Episode 148 - Information security is everyone's responsibility

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It’s Friday, March 29th, 2013 and welcome to episode 148 of Tech Talk 4 Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. Cindy: and I’m Cindy Rich. Mike Gioia. Welcome to Tech Talk for Teachers the show about Teaching and Learning with Technology.

This time Mike Gioia joins us from the Information Systems department here at EIU and he shares his expertise about online security and how to be safe on the Internet. In this episode we discuss the importance of information security and how to protect ourselves from falling victim to phishing attacks. We will finish with our Technology Picks of the week.

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Show Note Links:

Report Phishing Sites

http://www.us-cert.gov/report-phishing/

Technology Picks

Tom's Pick

Video Screencast: Windows 8 On-Screen Touch Keyboards

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2NK9EIsPf0

Mike's Pick

http://lifehacker.com/5940565/why-you-should-start-using-a-vpn-and-how-to-choose-the-best-one-for-your-needs

Cindy's Pick

aurora borealis space weather

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast

That wraps it up for episode 148 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc To leave a comment or suggestion, please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the Tech Talk for Teachers blog. Until next time, this is Tom Grissom and I'm Cindy Rich,

Keep on learning.
Tom Grissom, PhD

Cindy Rich, PhD

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Episode 147 - Modern Meets Traditional and a Technology Un-Pick of the Week

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It’s Friday, March 15th, 2013 and welcome to episode 147 of Tech Talk 4 Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. Cindy: and I’m Cindy Rich. Welcome to the Spring Break Edition of Tech Talk for Teachers the show about Teaching and Learning with Technology.

This time we have some news about how social media is affecting all aspects of our society, including the Catholic Church. So we will be discussing some of the ways social media is impacting society and the way we get news. This time I have a couple of Technology UN Picks of the week so we will explain that when we get to our Tech Picks segment, or” UN” picks in this weeks case.


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Technology Picks and 

"Un-Picks" 

of the Week

Tom's Unpicks

Google Reader
http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2013/03/powering-down-google-reader.html

iGoogle

http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2012/07/igoogle-will-be-discontinued.html

TweetDeck (now part of Twitter - Shutting down some apps but keeping web app and Chrome app for now)

http://tweetdeck.posterous.com/an-update-on-tweetdeck

Cindy's Pick

Microsoft Surface Pro Tablets

http://www.microsoft.com/Surface/en-US/surface-with-windows-8-pro/home?WT.mc_id=cpc_US-en_bing_mshh&WT.srch=1&semid=ef_BNG_e_69a7x7b05167i46u3gd9_2077589212&WT.search=1

That wraps it up for episode 147 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc To leave a comment or suggestion, please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the Tech Talk for Teachers blog. Until next time, this is Tom Grissom and I'm Cindy Rich,


Keep on learning.
Tom Grissom, PhD
Cindy Rich, PhD

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Episode 146 – Keeping up with EdTech: Twitter, Diigo, and RSS Feeds

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Tom: It’s Thursday, February 28th, 2013 and welcome to episode 146 of Tech Talk 4 Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. Cindy: and I’m Cindy Rich.

In this episode we talk about some of the tips and tricks we use to keep up with the constant flow of information coming at us daily. It is easy to become overwhelmed but there are some things you can do to keep ahead of the game. In this episode we explore some of the technology we use to manage and archive the vast amounts of information we receive each day. As usual we also share our Technology Picks of the Week and discuss the ICE 2013 conference currently underway and how to take advantage of using hashtags on Twitter like #ice13 even if you cannot attend in person.

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Tools we use:

Twitter

https://twitter.com/

Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites and Educational Hashtags
http://cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html

#edchat Twitter Discussions
http://shellyterrell.com/2009/08/18/edchat-join-the-conversation/

Diigo

https://www.diigo.com/

Google RSS Reader

https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=reader&passive=1209600&continue=http://www.google.com/reader/&followup=http://www.google.com/reader/

OneNote

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote

YouTube video using OneNote in class at Pitt Meadows Secondary School

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=T5X_iSRNueU

Technology Picks of the Week

TweetDeck (now part of Twitter)

http://www.tweetdeck.com/

Request your Twitter Archive

http://blog.twitter.com/2012/12/your-twitter-archive.html

Google Glass

http://www.google.com/glass/start/

That wraps it up for episode 146 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc To leave a comment or suggestion, please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the Tech Talk for Teachers blog. Until next time, this is Tom Grissom and I'm Cindy Rich,


Keep on learning.
Tom Grissom, PhD
Cindy Rich, PhD

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Episode 145 – Did the President Just Flip the State of the Union Address?

