doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


July 2013

  • An Old Blog

    Starting August 1, my old employer will be discontinuing a service that had served teachers for years.  The FirstClass email and conferencing centre served the system well to build a community within the district.  One of the features that I used when it became part of the product was its blogging feature.  The power of… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 07/31/2013

    The Best 1:1 Device is a Good Teacher http://t.co/92KfKAfSJp The Best 1:1 Device is a Good Teacher http://t.co/92KfKAfSJp tags: via:packrati.us I’m at Belle River Marina (Lakeshore, ON) http://t.co/AcMmtJHqwz I’m at Belle River Marina (Lakeshore, ON) http://t.co/AcMmtJHqwz tags: via:packrati.us The 12 Habits Of Highly Collaborative Organizations – Forbes The 12 Habits Of Highly Collaborative Organizations http://t.co/gqr20r5fNM… Continue reading

  • Response to Spammers

    I like the fact that this blog is protected by Akismet.  It keeps most of the silly comments from spammers away from you.  These comments end up in a queue in the dashboard that lets me review them just in case a good comment gets trapped.  Usually, I just go in and blow them away.… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 07/30/2013

    Ontario: CanadaGenWeb’s Cemetery Project Canada Gen Web’s Cemetery Project – collection of images of headstones from Ontario tags: ontario cemetery project Google A-Z – Google Drive RT @pbeens: Added Zagat to the Google A-Z reference document. http://t.co/pOkPXvlB2s tags: via:packrati.us I’m at Harrow, ON (Essex County, ON) http://t.co/G5xUPQNoEM I’m at Harrow, ON (Essex County, ON) http://t.co/G5xUPQNoEM… Continue reading

  • Ongoing Learning

    It was a Sunday morning and I ran SocialBro just to get an idea of where I stand with Twitter relationships.  It’s not that I live and die by it but I was also watching the Formula 1 race from Budapest and it was something to do during commercials. I have a tendency not to… Continue reading