Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

Get to know your class

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Alvin Trusty

On the first day of class I take a picture of every student.  I don’t have a nice plain wall to use as a background.  I pull the projector screen down in the front of the room and have each … Continue reading →

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Taking Attendance

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Alvin Trusty

Normally it takes me about two minutes to take attendance in class.  I’m trying something different this semester.  Using my point-and-shoot I can snap four pictures covering everyone in class in about ten seconds. Every day I post these pictures … Continue reading →

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Un-Jailbroken iPod Touch

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Alvin Trusty

My wife wanted a small portable computer for Christmas.  She didn’t want something as big as a laptop.  We looked at the netbooks, but none were small enough to fit in her purse.  I thought the iPod Touch would be … Continue reading →

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Ways To Use A Digital Camera

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Alvin Trusty

I am not going to call it a “series” yet, but I have the first post.  I have a new point-and-shoot that I plan to have with me all the time.  I was having lunch with Buzz, and he was … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Four years ago we began a Christmas Postcard tradition.  The first one was the result of an after-dinner conversation.  We invested a good five minutes in it, but it still turned out OK.  In 2006 we went all out.  I … Continue reading →

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