tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:00:29 +0000diigophotographyTGJbookmarkseducationOCTETGJxxICSxxvideogooglepythonBDSSECOOTechEdissuesphotoshoptutorials#ECOO13ICSOntariochromeflickryoutube#ontedOCTOnTGJSchedule FTDJTwittermypluginsweb2.0#fail#otfretreat2010ACSECSSCool TechDL650DellDrawingGoogleDocsHTMLICTKickstarterMicrosoftNikonOnICSSonataadobeappblogconferencegraphicsiPhoneiTuneslistmapmotorcyclepicasasafetysearchsocial-networkingstudentsteachertipstraveltrip-logutilityweb#ACSE13#ACSE16#CSTA13#OnTPJ#octe15#octe16200920122DA-ZAjaxAl KooperAnimotoAppleAutomotiveBeamsvilleBellBill 115BlackberryBlocklyBloggerBluetoothBob DylanCEMCCSCSTACanada vs USA PricingChinaCiscoComputer StudiesCorel Photo Painter EssentialsDSBNETFOEffectsFacebookFailFirefoxFlashGmailGoogle+HDRHealth CareHyundaiIOSISPInternetJavascriptLR5LayoutLightroom 5Like a Rolling StoneMP3MoLMohawk CollegeNYCNYTimesNight PhotographyNuit BlancheOISEOSSTFOTFOTSCOpenCVPLNPPS6PerformancePhoto RepairRGMRMRRick MercerScotia BankSketchUpSkyDriveSt. CatharinesStart CommunicationsTDJxxTEJTGJ2OTIJ1OTechnologyToonPAINTTorontoV1VenusVolkswagenWindows7WritelyYahooabuseacademicadvisoranimationarticleastronomyaudacityaudiobait-and-switchbanbeens.orgbinarybrizzlycandyclientcloudcontestcourseracoursewarecraigslistcurriculumdigital citizenshipdocstringdougpetedownloaddownloadingdropoute-readerebooksediteditoredmodoexamexperimentextensionsfailurefeedbackfileFormatfreegenderheaterhistoryhonour codehybridiOS appiPadice-stormimageinforgraphicinspirationinterestingnesskijijikindlelearninglemonlifehakerlinkliteracymacmedalsmileagemirrorlessmusicnewsnote-takingolympicsopensourcepaypalpcphishingphotosphysicspinholepodcastpresentationpreziprogrammingpygameraw filesreferralrepairscamschoolsciencescreencastingscriptsocial-bookmarkingsoftwarestart.castorestrikestudentsurveyteachingtedtesttextingtoolstransitttj-teachersupgradevacationwalletwallwisherwebdesign tweetedwebsiteswhoiswikiwinterwomenwordlewritingAnything related to anything...http://blog.beens.org/noreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)Blogger382125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-4456685103035139827Mon, 12 Dec 2016 04:10:00 +00002016-12-11T23:10:54.308-05:00beens.orgThis will be the last post on this blog. All new posts will appear on my main website: www.beens.org and posts from this blog will be transitioned or deleted. Blogger has been a great tool for my purposes, but the interface has become very slow lately and I just haven't been happy with the available themes. WordPress is an amazing blog (and website) platform and will the tool I use for http://blog.beens.org/2016/12/the-end.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-6512085614304585227Fri, 13 May 2016 17:37:00 +00002016-05-13T13:37:44.472-04:00 From the Ontario Ministry of Education: The Ontario Ministry of Education’s Virtual Learning Environment Request for Bid (RFB 1135/OSS_00546524) has been cancelled. The Ministry plans on issuing a revised VLE RFB later this year. The Ministry will be working with the current vendor to ensure school boards have uninterrupted access to the VLE until a procurement process is completed. The http://blog.beens.org/2016/05/important-message-about-desire2learn-d2l.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-1387779931508936605Fri, 26 Feb 2016 02:59:00 +00002016-02-25T21:59:41.726-05:00Hello ACSE Conference Attendees,We're looking forward to seeing you all Saturday at the conference! Just a few last minute reminders and other notes:Registration takes place from 8:30 to 9:30 in room S1209. If you come in the door nearest the parking garage (see diagram below) you will see signs pointing you in the right direction.Location and parking information can be found here: http://http://blog.beens.org/2016/02/acse-conference-reminders.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-713621020821413396Fri, 19 Feb 2016 02:15:00 +00002016-02-18T21:15:12.460-05:00 http://blog.beens.org/2016/02/gotta-love-fitbit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-3004507002303594928Wed, 27 Jan 2016 18:44:00 +00002016-01-27T13:44:27.576-05:00#octe16OCTE OCTE Conference May 12 to 14 2016 “Setting the Standards-Practicing Safe Tech” Hilton Meadowvale, Mississauga Take Advantage of the Early Bird Rate and Register Now Secondary Check out the OCTE web site www.octe.on,ca  to view this year’s program and presentation descriptions for over 50 presentations and 35 vendors. Presentations include subject specific, Ministry http://blog.beens.org/2016/01/announcing-2016-octe-conference-may-2016.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-4191675255645892383Tue, 19 Jan 2016 14:23:00 +00002016-01-19T09:23:57.891-05:00Mohawk CollegeOnTGJTGJTGJxxFrom Mohawk College... Mohawk College Broadcasting Television program will be hosting a College Applicant VIP Day on Wednesday, February 3.  