WHAT 2019 taught me! The hard truth!! Analyzing…

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WHAT 2019 taught me! The hard truth!!

Well, there is a LOT to say about on the How-To about people understand the handling with the internet, Smartphones, especially from EDUcation, but ALSO about people from different ages and nationalities in my country Luxembourg as also online, as well as the behavior of persons which is increasingly becoming aggressive and unsocial! Generally said: There is a brutalization of society (Verrohung der Gesellschaft), manners aren’t nearly existing anymore, social behavior WHAT is it? THE EGO is dominating!!! People DON’T listen anymore, they are responding straight with an EGO-Message NOT related to the discussion ===> vom Thema abkommen (DE), NOT following the TOPIC (EN)!! There is generally a lack of QUALITY anywhere!!

 

Related link:

• Listening
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Concerning EDUcation online on Social-Media twitter:

 

WHEN one follows Twitter-Chats: Chats existing > 5 years are STILL ONLY related to EDUTech, the tools and NOT related to Modern-Pedagogy, Modern-LEARNing, a stubborn manner to stay on Status Quo!!! WHEN will THE necessary CHANGE come?!!! THAT’S a RED-CARD (Arschkarte) from me to EDUcators, TEACHers!!!

 

Please read my blog post:

• EDUcators, TEACHers, Instructors, LEHRENDE Online on SocialMedia: WHAT’S wrong with it?!!
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Concerning social behavior:

Bus-Stop Time-Tables

Unlucky wise I have a Bus-Stop +/- 10 cm in front of the house entrance with 2 and sometimes 3 different directions which means a HUGE traffic, noise and unsocial behavior. On the Bus-Stop there are rotating (mechanical) timetables, BUT a LOT of people aren’t able to use it and turn around themselves around the timetables (???) and walking inside my entrance of the house, which is private territory!!! ALSO they come in to the entrance and walk around, shouting in their smartphones and make a LOT of noise. NO respect, BUT they DON’T care about it!!! I installed an Alarm System to GET people away from it, LOTS don’t even care about it and when I go outside and explain that they are on private territory and that the Bus-Stop is outside my entrance they start to insult me, getting aggressive, some even wanted to give me a fight…

 

WE even had two times +/- 50 people in the entrance of the house and also in the garage entrance and wife was fearing as they didn’t move away after being told to leave the place; THEY became aggressive and rude!!!

Bus-Sto	Bus-Stop
Bus-Stop	Bus-Stop

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In 2019 WE had +/- 200 alarms (siren noise…) which were provocatively made by teens for their fun by streaming videos about THEIR challenges to annoy the inhabitants of the house!!! These are no longer pranks and up from next year (2020) they will get reported to the local police!!! Enough is enough…

People think that WHATEVER THEY do is allowed as IF THEY were at home, which for sure ISN’T, looks like a turn to anarchy. Even elder persons (45-75 years old) are following this strange behavior, WHERE is or WHAT is Social in 2019?!!! A forgotten behavior, the comfort and the EGO took it over!!! Respect is a behavior which persons, whatever age, have forgotten!!!

Up from march 2020 transports (Bus, Tram and train) will be FREE in Luxembourg (as first country in the world) and wife and myself are already fearing WHAT will happen THEN!!! Hopefully NOT MORE asocial behavior in front of the house… Same situation for the increasing number in cyclists, they are driving on the side-walks, mostly in opposite direction as the traffic and I nearly got hit by them while walking on the side-walk! Even that there were 2 cyclists (male in the 30s-40s) were making “Freestyle Cycling” by running with +/- 40-50 Km/h over our entrance of the house, teen skaters used the entrance of the house for their training, teens are doing Parkour on the walls around and in the entrance of the house…

People take more freedom than the law allows!!!

