Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

Create A Graph

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Here is a free web-based graphing tool from the National Center for Educational Statistics.  It’s called Create A Graph. Pick at graph type: bar, line, area, XY, pie Enter your data Provide labels and select fonts/sizes Preview Print or Save … Continue reading →

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Math and Politics

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

I have heard about this since I was a kid.  The story as I heard it was that Indiana tried to declare pi equal to three.  It turns out they actually wanted pi to be equal to 3.2. Wired ran … Continue reading →

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EdTechTalk

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Last week at the eTech Ohio Conference, I attended John Schinker’s presentation.  He had told me ahead of time that he would be talking about the online community of edtech people that has boosted his overall quality of “edtech life” … Continue reading →

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twitter

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Not wanting to be left out of the rage called “twitter”, I am now setup.  http://twitter.com/alvintrusty

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eTech and Copyright

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Thanks to my good friend, John, for pointing out this text on page 11 of the eTech Ohio 2008 conference guide book. Here we have another attempt at making copyright law more than it is.  Copyright law in this country … Continue reading →

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