tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59734446359873342852024-03-13T08:45:46.497-03:00Seniors College of Prince Edward Island - BlogEnhancing Knowledge and Understanding – Purely for the Fun of ItIan Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-81268289840330724042017-09-04T14:07:00.000-03:002017-09-04T14:07:07.616-03:00Seniors College online registration - 2017-2018<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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Seniors College online registration opens on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 9 am. New this year, online opens 3 days before in person registrations.</div>
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Be ready for registration by paying your membership before September 6th. Login to your account and pay by either credit card or cheque.</div>
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For those without a computer or needing assistance, a walk-in registration will occur:<br />*Charlottetown on Saturday, Sept 9 from 10 am – noon at the UPEI Robertson Library;<br />*Summerside on Saturday, Sept 9 from 2 pm – 3 pm at Inspire Learning Centre, 57 Central Street and<br />*Montague on Wednesday, September 13 from 10 am – 11 am at the Montague Rotary Library.</div>
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Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-26450692393699751692016-08-11T07:46:00.002-03:002016-08-11T07:47:04.259-03:00Seniors College of PEI ready for a new year<br />
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Seniors College of PEI offers more than 100 lifestyle and learning courses in Queens, Kings and Prince counties for anyone 50 or older. Courses in areas such as hiking, International politics, wellness, photo restoration, cooking, writing, indigenous culture, art, music and law are offered in a relaxed learning environment.<br />
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Courses offered include Learning About Your iPad, Chair Yoga, Creative Writing, Politics and Government, Rug Braiding, Island History and Choral Singing. Art classes drawing, acrylics or watercolours are popular.<br />
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There are more than 25 new courses this year, including Walking with Nordic Poles, Book Editing and Publishing, Common Birds and Plants of PEI, Island Social Issues from a Spiritual Perspective, Indigenous Peoples’ Reconciliation, and Taking Charge of the Rest of Your Life. Speciality courses in Opera, Musical Theatre, and Gilbert and Sullivan are available.<br />
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A new feature for this year are the mini courses such as Getting the Most Out of Google, Downsizing and Decorating, Health Care Directives and Cooking for One. These one to four sessions’ courses focus on a specific topic.<br />
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As a bonus, this past year Seniors College members received invitations to attend individual special interest sessions. Those included: travel sessions with CAA, Law sessions in Montague and Georgetown with CLIA, wellness activity sessions in each county, An Art Show at the Guild and a Fab Lab tour featuring the 3D printer at UPEI. These bonus sessions will be expanded for the 2016-17 year.<br />
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For the single registration fee members can take as many courses as they like. They can use a credit card to pay on the secure website. Just follow the directions on the website. Courses are offered over three semesters, Fall, Winter and Spring. Registration for all semesters begins online on September 10 at 9 am and continues throughout the year.<br />
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With online registration option, it is advisable to complete your on-line profile, and perhaps pay, ahead of time for an easy registration day. Popular courses fill up quickly. If you are unable to register online, details on how to proceed are on the website. Check the 2016-17 courses at <a href="http://www.seniorscollege.ca/">www.seniorscollege.ca</a> where you will find the name and description of the courses, locations and registration information.<br />
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<br />Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-65268682544864565172016-08-11T07:35:00.006-03:002016-08-11T07:42:08.335-03:00Registration for 2016-2017The listing of Seniors College Prince Edward Island courses for 2016-2017 is now available.<br />
<a href="http://www.seniorscollege.ca/index.aspx">http://www.seniorscollege.ca/index.aspx</a>Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-76395860617717080332016-08-11T07:35:00.005-03:002016-08-11T07:36:24.728-03:00Seniors College Prince Edward IslandSeniors College Prince Edward Island has launched a new Facebook presence at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/seniorscollege/">https://www.facebook.com/seniorscollege/</a><br />
Check it out.Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-47767278543722237352014-09-12T23:06:00.001-03:002014-09-12T23:10:27.882-03:00Registration for 2014-2015A new school year has arrived and registration for <a href="http://www.upei.ca/skillsdevelopmentandlearning/seniors-college/about-us" target="_blank">Seniors College of Prince Edward Island</a> programs is now available through an<a href="http://www.seniorscollege.ca/index.aspx" target="_blank"> online registration</a> process - check it out.Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-4600589368976351592013-09-03T10:06:00.000-03:002015-04-01T13:51:27.172-03:00PEI Seniors College - What’s new for 2013-2014<table class="contentpaneopen" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255) !important; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
