …
I’m a little bummed. The last few years my school has had spring break over April Fools’ Day (April 1). I’m not …
It’s been a while but we finally made it back behind the mic. Tony and I talk a long while about a …
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com My last three posts have been screwed up by my blogging platform. WordPress.com published my last …
This post will give you a rundown of what we currently use for our A/V solution and what we are going …
OK – I am skeptical about this. Apparently you can turn all of your WordPress.com articles into a podcast on Anchor.fm. I …
I was reading Techcrunch and saw that Kahoot! had purchased a small company called Whiteboard.fi. The fi stands for Finland in case …
Growing up in Ohio there were the occasional day when the snow or ice was too much and the school district …
Just to be clear. I am not talking about Zoom, the video conference tool. I am talking about …
Do you ever have those apps that you like using. That you genuinely enjoy firing up and doing some work in …
Oh man, this is just too funny. I know it’s already made its rounds, but it’s still humorous. Enjoy the next 35 …
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Pexels.com This is more of a PSA than an opinion or review. If …
Before I get into the meat of this story I just want to say that I am not condoning any action taken …
If you are still using the old “copy and paste” method from random websites to add images to your blog, worksheets or …
I am quite interested in this. I have seen some Chromebooks with touchscreens and even a few of those may have a …
OK, it’s a weird name but it has a pretty cool function. This is …
I have to admit I am a sucker for a good timeline maker. Way back in 2011 Omar …
On this episode we talk snow days, football (RIP OSU) and quite a few other topics. Check out the agenda below and …
This is pretty easy and certainly not a new topic but YouTube does change a bit over time so I thought I …
We use wordpress.com for IT Babble and have from the start. It’s solid, reliable and they block a bunch of spam comments …
We have some teachers who need to teach from home even though we are teaching in person. So I worked with them …
Photo by Vladislav Murashko on Pexels.com Happy holidays from IT Babble. We hope your celebrations are happy and you can get a …
Tony and Patrick are back at it again for the last episode before our winter breaks. …
https://youtu.be/qicjXL01oFg There are a lot of people out there using the Google Classroom app. We have …
Tony DePrato | Follow Me on LinkedIn I have noticed some recent posts on the international education recruiting scene that have piqued …
Good day! We, like most of the world, are distance learning. We also use Chromebooks and Zoom. Early on we had reports …
It was announced back in July of 2017. Adobe and all the tech giants all agreed to end Flash by the end …
I just got a new phone and like a lot of educators, a smartphone is a great tool to use in one’s …
Photo by Magda Ehlers on Pexels.com Have a happy and safe turkey day no matter where you are in the world …
A number of teachers have been making their own tutorial videos for distance learning. A common question I get is whether or …
It’s been a while but we are back! As always check us out on Apple Music or your favorite podcasting app. Patrick’s …
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Schools are looking for ways to better communicate with their community inside the school as well as outside. One way to do …
This video will show you how to record all audio, video, etc while in online meetings on your Apple OS X machine. …
Hello readers, today I am reviewing another online whiteboard website. What makes this site different is how basic and minimalist this service …
Covid-19 has changed a lot. A number of schools have had to think quick, move just as fast and definitely have had …
Stay safe out there everyone! Source: IT Babble Blog and Podcast
There are a bunch of whiteboards out there you can use to collaborate with your colleagues or to use with your …
This is a different type of episode. Today, Patrick interviews Tony DePrato about his …
Blackbaud & Google Assignments W/ Drive This video explains how to use the Google Assignments Integration within Blackbaud’s OnSuite LMS. Tony DePrato …
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There is a debate out there and it has been going on for quite some time. The debate is whether schools should …
I’ve developed a very flexible solution with iPads and some ergonomic tools/devices. The main goal was to have tech that was useful …
What is a lockdown browser. Some may be very familiar with these types of browsers while others may never have heard of …
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about how we were handling parent-teacher conferences this year using Zoom. Well, we …
Teacher Made is a website that will take a PDF, JPG, PNG, GIF or DOCX (Microsoft Word file) and add interactivity to …
UPDATE: I’VE INCLUDED THE LINK TO THE CALENDAR, THE GOOGLE FORM AND THE ZAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST Here is …
Tony and Patrick are back! It has been long overdue too. It’s a longer than normal episode but there is a lot …
Hey are you looking to buy bridge? I mean who doesn’t need a bridge? I’ll sell it to you and you can …
Normally, these are done in person and occasionally over a phone call, but 2020 is definitely not normal and now schools are …
READ ALL THE REVIEWS ON THIS PAGE – STREAMING IN THE CLASSROOM SERIES This is the final post of this series. I’ll …
Corona virus is disrupting how the whole teaching and learning process happens. When it hit the US back in early 2020 it …
I applaud Google and Microsoft for their efforts for beefing up Google Meet and Microsoft Teams respectively, but honestly speaking, if you …
A fantastic episode we talk about distance learning in the fall, learning management systems and how they are not adequate for distance …
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