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Fair Use

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

There is an article in eSchool News today about fair use.  I think this topic is so misunderstood by teachers that I’ve decided to talk about it at next year’s tech conference. When a teacher doesn’t understand copyright and ‘fair … 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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Teachers.TV

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Teachers.tv is an educational television resource with about 1500 internally created videos all free for downloading or viewing online.  It is funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, a British government department. The video above is Tony Buzan the … Continue reading →

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Quick Web 2.0 Drawing Tool

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Best4c has a completely online drawing tool called NetMapApplication.  There are icons for flowcharts, floor plans and networks among others.  It’s mostly drag and drop.  All icons are re-sizable (they work like vector images).  All the objects have snap points.  If objects … Continue reading →

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Flood Pictures

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Someone has put together a few hundred pictures of the August 2007 flood in Findlay.  You can click through them or watch them in a slide show. http://sidelinephotos.phanfare.com/album/389129/535360#imageID=24612159 One section also has pictures taken from an airplane.

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