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Krampf’s Science Videos

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Every week Robert Krampf publishes a science video showing simple scientific principles in ways that can be repeated by students at home using common household items. Most of the videos are only one or two minutes and are designed to … Continue reading →

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Trippermap

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I found this Flash-based Flickr mashup.  It works more like the old flicker map did.  The nice thing is you can specify a tag and it will show all your photos for that tag.  Here is my “remarkableohio” set all … Continue reading →

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Detention for Firefox User

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Last week I ran across this scanned copy of a detention notice for an unnamed student.  According to the letter, the student was caught using “firefox.exe” and was given a detention because “firefox.exe” was not closed when the teacher spotted … Continue reading →

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Yale Open Courses

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Not to be outdone by MIT, Yale has created a set of free online courses.  The “Open Yale Courses” are seven introductory courses taught by distinguished professors.  The topics are Astronomy, English, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology and Religious Studies. … 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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