Tag Archives: technology

Passwords Again

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I spent the afternoon working with colleagues on a project involving a learning management system.  We are coming off summer break and most of the participants had not logged in for three months.  A few of them had forgotten their … Continue reading →

Posted in edtech | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Modern Text Book

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I am looking through a half dozen recent textbooks for information on newer technologies.  The oldest text in my pile is two years old. Here are some interesting technologies that I’m having a hard time finding.  Half the books do … Continue reading →

Posted in edtech | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Modern Text Book

Vistativo

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I have had a TV tuner card for many years.   I have used it as a streaming TV server that I created using the tuner card and Microsoft Media Encoder.  The TV signal comes into the computer with the tuner and … Continue reading →

Posted in edtech, leisure | Tagged , | Comments Off on Vistativo

Pop Quiz

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

The first day of school is just around the corner.  Here’s a great post about giving a quiz on the first day of class.  I do something similar.  My quiz has 26 matching questions.  On the left are 26 different technologies.  … Continue reading →

Posted in edtech | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Research Says: Copyright should be 14 years

Posted on August 11, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I have been doing some research on copyright and how things should be.  I came across this paper by Rufus Pollock.  He is a graduate student studying economics and intellectual property rights.  According to Pollock, as the cost of producing … Continue reading →

Posted in copyright, edtech | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Research Says: Copyright should be 14 years