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. Below are a selected few, with commentary, from the past week.
- If you’re interested in keeping score with all the changes that have taken place with the current Ontario government, check here. I thought I was up to date but no.
- I get a kick from doing quizzes like this. Purported to be a Mensa test, I did pretty well.
- It’s tough enough to offer a complete set of courses for some school districts at present. It’s going to get worse. Northern boards are concerned.
- Probably not a big deal for many but when Windsor makes it on the Simpsons, it’s big news around here.
- I would have guessed four but Google Assistant tells me I’m wrong. Verified here.
- Well, everyone except Computer Scientists, I suspect.
- Perhaps not the definitive list – everyone has their own thoughts – but it is a pretty history.
- If you’re new to Flipgrid or are just curious, this summary should serve you well. There’s always something to learn.
- It’s just posturing. If you take this stuff to seriously, your blood pressure will go through the roof. It takes two to tango, as they say.
- This is a reminder that losing a teacher is more than just losing a body at the staff meeting.
- I’m looking forward to see what Microsoft considers expendable as they work on a Lite version of Windows.
- Does your password pop up in this list of weak passwords? If it does, you might want to up your game.
- It’s so nice to see that Computer Scientists are recognized in this post. What state will be next?
- Been there, done that says society. But, if you want to find out how, the manual is now for sale.
Blog Posts on doug … off the record
My daily contributions to this blog.
- Sunday – My Week Ending April 28, 2019
- Monday – Blog abuse
- Tuesday – Ranking everyone
- Wednesday – They’re baaaaack
- Thursday – Real money
- Friday – This Week in Ontario Edublogs
- Saturday –@voicEd #twioe Playlist – Weeks 121-125
- Sunday – Whatever happened to … disk activity lights?
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Technology Troubleshooting
We love McDonald’s coffee.
We’re not a fan of long waits in drive throughs.
So, often I’ll park and go inside to order the coffee. The local McDonald’s restaurant is right across the road from the high school and the kids have really taken to the electronic order board. I was interested until I read this story. In fact, when that story came out, there were lots of others reporting the same thing.
Shortly thereafter, there were articles calling it a hoax. But, a hoax with some truth behind it.
This morning, I happened to read this somewhat related story.
It’s directed to society in general but it certainly spurred some comments from teachers about things that teachers touch all the time. Phones, iPads, art equipment – Anne Shillolo and Lisa Corbett just kept piling on.
I do know that, in my lab when we shared computers, I would spring for packages of Lysol wipes and would encourage students to wipe the keyboard before logging in.
Do you buy into the theory that teachers are more resistant to bugs than society in general? If you do, there certainly would have to be a sliding scale depending upon the age of the students you teach!
Video of the Week
Photo of the Week
On Saturday, we took the dog for a walk at the Leamington Marina and saw this. The ferry to the right is the Pelee Islander. For years, it’s made the trip to Pelee Island. (I’ve done that many times!) The one on the left is the new Pelee Islander II. It’s huge in comparison.
I had to snap a picture with my phone.
- It was the first time I’d seen them together.
- My first reaction was that the new boat had its mouth open and was going to swallow the original.
Please join me daily and I hope that you check in next Sunday for a summary of my week.
Thanks for reading.
dp
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