For this activity, I would like you to view the following interactive video which I created with H5P. Successfully answer all of the questions and make note of the sort of assessments you’re participating in. After you have finished viewing and participating in the interactive video, I would like you Read more…
My overall experience on Twitter while building my PLN (personal learning network) has been an overwhelmingly positive experience. At times, I’ve found it hard to dedicate time to connecting with new people, but whenever I’ve forced myself to step out of my shell it has paid off immensely. Regarding blogs, Read more…
This last week I’ve used Twitter more than I ever have. Previously, I used Twitter solely as a news aggregation point. I didn’t want to get involved in the petty arguments that are all too common on this online platform, so I contributed nothing. After a while, I stopped using Read more…
Followed new connected educators @mariagalanis @thomascmurray @web20classroom @malalande @InnovativeEdu New resources and tools Zoom – Have used it often with vendors and class for video conferencing but have never hosted my own call until recently. Its free offering, with recording at no cost, is very helpful. PeerGrade – looks Read more…
Recently, I had a chance to visit the Aruba Networks headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Aruba is a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and provides wired and wireless network solutions that are only second in market share to Cisco in the wireless space. This wasn’t my first visit to the Aruba Read more…
Information Technology professionals cannot afford to become complacent regarding training. We must keep striving to understand technology lest we become obsolete in our roles. Besides keeping up with technology news and trends, IT pros should regularly practice their craft using labs. This also has the added benefit of providing IT Read more…
My typical commute to work is about 30 minutes. When I’m not listening to music in my car, I typically have a podcast from one of my two favorite IT creators: Security Now! and Clear to Send. As it so happens, I was listening to the latter on my commutes Read more…
Wikipedia defines public key infrastructure as “a set of roles, policies, and procedures needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates and manage public-key encryption.” In other words, PKI is the system with which we establish trust between digital entities through the issuing and revocation of digital Read more…
Teaching troubleshooting skills is one of the most challenging tasks in IT. Figuring out why a piece of software is misbehaving or underperforming is a challenging endeavor without the right mindset or tools. In circumstances like these, I have seen IT workers simply have users reboot their computers to resolve Read more…
What is Phishing? Phishing is the most popular and accessible method that attackers use to infiltrate a business to exfiltrate data, instigate wire fraud, and hold company data ransom. It involves sending thousands or millions of messages that ask victims to act on the sender’s behalf. While phishing is the Read more…