doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


May 2017

  • Beatlemania

    Growing up, we didn’t have a radio in our house.  Consequently, I wasn’t on the Beatles fan wagon as a child.  Later, at university, there were other things playing on the progressive rock stations so I pretty much missed their musical genius until they showed up on the oldie stations! The closest thing that I… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 05/31/2017

    ONTSpecialNeeds on Twitter: “Visit your local library! It’s free! #literacy https://t.co/OlENVwjJ2l” Visit your local library! It’s free! #literacy http://pic.twitter.com/OlENVwjJ2l — ONTSpecialNeeds (@ONTSpecialNeeds) May 29, 2017 tags: IFTTT Twitter Doodle 4 Google Voting – Doodle 4 Google Doodle 4 Google Voting – Doodle 4 Google https://t.co/vTvBKimBBL — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) May 31, 2017 tags: IFTTT Twitter… Continue reading

  • It’s all in the communication

      Recently, I enjoyed this article “This Math Problem Will Make You Lose Your Mind“.  It all revolves around the solution of this problem. It generated quite a bit of discussion from friends of mine, along with different answers.  In fact, even the internet doesn’t quite have its act together.  Turning to YouTube, you’ll find… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 05/30/2017

    The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/kIlmk7DixW Stories via @komox37 @mridley @waltguitar #edchat #changeschool — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) May 30, 2017 The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/kIlmk7DixW Stories via @cheryl_lovell @andreacstep @OSTF27 #changeschool The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/kIlmk7DixW Stories via @cheryl_lovell @andreacstep @OSTF27 #changeschool… Continue reading

  • Because of this, we can do that

    If you’re like me, you use Google Maps.  And, probably for a lot of things other than just drawing a map.  You might explore new places, get driving directions, look for traffic problems on highways, get a visual of construction sites to ignore, and much more. Over the weekend, I read and highly encourage you… Continue reading