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Our new tagline says it all. ‘Enhancing knowledge and understanding—purely for the fun of it’ that’s what Seniors College of PEI is all about,” says David McCabe, the current College President. “And we’re very excited about the changes being introduced this year. First of all, we’re thrilled with our new logo and look, created by Kate Westphal of Graphic Detail Inc. It’s fresh and eye-catching and reflective of who we are.”</div>
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Next, in response to member feedback, this year over 30 per cent of the courses are new. They include titles such as: Photo Editing, Basic Engine Repair, Architecture, Birds and Plants of PEI, Know Your Kidneys, PEI Sport History, Spirituality—Growing Into Our Senior Years, Yoga—Stretch for Seniors, Whole Foods—Plant Based Nutrition, Bridging Friendships—The Game of Bridge, Orienteering—Map and Compass Reading, just to name a few.</div>
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Many of the longtime favourites will be returning this year including: Literature—A Survey of American Literature, Film Appreciation, Island History, Music I Like, Writing From Life, Medicine In The News, Astronomy, Choral Singing, News, as well as others.</div>
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Courses are open to anyone aged 50 and over. They generally run for 2 to 3 hours, one day a week, over an 8-week period. There are no formal tests or exams, the atmosphere is relaxed and the focus is on learning together and having fun. Facilitators are experts in their field, who love to share their particular passion.</div>
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For a registration fee of $152, College members are entitled to sign up for an unlimited number of courses over the Fall, Winter and Spring terms. Seniors College is a volunteer operated, non profit organization and membership fees are used solely to cover operating costs.</div>
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In another important new development, the College has improved their registration process. Members will now be able to register online. Registration is on a first come, first served basis and begins on September 7, at 9 am. For those without access to a computer, traditional, in-person registration sessions will be held in all three centres (Summerside, Charlottetown and Montague).</div>
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Visit the College website--<a href="http://www.seniorscollege.ca/">www.seniorscollege.ca</a>, to obtain full course detail and updates on registration procedures. For questions or for more information contact the Seniors College Coordinator at 1-902-894-2867 or email <a href="mailto:Darlene.dee.davis@gmail.com">Darlene.dee.davis@gmail.com</a>.</div>
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Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-16051549017591837052013-09-03T10:01:00.003-03:002013-09-03T10:22:48.441-03:00PEI Seniors College What’s new for 2013-2014As featured in <a href="http://www.buzzon.com/whats-new/community/18881-pei-seniors-college" target="_blank">The BUZZ</a>.<br />
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PEI Seniors College is kicking off the 2013-2014 year with a number of new courses that are being offered for the first time. The focus on offering new courses came about in response to member feedback. This year over 30 per cent of courses are new.<br />
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If you are presently a member of Seniors College, or if you are considering becoming a member for the first time, consider the following courses as you make your course selections.<br />
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How about learning to cook Mexican? This course is great for members who like to eat and learn about cooking Mexican food. Participants will also learn some facts about Mexican culture that in some cases are expressed through the food.<br />
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Did you ever want to learn how to play bridge but just never had the time? The College is offering a basic bridge course that provides a well–balanced overview of bidding, play, and defence.<br />
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Need some drama in your life! Characters in Search of a Play involves both writing and acting. Participants will learn basic playwriting skills, create memorable characters and, as a group, write a short play to feature them. The play will then be performed with the writers giving life to their creations.<br />
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All About The Money will cover a range of financial topics including personal financial statements, plastic cards (debit/credit), debt management, insurance, taxation plus two additional related topic areas as identified by the participants. (e.g., On-Line Banking )<br />
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A new course will outline many of the 385 species of birds—from loons to sparrows—that we have here on PEI. Use field guides and field marks to identify birds, their notable behaviors and habitats where they are found. There will also be a little work using song for identification in the course. At the mid-point of the course a field trip for both plants and birds will be offered at a natural area close to Charlottetown.<br />
