Tag Archives: edtech

Wii Multi-Touch Whiteboard

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Last month, I saw Johnny Chung Lee’s video that showed how to detect finger movement using a Wii remote.  He summed it up best at the end of the video when he said it was cool, but he couldn’t really … Continue reading →

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Flickr Maps Change… not for the better

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

If you have watched the growth of photos tagged with remarkableohio on the Flickr map, you should have noticed a fundamental change in the way it works. My original plan was to have one page that showed every marker tagged with … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Says Wikipedia Good… Teachers Bad

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia says that teachers who don’t let students use Wikipedia are “bad educators”.  He says that new editing and checking procedures have made Wikipedia more trustworthy. Try to edit the article for Hillary Clinton.  The edit … Continue reading →

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Bubblesnaps

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I have been looking for a good “bubble” dialog program to use with elementary students during writing exercises.  I found Bubblesnaps today. The picture above is directly from the Flickr account of my good friend John. Bubblesnaps connects to any … Continue reading →

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Cyberbullying

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Here is a good video on Cyberbullying.  Give it a watch if you are not familiar with the term. http://www.digizen.org/cyberbullying/fullFilm.aspx With technology becoming more ubiquitous among younger children (I know 4th graders with cell phones), I can see how many of … Continue reading →

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