doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


June 2014

  • CASL

    The Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation kicks in on Canada Day.  I guess that’s appropriate.   My inbox has actually been more active than normal with the commercial services that have my email address wanting to meet the legal obligation of having me reconfirm that I want stuff from them.  I think it’s a bit funny –… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 06/30/2014

    Why I Can’t Delete a Digital Moment I Don’t Even Remember – Jessica Miller – The Atlantic RT @royanlee: Why I Can’t Delete a Digital Moment I Don’t Even Remember http://t.co/UoorMgSNQD tags: via:packrati.us You Can Start Planning Now! #BIT14 | doug — off the record RT @NoelineL: Attend a gathering of social media royalty >>… Continue reading

  • You Can Start Planning Now! #BIT14

    Your BringITTogether Committee has been working very hard at plans for Ontario’s Educational Technology Conference.  The group met online just this week to update each other on the activities of the various sub-committees. The keynote speakers have been in place for some time now: Artemis Papert and Brian Silverman Richard Byrne Ron Canuel George Couros… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 06/29/2014

    Social Media in Technology: A Unified Strategy for Success~ White paper – Hootsuite Social Media Management Social Media in Technology: A Unified Strategy for Success~ White paper – Hootsuite Social Media Management http://t.co/9MR7e6LKMW tags: via:packrati.us Why So Many Of The World’s Greatest Soccer Players Wear No. 10 – Business Insider Why So Many Of The… Continue reading

  • You Never Know …

    … where your next great blog post will come from. Yesterday, Sue Waters, the Edublogger, wrote a wonderful post for the “new to Twitter” teacher.  The post was called “Hashtags, Twitter Chats and TweetDeck for Education“.  Pass it along to those who could use it. Now, I’ve never met Sue face to face but certainly… Continue reading