doug — off the record

Day: August 30, 2012

  • Another Vote Against the “Good Ol’ Days”

    I had to smile yesterday morning. On Facebook, @doremigirl shared a mother’s thoughts as her daughter got on the bus for an orientation day to Grade 9.  It’s an emotional day for her and many more moms and dads everywhere as students head off to the great unknown.  Ditto to the younger ones headed to…

  • OTR Links 08/30/2012

    Why a ‘mixed economy’ of digital devices is best for your educational institution. | dougbelshaw.com/blog “To my mind, being an ‘iPad-only’ school makes no sense. It’s replicating the Microsoft vendor lock-in all over again. Since when was school about teaching young people how to use particular types of devices?” tags: mixed economy devices institution com…