Monthly Archives: September 2018

Another day, another PHISHING attempt

Posted on 09/28/2018 by William Stites

It seems like you can’t get through a day without hearing about a new phishing scam out there and today there were actually two that we were hit with. I shared these with the employees at my school along with two … Continue reading →

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Using Finalsite and Google Forms to address complex form creation.

Posted on 09/27/2018 by William Stites

  We are often asked to create a variety of different forms for our institutions: donations, events, interests, just to name a few. Many of these can be built quite easily, but when you have a particularly complex form to build … Continue reading →

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Three helpful hints for deploying 2 Factor Authentication

Posted on 09/26/2018 by William Stites

As part of the work that we are doing to address the growing number of cybersecurity concerns at my school we are requiring 2 factor authentication for all employees using our Google accounts. The GSuite of tools are being using … Continue reading →

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Device concerns for our Apple 1:1 and the future

Posted on 09/24/2018 by William Stites

This coming June we will be refreshing our device fleet and celebrating what will be the 10th year our 1:1 learning initiative. The program has held at its core the learning goals and has let those goals lead the technology choices … Continue reading →

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Thoughts and musing as I start my 25th year.

Posted on 09/23/2018 by William Stites

How many of you knew that I started at my current, first and only job as a student teacher in 1993? I was a student at Montclair State University and planning on becoming a third grade teacher. I had previously … Continue reading →

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