Monthly Archives: September 2007

Happy 25th Mazza Museum

Posted on September 30, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Today was the 25 year celebration for the Mazza Museum the world’s first and largest teaching museum devoted to literacy and the art of children’s picture books.  The featured presenters were pop-up book artists Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart. Here is … Continue reading →

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PhET

Posted on September 29, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I was helping one of my kids with some physics homework today and needed a simulation of projectile motion.  I remembered a nice set of physics simulations I had used a few years ago.  I typed “physics simulations” into Google … Continue reading →

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The GIMP

Posted on September 28, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Every fall I teach an Internet development online course.  One activity in the class deals with creating simple graphics for web pages: banner, background, transparency, animated gif and graphical buttons. These graphics are placed on a web site developed as part … Continue reading →

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WIPO Does Copyright

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has released its second “Children’s Guide” to copyright.  The title is Learn From the Past, Create the Future. The book is appropriate for a student reading at the nine to twelve year old reading level.  … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Rule

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

One of the most common questions I’m asked in class is, “should I save this to my USB drive?”  I have never answered the question with anything other than an affirmative. It boils down to the value of my time.  … Continue reading →

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