doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


February 2016

  • February 29

    Why not a post devoted to a day? Today is February 29.  Leap Day. There’s lots to think about on this day.  Foremost, it means that there’s an extra day in 2016.  That means that March Break comes a day later than normal.  With the ups and downs of the weather, going south for good… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 02/29/2016

    The 1-minute guide to plagiarism | e-Moderation Station RT @ShellTerrell: The 1-minute guide to plagiarism https://t.co/Qda1wtyjBA #elearning The 1-minute guide to plagiarism https://t.co/Qda1wtyjBA #elearning — Shelly Sanchez (@ShellTerrell) February 28, 2016 tags: IFTTT Twitter elearning via:packrati.us Best of Ontario-Educators3 Daily Best of Ontario-Educators3 Daily is out! https://t.co/YY9vkqQVlA Stories via @TeacherMomOfTwo @nadine1osborne @mrm1mr — Doug Peterson… Continue reading

  • Unite for Literacy

    I had an interesting conversation a couple of days ago about the limitation of tablets, in this case iPads, in the classroom with a teacher-librarian friend.  It wasn’t something that I’d thought about before but it went to reinforce a few things in my mind: someone needs to be constantly driving the ship and pushing… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 02/28/2016

    When Going Public Isn’t An Option — Then What? | Living Avivaloca When Going Public Isn’t An Option — Then What? | Living Avivaloca https://t.co/b6Zwf4IQSZFound with https://t.co/7D97BqAXbS When Going Public Isn’t An Option — Then What? | Living Avivaloca https://t.co/b6Zwf4IQSZ Found with https://t.co/7D97BqAXbS — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) February 27, 2016 tags: IFTTT Twitter via:packrati.us Best… Continue reading

  • How to write a successful session proposal

    This post originally appeared on the Bring IT, Together website. For the upcoming Bring IT, Together Conference, the committee expects to review over 500 session proposal (50 minutes sessions on Thursday and Friday) and offer about 150 to conference attendees. This post will help you become one of the chosen few after a committee reads… Continue reading