Monthly Archives: September 2007

Who Is Important Here?

If you could choose three people as the most prominent people in educational technology, who would you select?  This is the question I posed to one of my classes.  I gave no ground rules.  We have no text book with a … Continue reading

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Penelope aka Eudora

I remember the first email program I ever had.  It was Eudora running on an old LC II.  That was about fifteen years ago and I have used Eudora ever since. Eudora has helped me avoid every Outlook related problem … Continue reading

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Teacher Coddling?

David Warlick has a post concerning the way teachers are treated in regards to technology.  Many teachers are simply given a pass when it comes to learning new technologies.  We have all seen this happen.  I remember the mid 1990’s … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #103 – Copy as Path

How often do you have a window open showing your file in Explorer and at the same time a browser window where the file needs uploaded?  The standard method of finding the file is to use a browse dialog box … Continue reading

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Google Earth Simulator

If you use Google Earth and also have an interest in flight simulators, check out the built-in sim.  Open Google Earth and press Ctrl-Alt-A. This will pop up a window asking if you wish to fly an F-16 jet fighter … Continue reading

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