There will be 2 sessions held throughout the day and we encourage to register for one of the sessions: an afternoon session from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM and/or an evening session from 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM.   If you http://blog.beens.org/2016/01/mohawk-college-broadcasting-television.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-8043908840488629036Mon, 18 Jan 2016 15:57:00 +00002016-01-18T10:57:01.105-05:00#ACSE16ACSEICSICSxxOnICS (Guest post from Grant Hutchison) The ACSE 2016 conference is ready for registrations. Checkout the website with 18 different sessions across 5 different themes and plan your day. Keynote topic this year is: Your Imagination is the Limit: Big Data is a Big Opportunity for Comp Science Students We have a few changes for this year's event including an unconference http://blog.beens.org/2016/01/mark-saturday-february-27th-on-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-2274708326124384697Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:42:00 +00002016-01-04T13:42:17.570-05:00CEMCcoursewareCSSHTMLICSICSxxJavascriptOnICSOnTGJpythonTGJTGJxxFrom: Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing <cemc@uwaterloo.ca> The Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing is pleased to let you know that our courseware offerings have expanded!  In addition to the previously available resources for "Advanced Functions and Pre-Calculus" and "Calculus and Vectors" which are available at courseware.cemc.uwaterloo.ca (and http://blog.beens.org/2016/01/cemc-new-courseware.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-7312865400392193008Sat, 28 Nov 2015 15:21:00 +00002015-11-28T10:21:39.848-05:00Canada vs USA Pricing In The US - $22 I In Canada - $2400 http://blog.beens.org/2015/11/canada-vs-usa-pricing-on-motorcycle-tie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-2137104350051921994Sun, 22 Nov 2015 14:53:00 +00002015-11-22T18:58:50.896-05:00BluetoothCool TechTechnology from http://goo.gl/V1UW3Z http://blog.beens.org/2015/11/a-bluetooth-toothbrush-seriously.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-5203055994968197483Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:56:00 +00002015-09-30T15:58:58.652-04:00contestOCTEvideo The Ontario Mining Association, a not-for-profit organization, is hosting the 8th annual SYTYKM video contest for high school students. The contest challenges students to tell imaginative stories about the benefits of mining to society with 2- to 3-minute videos or a 15-second commercial. The contest, running from November 1, 2015 to April 4, 2016, offers $45,000 in cash and prizes to http://blog.beens.org/2015/09/video-contest-so-you-think-you-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-7401362980224422422Sun, 20 Sep 2015 15:49:00 +00002015-09-20T11:53:24.282-04:00OnTGJPhoto RepairphotoshopA quick photo repair this morning. I'm not entirely satisfied with the final result, but I'm hoping the person I'm doing this for will still be happy. If my Photoshop skills were better I'm sure more could be done to improve it. Which do you like best? The black and white, the one with the warming filter, or the one with the cooling filter? If you'd prefer to share your feedback anonymously, a http://blog.beens.org/2015/09/photo-repair-which-do-you-like-best.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-992685881547038173Fri, 05 Jun 2015 20:17:00 +00002015-06-05T17:09:44.608-04:00InternetISPOntarioreferralStart Communicationsstart.caI'm going to love having faster internet at home... Old (Primus - DSL) New (Start Communications - Cable) The new service is more than six times faster for downloads and an incredible 17 times faster for uploads, which should really speed on my online backup service. If anyone's interested, the new internet service is with with Start Communications (www.start.ca). I switched both my http://blog.beens.org/2015/06/upgraded-internet-service-speed-test.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-7250147276417068967Sun, 12 Apr 2015 13:51:00 +00002015-04-12T09:51:43.510-04:00#octe15conferenceOCTEOSSTFstrikeAs you are aware, political unrest is occurring in selected Districts across the Province of Ontario. This has raised concerns by some of our members about eligibility to attend our annual conference in May. To address these concerns, the OCTE executive approached the OSSTF Provincial Office for clarification. The OSSTF response is as follows: "The strike rules committee has ruled that http://blog.beens.org/2015/04/important-notice-about-octe15-conference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-8770681819052721116Fri, 13 Mar 2015 15:03:00 +00002015-03-13T11:03:13.046-04:00A-ZgooglewhoisCan anyone confirm that withgoogle.com is in fact a Google-owned website? Someone has submitted https://chinesenewyear.withgoogle.com as an entry for my Google A-Z document but I want to be sure it's legit first. The whois information looks good (http://www.whois.com/whois/withgoogle.com) so I'm tempted to think it's okay. Comments?http://blog.beens.org/2015/03/withgooglecom-is-this-google-owned-site.