Tag Archives: technology

Recording A Podcast

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I have some students interested in doing a podcast, and the first question is, “how do we make the MP3 file?” When I was a kid, everyone used cassette tapes to record almost all non-professional audio.  The recorders were cheap, so … Continue reading →

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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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DOC Cop

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

If you are looking for another free plagiarism tool, take a look at DOC Cop.  One of my students showed it to me this week. This one is more complex than Plagium’s copy and paste check.  DOC Cop works more … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #105 – Excel – Sort

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Here are some simple rules to keep in mind when sorting data in Excel. 1 – Format the first row differently (make it bold) and Excel will automatically understand that row is a heading.  It will not be sorted with … Continue reading →

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The iPhone and Education

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

If you have some time to kill, click over to eSchool News and read about educators that are looking at ways of using the iPhone in school. The article sites new potential applications on the iPhone: world weather, encyclopedia, simulations, … Continue reading →

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