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Another Show Posted! Episode 285 – My Furry Console!

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In this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, Shawn, Amanda, Broadway, and Andy talk about Justin taking the Week off and traveling around Colorado enjoying the scenery in a RV Trailer. Shawn talks about the huge industry in RV Rentals from private individuals and motor home companies.

Shawn tells us about changes once again on In Person Classes and how that has been altered again. The Global Classroom allows a professor to webcast to students using a Microsoft Surface and software. What is the downside for these educators in planning for instruction? We have heard stories of younger student sitting outside fast food restaurants to be able to complete online work and using Wi-Fi for the establishment. Broadway tells us how Starlink from Elon Musk will hopefully offer access to internet for those that may not be able to receive an internet connection. Shawn talks about how the Local Libraries can be a resource for people looking for tech solutions. Amanda tells us about the Merge Cube and how it works with AR/VR

 Broadway is having fun messing around with his Green Screen during the show. The guys talk about Microsoft Jumping onto the Wonder Woman 1984 introducing three new Xbox Consoles designed with Wonder Woman in mind. Amanda’s reaction when she looks says it all. Andy Talks about The One and Only Ivan on Disney + and Lovecraft Country on HBO.  Andy talks about a new show on Netflix Emily’s Wonderlab for experiments with Kids and Parents at Home! High Score on Netflix is also mention and the crew loves it!

Shawn talks about the Nvidia GT Graphics Card, RTX3090 and 3080 – The Crew talks about how a Video Card can help the overall computing experience. What might you have to change if you adopt this new technology? Andy talks about finding Google Lens and how copying and pasting from a captured document and pasting to a document is easy. Amanda tells us about Microsoft’s version of that this called Office Lens. Andy makes the move to Office 365 and talks about the benefits. Amazon introduced Halo Wearable which features Tone which can listen in to your mood.  The Crew shares thoughts on this with concerns with Privacy. The Website of the Week, Generates a Logo like Metallica’s – Metallicalogogenerator.com

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New Show Posted : Episode 284 WE are the Beta Testers!

For this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, Shawn, Justin, and Andy talk about the game Fall Guy and Why it has become more popular. Broadway has been streaming with Restream playing the Battle Royale game and Shawn compares it to Mario Party and the TV Show Wipeout. Fall Guys is available on Steam or PS4. Shawn tells us about some of the different maps involved and that it is Family Friendly and a Lot of Fun! Justin and Shawn give us an update on Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and surprisingly when responding to the graphics quality they are not blown away. We get an overall review of the Title from Justin and Shawn. Broadway jumps into the cast and shares his frustrations with forgetting to jump and get the crown in Fall Guys.


The guys talk about the 25th Anniversary of Windows 95 and how that changed the way people used computers in their home and in businesses. Shawn shares info on still running Windows 95 on a virtual desktop. Android is going to work better with Windows 10 and the guys talk about this. Shawn talks about an Outage that occurred on Zoom. What does this mean for Teams from Microsoft?

Justin tells us about his Hard Drive taking a hard crash and the benefits of Backing Up your data.

Acronis True Image 2021 has been officially announced and the guys talk about the ease of using it as a regular backup. Shawn shares the Website of the Week. Since Flight Sim was talked about an App that delivers real time flights over town with Flight Aware on the Web and as an App!

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New Show Added! Itchin to Fly! Episode 283!

For this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, It is All about Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020! Officially released just before recording, Justin and Shawn share some highlight from the Newest version of the popular flight simulator. Andy tells a story about his moms’ boss that had the flight simulator version in DOS, and it had special key in case you got caught flying at work which would escape into a Spreadsheet. The guys wonder if this will give users the bug about taking it to the next step and getting into flight training.  Shawn wants to get the setup to use Virtual Reality for flying. Broadway tells us about learning to operate a Tank using Virtual Reality. Justin talks about VAT Sim and how he is looking forward to checking it out. Amanda gets herself a new Amplify Mesh System, Broadway has one and talks about the extended coverage and throughput of this router. Broadway talks about how easy it is to set up and use and the many features of the Amplify. Shawn shares with us his new Wyze Outdoor Security Camera which was only $45. We learn about setting it up and the Travel Mode on the Wyze Cam. The guys talk about this Battery powered device which promises long battery life but could also be powered by a small solar device. Andy buys himself a Lepow 15.6 USB-C Portable Monitor for adding/extending a screen for his laptop but can also be used for a smart phone. Andy wants a better stand for the Lepow, and Amanda and Justin talk about making one with the 3D Printer.

Andy fixes a laptop that was diagnosed as a dead logic board by another repair shop and the owner was told it needed to be replaced. She chose not to and gave it to Andy who took it and found it was a battery on the board and defective hard drive. He talks about the troubleshooting to bring the system back to life. Windows pushes through some major updates which causes problems for those using systems for Work and the updates not allowing it. PC Gamer wrote an article that this is the time to upgrade memory and SSD Drives due to products flooding the market. Justin talks about PC Parts Picker. 

