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===Gogo.mn UB Map=== |
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In November 2009, I sent a package with my resume, Mongolian language descriptions of my projects, and my business card to gogo.mn offices in Ulaanbaatar. |
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It was received by an engineer at gogo.mn and he sent me an e-mail, asking if I could work on their zipcode system. I put together a few ways for them to reduce the number of points so they could display their zipcode map files. |
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Since then, gogo.mn has created a number of zipcodes and they **do not** run my code. But if you go to http://stat.gogo.mn/staticcontents/map/v2/js/ggmap.js you can still see the functions still are written there. |
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function biasPoint(p1, p2) |
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function compressAndMovePts(allPoints, ratio) |
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===HappyCamel=== |
===HappyCamel=== |
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Revision as of 23:02, 10 November 2010
Mongolia Background
Personal Attributes
- Native speaker of American English (I am from the state of New Hampshire, but I do not have a Boston accent)
- Experience reading, writing, transliterating (Nicholas -> Николас), and typing with a Mongolian keyboard
- Knowledge of basic Mongolian phrases, and eagerness to learn more
- I believe the best education is a global one. This idea is as important for me as it is for Mongolian students. We will all need this experience to use technology and work in international business.
- The first book which I could read was "Go Dog Go". Today, my favorite fiction books are "Inkheart" and "Transall", and my favorite non-fiction books are "The Singularity is Near" and "The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind".
- Interest in the environment, sharing of cultures, and the potential of technology.
- Technical skills in programming, website development, and content creation
- Mathematical skills with a focus in civil engineering
Past Work in Education
I have worked on many projects for OLPC. In summer 2010, I worked in Uganda for 8 weeks and taught geography and science applications. Most of the Ugandan students and teachers had English as a second or third language. Please see my photos and writing on the Uganda Experience page.
I wrote lesson plans and recommended learning websites for programs in several countries.
I revised, coded, and wrote a section for computer programming textbooks at Deitel, Inc. The programming languages were Java, Visual Basic, and Visual C#.
Past Work with OLPC Mongolia
My experience creating content for OLPC Mongolia
- GeoQuiz Mongolia: a geography puzzle game. Students name each of the aimags of Mongolia.
- Typing Turtle for Mongolia : typing tutor - included translating prompts, and localizing lessons to Mongolian keyboard and vocabulary words
- SocialCalc: a spreadsheet and graphing tool. I programmed the graphs, translated labels in the activity, and created new examples for my original lesson plans. Batkhuu Ichinkhorloo translated these lesson plans into the Mongolian language.
- Map Activity - I incorporated a Mongolian language translation into my Map activity.
HappyCamel
I have created a travel map website and photo-promoting website for HappyCamel.com , a Ulaanbaatar-based trekking travel company
I was interested in traveling to Mongolia, so I spent time creating layers and interactive maps for the company. Recently, I was asked to update the maps and I did so.