November 2012

  • Chasing Content – November 2007

    Last light of November 2007 (Photo credit: trekkyandy) Chasing Content is a monthly feature on this blog that gives us a chance to take a stroll through the archives. I am working my way through every single month to make these “Best-of” posts. Today, let’s explore what was happening right here on Silent Cacophony five […]


  • More Daredevil Swag

    Here’s my latest Daredevil figure to add to the collection. This box is really big and the figure looks so cool. I like the numb chucks on this one as well. They can stay in the air and don’t just hang straight down. I really want to take this one out of the packaging. . […]


  • Never Give Up on the Good Times

    Here is my second mixtape of the month as part of the Social Playlist Challenge. This week’s theme was “Never Give Up on the Good Times” and we were asked to play songs from our childhood. Of course, I had to start off with some old-school hip-hop. That was a given. The mix then moves […]


  • Why Teachers Should Use Facebook

    Pretty much everybody is on Facebook these days. It only makes sense for teachers to use this platform in an educational setting. It helps us to connect with parents in a way that we never have been able to before. It shows that we are open and approachable. It can be a pain for a […]


  • Latest Graphic Novels

    Here are the latest graphic novels that I have read this year. Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and Nathan Hale A student of mine was reading this and she was so utterly captivated by it, I knew I had to give it a read as well. It’s a nice tale that puts some […]


  • Please Vote for Me (And Cool Music)

    I need your help. I am participating in a Social Playlist Challenge this month. I will be making a 15 song playlist every week for the month of November. I am competing against four other music connoisseurs in this challenge and really need your support if I am to win. @mymusiccloud Social Playlist Challenge voting […]


  • DOPEfm – Hip-Hop Radio at Its Finest

    DOPEfm is an overnight hip-hop radio show that can be heard on 93.3 fm each and every Saturday night. If you don’t live in the Hamilton, Ontario, Canada area and can’t tune in the signal, you can stream us live on the station website. If you can’t stay up to listen to us live, you […]


  • Through the Clouds: The Mixtape

    I’m participating in The Social Playlist Challenge this month. Every week, I will be given a theme and it’s my job to create a 15 song playlist around that theme. I wanted to take it a step further and make a mix each time. I was only told of this week’s theme this morning so […]


  • Kiwanis Skateboard Plaza (Visual Tour)

    Kiwanis Skateboard Plaza is an incredible skateboard park in London, Ontario, Canada. I love an early morning skate. It gives me a chance to get a little bit of workout first thing in the morning. And most of the time, the skateparks are empty at this time so I can have the entire run completely […]


  • Solve the Messy Desk Problem

    Welcome to Teaching Tip Tuesday! Each and every week, I share with you a tip that I hope you will find useful in your teaching practice.  This week’s tip comes courtesy of Lessons in Teaching: Thoughts From A First-Year Fourth Grade Teacher. Messy student desks bug me for some reason. I don’t like how disorganized […]