Pick Your Own Device 1-1 Program
1-1 programs for school districts is nothing new. The idea is to give every student their own device to use. Students are given a Chromebook, an iPad, a Laptop, or...
Professional Development: Introduction To Google Classroom
I recently conducted an Introduction to Google Classroom presentation during a professional development day. The PD was aimed at getting teachers more comfortable with Google Classroom and showing them how...
Should Social Media Be Allowed In Schools?
TL;DR Yes! Not having social media in schools is not preparing our students for life beyond the school walls, and believing that educations lives in a vacuum. Today, many people...
Did You Know I Send A Newsletter
Every month or so I send out a newsletter about what I’m currently interested in. Topics vary around technology, education, and small businesses. Most of the ideas and blog posts...
Microsoft's Mobile Strategy
Windows Mobile might be coming to an end but Microsoft is not done with mobile. Mobile has become too important of a market for Microsoft to ignore. Windows Mobile was...
Noise Cancelling Improved
This may exists already, it may not. I would like a pair of noise canceling headphones that can be taught or learn when to interrupt the music. For example, whenever...
A Miss For Apple?
The iPhone 8 and X are here and the response seems underwhelming. Enough so, that several long time iPhone users I know have switched to Android. More specifically to Samsung. They...
Now With Encryption
This website is now encrypted. Today, I added an SSL certificate to swoick.com. It is something I have wanted/needed for this site for sometime, and finally got done. The whole...