School technology in PEI is like the theory of evolution in Alabama schools.
Maybe we need national leadership on setting standards in this area, I am going to mention this to my MP.
I was thinking Ontario is so much bigger it would be harder to change the system there. Here in PEI it comes down to a group of old, white men (correct me if I am wrong) so few in number they can sit around one table.
Maybe some diversity would shake things up in PEI's school IT administration.
The other factor is that even one new voice could have a big positive impact in closing the PEI school technology gap. Let's hope for change.
Neal Gillis
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012 - 1:12pm
Thanks Peter. It'd be interesting to map the energy usage data up against weather (wind speed + temperature?) over the winter, since an increasing number of homes are heated with electricity. How does temperature affect electricity usage? Does the energy from wind farms during a nor'easter offset the increased usage on those days?
Peter Rukavina
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012 - 12:58pm
Okay, scratch that: I was able to use Cosm to look at this.
Take a look at this graph, which shows energy load for the last 30 days; I've highlighted November 4, when we switched away from DST for the year. I'm pretty sure Cosm isn't doing time zone handling properly, so the graph is off by four hours; but it still gives you a sense of the higher peak that happens immediately after that date.
Whether or not that's due to the switch away from DST, I can't tell you.
Peter Rukavina
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012 - 12:51pm
A good question. Alas I've only been locally archiving data for the past week, so I can't tell you from the local data I have, and Cosm is breaking down when I call for longer-term graphs.
The solution is to use the Cosm API to pull out the several months worth of archival data I have stored there into my local archive; then I'll be able to answer your question.
Mobile data plans from Virgin, Telus, and Aliant will become cheaper over the next 5 years (from the $60 for 6Gb range they are now). When mobile data is affordable the internet access debate will be over because students will have their own unfiltered internet. The question is how many un-technical teachers and financially challenged students will be left behind in terms of internet access. It will be hit and miss in terms of having the advantage of access to the web. Providing open wireless access levels the playing field in terms of access.
Even more needs to be done to bring technical literacy to all of our teaching professionals. No teacher left behind. Some of the philisophical reluctance towards technology is due to the generation gap in this rapidly changing world. Equipping all teachers with a standard mobile device in the under $300 range would be a great leap forward. Providing training and support would help our teachers gain traction with students and parents, it would simplify communication by email and other means.
As it is expectations have bottomed out, and as we move to mobile devices the current PEI school inrastructure is becoming irrelevant to students, especially in the higher grades. If you want to be a well equipped student in PEI a part time income to buy your own device helps. That and a $60 a month mobile data plan.
Why aren't the IT folks in charge of all this using Use Cases? If the delivery of IT services was treated as a business would there not be more attention paid to the needs of the end-user here?
That is an important and big step for your son. I met Trudeau at 13 in '67. He shook my hand and it was like meeting a rock star. I didn't want to wash my hand. Crazy, eh.
I am having VERY severe attacks. But they are only every few months so I am waiting out any type of hospital stay.
First Tylenol does help with the pain. Take 2 of those right away. If the pain starts to escalate get in the shower ASAP and turn the hot water on as hot as you can stand it the hotter the better just short or burning you, and direct the water to the middle of your chest. If you already have the shoulder pain turn around and let the hot water hit that area too.
It is amazing how this will help you endure a severe attack. After the hot water treatment I then place a reusable hot pad that you micro and place that on my chest and lay down with that in place.
I can take a severe attack that used to last for hours to stopping the pain within 35 minutes or less. It's amazing!
You are dead on with the hot water!!
I am having VERY severe attacks. But they are only every few months so I am waiting out any type of hospital stay.
First Tylenol does help with the pain. Take 2 of those right away. If the pain starts to escalate get in the shower ASAP and turn the hot water on as hot as you can stand it the hotter the better just short or burning you, and direct the water to the middle of your chest. If you already have the shoulder pain turn around and let the hot water hit that area too.
It is amazing how this will help you endure a severe attack. After the hot water treatment I then place a reusable hot pad that you micro and place that on my chest and lay down with that in place.
I can take a severe attack that used to last for hours to stopping the pain within 35 minutes or less. It's amazing!
Interesting ongoing saga. I'll keep you posted on my demands to receive and correct my own report from TransUnion that I am sending by snail mail tomorrow after the unsuccessful attempt over the telephone.
