A TED talk that discusses multitasking your way to creativity

A TED talk that discusses multitasking your way to creativity

“To do two things at once is to do neither.” It’s a great smackdown of multitasking, isn’t it, often attributed to the Roman writer Publilius Syrus, although you know how these things are, he probably never said it. What I’m interested in, though, is — is it true? I mean, it’s obviously true for emailing at the dinner table or texting…

My Presentations at the Ohio Educational Technology Conference

My Presentations at the Ohio Educational Technology Conference

My Presentations at the Ohio Educational Technology Conference. Can Curiosity Kill the Robotic Cat? is my FREdTalk for Wednesday morning at 8:30am. in Hall A. A sneak peak of the slides is available. Finding Real Education Talk is an ignite style presentation which is 5 minutes long and 20 slides. The 20 slides auto-advance. At…

Some password security myths

Some password security myths

Before we can pick a path to follow into the future of authentication, we must first overcome some myths and misconceptions around passwords that are still widely held, even by security professionals. Source: It’s Time to Dispel These 6 Dangerous Password Myths I would add one more, forcing password resets on a regular basis does not…

Test your phishing email detection skills with Google

Test your phishing email detection skills with Google

Test your phishing email detection skills with Google. Source: Phishing Quiz Phishing is a hacking technique where the attacker fakes their identity to the victim, hoping the victim will not notice that they are not talking to who they think they are.  At my school we’ve had several emails from attackers saying they are a principal,…