doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


September 2020

  • The worst of social media

    It happened again. I was in a sleep; I’d like to say deep sleep but I don’t know for certain. I heard my phone vibrate. I have my phone on vibrate all the time anyway and then program it to “do not disturb” from 9pm to 5am. I’d tried to stay up to see the… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 09/30/2020

    The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/YPTlpgYalg Stories via @tlsaloranta @tomsywt @vkbennett #hamont — tags: IFTTT Twitter Ontario Educators 6 Daily The latest Ontario Educators 6 Daily! https://t.co/hjTfHlNWJ8 Thanks to @TaillonNadine @coachfirth @Gailhbc #covid19 #goodtrouble — tags: IFTTT Twitter The Best of Ontario-Educators 5 Daily The latest The Doug… Continue reading

  • The value of a network

    According to Twitter, I’ve had an account since 2007. Before that, I took the traditional approach to learning. That typically meant signing up for courses, taking workshops, going to conferences, and doing a lot of error and trial. With my background, my focus typically was education, technology, and technology in education. I make no apologies… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 09/29/2020

    The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/EXO1CWjySW Stories via @mrdbudd @TeacherHann @DPAWestonPhD #breaking — tags: IFTTT Twitter Morning meeting slides template for Google Slides or PowerPoint, 100% customizable! | SlidesMania Morning meeting slides template for Google Slides or PowerPoint, 100% customizable! https://t.co/qttNL6rWJJ via @SlidesManiaSM #Free resources for #GoogleSlides or #PowerPoint… Continue reading

  • Response to spammers

    It’s been a while since I honoured those spammers that drop off comments quite regularly but you never see them, thanks to Akismet. I’m watching football on Sunday as I write this and had this urge to do a purge. But, I couldn’t resist sharing some of these. If look at the bottom of my… Continue reading