Bus-Stop-Time Tables QR-Code

 

Concerning the use of Smartphones: nearly everyone has one, BUT they are not able to use it on the right way! Any time-tables in Luxembourg are accessible by an App and also by scanning the QR-Code which is printed on the time-tables. I have NEVER seen in 2 years ONE person who was using it in front of my house where the Bus-Stop is 10 cm in front. FYI: by turning around the time-tables that makes a LOT of mechanical noise as NOT greased and by hearing that noise more than hundred of times per day ====> GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

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L’auteur Gust MEES est Formateur andragogique / pédagogique TIC, membre du “Comité Conseil” de “Luxembourg Safer Internet” (LuSI), appelé maintenant BEESECURE, partenaire officiel (consultant) du Ministère de l’éducation au Luxembourg du projet  ”MySecureIT“, partenaire officiel du Ministère du Commerce au Luxembourg du projet ”CASES” (Cyberworld Awareness and Security Enhancement Structure). The author Gust MEES is ICT Course Instructor, ”Member of the Advisory Board” from “Luxembourg Safer Internet” (LuSI), BEESECURE, Official Partner (Consultant) from the Ministry of Education in Luxembourg, project “MySecureIT“, Official Partner from the Ministry of Commerce in Luxembourg, project “CASES” (Cyberworld Awareness and Security Enhancement Structure). .

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Stay tuned for next blog post(s) 😉

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International Collaboration-Tips

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Introduction

This is the English version of my French blog post ===> Collaboration internationale-trucs et astuces <=== which was created in 2009. I will use this English version to create a collaboration together with other authors, where WE will bring in collaboratively OUR experiences. First author, who helped me to correct my bad English and who contributed also is Mindy KIM. You will find her contribution with the initials [MK]. Thanks Mindy.

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International Collaboration

Tips and tricks that help you with international collaboration. Some bloggers create different blogs, with different languages, as ​​interest of exchange of knowledge. This blog will give you tips and tricks for managing your organization, different time zones and languages, different laws, translations, support for publication, etc..

 

 

What you should know:

Some bloggers speaking different languages ​​have a desire to share their knowledge in different languages, why not? This is a commendable initiative that deserves to be supported by a blog offering tips and tricks to manage the transmission of knowledge in different countries and especially in different languages.

Good manners, such as greeting somebody (Hello, Hi…) also and especially on Internet (on Internet it is disappearing almost), saying “Thank you” to somebody and “please” are “keywords” for showing “Respect” to each other.

In my country (Luxembourg in Europe) we even say that those words are the “keys” that open all the doors… 

Different authors with different cultures are trying to meet and share their knowledge on a blog to break out the distances among themselves.

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It is a bit like visiting another country, you must learn about (will be complemented by links):

 

Country information, including:

• the geography
  • Example: Portal Luxembourg (My curation )
  • Example: World Facts Luxembourg (Europe)

• the language of the country
  • Example: Portal Luxembourg (My curation)

• the mentality of the locals
• Different cultures
  • Cultures

• customs of the country and the holidays from these countries
• Internet laws from these countries
  • Copyright
• Etiquette (in general)
  • Etiquette in Luxembourg (Europe)
• the time zone of the country
• the favorite sport of the country
• the country’s policy
• interesting websites from these countries
• national and regional gourmet menus

• Example: Portal Luxembourg national menus

• Example 2: Portal Luxembourg national menus

• different measurement units (in general)
• the school system in the country, comparison between systems in different countries …
  • Luxembourg Education
  • Diagram of Education System in Luxembourg (Europe)

• jealousy 
• Responsibility of sharing!!! Make sure that the shared articles and links are trustful and don’t contain MALWARE!!!
• etc..

Why do I mention things that a priori have nothing at all to do with writing (create) blogs, seems weird, right?

In fact, it’s not weird at all, on reflection. As we create blogs, sooner or later we face comments, comments from bloggers, experts in different countries of ours, coupled with our mentality and knowing a little information on these countries helps facilitate the conversion and is also beneficial to create friendships. There are no boundaries between humans when they are well informed, when they have open minds, accept different points of view, and mind their own ideas and beliefs.

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Bloggers may face in the first instance (without realizing immediately):

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• jet lag
• language: there are different expressions as learned in school. Typical expressions of countries and we do not know and / or not well or not at all (??)
• the mentality of the people of these countries are other than ours
• temperament of different countries, the mentality of the country “called” the “South” is more “warm”, while the mentality of the country, “said” the “North” is “cold”, misunderstood comments may be unavoidable …
• different education
• the educational hierarchy (my degree is higher than yours [this is also the same in our own country]
• a different religion
• a different policy, not all countries have democracy …
• the living standards of people in these countries
• the competitive spirit of a country to another (which one is better?)
• the different characters (sympathy, antipathy)
• etc..
• [MK] Know how to address someone respectfully.
• [MK] Know formal introductions in another language.

