Category Archives: edtech

All human knowledge… in your pocket

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

I haven’t posted very much about my iPod Touch.  I can assure you it has become one of my most used pieces of technology.  Today I added something to it that is mind boggling. I installed wikipedia on my iPod … Continue reading →

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Scribd

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Here is something I stumbled across today. I was looking for a way to dump a lot of files into an online location so that those files would be easy to access from other sites. My files are Word docs, … Continue reading →

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Tyranny of Filtering

Posted on April 13, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

I managed to squeeze in an extra podcast this week.  Teachers Teaching Teachers #95 dives into filtering first hand with the people that run the filters in an assortment of districts.  The panelists ranged from a New York City department … Continue reading →

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Google Docs

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Google Docs is another one of those applications that everyone is clammering about as a Word replacement.  It is a free web-based word processor that has incredible “sharing” features.  Without installing software, you can create a document and then share … Continue reading →

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Lecture Copyright

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Here’s a gem from Techdirt about a professor that is suing someone for selling notes of his lecture.  He is claiming he has a copyright on what he says in class and someone else can’t take his ideas, write them … Continue reading →

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