Chuck Konkol

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 […]

Rock Valley College is excited to announce the new “Mobile Application Development Certificate” program! Starting Spring 2018 current and future RVC students can begin the exciting journey of becoming an mobile application developer. The need for mobile app developers are in high demand and will continue to be in high demand in the future! According to […]

Welcome new RVC Students! I had the privilege of being the keynote speaker for the Fall 2017 "Welcome New RVC Student" event. The title of the keynote was "👂 to 🔑 emoji’s speak to RVC 👨‍🎓 👩‍🎓" . 69 new emoji's were chosen by the emoji consortium and RVC students received some college tips and […]