Category Archives: edtech

Who Is Important Here?

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

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 … Continue reading →

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PDF Hammer

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Need to edit a PDF file?  Now you can do so without buying software or even installing software.  Go to PDFHammer and upload your PDF file.  Using the online tool you can delete a page, rearrange the order of the … Continue reading →

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Creative Commons from a professional’s standpoint

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Here’s a different view on Creative Commons from Dan Heller, a professional photographer.  Dan sees the downfall of CC resulting from misuse by the little guy.  Here is the simple example he gives: -A pro photographer places a copyrighted photo on … Continue reading →

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Powramid

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Here is a new design for a power strip from Kreative Power.  It’s called a Powramid and should be available for purchase in February.  The idea behind the Powramid is the create a six-plug power strip oriented so all the … Continue reading →

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Jott

Posted on January 5, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Buzz is a real inspiration to me.  He is a retired superintendent that has a working understanding of technology.  That is an unusual combination. Over lunch today he showed me his latest time-saving technique using a technology that he read about … Continue reading →

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