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I Love My Tech Team with Thomas Boles
Manage episode 489594238 series 2852586
In this episode, host Jethro Jones interviews Thomas Boles, founder of I Love My Tech Team, about the unique challenges Catholic schools face with technology and cybersecurity. They discuss common traps schools fall into online and effective strategies to safeguard against these dangers.
- Personal stuff on school device
- Online shopping - discounts
- Principal has to be the expert at everything.
- Using password managers, and not using passwords.
- Principals get more cold email from people.
- Let’s put in some traps to keep people from doing
- Screenshot, don’t forward the email.
- How to protect yourself? Multi-factor authentication
- Firewall and network - put in worthwhile routers and network protection devices.
- Connect with Thomas at ilovemytechteam.com
About Thomas Boles
Thomas Boles is the founder of I Love My Tech Team, a company dedicated to solving tech problems for Catholic schools across the U.S.
With a background as a teacher, administrator, and tech director, Thomas understands the unique challenges Catholic schools face. Under his leadership, the Tech Team sets up, repairs, and manages networks, accounts and devices nationwide—while also offering professional development and program design to help schools transition from “nothing works” to being a “shining example of innovation.” Thomas and the Tech Team are passionate about making technology work seamlessly so teachers and administrators can focus on what they do best: educating students.
We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
- Simplify and streamline technology
- Save teachers’ time
- Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
- Improve student performance on state assessments
🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
197 episodes
Manage episode 489594238 series 2852586
In this episode, host Jethro Jones interviews Thomas Boles, founder of I Love My Tech Team, about the unique challenges Catholic schools face with technology and cybersecurity. They discuss common traps schools fall into online and effective strategies to safeguard against these dangers.
- Personal stuff on school device
- Online shopping - discounts
- Principal has to be the expert at everything.
- Using password managers, and not using passwords.
- Principals get more cold email from people.
- Let’s put in some traps to keep people from doing
- Screenshot, don’t forward the email.
- How to protect yourself? Multi-factor authentication
- Firewall and network - put in worthwhile routers and network protection devices.
- Connect with Thomas at ilovemytechteam.com
About Thomas Boles
Thomas Boles is the founder of I Love My Tech Team, a company dedicated to solving tech problems for Catholic schools across the U.S.
With a background as a teacher, administrator, and tech director, Thomas understands the unique challenges Catholic schools face. Under his leadership, the Tech Team sets up, repairs, and manages networks, accounts and devices nationwide—while also offering professional development and program design to help schools transition from “nothing works” to being a “shining example of innovation.” Thomas and the Tech Team are passionate about making technology work seamlessly so teachers and administrators can focus on what they do best: educating students.
We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
- Simplify and streamline technology
- Save teachers’ time
- Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
- Improve student performance on state assessments
🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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