Security on the Internet is a bit like Baskin Robbins, there are 31 flavors. Only, on the Internet, there are way more than 31 flavors. One of those flavors are certificates. (This is designated by httpss as opposed to https.) Certificates try to make sure that you...
COPPA is a federal law that impacts Dearborn Public Schools. We must follow COPPA. COPPA imposes certain requirements on operators of websites or online services directed to children under 13 years of age, and on operators of other websites or online services that...
Jim Fisher has a really nice write up about a potential scam. There are several good tips in his post. This also highlights the importance of being vigilant. I recently received an email from Netflix which nearly caused me to add my card details to someone else’s...
Google provides some really great tools. One thing that they aren't so good at is naming things. Google also isn't afraid to learn from user experience and implement new things. Sometimes, this leads to confusion. Some users may have received a notification that the...
Want to learn more about iLearn? Join us at RESA for the Moodle Users' Group meeting. March 26th, 2018 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Wayne RESA 33500 Van Born Rd, Wayne, MI 48184 FREE RSVP to claim your spot!
I'm very happy to be supporting the nomination of Amy Gwizdz for the ISTE Tech Coach. My nomination is below: ISTE Tech Coach Award Here Ye, Here Ye. Let it be known that the wonderful Mrs. Amy Gwizdz, Technology Coach for Dearborn Public Schools is being nominated...
Beginning today, we've implemented a captcha for our subscribe by email on blogs. First of all, we realize that no one really likes captchas. So, we've implemented the most elegant one that we could (more about that in a minute). As a large school district, we are...
Want to learn about authentic learning with gamification or by using SAMR or DOK? Maybe you want to brush up you social media skills or learn more about Open Education Resources. Check out the free REMC Virtual courses for March. SCECHs available.
As you may know, Google constantly updates Google Docs, Sheets, Presentations and Drive. A couple of updates have recently occured. Search within a folder It is now possible to search within a folder on Google Drive. There are two ways to achieve this: Right click on...
You may have heard of two security issues that will impact everyone in the news lately. These are referred to as Meltdown and Spectre. These will actually impact everyone, just how is yet to be determined. The short version of meltdown and spectre is that we want our...