April 2012
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DOPEfm’s Women in Hip-Hop Roundtable Concludes
Chase: “All right, DOPEfm, we are celebrating International Women’s Day. This is Chase March on the microphone, Gamma Krush is hiding in the shadows, and Daddy J is on the boards. We are lucky enough to have some lovely ladies in our studio today. We have Our Sis Sam representing the behind the scenes hip-hop […]
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Women in Hip-Hop Roundtable Part 3
Chase: “You are listening to DOPEfm’s annual International Women’s Day special. It’s actually the 101st anniversary of this day, so that is something right there. Download the podcast for free or stream it with the player below. You can go back and read the transcript from the start or just pick it up here. Either […]
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DOPEfm’s Women in Hip-Hop Roundtable Discussion Part 2
Welcome back to DOPEfm’s Women in Hip-Hop special roundtable discussion. You can download this podcast for free, stream it with the player below, read it from the very start, or just pick up right where we left off last time. . . Nilla: “It’s just that straight disrespect. Do you respect your mom? Do you […]
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DOPEfm’s Women in Hip-Hop Roundtable
Chase: “All right everybody, Chase March here for DOPEfm. Daddy J is on the boards, Gamma Krush is in the studio, along with a nice panel here, we are celebrating International Women’s Day DOPEfm style. You can listen to this show with the player below, download the podcast for free,or just continue reading. Let’s celebrate […]
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How To Convert Printing to Text on a Smartboard (or Teacher, I can’t read your writing)
Has a student every complained to you that they can’t read your handwriting on the board? Here is a simple solution to that problem. If you have a Smartboard in your classroom, chances are you are familiar with the Notebook software but you might not be aware of this special feature that will allow you […]
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Onwards and Upwords (The Scrabble Duel with My Mom Continues)
My mother and I have an ongoing Scrabble feud. We can be a little competitive with each other when it comes to this crossword board game. She’s a tough opponent and the games we play are always challenging and fun. Last week, we tried a variation of Scrabble that we had never played before. It’a […]
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How to Make a Clean Version of Any Song
Sometimes a song just isn’t appropriate to play on your radio show or in your classroom due to inappropriate language. Here is a quick and easy way to make a clean version of any song. The first thing you need to do is download and install Audacity. It is a free sound recording program that […]
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Inspiring Tale From the Classroom – A Student’s Resiliency
Voltaic Systems Backpack (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A fellow teacher sent me an email and asked if I could share this story with my readers. I think you’ll appreciate it as it is both heart-wrenching and heart-warming. It’s nice to hear these kinds of stories. For security and professional reasons, I am not going to divulge any […]
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Teaching Tip – Clothespins and Binder Rings
Clothespins and binder rings are quite handy to have around the classroom. They are relatively inexpensive and can be used throughout the entire school year without having to replace them. Here’s a way to assign your students to reading centres for the day. All you need to do is write the name of a student on […]
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The Hunger Games Don’t Satiate (What Else is on the Menu?)
Cover of The Hunger Games I felt compelled to read The Hunger Games based on all the hype the young adult series of books has been garnering. Many of the students in my school have read the trilogy and were very excited about the release of the movie last week. So, I thought I should […]