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-6387356560364505171Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:43:00 +00002014-10-16T07:43:41.083-04:00#OnTPJHealth CareOCTOCTEThe Ontario College of Teachers is seeking a Francophone technology educator to review seven Health Care Additional Qualifications course guidelines. The task will focus strictly on Section 7 of the Guidelines (Demonstrated Knowledge and Skill in……) and to check for accuracy in technical terminology. The College is prepared to pay $350 for this review. The ideal candidate will be a Health Care http://blog.beens.org/2014/10/health-care-teachers-ontario-college-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-834486792389185930Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:15:00 +00002014-10-14T10:15:10.268-04:00OCTEThis is an adapted re-post of the material at http://www.octe.on.ca/index.php?id=720. OCTE is currently seeking applications for two positions: Awards Committee Chair  Industry Representative   Both positions are vital to the success of our organization. Please consider volunteering and contributing to this provincially-recognized and valued organization. These positions http://blog.beens.org/2014/10/octe-is-looking-for-your-help-awards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-338206446810722655Thu, 21 Aug 2014 01:06:00 +00002014-08-20T21:44:04.476-04:00 This post has been created to keep track of the screenshots created while testing Google Classroom. Click on any of the images to enlarge. (Feel free to use for your own use.) Adding class materials. This is how the announcements look. Comments can be entered below each one. Hot tip: Add an assignment to multiple classes at once. I've http://blog.beens.org/2014/08/google-classroom-images.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-2929589554138162142Wed, 11 Jun 2014 02:12:00 +00002014-06-10T22:12:52.096-04:00textingvideoVolkswagen (from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH4f2biUOrQ) http://blog.beens.org/2014/06/fantastic-volkswagen-ad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-2827426475119197178Thu, 05 Jun 2014 17:12:00 +00002014-06-05T13:12:48.403-04:00MoLOCTEsafetysurvey Ontario is one few jurisdictions in the world that includes health and safety education in appropriate curriculum, policies and programs to help prepare students for healthy and safe working lives. Since 1999, when the new curriculum was launched, injury rates for Ontario teenagers have decreased by 70%, no doubt influenced by lessons taught by Ontario teachers.   The Ministry of Labour http://blog.beens.org/2014/06/survey-live-safe-work-smart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-7983782495353981928Tue, 29 Oct 2013 22:56:00 +00002013-10-29T18:58:29.868-04:00#ACSE13ACSEconference We now have all the session titles listed for the conference, with only a few descriptions left to get from the presenters and post online. http://www.acse.net/conferences/2013-conference The important thing though is that the registration page is now up and running.  To register, visit http://goo.gl/z8q1mJ, and to pay, visit http://paypal.acse.net. The conference is at the Universityhttp://blog.beens.org/2013/10/acse-conference-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-6999410645130493230Thu, 24 Oct 2013 00:53:00 +00002013-10-23T20:53:48.062-04:00#ECOO13ECOOphotography http://blog.beens.org/2013/10/ecoo13-photowalk-camera-brands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-1036972766911791294Thu, 24 Oct 2013 00:33:00 +00002013-10-23T20:33:27.318-04:00#ECOO13ECOOphotography http://blog.beens.org/2013/10/ecoo13-photowalk-photography-skill-level.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-8719647810224439905Thu, 24 Oct 2013 00:23:00 +00002013-10-23T20:26:03.353-04:00#ECOO13ECOOphotography Fellow #ECOO13 Photowalkers! If you haven't yet had a chance to join the flickr group we've set up for the photowalk, please do so and check out the discussion areas we've started for you. In particular, have a look at the "Night Photography Resources & Tips" and the area where you can post your test pictures before the walk. bit.ly/ecooBITphotowalk Also, if you haven't yet filled in http://blog.beens.org/2013/10/ecoo13-photowalk-camera-type.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068598.post-1471335925411342280Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:25:00 +00002013-10-19T09:26:38.240-04:00#ECOO13ECOONight Photographyphotographyraw filesFrom Wikipedia: "A camera raw image file contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, image scanner, or motion picture film scanner. Raw files are named so because they are not yet processed and therefore are not ready to be printed or edited with a bitmap graphics editor. Normally, the image is processed by a raw converter in a wide-gamut internal http://blog.beens.org/2013/10/night-photography-tip-work-with-raw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Beens)0