Justin talks about the competition between Walmart and Amazon and how a membership plan is starting with Walmart. A new reality for dealing with the pandemic is using the Apps to order food, Andy hated the idea but now, it’s the only way he wants to do it! Justin shares the website of the week – Cameo.com for getting or sending a greeting from a Celebrity.  The Crew sends a shout out to BoxOfficeQBs, podcasters that focus on Movies!

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New Show Posted! Mailing Meatballs!

EPISODE 282: Mailing Meatballs!

In this Weeks TechtalkRadio Show, The guys talk about Broadway building out his studio for streaming and audio but going old school by filling his walls with egg cartons to absorb the sound.

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Broadways Studio with egg crates for sound absorption!

Shawn is under a severe weather watch during the show and we talk about storms and earthquakes, while andy has thought he lived through the big Landers 7.1 Quake in the 90’s, Justin reminds him, he was in Japan during the 2011 Fukushima 9.1 Justin, Shawn and Andy talk about Dr. Disrespect making a jump to YouTube but not determined to be a regular streamer with this as his home.

Amanda joins the show and shares some insight to educators and parents and getting information during remote learning. Hooking up a Smartphone to second monitor or tablet is discussed. Broadway jumps on to talk about his studio upgrade and what he has been doing.

Andy talks about a new Movie on HBO Max called An American Pickle with Seth Rogan and the upcoming The One and Only Ivan on Disney +. Shawn tells us about students back on Campus and how they have gotten prepared for that and the technology involved. Justin tries out software from Nikon to use his DSLR as a webcam.

The crew issues warning of giving out too much information when it comes to census and covid-19 info. Broadway tells us about Microsoft Garage and a program he found which allows you to run a mouse on multiple computers over a network! The program is called Mouse without Borders

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Can we Ctrl+Z 2020? The Answer is Student Voice …

So… What’s with this Distance Learning thing? Hybrid What? Online? Learning Pods? Videos?  Virtual Classrooms? Virtual Meetings? LMS? Applications? Ferpa? Coppa? Reply All’s? Laptop? Touchscreen? I don’t know how to do this…I have resigned… I have a headache… I am exhausted… Can we just go back to school? I want things back to normal. This is so much more work…If I get another calendar invite to a meeting about a meeting… Stop hitting reply all…. Did I eat? You’re unmuted!  Help? Anyone…. please?  How can we do this?…

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All of these phrases represent the current state of education and educators across the globe right now. Some of them just got told last week that they have days to get something together. Others of them went back weeks ago, and are learning while planning for districts of thousands, and some of you never had a vacation because you are upper management and leadership.   

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Listen, I know it is weird out there right now educators, parents, and students. But know that this is temporary. Right now, educators, parents, and students  are feeling pressure beyond belief to do the best they absolutely can with the tools and knowledge that they have been given and in most cases earned through this crisis learning that we have all been in since early 2020. Let’s really call it what it is… this isn’t distance learning; this is crisis learning.  Some of us, have spent our entire summer, in well over 10 hours a day of learning and soaking up the knowledge that we knew or thought we needed, and I started this Microsoft Innovative Educator path over 4 years ago. I can only imagine what someone who didn’t rarely check their email is feeling right now or even someone who didn’t know how to access their email or have access to Wi-Fi. Fact of the matter is, this is our new normal. Blended learning is here and thank goodness for our students sakes.

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21st century skills are vital to students’ futures in career and our entire country’s infrastructure. Just like our students today, computers are in their hands and they love gaming and watching or making video content for friends. Flipgrid is also an easily accessible application for students K-College. It is free & allows students to share their voice by becoming their own video stars and content creators. My 12-year-old niece often sends me designs of characters she has created in her free time for her video games. To me, she’s the teacher.  

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Luckily some companies like Microsoft and their partners, have stepped up BIGTIME to provide Educators, Parents, and Students free courses and access to limitless potentials. If you want, check out some amazing resources they have put together for support. There are also some amazing Virtual Summer Camp courses too! Educators and Families, you also have an truly supportive resource at your leisure in that there are many like me who are Microsoft Innovative Educators, Experts and Global mentors. We are Community of  Change Makers & Ambassadors and we share a passion for edu-tech tools supporting educators, families, students, and one another. We are  generally found on Twitter and we sport these gamified badges shout out to MIE Experts and Student Voice and all that fun edu-techy style stuff. We are gamechangers, and our game is education.  So reach out and we are happy to help anytime. 😊 #Gamechangers

For more amazing resources check out the Minecraft Education Edition and esports edition from the amazing team at Immersive Minds.

Parents and Educators, you do not have to be the expert. You know why? Your students and children ARE the experts. You are the facilitators of their lives. Listen to them, let their voices be heard and let them play games. PLEASE let them play, because #playmatters.