Category Archives: Samples

Small Words in Help Tabs

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Doug

The WordPress help tabs rely on educated bets about what people will need at a quick glance, and where they will need it. To see this, look at the two admin screens where a new or newish user is most … Continue reading →

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Pocket Philosophy of Contextual Help

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Doug

Crafting varied, mostly small updates to the help tabs for WordPress 3.1 feels like a slow motion race against time. Iterations of the Beta version need to be in place to see what help text needs revising; any revising must … Continue reading →

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WordPress Help Tabs

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Doug

I’m currently working on updating some help tabs for WordPress 3.1, about to go into Beta. See Trac Ticket #15346 (Contextual Help Tabs Cleanup) with patches I’ve submitted for individual dashboard screens. For background on WordPress help tabs: Codex article … Continue reading →

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My First Book

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Doug

Standing in Your Shoes: A Checklist for Classroom and Substitute Teachers by Doug Provencio Standing in Your Shoes prepares educators for that inevitable day when a substitute teacher takes charge of the classroom. This unique book speaks to a dual … Continue reading →

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Magazine Article

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Doug

“Who Are You Today: Adventures in Substitute Teaching,” a piece I wrote for the magazine NEA Today

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