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Office 2010

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

One of my classes has a test tomorrow so my office hours were busier than normal today. One of the students asked a fairly basic question which was followed by a, “because it’s completely different in Office 2007. I learned … Continue reading →

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Tablet In The Classroom

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Last week John R asked that I do a post about how I use my tablet in the classroom.  Here goes. I have a Gateway tablet that’s almost two years old.  This is an actual picture of my tablet (click … Continue reading →

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Internet is Complicated Place

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Over the weekend I helped my daughter connect her computer to a large University network.  I expected a few complications, but nothing that couldn’t easily be handled. She has a new computer running Vista and I anticipated any problems would … Continue reading →

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Movies with Digital Camera

Posted on September 15, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

The next time you need to create a three to five minute video clip, don’t mess with your video camera.  Instead, use your digital camera.  Almost all cameras can be used to create video.  Even my cell phone camera can … Continue reading →

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Scholarpedia

Posted on September 14, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

If you don’t use Wikipedia as a resource because anyone can edit articles, try Scholarpedia.  All the articles are peer reviewed by scholars from around the world.  Publishers of articles must be associated with a research institution, be a leading expert … Continue reading →

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