doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


February 2017

  • Oscars literacy

    For educators that address media literacy in the classroom, Super Bowl advertisements are the Super Bowl of resources. But the Oscars Awards on Sunday night opened a whole new realm of possibilities. Sure, everyone was talking about the misannouncement at the end of the show or the routines that Jimmy Kimmel’s had throughout the show.… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 02/28/2017

    The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/x51meHw9A6 Stories via @tomsywt @westernulibsEDU @NicolaBenton2 #edchat #edtech — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) February 28, 2017 The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/x51meHw9A6 Stories via @DiPettaSonia @DeniseAndreOCSB @CanadianTechEd #edtech The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/x51meHw9A6 Stories via @DiPettaSonia @DeniseAndreOCSB @CanadianTechEd #edtech… Continue reading

  • Signal strength

    Just a warning that this might be something that: you may already know you don’t care it goes beyond “it just works” and makes quantitative interesting (at least to me) First of all, I’d like to point out that I didn’t start out looking to learn/relearn this. I actually stumbled into it reading a story… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 02/27/2017

    Trump Attacks New York Times Oscars Ad Before It Airs – NBC News https://t.co/rFr5NYmxhx Trump Attacks New York Times Oscars Ad Before It Airs – NBC News https://t.co/rFr5NYmxhx — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) February 27, 2017 tags: IFTTT Twitter via:packrati.us G Suite Update Alerts: Support for rotated text, accounting number formats, and more in Google Sheets… Continue reading

  • Whatever happened to …

    … acid rain? Thanks to an anonymous contribution to the Padlet for this idea. I had to have a quick smile when I read this.  Acid rain a concern in the 90s? As a high school student of the 70s, it was of high concern then as well.  I can recall the concern for lakes… Continue reading