Category Archives: edtech

Pop Quiz

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

The first day of school is just around the corner.  Here’s a great post about giving a quiz on the first day of class.  I do something similar.  My quiz has 26 matching questions.  On the left are 26 different technologies.  … Continue reading →

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Research Says: Copyright should be 14 years

Posted on August 11, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I have been doing some research on copyright and how things should be.  I came across this paper by Rufus Pollock.  He is a graduate student studying economics and intellectual property rights.  According to Pollock, as the cost of producing … Continue reading →

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Mazza Art Camp 2007

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Today was “signature” day at the 2007 Mazza Art Camp. During the week young artists from five to ten years old create a picture book. They put the whole thing together: 3D-color-cover, swirling inside cover, pictures and text.  The artists … Continue reading →

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21st Century Skills

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

The Moving Forward wiki caught my attention today.  As I looked through the list of 21st century skills, I noticed several absent items as compared to lists from just one or two years ago. There is no mention of productivity tools.  … Continue reading →

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The Vista Switch

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I have eased into Vista over the last couple of months.  I had too many critical programs on my old system to risk an upgrade.  I had my data backed up, but I could not risk the chance of some of my applications … Continue reading →

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