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A course in French for beginners will cover basic French pronunciation, numbers, essential phrases and verbs to communicate in everyday situations such as greeting people, introducing people, asking and giving information, and expressing needs.<br />
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Have you ever thought of line dancing? Learn the basic steps of line dancing and several dances to different music styles.<br />
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Get outside for some fun and exercise by trying the Orienteering, Map and Compass Reading course. This course covers map reading, contour interval, measurement of distance, map and compass detail, references and more.<br />
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An introduction course on meditation will teach participants how to meditate in a natural comfortable way, and explore ways one can easily incorporate meditation into daily life.<br />
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These are just a few examples of the new course offered by the college. To get a good overview the 2013–2014 program offerings visit the college website at <a href="http://www.seniorscollege.ca/" style="color: #3366cc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.seniorscollege.ca</a> to obtain course details and updates on registration procedures. And remember Seniors College courses are available in Prince, Queen’s, and King’s Counties and anyone who has paid the Seniors College membership fee may take as many courses as they like in any location. For information contact the Seniors College Coordinator at 1-902-894-2867 or email Darlene at <a href="mailto:seniorscollege@upei.ca">seniorscollege@upei.ca</a>.</div>
Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-72924857238877050332011-11-04T13:25:00.000-03:002011-11-04T13:26:54.170-03:00Caught in the creative act - Entertainment - The Guardian<a href="http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Arts/Entertainment/2011-11-03/article-2795306/Caught-in-the-creative-act/1#.TrQRwVejInM.blogger">Caught in the creative act - Entertainment - The Guardian</a><br />
Featured in The Guardian - the story by Sally Cole, gives the background to Celebrating the Arts event and the <a href="http://upei.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Celebration website </a>Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-83996255042657242422011-11-02T22:20:00.001-03:002011-11-02T22:21:13.366-03:00Celebrating the Arts WebsiteThe Celebrating the Arts - a Seniors College of PEI initiative involving the visual arts, theatre, music and writing has launched an ongoing, <a href="http://upei.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Celebrating the Arts website</a>. Check it out !Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-50735418782811736962011-04-02T12:43:00.003-03:002011-04-12T12:26:56.420-03:00Celebrating The Arts<a href="http://upei.wordpress.com/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FwZKqMpRgao/TZdERWxtRmI/AAAAAAAAAkI/cGXaW3PODgE/s320/MontagueAd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591012527366293090" border="0" /></a>Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-64513973578900342722011-03-19T10:30:00.001-03:002011-03-21T22:21:56.844-03:00Seniors College Celebrating The Arts - on CBCA recent item on CBC Radio, features retired publisher, Libby Oughton and myself with Island Morning host Matt Rainnie talking about the upcoming book being published of work by members of Seniors College writing classes. Libby and Dianne Morrow are both currently teaching courses with Seniors College and want to contact writers who took courses in prior year to consider submitting a item of their work.<br /><br />Seniors College had offered courses for writers for over a decade, and the book is a celebration of members work from that decade.<br /><br />The interview also covers the overall project and the main celebration event at which the book will be launched on November 4, 2011, at Confederation Centre of the Arts.<br /><br />You can listen to the item as a slide show/video.<br /><br />The <a href="http://upei.wordpress.com/">project websit</a><a href="http://upei.wordpress.com/">e</a> explains more.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyj4OAHcUvHVPKFNrS07WKuhoBN0M-typPNHeH5gaBJNy30kZcfjw2emHBZGIHJ24GT5Iluc3C3uwPr9I6RzA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-35685980509479800052011-03-17T21:02:00.001-03:002011-03-17T21:03:55.874-03:00Seniors-to-Seniors Abuse Awareness PresentersThe UPEI Centre on Health & Aging through its project on Abuse of Older <br />Adults Awareness Project is seeking senior who are interested in becoming <br />Seniors-to-Seniors Abuse Awareness Presenters. As trained volunteers the <br />Seniors-to-Seniors Abuse of Older Adults Awareness presenters will provide <br />awareness sessions within their own community or if interested neighbouring <br />communities as well (you would not be expected to do more than 3 <br />presentations per year).<br /><br />We are providing training on Thursday March 24 and again on Monday March 28. <br />A training session is one day only and lunch will be provided, the two dates <br />are to provide choices.<br /><br />If you or anyone you know is interested in taking the training please let me <br />know and I will contact them to provide more details. I sometimes work at <br />home so will give you all of my contact numbers which also have answering <br />machines so if I cannot answer the phone I will get back as soon as possible:<br /><br />902-675-4312 (Home)<br />902-892-2841 (Work)<br />902-940-6702 (Cell)<br /><br />I can also be contacted via e-mail: obryanton@upei.ca or olive@hhost.ca<br /><br />Olive BryantonIan Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-50063856999491650322011-02-08T09:14:00.003-04:002011-02-08T09:22:29.072-04:00Research Your Nova Scotia Family Tree<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ws2CuJaMjDI/TVFDJKS3gtI/AAAAAAAAAhg/ruC6WO4NmCU/s1600/Scott%2BdistributionNS.