Tag Archives: edtech

Bill Gates is the Edtech Guy

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

The scores are in.  According to my classes, the most important person in educational technology is Bill Gates.  A distant second was Steve Jobs followed closely by Tim Berners-Lee. When I asked if anyone knew where Bill Gates had taught, … Continue reading →

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Who Is Important Here?

Posted on September 5, 2007 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 a … Continue reading →

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Penelope aka Eudora

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I remember the first email program I ever had.  It was Eudora running on an old LC II.  That was about fifteen years ago and I have used Eudora ever since. Eudora has helped me avoid every Outlook related problem … Continue reading →

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Teacher Coddling?

Posted on September 3, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

David Warlick has a post concerning the way teachers are treated in regards to technology.  Many teachers are simply given a pass when it comes to learning new technologies.  We have all seen this happen.  I remember the mid 1990’s … Continue reading →

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School Tech Support Costs on the Rise

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Here is shocking story from eSchool News.  As if schools had anywhere to go but up.  It seems the trend is the same as I remember it years ago.  For many schools, total cost of ownership equals acquisition cost. Now … Continue reading →

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