I think we need to send a copy of this current blog entry and its many responses to our politicians (municipal, provincial and federal), to the consumer advocates groups in our respective province, the CBC's "Marketplace", CTV's equivalent, Radio-Canada "La Facture" and print media equivalents, both local and national. Make it an embarrassing public issue.
Also, we need alert the local BBB and local Chamber of Commerce (TransUnion recruiting ground). Show the business people that by receiving wrong information from TransUnion they are actually loosing sales and customers. In theses difficult economic times, they may not appreciate such losses.
Small claim courts should also be used since enough judgements, in all jurisdictions, against TransUnion might prompt action from the politician. Especially if we set up a social media group to keep track of everyone's action and responses…
I believe that an actual campaign like this, coming from all sides, might force changes if not the destruction of this Damocles sword hanging over our collective credit worthiness.
I thought too that a PDF was a conveniently 'incovenient' format...a spreadsheet would have been more user friendly, but I suppose it may not have been released with friendliness to users in mind!
Following Ghenyk, Ben and Jack: Toward a New Culture of Education Technology
Of the 9 people at the April meeting of the Minister's Advisory Committee on CIT:
So, at least by the measure of that committee, you are correct.
Following Ghenyk, Ben and Jack: Toward a New Culture of Education Technology
School technology in PEI is like the theory of evolution in Alabama schools.
Maybe we need national leadership on setting standards in this area, I am going to mention this to my MP.
I was thinking Ontario is so much bigger it would be harder to change the system there. Here in PEI it comes down to a group of old, white men (correct me if I am wrong) so few in number they can sit around one table.
Maybe some diversity would shake things up in PEI's school IT administration.
The other factor is that even one new voice could have a big positive impact in closing the PEI school technology gap. Let's hope for change.
My Life in Decks
Peter, how is this different or how does it compare to Slideshare?
Following Ghenyk, Ben and Jack: Toward a New Culture of Education Technology
And Internet Explorer 6.
Following Ghenyk, Ben and Jack: Toward a New Culture of Education Technology
Windows XP, I believe.
Following Ghenyk, Ben and Jack: Toward a New Culture of Education Technology
Are our schools actually still running Windows 98 and 2000?
Islander Membership Cards
I love this. Please make these available.
More Electricity Visualization
Wind speed is already available for East Point and North Cape.
I've added a new Cosm feed for Charlottetown temperature.
More Electricity Visualization
Thanks Peter. It'd be interesting to map the energy usage data up against weather (wind speed + temperature?) over the winter, since an increasing number of homes are heated with electricity. How does temperature affect electricity usage? Does the energy from wind farms during a nor'easter offset the increased usage on those days?
More Electricity Visualization
Okay, scratch that: I was able to use Cosm to look at this.
Take a look at this graph, which shows energy load for the last 30 days; I've highlighted November 4, when we switched away from DST for the year. I'm pretty sure Cosm isn't doing time zone handling properly, so the graph is off by four hours; but it still gives you a sense of the higher peak that happens immediately after that date.
Whether or not that's due to the switch away from DST, I can't tell you.
More Electricity Visualization
A good question. Alas I've only been locally archiving data for the past week, so I can't tell you from the local data I have, and Cosm is breaking down when I call for longer-term graphs.
The solution is to use the Cosm API to pull out the several months worth of archival data I have stored there into my local archive; then I'll be able to answer your question.
More Electricity Visualization
Interested to know: has there been any noticeable change in electricity usage since daylight savings time ended?
Following Ghenyk, Ben and Jack: Toward a New Culture of Education Technology
Mobile data plans from Virgin, Telus, and Aliant will become cheaper over the next 5 years (from the $60 for 6Gb range they are now). When mobile data is affordable the internet access debate will be over because students will have their own unfiltered internet. The question is how many un-technical teachers and financially challenged students will be left behind in terms of internet access. It will be hit and miss in terms of having the advantage of access to the web. Providing open wireless access levels the playing field in terms of access.
Even more needs to be done to bring technical literacy to all of our teaching professionals. No teacher left behind. Some of the philisophical reluctance towards technology is due to the generation gap in this rapidly changing world. Equipping all teachers with a standard mobile device in the under $300 range would be a great leap forward. Providing training and support would help our teachers gain traction with students and parents, it would simplify communication by email and other means.
