Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

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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Why so many slides?

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Here are my slides from my eTech talk. You see 326 thumbnails, but one slide was blank.  I displayed the blank while I explained a new section.  That leaves 325 slides with content.  Some of those slides have multiple animations triggered … Continue reading →

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