or private at least.
This article states “It’s easy to forget that convenience can also leak information about you to anyone who can touch your iPhone or iPad.”
Here are some of the tips the article offers
“Although Apple generally positions itself rightly as privacy conscious vis-a-vis the information about yourself that it allows itself and others to see, there’s no one-stop-shop for dialing up or down what appears on the lock screen. You have to visit several places in Settings:
Well it is not as big as Staples but it is just that Easy. Apparently the flu has decided to roar it’s ugly head again and students are missing class. As we are getting into mid-semester they may miss some crucial information. So make it a little easier for them to catch up and when … Read more
This question pops across my desk every semester and the best answer I have found is to follow these steps – 1. Open Blackboard using the Chrome browser (if you don’t have it you can download it) 2. In test options set your test to “Open in Own Window” 3. Open the test as if … Read more
No it’s not football season and the baseball team has just started back practicing. But many of you are giving first exams and/or projects and now it is time to grade. Rubrics help and Blackboard enables you to add rubrics for grading. You can also use inline grading directly in Blackboard. Perhaps you would rather … Read more
As Spring Semester is in full swing I have been exploring the technology buzz of 2017, in between recordings, that is! This is a long article from Campus Technology but raises some interesting possibilities, one of which is in the last suggestion one that I particularly like “Consider moving toward team-based methods of creating and delivering content … Read more
On Mac OS X: Open System Preferences, either from the Dock or from the Apple menu. In the System Preferences, select the General preference pane. The middle section of the General preference pane controls when scroll bars appear. Select “Always” from the Show Scroll Bars options.
With the change from Turning Point to Turning Cloud I have not had many requests for use of this neat technology. I still have many clickers that can be borrowed and the latest version of TurningPoint Cloud will allow for anyone to pass out clickers to get anonymous responses that they can display immediately on … Read more
So usually I post on Wednesday’s and I am a day late but I am blaming that on Mike Kennedy. For those of you who were unable to attend his farewell reception yesterday that’s where I was instead of writing my weekly blog. Some of you may know him well others not so well but … Read more
I am not a Blue Devil but we can also do what they are doing and more Check out this article Why Duke University Medical Students Excel with Mediasite As well as using banked recordings and using Desktop Recordings when classes are canceled!
Some quick reminders and links as we start a new semester in a new year! Startup tips from BB can be found here. Course Copy, Merge, – Merge and Copy Make Available – Control Panel > Customization > Properties > Set Availability > Yes Add instructor, TA to course – Control Panel > Users and … Read more