Chuck Konkol

control drones with code Source: Learn Code – Girls Who Code @ RVC | Code for All

Rock Valley College is proud to announce it has received a $30,000 grant for “Ozobot: Learn Coding with Robots” workshops. The grant was awarded with support from the Barber-Colman Management Fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois. “Ozobot: Learn Coding with Robots” empowers children and adults to learn to code anywhere they go, create […]

Internet of Things at Rock Valley College Summer 1 2019P rofessor Chuck Konkol4 Saturdays = 4 iOT Projects! Source: IOT@RVC

Motorola changed the world with the Razr in 2003, recent patent filings show that the re-birth of Razr may do the same thing again. Source: Motorola Goes Back To The Future With Razr

Amazon has rolled out a new feature that lets Alexa whisper back to you. It’s one of the efforts Amazon is taking to make Alexa more conversational. Source: The Amazon Echo has a ‘whisper mode’ for Alexa — here’s how to turn it on – Business Insider

Below is a presentation I did at a conference in Washington, D.C. Dynamic Mobile Apps Every Classroom Needs Managing today’s classroom is made easier with the right tools Kahoot Explain Everything MyAttendance YouTube Live Events Click on the image below to launch the Prezi!  

Congratulations! You have now entered a new road on your journey …COLLEGE! #RVCSpring19 In order to make your journey more enjoyable and hopefully less stressful I have put together FIVE COLLEGE LIFE HACKS. A Life hack refers to any trick, shortcut, skill, or app that increases productivity and efficiency Click this link to view presentation. […]

Snow days should be a thing of the past. With six easy steps you can use YouTube to live video stream a screencast of your course for free. Prerequisites Fast Internet Chrome Web Browser Google account Microphone (built-in or external) Live meeting or face to face course Do the Deed Sign-In to Google https://www.google.com/ Go to https://www.youtube.com/account and […]

I hope you have a great Spring semester! Below is the presentation I gave this morning to some awesome Rock Valley College students! My Social Footprint: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckkonkol/ https://twitter.com/professorgeek https://facebook.com/chuckkonkol Click here to View Presentation  

No one is immune to being a victim of cyber criminals using their identity to attempt to buy a phone, apply for a credit card, or even buy a house. However, there are some steps you can take to make your digital like much more secure. Use Strong Passwords The first line of defense is […]