It's that time in the school year. No, not exams or graduations, but retirements. Now, if your district honours the contributions made by people who have left active employment and keep them in the digital social circles, you know who is retiring. But, your district might have cut you off at the knees the moment [...]
OTR Links 06/27/2017
The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/65KGmNXVii Stories via @kprschools @marclijour @mcd_boulanger #iste17 #alaac17 — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 27, 2017 The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/65KGmNGkqK Stories via @fionaross15 @Hmason36 @GHarris01 #alaac17 The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/65KGmNGkqK Stories via @fionaross15 @Hmason36 @GHarris01 #alaac17 [...]
Saving this year’s blogs
As the end of the school year looms, there are plenty of maintenance and storage things that need addressing. There's one other thing that you might want to store if your class in blogging ... storing the blog for 2016-2017. In September, things will start all over again, including new blogs. So, saving this year's [...]
OTR Links 06/26/2017
The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/fDS2597EPN Stories via @kritsand @MsScotchmer @MrOrr_geek #iste17 #science — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 26, 2017 The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/fDS2597EPN Stories via @ValiaReinsalu @oliviammolina @rgordon #science The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/fDS2597EPN Stories via @ValiaReinsalu @oliviammolina @rgordon #science [...]
Whatever happened to …
... phone books? Thanks to Sheila Stewart for the idea to write this particular post. In doing so, she shared a link to a letter to the editor about how difficult it is for one person from Thunder Bay to get one. Getting the run-around to get a phone book We had a little back [...]
OTR Links 06/25/2017
Computer Science Teacher: Student Programmer Fix This Code Computer Science Teacher: Student Programmer Fix This Code https://t.co/dNSTzDQ1ol — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 25, 2017 tags: IFTTT Twitter via:packrati.us The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/OVUOJx2Ah3 Stories via @cyndiejacobs @minifancarl @comoedu #onted #canada150 — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 25, 2017 [...]
Fidgeting
I needed to buy a screwdriver the other day and so it was off to Canadian Tire. Before I could even think of navigating to the tools section and then find the one from the millions on the shelf, I saw a display. I'm such an impulse buyer. It is the current distraction - there [...]
