Category Archives: edtech

Voicethread

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I just heard a presentation on Voicethread.  What’s a VoiceThread? A VoiceThread is an online media album that allows people to make comments, either audio or text, and share them with anyone they wish. A VoiceThread allows an entire group’s … Continue reading →

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Serving Up a Podcast

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Recording a podcast is only half of the process.  Yesterday I talked about creating an MP3 file, but once you have that file, you need to get it to someone interested in hearing it.  If you have your own server, … Continue reading →

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Recording A Podcast

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I have some students interested in doing a podcast, and the first question is, “how do we make the MP3 file?” When I was a kid, everyone used cassette tapes to record almost all non-professional audio.  The recorders were cheap, so … Continue reading →

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Fair Use

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

There is an article in eSchool News today about fair use.  I think this topic is so misunderstood by teachers that I’ve decided to talk about it at next year’s tech conference. When a teacher doesn’t understand copyright and ‘fair … Continue reading →

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DOC Cop

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

If you are looking for another free plagiarism tool, take a look at DOC Cop.  One of my students showed it to me this week. This one is more complex than Plagium’s copy and paste check.  DOC Cop works more … Continue reading →

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