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ws2CuJaMjDI/TVFDJKS3gtI/AAAAAAAAAhg/ruC6WO4NmCU/s400/Scott%2BdistributionNS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571308038695387858" border="0" /></a><br />This site has an innovative approach to showing geographically the concentrations for surnames within the province (in orange) - an overlay of the local historical organizations/museums (in blue) then helps show researchers resources that could be of assistance to the search.<br /><br />Check it out at: <a href="http://www.novascotia.com/en/home/discovernovascotia/history/routestoyourroots/default.aspx">Research Your Nova Scotia Family Tree</a>Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-38828003355256049152011-01-12T11:06:00.003-04:002011-01-12T11:11:38.675-04:00Seniors College - Family History Class ResourcesSeniors College of PEI is again offering Bringing Family History to Life: The Techniques & Technology of Family History Research.<br /><br />Taught by Ian Scott and Bob Ramsay, the course has a class resource page with helpful links related to the various topics covered:<br /><ul><li> <a href="http://villagepottery.ca/family.html">Family History Class Resources</a></li></ul>Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-22364848939250932072011-01-12T11:02:00.002-04:002011-01-12T11:04:38.849-04:00Winter 2011 Courses - Locations Finalized<pre wrap="">Classrooms for the following courses at UPEI have now been identified:<br /><br />Understanding Jazz -- MAIN Building Room 113;<br />Digital Photography I -- MAIN Building Room 116;<br />Islam -- MAIN Building Room 113;<br />Film Appreciation -- AVC Lecture Theatre A;<br />Decorating 101 -- Kelley Building Room 211<br /><br />See <a href="http://lifelonglearning.upei.ca/seniorscollege/offer">full schedule</a> on the main Seniors College website.<br /></pre>Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-49390007125344575102010-12-21T10:59:00.002-04:002010-12-21T11:02:45.682-04:00Celebrating a Decade of the Arts at Seniors CollegeSeniors College of PEI announced an exciting new project at its Christmas Get Together held on December 6th at the Jack Blanchard Family Centre. With funding from a Government of Canada<br /><br />New Horizons Leadership grant, the project will celebrate the accomplishments of its member artists, writers, musicians, photographers and actors who have developed their skills in courses taken at Seniors College over the past ten years.<br /><br />Seniors College will mount an exhibition of paintings, drawings and digital photographs by students of art classes held throughout the Island. Their work will appear in a gallery exhibition and will continue to appear in a virtual gallery on-line.<br /><br />In addition, the College will publish a journal of creative writings by the students of the creative writing classes, both in hard copy and on-line.<br /><br />The choral music class will produce a CD of their music from the past several years and share it with the community on-line.<br /><br />Finally, the most ambitious part of the project will be the launch of The Venerables, a play that ran for over 20 years and helped focus attention on issues and societal views on aging. This will be a live production with a web based version also available.<br /><br />“This is an important and exciting community project,”says Ian Scott, Past President of Seniors College and Chair of the New Horizons Project. “For everyone learning new skills in retirement, having their work publicly displayed or aired recognizes the value and enrichment that their creative efforts give to our own communities and worldwide on the Internet.”<br /><br />Julie Dowling, President of Seniors College, says, “After a decade of developing creative arts programs for hundreds of PEI seniors all across the Island, we wanted to celebrate these contributions by sharing their work with the broader community. Now, with the help of the New Horizons grant, all four components of the project will come together at a celebration event in the fall of 2011.”<br /><br />Seniors College is a dynamic and rapidly growing organization devoted to providing learning opportunities for seniors on Prince Edward Island. The College offers a wide range of stimulating courses in three regions of PEI from October to May.Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-6632170611047661962010-05-25T20:43:00.002-03:002010-05-25T20:45:27.707-03:00How to Make a Photo Greeting Card within Windows XP using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to Make a Photo Greeting Card</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> within Windows XP using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer</span><br /></div><br />1. Right click on start button at bottom left corner<br /><br />2. Select Explore<br /><br />3. In Window Explorer, navigate to you the My Pictures folder - and locate a picture that you wish to use for a card.<br /><br />4. Double click on that image to open it within Windows Picture and Fax Viewer (assuming it is your default viewer – if not - right click on the file and select the option ‘Open With’ and then open it within Windows Picture and Fax Viewer)<br /><br />5. Rotate the picture so that it is upside down on the screen<br /><br />6. Click on the Printer icon<br /><br />7. The Photo Printing Wizard will open follow the steps<br /><br /> • Place card stock in the hand feed port of your printer<br /> • Follow the steps of the wizard selecting the Picture - the Printer - etc.