doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


June 2011

  • ISTE Day #3

    I was kind of worried going into Day 3 at ISTE.  For some reason, my iPad didn’t charge itself overnight and was sitting at 31% battery.  Would that get me through the day?  Nope.  Sad to say but I ended up taking notes the old fashioned way with paper and a pen.  How quaint.  It… Continue reading

  • OTR Links for 06/30/2011

    Portfolio KAYWA KAYWA offers youth convergence blog today – a blog which is useable from the internet and from your mobile device at the same time. tags: mobile blog online web2.0 Create a Facebook Page | Custom Fan Page Design – Pagemodo Get a beautiful page up fast by using one of our clean, professional… Continue reading

  • ISTE Day #2

    I found it interesting, upon reflection, that the second day of the ISTE Conference was a day of networking.  There were more opportunities to talk and make new connections and sharing ideas.  My score card, at the end of the day reads …. Music 1 Web Development an Applications 1 Google Spotlight 1 Infographics Spotlight… Continue reading

  • OTR Links for 06/29/2011

    Google Releases New Flash To HTML5 Converter, Wants To Save Us From Flash Forever | MacTrast Google’s Labs page has recently added an experimental new tool for web developers that helps them to convert their Flash content to HTML5. The new tool, called Swiffy, could make a lot more flash content available on iOS devices.… Continue reading

  • ISTE Day #1

    It was a long day of professional learning today but wow.  As noted previously, I’m keeping score.  Here’s where I stand. Music 1 Web Development an Applications 1 Google Spotlight 1 Infographics Spotlight 1 Research Paper 1 It was busy. Music – Music and Tech:  Harmony in the Making Links – http://bit.ly/iste11musictech and http://bit.ly/istemusiclinoit It’s… Continue reading