doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


Maps

  • Meet you in the middle

    Suppose you just found your long, lost friend. The problem is that they live quite a distance away. So, rather than going to their place or them coming to your place, you agree to meet in the middle somewhere for lunch. Traditionally, I might go by instinct and there was a time where I might… Continue reading

  • Streets of Stratford

    This is a community post – different from My Childhood Community but I just wanted to link to it if you haven’t read it. It’s inspiration for expections about community and many people have had kids do research about their own community. I just can’t believe that post goes back to 2010. If you’re looking… Continue reading

  • A great map creation tool

    I have to give a big shout-out to Miguel Guhlin for this lead. It came out in this morning’s TCEA Education Newsletter. Those that know me know that I’m a sucker for any good mapping tool and this one put me over the top. There is a little American bias in the menus but I… Continue reading

  • What city are we in?

    I’m playing this game while doing a few other things. I eventually found it so engaging that I dropped doing the other things! It’s a simple concept and yet nowhere near as simple to solve once I started playing with it. Choose the country where you want to play and adjust the level of difficulty… Continue reading

  • A look back (or ahead)

    I guess it’s all in your perspective. I’ve written about a similar utility in the past but this popped up in my reading this morning. It monopolized a bunch of my time which means it’s worthy of a blog post. Until I attended the Faculty of Education at the University of Toronto, the city of… Continue reading

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