My Week Ending 2021-12-19

Here’s a summary of some of the things I learned and published this week.

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Readings 

You can follow my daily readings as they happen here.  Below are a selected few, with commentary, from the past week. They’re posted to the blog daily under the title OTR Links.

Sunday

• The last bit of objectivity in news reporting is leaving Fox News
• Ubuntu is working on a cloud based OS to compete with Chrome OS

Monday

• The greatest Christmas show ever and how to stream it
• If you’re in a classroom, you know that you can feel alone and wish that your administrator would do something – here are some suggestions

Tuesday

• What Ontario truly needs is for a government to come out with one strong set of rules and no exceptions for vaccinations
• I had to smile when I read about this; I used Google Toolbar years and years ago before better alternatives came along. Now, it’s officially put to rest

Wednesday

• From a science website, some thoughts about what Omicron will mean as winter approaches
• I’m more likely to use Google Docs since I work on a couple of different computers during the day. It announces upgrades

Thursday

• This is a neat concept – having students created a snowman and facilitated over the internet
• I think that this move by Microsoft will be well appreciated – right now, things bounce between the Control Panel and Settings – it’s going to end up in Settings

Friday

• We saw it coming and many think that it’s too late but Ontario is now headed back towards stricter rules
• If you could distribute test kits, would you choose the LCBO? It’s certainly not equitable as shown in this opinion piece

Saturday

• Yes, McDonald’s French Fries are absolutely tasty and here’s why
• Microsoft is also in the certification business and there are a lot of things that you might want to study

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Blog Posts on
doug — off the record

My daily contributions to this blog are linked below. If you’re looking for a week in review for doug–off the record, you came to the right place.

• Sunday – My Week Ending December 12, 2021
  • Weekly summary of things around here
• Monday – Getting it right and giving us choices
  • Word is that Microsoft is going to allow for some flexibilty in browser choices
• Tuesday – Masking
  • Not all masks are created equally
• Wednesday – Tree of Life Explorer
  • Everything you ever wanted to know about life
• Thursday – Technology and Christmas lights
  • Just some observations at this time of year
• Friday – This Week in Ontario Edublogs
  • A review of seven recent blog posts from Ontario Educators
• Saturday – I’m not a photographer
  • If only I had the tools and the skills
• Sunday – Whatever happened to … ?
  • A weekly fun post to try to get you to reflect on things and share your thoughts

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#FollowFriday – December 17, 2021

https://wke.lt/w/s/MFnmaq

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voicEd Radio

This Week in Ontario Edublogs is a show/podcast that features great writing from Ontario Edubloggers.

Featured Bloggers:

• Rob Ridley – @RangerRidley
• Will Gourley – @WillGourley
• Laura Wheeler – @wheeler_laura
• EduGals – @EduGals
• Amy Bowker – @amyebowker
• STAO – @staoapso
• Mary Walker Hope – @mwalkerhope

This week’s show:

https://voiced.ca/podcast_episode_post/communicating-better-organizing-better-and-failing-better/

Opening Song:

Closing Song:

All of the shows are archived here. The show is broadcast LIVE almost every Wednesday morning at 8:45 on voicEd Radio.

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Technology Troubleshooting

Sometimes, there’s technology that can only be solved by someone else.

My wife loves her Jeep Renegade but there’s a recurring issue. Built into the computer system is a reminder to the owner that it is time for an oil change. You’d think that resetting that would be part of a routine at the dealership. Yet, we’ve had to do that lots of times.

I’ve done some searching to see if the solution can be done with a combination of things when you’re sitting in the driver’s seat. Lots of suggestions online but none that work.

It appears that only a computer at the dealership will suffice.

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Video of the Week

If you’re like me, you’re wondering about this…

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Photo of the Week

Moonlight in Belle River

Thanks for reading.

Please join me daily for something new and, hopefully, interesting for you. I honestly and truthfully appreciate your few moments reading my thoughts. Time willing, this summary appears every Sunday afternoon.

Be safe.

dp

This blog post was originally posted at:

https://dougpete.wordpress.com/

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