Category Archives: edtech

Use Common Sense

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

The Christian Science Monitor has an article about teachers striking back against student online activities.  Cyberbullying has received a lot of attention recently, but most of it has focused on student-student incidents.  Not only are students attacking each other, many … Continue reading →

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On the move

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

How many first-year teachers have the benefit of being in one room all day?  If you are a middle or high school teacher, the odds are you will be using more than one computer every day because you will be … Continue reading →

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GOM Player

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

For the last few years, I have used a classic media player that I downloaded from freshmeat.  Since I switched to Vista last summer, the media player has been quirky.  Last week I heard someone mention GOM Player on one … Continue reading →

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Copyright – We are what we eat

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

According to a Microsoft survey, most children learn what they know about copyright from their parents.  That must be why only 11% of the 7th to 10th graders surveyed said they had a clear understanding of what was legal and … Continue reading →

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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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