Community Stories
Youth ICT 2012 - Project Videos on Community Technology
Monday, 27 February 2012, 04:58 PMKO-KNET's Cal Kenny and Angie Morris mentored a group of youth video producers from communities across northern Ontario. After a 'boot camp' held in Thunder Bay, project participants brainstormed, scripted, filmed and edited videos.
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New Website for Community Cable Plant Technicians
Thursday, 23 February 2012, 11:59 AMA free online resource is now available for all community cable plant technicians. The website features forums about operating and maintaining a cable plant. It also features troubleshooting tips, videos and support.
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Fort Severn First Nation’s Broadband Leadership Gains Recognition
Monday, 20 February 2012, 12:13 PMTwo research papers from Fort Severn First Nation are published to share the story of the community’s leadership with broadband technologies with many Canadian and international researchers and policy-makers.
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First Mile at Doig River
Sunday, 19 February 2012, 12:28 PMKate Hennessy accounts her experience in Fort St. John, B.C. working with former Doig River First Nation chief Garry Oker and SFU PhD Candidate Rob McMahon to plan a documentary video to be produced for the First Mile project.
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First Mile Videos -- Saugeen
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 12:39 PMStudents in Saugeen produced a collection of excellent First Mile videos about connectivity in their communities!
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Council of Yukon First Nations Videoconferencing Program
Friday, 3 February 2012, 11:56 AMIn 2008 a pilot project was developed between DHSS and Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) to provide video conferencing services to CYFN and three of the outlying communities.
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Keeping the IP Phones Running
Monday, 30 January 2012, 11:52 AMWes Angees is the band technician for Slate Falls. He keeps the local phones running, connects people to the Internet and takes care of local networking.
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Tips to Protect your Videoconferencing Unit from Hackers
Friday, 27 January 2012, 02:04 PMLyle Johnson, K-Net, provides some tips to make sure your VC Unit is set up to try and address potential threats from hackers.
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Setting up Skype for Community Meetings
Monday, 16 January 2012, 12:42 PMHenry Tambour works as the band’s network technician. He is helping build the community’s new fibre optic network. He also helps set up local wireless connections and software.
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DiabeTEXTS: Innovative Diabetes Community Management
Monday, 2 January 2012, 12:44 PMDiabeTEXTs provides diabetes education and information to interested community members through SMS texting and other electronic mediums.
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*** Coming Spring 2013 - Journal of Community Informatics (JoCI) Special Issue: The First Mile of Broadband Connectivity in Communities ***