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01/30/2014 It's Thursday, January 30th, 2014 and welcome to TechTalk4Teachers, I'm Tom Grissom, I'm Cindy Rich, and I'm Mike Gioia. Welcome to the TechTalk4Teachers podcast, the show about teaching and learning with technology. In this episode... Mike Gioia will lead our Security Spotlight feature and discuss Data Privacy Month and share a few resources about keeping your data private and being safe online. We will also have our Tech Picks of the week including a new Chromebook review. Happy 2014! Click on the Player to listen to this podcast (requires Adobe Flash) TechTalk4Teach ers or Right Click Here to Download MP3 (23 minutes 56 seconds) Show Note Links Data Privacy Month Educause Data Privacy Resources http://www.educause.edu/focus-areas-and-initiatives/policy-and-security/educause-policy/community-engagement/data-privacy-month Stay Safe Online Resource Website http://www.staysafeonline.org/data-privacy-day/ Technology Picks of the Week Tom’s Pick New Chrome...

Haiku Deck is such an interesting application.  It is a slideshow presentation app that looks completely different from any other.  It will not allow the slides to be filled with text, so unlike powerpoint, it is almost impossible to make a presentation that is boring.  The app designers had three foci: 1. Keep it simple. 2. Make it beautiful 3. Have fun.  Haiku Deck succeeds at all three.  The thing that I appreciate the most is that it allows for image searching within the application and only pulls images that are appropriate and will not break copyright.  A great thing for teachers is that it also has an online education presence.  There are a lot of haiku deck presentations created by other educators that can be used in your classroom.  There are also lots of ideas for your students.  The possibilities are endless with Haiku Deck.  Here is the link to Haiku Deck's Ideas for Education .  I am also including the link to the Haiku...

12/13/2013 It's Friday, December 13th 2013 and welcome to TechTalk4Teachers, I'm Tom Grissom, I'm Cindy Rich, and I'm Mike Gioia. Welcome to the TechTalk4Teachers podcast, the show about teaching and learning with technology. In this episode... Mike Gioia will lead our Security Spotlight feature and discuss the how hackers are using keyloggers and security questions to steal your passwords. Our Tech Picks this week will focus on Holiday Gift Stocking Stuffers for the teacher/techies in the house. Click on the Player to listen to this podcast (requires Adobe Flash) TechTalk4Teach ers or Right Click Here to Download MP3 (25 minutes 02 seconds) Show Note Links Avoiding Vulnerable Passwords - and Rules, Too http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/telepathwords-120513.aspx https://telepathwords.research.microsoft.com/ Technology Picks of the Week For Tech Picks of the Week we will focus on some holiday gift ideas for teachers and techies so be sure to check t...

11/20/2013 It’s Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 and welcome to episode 159 of Tech Talk 4 Teachers. I'm Tom Grissom, I'm Cindy Rich, and I'm Mike Gioia. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. Click on the Player to listen to this podcast (requires Adobe Flash) TechTalk4Teach ers or Right Click Here to Download MP3 (42 minutes 54 seconds) Show Note Links Mobile Phone Photography for Teachers Brian Poulter - Professor of Journalism at Eastern Illinois University The Long Winding Road- Illinois Route 1  http://brianpoulter.com/ D. Jones Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/ittybitty/9932835585/ Tea Party Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/ittybitty/9932977313/ Illinois Route 1 Mobile Phone Flicker Set http://www.flickr.com/photos/ittybitty/sets/72157634715824231/ Joe Gisondi - Hearld and Review Articles Illinois 1: Danville stadium and its team part of rich baseball heritage http://herald-review.com/news/local/illinois-danville-st...

It’s Thursday, October 31st, 2013 and welcome to episode 158 of Tech Talk 4 Teachers. I'm Tom Grissom, I'm Cindy Rich, and I'm Mike Gioia. (evil laugh - Halloween edition) Welcome to Tech Talk for Teachers the show about Teaching and Learning with Technology. This month we will be talking about a Technology and Science Symposium currently underway here at EIU, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), a very scary Cryptolocker threat for PCs and we will finish with our Technology Picks of the Week. Click on the Player to listen to this podcast (requires Adobe Flash) TechTalk4Teach ers or Right Click Here to Download MP3 (36 minutes 23 seconds) Subscribe to the TechTalk4Teachers podcast by using our  RSS Feed Show Note Links NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide, Snowden documents say http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-infiltrates-links-to-yahoo-google-data-centers-worldwide-snowden-documents-say/2013/10/30/e...

Silent Light.  Where have you been all my life?  In the past, I have used a generic decibel meter on my iPad to help show my students the noise level in the classroom.  But,  I just discovered this app handmade for teachers.  It lets you set the noise level.  It then allows you to choose the time increment expectations.  Every time your class meets that expectation, they get a point.  My class earns points for parties, so this was a big hit.  Also, if you set your iPad to landscape viewing, you can set the learning target.  I have used this app over the last week, and it has been a miracle for keeping a large class of 5th graders on target for learning and for noise.  And at only $0.99, it is a steal. **UPDATE: The app price has risen to $3.99.  For me, the price is still worth it--but I wanted to be sure everyone knows about the increase!

It’s Wednesday, October 16th, 2013 and welcome to episode 157 of Tech Talk 4 Teachers. I'm Tom Grissom, I'm Cindy Rich, and I'm Mike Gioia. Welcome to Tech Talk for Teachers the show about Teaching and Learning with Technology. This month we will be talking about Connected Educator month and participating in ed chats by using the  #edchat by using other educational hashtags on Twitter, we will also discuss the recent Adobe hack that compromised 2.9 million Adobe accounts and of course we will finish with our Technology Picks of the Week. Click on the Player to listen to this podcast (requires Adobe Flash) TechTalk4Teach ers or Right Click Here to Download MP3 (29 minutes 02 seconds) Subscribe to the TechTalk4Teachers podcast by using our  RSS Feed Show Note Links Connected Educators Month http://www.ed.gov/edblogs/technology/connected-educators/ Oldie but a Goodie for Connected Educator Month http://techtalk4teachers.blogspot.com/2011/11/episode-126-social...