doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


July 2018

  • Life, as we know it

    Last week, in my This Week in Ontario Edublogs, I shared Larissa Aradj’s post about Geographic tools that she learned about at the California Geo Teacher Institute.  With my fascination with maps, there has been considerable time and exploration put into this. In the post, Larissa shared a map of Ontario capture from the Map of… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 07/31/2018

    The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/W1bMf7eJ2R Stories via @hillsjelkdsb @melanie_korach @Teresa_Kelly #stem #codebreaker — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) July 31, 2018 The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/W1bMf7eJ2R Stories via @TeacherHann @Laurier @DonnaPapacosta #codebreaker — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) July 31, 2018 tags: IFTTT Twitter Google fires shots at… Continue reading

  • An Interview with Martha Martin

    An Interview with Martha Martin

    Doug: Martha Martin and I have know each other for a long, long time in a number of contexts.  We’ll touch on a few of them below. She’s currently a Teacher-Librarian at LaSalle Public School in LaSalle, Ontario.  I was delighted when she agreed to talk about things for the blog. Welcome, Martha.  Obviously, from… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 07/30/2018

    The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/seDCJo3cWt Stories via @joe_sisco @B_ernadette @Tracy_Sherriff #28juillet1755 #pilgrimage — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) July 30, 2018 The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/seDCJo3cWt Stories via @WhatsUpMrJ @barbaramcveigh @Staudt1 #pilgrimage — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) July 30, 2018 tags: IFTTT Twitter My Week Ending July… Continue reading

  • My Week Ending July 29, 2018

    Here’s a summary of some of the things I learned and published this week. Readings (You can follow my daily readings as they happen here.  Here are a selected few from the past week.) I’ve often wondered why home security systems haven’t embraced this.  After all, wifi is just about everywhere.  Why not measure any changes in… Continue reading