Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2020

One of the most important yet underwhelming international events is coming up the first Thursday in May (in Canada, it’s March 15th). What is it? It’s World Password Day, Yawn… I know — words can’t express how tedious most people find passwords, how annoying they are to use, and how likely it is 99% of the world will not celebrate this event.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 2, 2020

5G has been hyped for years as offering huge improvements over 4G technologies. With this hype has also come misinformation about problems 5G will cause. Let’s look at what’s fact and what’s fallacy for K–12 schools. Fallacy: 5G Is Harmful to People. For some time, social media has carried rumors of the threats to human health that 5G technologies will pose.

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Teacher Tech

MAY 2, 2020

Students can locate a list of their work in Google Classroom by clicking on “View assignments” from classroom.google.com on the class tile. However, this only shows upcoming assignments with a due date within the week. To locate assignments without a due date or due outside of the week students should click on the clipboard icon […].

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 2, 2020

Organizations in every industry have long understood the importance of data protection. But the task for many has been too much to handle, and as security threats have evolved, organizations have struggled to keep up. Only a few years ago, ensuring data safety mostly came down to defense of the network perimeter. With a correctly configured firewall fortified with regular updates, a trained IT professional could successfully repel most cyberattacks.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 2, 2020

Facebook has recently launched a new video chat service called Messenger Rooms, apparently, as a response to the increasing demand on video calling services during the lockdown. As is the case with.read more.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Students at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, spend a portion of their school day working on laptops. Summit Learning’s personalized learning program is a key part of the school’s improvement efforts. Credit: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. MESA, Ariz. — Logan Dubin is good with computers. The 14-year-old speeds ahead when asked to use them to complete assignments.

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