<br /> • Select the ‘13x18 cm cutout prints’ option by clicking on that option<br /> • The picture will print ready to be folded into a card.Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-49182543013780212072010-05-18T22:13:00.002-03:002010-05-18T22:16:46.731-03:00Creating a Slide Show with Music in PicasaYou can combine photos from multiple folders into a single album in <a href="http://picasa.google.com/">Picasa</a>. Photos that you include in an album remain in their original folder locations on your computer, even if you reorganize or delete photos from the album. To create an album, you can follow these instructions:<br /><br /> 1. Select the photos you wish to include in the album and put them in the Photo Tray in the lower-left corner of the window. (drag photo down to the Photo Tray)<br /> 2. Once all your selections are in the Photo Tray, click the Add Selected Items to an Album button on the Photo Tray.<br /> 3. Select New album. You can also choose to add the photos to an existing album in the menu.<br /> 4. In the 'Album Properties' window, name the album.<br /> 5. Click the OK button.<br /><br />You can edit the properties of a folder or album using the following steps:<br /><br /> 1. Select the folder or album you'd like to edit.<br /> 2. Click the Folder menu or the Album menu in Picasa.<br /> 3. Select Edit Description.<br /> 4. Make your edits. Please note the following:<br /><br /> * Date: You can manually choose a date that should be associated with the folder. Alternatively, Picasa can analyze the timestamp of your photos in the folder or album and determine a date for you if you select the 'Automatic Date' checkbox.<br /><br /> * Background music: Select the 'Use Music for Slideshow and Movie presentation' option if you want music to accompany the display of the photos in that particular folder or album, while in slideshow or movie mode. Click the Browse button and select the MP3 music file you'd like to use.<br /> 5. Click the OK button.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other options - </span><br /><br />Windows Picture and Fax Viewer presentation software can create slideshows - at the same time that Windows Media Player is playing music in the background<br /><br /> Other options - presentation software can create slideshows with music - three example:<br /><br />• Microsoft - Powerpoint<br />• Open Office - Impress<br />• Corel WordPerfect - Presentations<br /><br />Web based Slide shows - with images and music<br /><a href="http://www.smilebox.com">http://www.smilebox.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.slideroll.com/">http://www.slideroll.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx"><br />Windows Movie Maker</a> - Windows XP or earlier<br /><br /><a href="http://www.download.live.com/moviemaker">Windows Live Movie Maker</a> – Windows Vista and Windows 7Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-20425192863389050012010-05-12T15:07:00.000-03:002010-05-12T15:08:07.011-03:00Tutorials - Graphic Software<div class="post-header"> </div> Tutorials are available for <a style="" href="http://www.gimp.org/">GIMP</a> - the free image manipulation program, or graphic software. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/">tutorials</a> are a good introduction to this powerful software.<br /><br />Basic image manipulation is also possible with image storage and indexing software like <a href="http://picasa.google.com/">Picasa</a>. - which calls itself free photo editing software. There are also <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rskC6c_5L1M">videos</a> and tutorials on the use of Picasa.Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-47090583019886173302010-04-27T22:00:00.003-03:002010-04-27T22:33:30.625-03:00Handy Tips -- Trouble Shooting Problems• Search onboard help installed within the program you are using – under Help on menu – or try F 1<br /><br />• Use Internet to help find solutions - Google the problem for on-line help if you can’t find solution in the onboard Help menu – be specific to software “add images to Picasa collage” so that results will be specific to the software you are using<br /><br />• If all else fails for printers try unplugging the printer and plugging it back in again<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Recommended Approaches to Software</span><br /><br />• Check to see what software that comes pre-installed or bundled on your computer. Graphic software is often already bundled with other software on new computers. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx">Windows Media Player </a>and <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx">Windows Movie Maker</a> are pre-installed on computers running on a Windows based operating system - if not the most recent try downloading the current version to your computer.<br /><br />• Consider downloading and using <a href="http://picasa.google.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Picassa</span></a> for managing images on your computer and basic graphic functions.<br /><br />▸ Try Open Source software if you don’t already have software for multimedia functions -<br />1. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.openoffice.org/">Open Office</a> for general computer software -<br />2. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.gimp.org/">GIMP</a>, for graphics/images and<br />3. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/">Audacity</a> for sound editing and recording<br />4. <a href="http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Firefox</span></a> web browser<br /><br />Free Software<br />1. