Monthly Archives: September 2009

Picasa Has Name Tags

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Alvin Trusty

The stand alone Picasa application from Google now recognizes who is in your pictures and groups all the pictures based on this information.  The web version of Picasa has had this feature for at least a year.  I blogged about … Continue reading →

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I Need my Teachers to Learn

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Alvin Trusty
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What’s the capital of South Dakota?

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Alvin Trusty

In fifth grade I memorized the capitals of all fifty states. It took a while, and I got 100% on the test. To my knowledge that information has not helped me one single time since fifth grade. Fortunately I have … Continue reading →

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Digital Footprint Video

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Alvin Trusty

I saw this video posted on Wes Fryer’s blog. I’m requiring my students (who have been creating online Positive Digital Footprint resources) to watch it.

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Did you know 4.0

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Alvin Trusty

I saw these videos on Garr Reynolds’ web site. If you have liked the original “Did You Know” videos, you will definitely like these.

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