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#Nye4Kids_TechGuy2019 - 12 - 16, NCSD Tech Weekly Update PodcastQuarter 2 - Final Week
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One week to go! You can do it! Be strong!
Over break, we are planning to finish the install of the new Floyd phone system, retool Lightspeed Classroom to sync automatically with IC, and inventory the schools where we plan to refresh computers this summer. Now that I think about it, this seems like a ridiculous amount for the four days we are required to work over br...2019-12-1509 min
#Nye4Kids_TechGuy2019 - 12 - 9, NCSD Tech Weekly Update PodcastWeek of December 9, 2019
Quarter 2
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Folks,
Thing #1: I’m running low on items to create tips around. If you have an idea, please send it to me. Pretty please!
Thing #2: Please take a look at the “Things Rob Remembers Doing” section for information regarding the phone system at Floyd. This is a new responsibility to the technology department, and as we learn how to manage these systems as a team and keep document...2019-12-0810 min
#Nye4Kids_TechGuy2019 - 12 - 2, NCSD Tech Weekly Update PodcastFolks,
Welcome back from Thanksgiving break! I hope everyone enjoyed their days off. My family had some unexpected downtime as we were all stricken with some sort of cold/cough/ache thing on Friday morning. Despite being ill, it was pretty nice to spend several days just laying around reading and watching the tube. I’m grateful that we had the time to be able to heal this way.
I encourage you to avoid the desire to start a “Countdown to Winter Break” situation in your classroom. First, despite being ready for the break as teaching is exhausting, we don’t want t...2019-11-3008 min
#Nye4Kids_TechGuy2019 - 11 - 25, NCSD Tech Weekly Update PodcastFolks,
First things first: Happy birthday, Eldon! He’s the big 39 again this year on Wednesday. Yeah!
Happy Thanksgiving week, everyone! We are now on the downhill side of semester two and moving into the heart of holiday season. Yeah! I love this time of year, and I’m sure I drive my family nuts with my desire to start Christmasing too early.
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Resetting Various Password
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In case the mandatory change to your Google password motivates you to adjust the security level of some of our other systems, these dire...2019-11-2416 min
#Nye4Kids_TechGuy2019 - 11 - 18, NCSD Tech Weekly Update PodcastThis weekly update is just the highlights since I've been on vacation.
Here are links to the various things mentioned in the notes:
Actual written update: http://bit.ly/3580SZl
#Nye4Kids Technology website: http://bit.ly/nye4kidstech
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Winter MAP roster file upload on Thursday.
Winter window opens 11/18.
Please review this information about MAP testing: http://bit.ly/32VJd5w
Testing Calendars:
Google Sheet Schedule: http://bit.ly/32fcbyg
Google Calendar Calendar: http://bit.ly/2JAjY15
NDE One Sheet: http://bit.ly/2PpFOci
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Please review this three minute video for how to login to Chrome to keep...2019-11-1711 min
#Nye4Kids_TechGuy2019 - 11 - 11 - NCSD Tech Weekly Update - Nov. 11This weekly update is chalk full of information. It's a bit long and I'm going to do another podcast for the tech tip, which isn't the plan for every week, but the amount of information justifies it this week.
Have a great week!2019-11-1020 min
#Nye4Kids_TechGuy2019 - 11 - 11 - Tech Tip - Be SuspiciousSorry, this tip is long and text-heavy, but I’ll post an audio summary here in the podcast section: http://bit.ly/nye4kidstech. Keep in mind that I sound pretty good and much funnier at 2x speed.
Sadly, because this is a time of shopping and generosity, it is also a time for scammers.
We are entering a season of ubiquitous online shopping, and therefore we are all expecting email and text notifications about our imminent package arrivals.
Here is a quick summary of the more specific advice below:
Do NOT give anything on the internet the benefit of th...2019-11-1013 min
#Nye4Kids_TechGuy2019 - 11 - 05 - Just An IntroductionI forgot to introduce myself, so this is a basic introduction to me. I'm sure I'll find this embarrassing later.2019-11-0507 min
#Nye4Kids_TechGuy2019 - 11 - 04.2, NCSD Tech Weekly UpdateThe one where I review the November 4th Weekly Update: Fall back, Wasting Time on the Internet, Zombies on the Moon, and more...2019-11-0410 min
#Nye4Kids_TechGuy2019 - 11 - 04.1 - This Is An ExperimentThis is my first attempt at creating an audio file and putting it in a podcast feed.2019-11-0400 min