tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post5887518928631456952..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: First Day of SchoolDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-85119227141245498442013-08-16T16:02:15.394-07:002013-08-16T16:02:15.394-07:00I'd be happy with a 720p monitor; I can't ...I'd be happy with a 720p monitor; I can't imagine why I'd need 4K or 1080p in the classroom. It's a tremendous waste of money. But the monitor is already purchased and I have need of a monitor so I'll take this one.<br /><br />To be honest I'd prefer to go get a slightly larger one off the "display shelf" at Sam's Club for less than half of what this one cost--but again, the money's already been spent.<br />Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-43336421584671007662013-08-16T15:02:30.640-07:002013-08-16T15:02:30.640-07:00Welcome to my world. It is almost not worth workin...Welcome to my world. It is almost not worth working on lessons over the summer because the first day of inservice we will be confronted by a new slate of expectations. We have had so many changes made and not necessarily for the better. Far too often it is change for the sake of change. And that kind of thinking is costing districts money.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-6236622630560522372013-08-15T22:26:34.162-07:002013-08-15T22:26:34.162-07:00Enjoy the 50" UHD (4K) monitor. i'm sure ...Enjoy the 50" UHD (4K) monitor. i'm sure you'll enjoy it. <br /><br />The notion of 4K leaving FHD (1080p) in the dust is fanciful marketing jargon not supported by evidence.<br /><br />Small, hi-res screens are not a valid classroom solution. This UHD screen's advantage over an FHD exists only if viewed from about 3-5 ft.<br /><br />http://carltonbale.com/does-4k-resolution-matter/<br /><br />http://referencehometheater.com/2013/commentary/4k-calculator/<br /><br />Even home theater industry promoters, THX, freely admit<br />"On a 50-inch 1080p HD display, most consumers can begin to distinguish individual pixels only when standing within six feet of the screen. Therefore if your viewing distance is 10 feet or greater, an Ultra HD 50-inch display will likely have little perceived benefit in terms of image clarity and sharpness – which can be attributed directly to the increase in pixel count."<br /><br />http://www.thx.com/test-bench-blog/when-does-4k-matter/<br /><br />It's a matter of the limitations of the resolving power of the human eye. Physics and biology impose these limits and they cannot be circumvented short of cybernetic modifications of students' eyes.<br /><br />A valid classroom solution is a large (70"-80"), "lo-res" (HD or FHD) monitor.<br /><br />I don't know who at Tech Services got sold on the smallish UHD monitor, but it's the wrong solution at any price.Dean Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681829220589441713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-82248354779846658542013-08-15T21:54:47.128-07:002013-08-15T21:54:47.128-07:00Damned Darren and I though our department had a CF...Damned Darren and I though our department had a CF when we fielded the accident report software about four years ago. <br /><br />Up until that date car crashes were done by paper. Now, mandated by the state, all were done on computer. So how does the department handle training the officers on the street who will work with this.<br /><br />At roll call the SGT handed out manuals and said "This goes active in three hours. Good luck."<br /><br />Thanks guys.<br /><br />We seem to be doing better with a system for processing prisoners that should go online next year. The department is going to not allow anyone to take leave during a select two weeks to insure all personnel are trained on the system and then it will go active.<br /><br />Hope is not a plan and pulling it out your ass is generally not the best idea. But at least we seem to be learning with the new software.Mike Thiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929567856363413549noreply@blogger.com