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.avg.com/ca-en/homepage">AVG</a> - security software<br />2. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.comodo.com/">COMODO</a> internet security<br /><br /><br />Increasing your skill level<br /><br />Typing lessons - increases accuracy and speed<br /><a href="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gtypist/">http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gtypist/</a><br /><a href="http://www.learn2type.com/">http://www.learn2type.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.freetypinggame.net/">http://www.freetypinggame.net/</a><br /><a href="http://www.powertyping.com/">http://www.powertyping.com/</a><br /><br />Tutorials specific to software you wish to learn - examples:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Microsoft Office Suite</span><br /><a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/default.aspx">http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/default.aspx</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Open Office Suite</span><br /><a href="http://documentation.openoffice.org/">http://documentation.openoffice.org/</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Picasa</span><br /><a href="http://www.learningelectric.com/picasa2">http://www.learningelectric.com/picasa2</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">GIMP graphic software</span><br /><a href="http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/">http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Audacity Audio Software</span><a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/tutorials.html"><br />http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/tutorials.html</a>Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-87883556290235671132010-04-15T14:32:00.002-03:002010-04-15T14:34:43.044-03:00Dragging and Dropping<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Dragging and Dropping<br />Moving and copying files using Windows Explorer<br />From a Source Location to a Destination Location<br /></div><br />1. Right Click on Start button (left hand side of screen at bottom)<br /><br />2. Choose Explore > which opens Windows Explorer<br /><br />3. Go to the location you want to place the document - going up or down the folder directory on left portion of this screen<br /><br />4. We will refer to this now as Window #1 - it is the Destination Location.<br /><br />5. Move this window if necessary by placing cursor on the status bar and dragging it to an appropriate location on the screen at the right hand side of the screen. Resize so it is about half the size of the screen.<br /><br />6. Again Right Click on the Start button<br /><br />7. Choose Explore > which opens a 2nd Windows Explorer window which will be our Source Location. We will refer to this now as Window #2<br /><br />8. Move this window if necessary by placing cursor on the status bar and dragging it to an appropriate location on the screen at the left hand side of the screen. Resize so it is about half the size of the screen.<br /><br />9. You should now have two windows in front of you the Source on the left and the Destination on the right.<br /><br />10. Starting now with the Source (on the left) Go to the location of the originating document - going up or down the folder directory on the left portion of this screen. Select the document by clicking the mouse (left click) on the file.<br /><br />11. Now we will select the Destination by clicking anywhere inside the window on the right. When you have located the right folder click on the folder to open the folder by double clicking on the folder.<br /><br />12. Return to the Source window (at Left of screen)<br /><br />13. Drag the selected file to the location you want it to be in the Destination Window<br /><br />14. Release the file in the Destination Window<br /><br />15. Close Window #1 and Window #2<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/SCOTTS%7E1.EXP/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png" alt="" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alternate ways to move and copy files (using the Right Button on Mouse)</span><br /></div><br />• Right Click on the file in the source window and then select COPY<br /><br />• Locate the Destination where you want the file copied to – and then Right Click at that location and choose PASTE<br /><br />• A copy of the file will now exist at the new location as well as at the original location<br /><br />• If you want to move the file and not produce a duplicate select CUT instead of Copy in the first stepIan Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-76210634451337538452010-04-06T21:22:00.006-03:002010-04-06T22:57:19.854-03:00Audio Visual Links<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Music --</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Audacity</span> - free, open source software for recording and editing sounds<br /><a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/">http://audacity.sourceforge.net/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nero</span> - data burning and copying capabilities for CDs and DVDs - basic version is free<br /><a href="http://www.nero.com/eng/index.html">http://www.nero.com/eng/index.html</a><br /><br />6,000 + internet radio streams<br /><a href="http://www.live365.com/">http://www.live365.com</a><br /><br />35,000 internet radio streams<br /><a href="http://www.shoutcast.com/">http://www.shoutcast.