Category Archives: education

Taking Pictures of Fireworks

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Alvin Trusty

With 4th of July around the corner, here are some tips for taking great pictures of fireworks. 1 – Use a tripod. You will need to use Manual mode on your camera.  Set the shutter speed to about four seconds. … Continue reading →

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What most schools don’t teach: Coding

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Alvin Trusty
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Fusion Tables – Introduction

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Alvin Trusty

This six minute video shows how to create a simple Fusion Tables map using data in a Google spreadsheet.

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Google Image Search

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Alvin Trusty
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They do better because they take it seriously

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Alvin Trusty

Amanda Ripley is an author and reporter. In this presentation she has some interesting insights as to why other countries have children who perform better on the PISA critial thinking test.

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