Peter Beens
This is a quick test to see if I can publish a podcast on WordPress and have the file hosted on GitHub.
Be sure the use the “raw” link when inserting the URL. WordPress will insert a player automatically.
The feed for the podcasts I post here should be https://www.beens.ca/category/podcast/feed/.
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This is a recent email I shared with the Communications Technology email list. You may be interested in this if you or your students do website development.
I found a great webpage that will show you what your website looks like on multiple devices at once. It’s great! It would be very useful to make sure your website will look good on mobile devices or tablets.
https://techsini.com/multi-mockup/index.php
Here’s an example when previewing my website:
The only hiccup I found when I was looking at my sites, I had to be sure to use https:// instead of http://.
Henceforth I am going to spell Google “google” when using it as a verb and “Google” when using it as a proper noun.
Who’s with me?
This is a recent email I shared with the Communications Technology email list. You may be interested in this if you use graphics arts or photo editing software.
I attended a Piazza demo session yesterday. Considering the demo was only an hour and there was no time for clarification, my comments may not be entirely accurate. Please let me know if I’ve made any mistakes.
Piazza is a lightweight Learning Management System which is available at https://piazza.com. It is much less comprehensive than D2L, more like Google Classroom but with a nicer interface for students (in my opinion). Continue reading “Piazza (LMS) Demo Session – My Comments”
This will be a running tally of my BMW R1200RT motorcycle mileage, in imperial MPG. Yup, I’m a geek.
From a recent OTF mailing:
Thinking of using a copyright-protected work in your classroom? First, you must determine if you need permission from the copyright owner. Continue reading “Teachers, Copyright, and Fair Dealing: Know your rights and know your limits!”
Welcome to the 3rd in my series of “snippets” blog posts. See here for previous ones.
Is it ethical for a company to buy ads to deny climate change? Exxon thinks so and Google is gladly taking their money. It’s easy for me to boycott Exxon about this because I don’t buy their gas but Google is a little more difficult to boycott, as I’m totally reliant on their online ecosystem. Continue reading “Snippets #3”
For many years, these awards have recognized the excellence of our teachers in publicly funded education. There are three categories of awards: elementary school teacher, secondary school teacher and beginning teacher in the first five years of teaching. A teacher may be nominated by anyone – professional colleagues, students, parents, or the general public.
Nominations are now open for the 2020 awards. The deadline for receipt of nominations is March 31, 2020. Further information is provided on the attached PDF and is also available at www.teachingawards.ca. If you have any questions, please contact Jason Healey at OTF: Jason.healey@otffeo.on.ca.
It would be appreciated if you would highlight and promote these awards within your organization. We are proud of the excellence of teachers throughout the province. These awards allow us to recognize and celebrate outstanding contributions that our members make to their students’ education, to their schools, and within their communities.
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in promoting the OTIP Teaching Awards program!