doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


October 2019

  • The nuclear option

    Grinning, at least now. I wasn’t a few days ago. With the update to Chrome OS 78, I was feeling pretty good about reliability again. Then, I started to read about new features. If they were as good as the Accessibility Option that I had previously blogged about, this could be good. One new feature,… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 10/31/2019

    https://paper.li/dougpete/ontario-educators?edition_id=adc01470-fb76-11e9-b54a-0cc47a0d1609 The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/tKSqBspMBj Stories via @1DeLorenzi @Robitaille2011 @Silvana_Hoxha #onted #osstf — tags: IFTTT Twitter A Trick or a Treat: The story of Canada’s Cursed Candy Kiss | OTTAWA REWIND A Trick or a Treat: The story of Canada’s Cursed Candy Kiss | OTTAWA REWIND – https://t.co/r02J5tLYBF via @shareaholic —… Continue reading

  • Praise for older schools

    Last Friday, one of the blog posts that I shared because I enjoy it came from Anne-Marie Kee. She had a “Focus on Trees” as her topic. It has stuck with me since I read it. In the post, she took us for a virtual walk through of her school setting and the heritage that… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 10/30/2019

    The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/xN8JwfJgUN Stories via @osstf @tlsaloranta @OPSBA #onted #éducation — tags: IFTTT Twitter The Best of Ontario-Educators 5 Daily The latest The Doug Peterson Daily! https://t.co/QV3vMVlyh4 Thanks to @MrsCRoti @bethkalexander @noasbobs #unboundeq #topoli — tags: IFTTT Twitter The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best… Continue reading

  • Windsor Firefighter Memorial

    Recently, we saw an announcement on the local news that there was to be a new Windsor Firefighter Memorial unveiled along the Windsor waterfront. As it would happen, my wife and I got a call from some dear friends who were in town and wanted to go out for breakfast and get caught up. We… Continue reading