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Friday 31 July 2015
Saturday 25 July 2015
Google Workshop on Internet Safety for Educators
Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to take part in Google Argentina's workshop for educators on Internet Safety. It is truly refreshing to see so many like-minded teachers willing to spend a whole morning during winter break to learn a few tricks to apply in class (and in daily browsing)
Internet safety is definitely something we all deem vital, but know very little of. These are some of the things I learned yesterday:
- Passwords: We need to stop thinking of passwords and start creating passphrases. For example, let's say your favorite book is One Hundred Years of Solitude. Your password could then be: OHYoS#1967 (the year it was written) This way, your password fulfills all the necessary requirements: 8 characters minimum, upper/lower case letters, special characters, and numbers. And, most importantly, you will remember it.
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- Two-step verification: Enabling two-step verification is basically adding an extra layer of security to your account, especially those which have sensitive information. Every time you sign in, you'll be asked to type in your password and also include a specially generated code you'll be given. There's even an app to make your life easier. You can learn more about two-step verification here.
- Chrome Safe Search: By turning safe search on, you'll be making sure your students/kids will not be accessing inappropriate content. It is dead-easy to enable. You just need to visit your settings page. More detailed instructions here.
- Youtube Restricted Mode: Worried that your kids/class might watch something inappropriate on Youtube? You can replicate Chrome's Safe search by turning on Restricted Mode. You'll find this at the bottom of the home page. Interested? Click here for further instructions.
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Computational Thinking
This week I started this online course on Computational Thinking. It is a self-paced course in which you can learn different problem-solving skills that can be applied in any field. I found it incredibly interesting, not just for class, but for real life as well. You can check it our on its official site.
Friday 17 July 2015
Ed Tech Newsletter - July #2
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Friday 10 July 2015
Last month, I wrote about a very interesting tool for bookmarking: Pocket.
Save to Pocket has proven to be incredibly helpful. It's pretty intuitive, saves content for later access and has easy-to-install add-ons, which means that, with a simple click, your site is saved.
But the real jewel of bookmarks in my opinion is definitely Pinterest. Ahh, Pinterest, you make me waste countless hours sailing through a sea of pins. But I love you, anyway.
It works pretty much the same way. You find something you like on the web and you pin it for future reference. There's also an add-on for Chrome, which you can install from here. You can create different boards in order to organize your content and find it more quickly.
It works pretty much the same way. You find something you like on the web and you pin it for future reference. There's also an add-on for Chrome, which you can install from here. You can create different boards in order to organize your content and find it more quickly.
Bookmarking has evolved in the past years into social bookmarking, which basically means that you can share the content you found and also benefit from what other people have stumbled upon on the Internet. Pinterest has this social component as well, since you can follow other pinners and get inspired by their pins.
Some of the pinners I find most useful are TED, Edudemic, Edutopia and Humor Train for the occasional laugh. And you can find me as well ;)
Happy pinning!
Wednesday 1 July 2015
Ed tech Newsletter - July 1
This is July 1's newsletter.
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Tuesday 30 June 2015
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