doug — off the record

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July 2015

  • This Week in Ontario Edublogs

    Things certainly have heated up in Ontario this week.  Weather-wise and blogging-wise.  Here’s some of the reading I enjoyed this past week. The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum The Diefenbunker was certainly something that we discussed in school.  It was part of Canada’s concern about the Cold War.  I did not know that it was… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 07/31/2015

    Flipping for New Chromebook for Today’s Classrooms | Tech Learning Flipping for New Chromebook for Today’s Classrooms – http://t.co/L1KMhO9NV5 http://t.co/L1KMhO9NV5 — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) July 30, 2015 tags: IFTTT Twitter The changing landscape of reading and its impact on the role of the Teacher Librarian | iPractice The changing landscape of reading and its impact… Continue reading

  • About Professional Development

    I was really excited to see the title for this article fly by on my reading this morning. What Does the Research Say on Professional Development, Anyway? I’m looking forward to doing the reading.  What works; what doesn’t?  That would be the sort of thing that you’d expect from an article like that. As I’m… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 07/30/2015

    How To Embed Pinterest Boards And Pins On Your Blog – The Edublogger How To Embed Pinterest Boards And Pins On Your Blog http://t.co/6X3gHGwUGZ via @Firefox — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) July 29, 2015 tags: IFTTT Twitter 9 Idiotic Office Rules That Drive Everyone Insane | Dr. Travis Bradberry | LinkedIn 9 stupid office rules that… Continue reading

  • Digital Citizenship Resource

    Recently, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Tom D’Amico from the Ottawa Catholic School Board.  If you haven’t had the chance to read the interview, I’d encourage you to do so.  Then, why not pass it along to your own principal, superintendent, or director to encourage this sort of progressive, open thinking. I really… Continue reading