doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


May 2012

  • The Latest in Cool Recipes

    Those that know me, know that I like to automate as much as possible to my benefit.  Call me lazy; I prefer to think that it’s innovative.  When I use an application, I like what it can do for me but the next thing I ask is “What else can you do for me?” One… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 05/31/2012

    7 Web 2.0 Animation Tools | Mark Brumley Animation projects are a great way to integrate technology, encourage project-based learning and have a lot of fun. This month let’s take a quick tour of seven Web 2.0 animation sites for students young and old. tags: web animation tools mark Taking Diigo Beyond the Bookmark The… Continue reading

  • Laughing at Search

    Just something a little on the lighter side today… I was doing some testing to see if Bing’s social search was enabled for me.  Probably more about that in the future. But, I did my typical acid test for searching, I searched for “House”.  That combines results from the television and construction industries. I wasn’t… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 05/30/2012

    PBWorks Video Tutorials PB Works – free video tutorials. Visit TeachertrainingVideos.com for more free online courses and online IT courses. tags: wiki tutorials pbworks howto tutorial education web2.0 wikis Mobile Learning Portal This website, hosted by the Learning Technology Center in the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin, is designed to… Continue reading

  • Playing with Cargo-Bot

    Over the weekend, I read about Cargo-Bot.  It really caught my interest for two reasons. it was created on an iPad using Codea; it’s a game that includes Computer Science concepts. I have downloaded the Codea and played with it previously.  “Hello World” and a quick calculator was truly the extent of my use.  I… Continue reading