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CBC 2</span> - online music channels<br /><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/channels/">http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/channels/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CBC 2 </span>- 650 concerts on demand<br /><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/">http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/</a><br /><br />Jukebox style - top hits from each year 1950-1990<br /><a href="http://www.tropicalglen.com/">http://www.tropicalglen.com/</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Graphics </span><br /></div><br />Free open-source graphic (image manipulation) software GIMP<br /><a href="http://www.gimp.org/">http://www.gimp.org/</a><br />Tutorials for using GIMP<br /><a href="http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/">http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/</a><br /><br /><br />Picasa - free photo indexing and organizing software - with basic fixing capability<br /><a href="http://picasa.google.com/">http://picasa.google.com/</a><br /><br />30 day free trial graphic software - PaintShop Photo Pro X3<br /><a href="http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1184951547051#tabview=tab0">Corel.com</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Video</span><br /></div><br />You Tube - videos<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">http://www.youtube.com/</a><br /><br />Metacafe - videos<br /><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/">http://www.metacafe.com/</a><br /><br />On-line Video Guide<br /><a href="http://www.ovguide.com/">http://www.ovguide.com/</a><br /><br />Windows Movie Maker - how to use<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx">http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx</a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Neat Stuff</span><br /></div><br />Google Image Search<br /><a href="http://images.google.com/">http://images.google.com/</a><br /><br />Google Earth<br /><a href="http://earth.google.com/">http://earth.google.com/</a><br /><br />Google Maps<br /><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=il">http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=il</a><br /><br />3D model of Sistine Chapel<br /><a href="http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html">http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html</a><br /><br />3D model of St. Peter's - Rome<br /><a href="http://www.virtualsweden.se/panorama/st-peters-basilica-chapel-pieta?set=173">http://www.virtualsweden.se/panorama/st-peters-basilica-chapel-pieta?set=173</a>Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-80173068277622339292010-02-16T20:59:00.004-04:002010-02-16T21:05:23.104-04:00Seniors College of PEI - storm closure policySeniors College storm closures <span style="font-weight: bold;">are not</span> announced through the media. The policy is to follow the announced closure decisions of the school districts that we operate in.<br /><br />Charlottetown and Montague follow Eastern District School Board and Summerside follows the Western School Board<br /><br />If schools are closed for the day - so is Seniors College.<br /><br />If schools have a 1 hour delay in opening, (to clear parking lots etc.) Seniors College goes ahead as normal, since we typically start between 9 and 9:30 anyway.<br /><br />School cancellations are usually made by 8 AM and are announced through the media.<br /><br />As well CBC has a good web listing.<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://www.cbc.ca/stormcentre/pei/"><br />http://www.cbc.ca/stormcentre/pei/</a>Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-59676008866610078152010-01-31T22:44:00.002-04:002010-01-31T22:51:00.334-04:00Great Books Programs in CanadaThere are a variety of programs - mostly at universities that are mentioned in this Wikipedia entry on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Books_Programs_in_Canada">Great Books Programs in Canada</a>.<br /><br />The entries on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Books">Great Books</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Books_Foundation">Great Books Foundation</a> are also helpful.Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973444635987334285.post-6518542410042567602010-01-31T10:11:00.003-04:002010-01-31T22:17:33.655-04:00Great Books Foundation<span class="gbf">I recently I discovered a set of books from the </span>Great Books Program. While I was aware of the program it was the first time I had explored their approach.<br /><br />Founded in 1947 it was as a grassroots movement to promote continuing liberal education for the general public. In 1960 it extended its mission to children with the introduction of Junior Great Books.<br /><br />Backed by the Great Books Foundation the program encourages people to begin their own discussion groups in schools, libraries, and community centers.<br /><br />Here is what they say about their collaborative approach.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.greatbooks.org/">http://www.greatbooks.org/</a><br /><span class="gbf"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Shared Inquiry™</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> is a powerful and transferable method of learning through discussion that transforms both leaders and participants. In Shared Inquiry, readers of all ages collaborate to explore ideas and experiences in some of the world's greatest literature. To improve student performance in reading and critical thinking, make Shared Inquiry an integral part of your classroom instruction. Learn how with the Great Books Program of Professional Development.</span>Ian Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02453587341989310612noreply@blogger.com0