Comments on: Understanding Time During K12 Online … https://k12onlineconference.org/2007/10/14/understanding-time-during-k12-online/ archived presentations 2006 - 2017 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:02:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Darren Kuropatwa https://k12onlineconference.org/2007/10/14/understanding-time-during-k12-online/#comment-1167 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:02:58 +0000 http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=32#comment-1167 Karen,

You’re quite right, thanks for the references. 😉

In this post we are trying to make sure that everyone can determine the correct time for the various live events at K12 Online so that they don’t miss out on anything.

For the purposes of clarity with respect to how we talk about time more colloquially 12:00pm would be “lunch time” and 12:00am would be “midnight.”

Cheers,
Darren Kuropatwa
Convener K12 Online

]]> By: Karen https://k12onlineconference.org/2007/10/14/understanding-time-during-k12-online/#comment-1166 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:31:04 +0000 http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=32#comment-1166 This GMT Time Converter site uses 12 p.m. GMT as its standard. Ironically, “consider that “a.m” and “p.m.” are abbreviations for “ante meridiem” and “post meridiem.” They mean “before noon” and “after noon,” respectively. Noon is neither before or after noon; it is simply noon. Therefore, neither the “a.m.” nor “p.m.” designation is correct. On the other hand, midnight is both 12 hours before noon and 12 hours after noon. Therefore, either 12 a.m. or 12 p.m. could work as a designation for midnight, but both would be ambiguous as to the date intended.”

National Instistitute of Standards and Technology at http://tf.nist.gov/general/misc.htm

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