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Tom: It’s Friday, February 15th, 2013 and welcome to episode 145 of Tech Talk 4 Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. Cindy: and I’m Cindy Rich.


This episode we talk about the State of the Union Address recently delivered by President Obama and some of the new technologies involved with delivering the speech in a “flip-style” presentation format. Plus we have two Technology Picks of the Week you will want to be sure to checkout.

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/state-of-the-union-2013

http://www.slideshare.net/whitehouse/white-house-state-of-the-union-2013-enhanced-graphics

Technology Pick of the Week


Tom’s Pick

Actiontec ScreenBeam: Wirelessly Display (Mirror) your computer screen to a Big Screen
http://www.amazon.com/ACTIONTEC-SBWD100KIT01-ScreenBeam-Universal-Wireless/dp/B009Z8T3K6

How to Wirelessly Display Windows 8 to the Big Screen
http://eiuitc.blogspot.com/2013/02/wirelessly-display-windows-8-to-big.html

Cindy’s Pick


We the People Petition at whitehouse.gov

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/09/22/petition-white-house-we-people

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/


That wraps it up for episode 145 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc To leave a comment or suggestion, please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the Tech Talk for Teachers blog. Until next time, this is Tom Grissom and I'm Cindy Rich,


Keep on learning.
Tom Grissom, PhD

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Episode 144 - Catfishing and Spear Phishing - Let's Be Careful Out There

Episode 144 - Catfishing and Spear Phishing - Let's Be Careful Out There

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Tom: It’s Thursday, January 31st, 2013 and welcome to episode 144 of Tech Talk 4 Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. Cindy: and I’m Cindy Rich.

Mike Gioia from the Information Systems group here at EIU also joins us this episode to talk about phishing and how to protect yourself against online phishing attempts.

Happy New Year!

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USA Today link about Manti Te'o and Catfishing
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/01/17/manti-teos-catfish-story-common/1566438/


Phishing-related links for this episode:

Antiphishing Working Group - http://www.antiphishing.org

OnGuardOnline - www.onguardonline.gov

National Cyber Security Alliance - www.staysafeonline.org

Facebook Security - www.facebook.com/security

Campus Downloading - www.campusdownloading.com

Technology Pick of the Week


Tom's Technology Pick of the Week

Using Audio Comments in Microsoft Word



Cindy's Pick

The iPad mini



That wraps it up for episode 144 of TechTalk4Teachers. I would like to thank Cindy Rich and Mike Gioia for helping out with this episode. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc To leave a comment or suggestion, please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the Tech Talk for Teachers blog. Until next time, this is Tom Grissom and I'm Cindy Rich, Keep on learning.

Episode 143- New Year, New Music, New Opportunities

Episode 143 - New Year, New Music, New Opportunities

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Tom: It’s Friday, January 18th, 2013 and welcome to episode 143 of Tech Talk 4 Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. Cindy: and I’m Cindy Rich. Tom: We've got some new music for you this time.

Happy New Year!

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30 Days with a Windows 8 Tablet

http://eiuitc.blogspot.com/2013/01/day-30-lessons-learned-30-days-with.html

Foley Artists (Making Sound Effects)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_artist

Technology Picks of the Week

Tom's Pick

Mixcraft Music Software 
http://www.acoustica.com/mixcraft/




Cindy's Pick

Ful Backpacks
http://ful.com/

That wraps it up for episode 143 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc To leave a comment or suggestion, please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the Tech Talk for Teachers blog. Until next time, this is Tom Grissom and I'm Cindy Rich, Keep on learning.

Episode 142- A Conversation About the New Windows 8 Tablets for Educators

Episode 142- A Conversation About the New Windows 8 Tablets for Educators

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Tom: It’s Friday, December 14th, 2012 and welcome to episode 142 of Tech Talk 4 Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom. Cindy: and I’m Cindy Rich. Tom: Welcome to Tech Talk for Teachers the show about Teaching and Learning with Technology. 

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ITC Chronicles Blog
Postings about my Windows 8 Tablet Experiences

http://eiuitc.blogspot.com/

Logitech K400 2.4GHz Wireless Keyboard with Trackpad

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/wireless-touch-keyboard-k400?crid=26

Technology Picks of the Week

Tom's Pick

Google Zeitgeist 2012

http://www.google.com/zeitgeist/2012/#the-world

(Be sure to checkout the video)


Cindy's Pick

iPad Music Apps

Virtuoso Piano

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/virtuoso-piano-free-2-hd/id304075989?mt=8

and Bongos!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bongos!-free/id483719120?mt=8

Happy Holidays and Keep on Learning!

Tom Grissom, Ph.D.