One of my very favorite podcasts in the world is called Reply All.
It is ostensibly, a podcast "about the internet", but they get into many, many different subjects.
Anyway, for the sake of investigation... one of the two co-hosts allowed the other to put "spyware" on a android phone, and then use that phone... to see what the other person could see, and what could they access.
It was really interesting, and worth your while to listen to, particularly if you are interested in security, and knowing what type of data is at risk when using an "infected" device.
Here is a LINK to the show page on the Gimlet website.
-You can listen to it directly on the page, or you can download it from there, as well.
Also, typically Reply All posts their shows on Soundcloud, but this episode hadn't posted when I wrote this blog post.
Well, it's been another busy week in the Technology Office.
The new machines for Roland Colony are almost completed (I am working on the last one, right now).
The Smarter Balance Technology Readiness Tool is completed. This is something all schools in SD have to complete as the testing moves to online this year. It was actually quite a lengthy process and complicated...took me a long time to get it figured out.
We've had a few staff computers with some issues, I've been able to solve most of them so far, although there are a few still giving me some trouble.
The images for all the student machines have been updated for duplication. There are a few students who had trouble with their machines in the first couple days who were issued loaners...Their machines are being imaged as I type this.
Chromebooks are off and running with grades 5-8. All students 5-8 have learned how to log in to the network, and into their chromebooks with their state e-mail credentials. This is really going to benefit them down the road, especially judging by the number of Freshmen who are struggling with their logins and passwords already... they were used to just logging in with the general "student" credentials...the younger students are developing skills at an earlier age.
Completed the 2nd School Podcast yesterday... that link is available HERE. These have been pretty fun to do, and really...now that I have the program set up, and the intro and outtro music done...they don't take very long to put together. I have also been in talks with Mr. Farnham about his communications class doing their own podcast... a student version, I guess you would call it. Still working out the details, but that could be a really cool opportunity for our students
The WEEKEND:
Good Luck to the Elk Football Team tonight as they take on the O-R-R Raiders in Rutland.
Go Elks!
First Cross Country Meet of the season tomorrow at White. I'm excited to see what the Elks and Lady Elks can do. Could be the start of a special season.
Today, I finished something I've been meaning to do since last year.... record and complete the Elkton School podcast.
In our first episode, I interview the Head Coaches for the our Fall Sports: Melissa Erickson in Volleyball, Tal Farnham in Football, and Ervin Gebhart in Cross County.
Remember, if you have any subjects, topics, or people of interest that we could include on a future podcast, don't be afraid to let me know.
Now that I have the program up and running functionally, and I've figured out how to transfer audio files from my phone...and have the procedures all figured out... I can whip one out pretty quickly.
