Apr

27

Common Criteria

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Today, I had an interesting experience “hardening” my Macbook’s security by implementing Common Criteria.  Basically, Common Criteria is an international standard for computer security.  As implemented by Apple on OS X 10.5, it’s a small download and install (103K), followed by a series of system settings changes provided in a PDF file.  Basically, I followed [...]

Apr

25

Plan and Deliver Professional Development

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Educational Technology has always been a mixed bag. From old equipment, to lack of training, to lack of time to implement change, public schools have always had it tough. Recently on techlearning.com, a great article was posted which clearly discusses how to perform Staff Development the smart way. A great read which hits all of [...]