Category Archives: edtech

Efficiency Tip #14 – PowerPoint

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Giving a bad PowerPoint presentation is one thing. There are a thousand things that can result in what has become known as death by PowerPoint. At the other end of the spectrum is what I call suicide by PowerPoint. Suicide … Continue reading →

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Conversations

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Today’s commencement address was delivered by Kathryn Sullivan, first American woman to walk in space. I thought her speech was interesting, informative and well received. She touched on most of the normal graduation speech topics: reflections of the past, excitement … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #13 – Shift-Ctrl-Esc

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

The next time you think your computer is running slow, check the CPU with by pressing Shift-Ctrl-Esc all at the same time. This will start the task manager. There are several tabs on the task manager that can give you … Continue reading →

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iPodder/Juice

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

It’s been about a year since I have written about podcasting. Back then I talked a little about what podcasting is and isn’t. I did not explain how to use an aggregator to automate the collect of podcasts. When I … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #12 – Window-L

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Many times in the classroom it is necessary to step away from the computer quickly. Your computer may have sensitive information that students should not see and certainly should not be able to modify. The quickest way to protect your … Continue reading →

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