Computer Chronicles
Version 7.3, Holiday 2017
Winter Greetings
As we head into the last week before break, please continue to be vigilant with your email. A recent report by the NJCCIC (NJ Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell) shows a significant uptick in phishing activity...And it isn't only email.
Although this time of year may make you feel especially charitable, beware of scammers attempting to take advantage of your giving nature.
If you receive an unsolicited phone call from someone identifying themselves as a representative of a charity or non-profit organization, ask the caller for a phone number so that you can donate at a later time. If the caller refuses to share the number or tries to pressure you into making a donation immediately, hang up the phone, as it is likely a scam.
Before sharing payment information either online or over the phone, thoroughly research the organization.
As Sergeant Phil Esterhaus would say, "Let's be careful out there!".
AnyoneCanView
Changing the viewing permissions requires multiple clicks. Instead, click the AnyoneCanView Chrome extension to instantly change the sharing permissions to "Anyone with the link can view."
Adobe Spark
Epic Reads
The Epic Reads YouTube Channel from HarperCollins Publishers is the perfect place to get your students excited about reading. The channel’s enthusiastic hosts review books, interview authors, and celebrate being “book nerds.”
Magni Momenti Notitia
- There are still a few spots left for Presence Website Training next week. Click here to sign up.
- Stop stacking the Chromebooks....Please!
- Several new updates have come out recently containing important security improvements. When your computer requests to restart, please do so as soon as possible.
- Continue to shut down your desktops each day after school. This is especially important before weekends and long breaks.
- If you have a technical issue, you must submit a help desk ticket here: https://sapublicschools.freshdesk.com/helpdesk (Be sure to use the Google button to login.)
- Be sure to visit the Technology Intranet page as your first stop for tech in the district. FAQs & other general info is stored here to help you find answers to many questions you might have.
- "Think before you click."
- How do robots eat guacamole? ... With computer chips!
Stuff I have been reading apparently:
- Building Flexible and Secure Mobile Networks in Schools
- Education Technology, Betsy DeVos, and the Innovation Gospel
- Largest Crypto-Mining Exchange Hacked; Over $70 Million in Bitcoin Stolen
- How to Turn an Old Android Tablet Into an Auto-Updating Digital Photo Frame
- When Should Cybersecurity Education Start? Some Say Elementary School
- Report: Email attacks increasing, but none as much as impersonation phishing
- Students Want Laptops, Flexible Digital Tools in the Classroom
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.”
Michael Elson
Email: melson@sapublicschools.com
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/sapublicschools.com/tech-t-days/home
Phone: 732.387.3559
Twitter: @mjelson