Tip: in order not to face immediately problems it is to recommend not to publish in collaborative blogs on religion and politics, because everyone has their own vision …

Many factors must be considered when one is dealing with different nationalities!

To give you leads, tips and tricks, we will begin in stages, below (the) first (s) step (s).

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[MK] Knowing whether or not to speak formally or informally is important. In many countries how you address someone in conversation becomes the stepping stones to building a relationship. It can be off putting to address someone informally from another country. Formal introductions and formal language protocols are important to many cultures and are identifying factors of respect, cultural identity, and the effort of another person entering a new culture.

[MK] Ask questions when learning about another culture. Keying in on areas that help understand cultural norms, expectations, and differences are essential steps in building a foundation that strengthen the ability to collaborate. Thus, increasing, global interactions, collaboration, learning, and partnerships that propel ones Professional Learning Network.

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Ethics on the internet

On the Internet, we users (those who use the Internet) are both a transmitter and receiver. We use the internet, this service is bi-directional (two way), and exposes us to interventions without borders. As a result we are faced with interpersonal barriers, culture, society, etc.. In order not to make missteps it is advisable to apply sincerity, traditional values ​​of honesty, courtesy, politeness, civility, fairness, integrity, confidentiality, which are the foundations of human civilization .

Related Links:

• Code of ethics and international civility
• Curation about ETHICS

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Time Zones

For time zones: the internet gives us lots of free sources (not always reliable either, download only from reliable sources!) to benefit from tools that make our lives easier.

Why is it important to know about the time zones?

[MK] You want to make sure your blogs and posts on Social Media are read by your visitors, right?  You want your blogs and posts on Social Media are also read by your visitors, isn’t it? Then you must also know the time where your visitors are most present on WordPress or other blogging platforms and on Social Media Twitter. This space of time also varies from one country to another, it is advisable to observe for a few weeks, only visiting at different times, these platforms in different countries for you to realize when it is the best time to post a blog (save the blog). [MK] platforms will help you realize when it is the best time to post a blog (save the blog).

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Only after having surveyed the territory on WordPress, for example, you’ll realize that quite often (you) see a blog post every minute, even several blogs per minute. So there is certainly (not the) time to publish your blog, it will be lost faster than it has been published. We need a period of time when the publication of blogs is not so active so that your blog has a chance of being detected.

Or at home watches turning otherwise as in other countries, or that there are time differences up to 11 (eleven) hours, then it is important to know what time it is in these countries and which countries are visiting other WordPress platforms or other … That is why it is essential to install a free software that provides us with the different time zones. One such reliable tools is free software:

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• InstantTimeZone-WEST

Download the software at the following URL:

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• InstantTimeZone-WEST

 

 

More details for the configuration and use on the developer’s website here: InstantTimeZone

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Related Links:

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• WorldTimeServer
• TimeandDate
• WorldTimeZone
• World Time Buddy

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Here below a screenshot from World Time Buddy, very interesting and existing ALSO as an App.

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Translation Tools

It is advisable to bring translation tools, because very few people (those) who arrive suddenly to will write in a different language other than their mother tongue, (will need to to be able to utilize these tools).

On the internet we can find free sources that help us in this task, but these tools are only an aid. They will not be able to translate your texts completely. Many times these translations give us a good laugh, because their translations are poor quality, but it is enough to save you from a lot of work. You take the rough translation and you adjust correctly, there is still work to do, but also savings additional work.  

 

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Below is a non-exhaustive list of translation software:

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• Google translation
• Lexilogos
• Reverso
• http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-tools-for-teaching-people-and-learners/?tag=translation (curation)
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On WordPress:

About WordPress, it is advisable to contact the   Scientific foreign co-authors or literary, which speak our language better than you own. It will help you translate your blog.  