As it is expectations have bottomed out, and as we move to mobile devices the current PEI school inrastructure is becoming irrelevant to students, especially in the higher grades. If you want to be a well equipped student in PEI a part time income to buy your own device helps. That and a $60 a month mobile data plan.
Following Ghenyk, Ben and Jack: Toward a New Culture of Education Technology
Why aren't the IT folks in charge of all this using Use Cases? If the delivery of IT services was treated as a business would there not be more attention paid to the needs of the end-user here?
How to talk to a real person at Rogers Wireless
this company should make a change in the system.
Finding points NOT within a polygon using MapInfo
I have just used this thread and thought i would update it. the SQL worked for me. see the following :
in the from Tables:
select the points file from the Tables drop down list at top right of SQL dialogue box
in the where Conditions:
Not Obj Within Any (Select Obj from HAN_SA_POLY)
obviously, the Han_SA_POLY section being replaced with the name of your Regions/polygon layer you are searching outside of.
hopefully this clarifies it
Y&TKB Cards
I saw these cards in the store today. They look fantastic, as does the neat butcher paper packaging.
Y&TKB Cards
They look fantastic!
Oliver Meets Justin Trudeau
That is an important and big step for your son. I met Trudeau at 13 in '67. He shook my hand and it was like meeting a rock star. I didn't want to wash my hand. Crazy, eh.
Oliver Meets Justin Trudeau
The tradition continues! Way to go, Oliver!
How to Order the "PEI Plan" for Rural Wireless Internet
so, when I called they said this does not exist.
Lessons I've Learned from my Gallbladder
I am having VERY severe attacks. But they are only every few months so I am waiting out any type of hospital stay.
First Tylenol does help with the pain. Take 2 of those right away. If the pain starts to escalate get in the shower ASAP and turn the hot water on as hot as you can stand it the hotter the better just short or burning you, and direct the water to the middle of your chest. If you already have the shoulder pain turn around and let the hot water hit that area too.
It is amazing how this will help you endure a severe attack. After the hot water treatment I then place a reusable hot pad that you micro and place that on my chest and lay down with that in place.
I can take a severe attack that used to last for hours to stopping the pain within 35 minutes or less. It's amazing!
Lessons I've Learned from my Gallbladder
You are dead on with the hot water!!
I am having VERY severe attacks. But they are only every few months so I am waiting out any type of hospital stay.
First Tylenol does help with the pain. Take 2 of those right away. If the pain starts to escalate get in the shower ASAP and turn the hot water on as hot as you can stand it the hotter the better just short or burning you, and direct the water to the middle of your chest. If you already have the shoulder pain turn around and let the hot water hit that area too.
It is amazing how this will help you endure a severe attack. After the hot water treatment I then place a reusable hot pad that you micro and place that on my chest and lay down with that in place.
I can take a severe attack that used to last for hours to stopping the pain within 35 minutes or less. It's amazing!
The Many Ineptnesses of TransUnion Canada
Interesting ongoing saga. I'll keep you posted on my demands to receive and correct my own report from TransUnion that I am sending by snail mail tomorrow after the unsuccessful attempt over the telephone.
I think we need to send a copy of this current blog entry and its many responses to our politicians (municipal, provincial and federal), to the consumer advocates groups in our respective province, the CBC's "Marketplace", CTV's equivalent, Radio-Canada "La Facture" and print media equivalents, both local and national. Make it an embarrassing public issue.
Also, we need alert the local BBB and local Chamber of Commerce (TransUnion recruiting ground). Show the business people that by receiving wrong information from TransUnion they are actually loosing sales and customers. In theses difficult economic times, they may not appreciate such losses.
Small claim courts should also be used since enough judgements, in all jurisdictions, against TransUnion might prompt action from the politician. Especially if we set up a social media group to keep track of everyone's action and responses…
I believe that an actual campaign like this, coming from all sides, might force changes if not the destruction of this Damocles sword hanging over our collective credit worthiness.
pnp.txt
I thought too that a PDF was a conveniently 'incovenient' format...a spreadsheet would have been more user friendly, but I suppose it may not have been released with friendliness to users in mind!