Business Travel 2.0



I made this infographic on easel.ly to visualize the number of tools that I have used since arriving here on Monday. It's pretty mind-boggling...especially when you consider the number of usernames and passwords I need to remember. For some of these, I can use my new work account; for others, I use Google whenever possible. I have two more days...more apps to come!

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  1. UnknownJuly 12, 2018 at 11:49 AM

    I know what you mean about trying to keep track of usernames and passwords. I'm thankful for things like the Google Chrome browser where it will remember those for you. Have you ever considered a standalone password manager? A quick search turned up this list of the 10 best password managers of 2018. There seems to be a growing market for these applications, but many of them have pretty high recurring costs. I guess that's the price you pay for security; although it's no guarantee. Password managers are prime targets for hacking and at lest one on the list (LastPass) has been hacked that I know of. Perhaps we should go back to hiding our valuables under the mattress!

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    1. UnknownJuly 12, 2018 at 7:41 PM

      We added more apps today... erasma, nearpod (this one seems really cool...going to investigate further!), slack, Kahoot!, wechat, kaizena, voxy, enreader, and commonlit. Looking back at the Lowenthal, Dunlap, and Stitson article from last week ("Creating an Intentional Web Presence..."), I think we really have to streamline our choices when it comes to using apps in a classroom so as not to overload our students.

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    2. tsandaalJuly 19, 2018 at 5:26 AM

      Agree with the streamlined choices argument 100%. My high schoolers often have six or seven teachers and you can do the math about the number of apps that they have to manage if we all did hold in mind their experience when we made instructional decisions.

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  2. ryantaylorJuly 17, 2018 at 10:30 PM

    If your having trouble keeping track of all the passwords, I highly recommend Lastpass. Essentially you put all your passwords into Lastpass, and only need to remember the one password. It sounds counter-intuitive, but it is actually a far more secure way to store your accounts and passwords.

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    1. UnknownJuly 18, 2018 at 6:55 AM

      Thanks for the great suggestion...I guess that would be more secure than my little paper notebook! ;)

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