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Online Dictionaries

As we write in a language other than our mother tongue it is obvious that we do not find all the words that we need to write our blog (or other document), then at that time a dictionary is welcome . Of course we also find free software on the internet, including below a non-exhaustive list:

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[MK] Consider this starting from… it is obvious that we do not find all the words that we need to write our blog…

• Lexilogos
• Freelang
• LingoPad / multilingual
• Collection Clubic
• Free dico
• Oulipo
• http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-tools-for-teaching-people-and-learners/?tag=Dictionary (multilingual curation)
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Grammar Online Tools

Of course we are not perfect, far from it, especially as regards the grammatical errors and misspellings. On the internet you can also find online tools where you can check your texts, below is a list:

• BonPatron
• Corrigemoi
• Le Conjugueur
• FREE Grammar Check
• http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-tools-for-teaching-people-and-learners/?tag=Grammar-Checker (curation)
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Below are valuable aids that will help you:

• Expressio, les expressions françaises décortiquées
• Le dico libre
• L’Internaute-Encyclopédie / Le dictionnaire de la lange française

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Different Countries, Different Units Of Measure

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 Click the above image to access the “Online Converter”.

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• [MK] United States
  • Measurement System
• [GM] The Metric System (Wikipedia)
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Responsibility Of Sharing!

[GM] When WE are sharing articles and especially links WE MUST make sure that WE don’t share MALWARE infected stuff! WE would “infect” OTHERS computer’s (smartphones) with such an action, so be aware, please. WE should learn about the basics of Cyber Security as a GOOD Digital Citizen, which is actually NOT that difficult 😉 Please follow my FREE courses and tutorials below, please:

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Check ALSO the screenshot below, who shows infected and malicious sites.

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• Visual IT-Security/Worksheet-Secure Surfing

• Visual IT-Security/Worksheet-Secure Surfing-part2

• Visual IT-Security:Your Computer As A Possible Cyber-Weapon!?

• Not ONLY rights but also responsibility!?

• Learning basics of Cyber-Security

• Cyber-Security Practice: Learn it in one week

• Visual Cyber-Security: See Attacks On Real Time

• Cyber-Security is easy / Get THE right reflexes!

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Special Characters

Almost every country uses different keyboards adapted to their language, they have provisions in different keys. These provisions are key:

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• QWERTY keyboard, used in some Francophone countries (France and Belgium)
• QWERTY keyboard designed for English, a language without writing accents
• QWERTZ keyboard.

When a French person/individual wants to write in German, it will not automatically create the special characters (ü, ö, ä, ß, etc.). Available on the keyboard, same thing for a German who wants to write in French, will certainly not automatically use special characters (é, è, à, ê, â, etc..). Unless, as in Luxembourg and Switzerland, where their multilingualism / French keyboards “QWERTZ” version Switzerland is used. On these keyboards there are German and French characters available on the keyboard.  And then there are also keyboards for Greek languages, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, etc..

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Related Links:

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• Formation utilisation clavier

• TypoWiki (DE)
• Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator

It is also possible, in Windows, open the “Character” to select characters that are not present on your computer. To do this (in Windows XP), click “Start” (bottom left of the screen), followed by a click on “All Programs.” Then select “Accessories,” followed by a click on “System Tools.” A shortcut menu appears. Select “Character”.

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Under Windows7, it’s the same …

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The following screen is displayed. Choose your special character to include in your document.

At the same time you are informed about the name of the special character, and the way how you can integrate it using the “Alt” keys and the numeric keypad.

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In our example “C CEDILLA” for the name of the special character and pressing the “Alt”key and hold down simultaneously typing the numbers “0231” on the numeric keypad only (located to the right of your keyboard), which gives by releasing the “Alt” letter “ç” key.

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 Authors Social Media Accounts, Connect With Them

[GM] Gust MEES: I am present on:

• Twitter ===> @knolinfos
• Facebook ===> “LifeLongLEARNing“
• LinkedIN ===> https://lu.linkedin.com/in/gustmees
• Pinterest ===> http://www.pinterest.com/webwizard/
• Scoop.it (Curation) ===> http://www.scoop.it/u/webwizard
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[MK] Mindy KIM: I am present on:

• Twitter ===> @kimmindy7
• Facebook ===> MindyKim
  
• LinkedIN ===>https://www.linkedin.com/pub/mindy-kim/83/7b5/b01  
• Pinterest ===> https://www.pinterest.com/mkv
• Scoop.it (Curation) ===> http://www.scoop.it/u/mindy-kim
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Stay tuned for next blog posts 😉

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