December 2011

  • Teaching Tip – Making Comics Online

    Here’s a comic strip that I created in less than five minutes, using a website I had never tried out before.  Comics are perfect for the classroom. They allow students to explore all sorts of new environments and feel confident with what they have written and created. There are quite a few free websites that […]


  • Take it Down or Cover it Up – Please!

    It really annoys me when a store goes out of business, everything gets cleaned out, the store is left vacant, and the owners fail to do this one simple thing. I can’t tell you how many times I have been driving and noticed a store that I’d like to visit. Sometimes, the store is inside […]


  • The December Mixtape

    I don’t know if this is going to become a tradition or not, but I really felt like making another December themed mixtape. Unlike last year’s mix, this one is fully tracked and in album format. It’s meant to be listened to straight through, but since each song has its own track, you can skip […]


  • The Birth of the Rap Battle (Know Your History: Episode 19)

    Battles are as old as hip-hop itself. The crowd was the ultimate judge when it came to the early days of this culture. Whether it was to determine who ruled the dance floor, which neighbourhood had the best deejay, or who could rock the microphone the hardest. Battles have been a staple of hip-hop since […]


  • Scaredy Squirrel Drama Lesson

    Scaredy Squirrel by Mélanie Watt is a really great picture book that children of all ages will enjoy. It’s about a squirrel who is afraid of anything outside of his nut tree. He stays in his tree trying to avoid all the harmful things in the world such as poison ivy, sharks, and killer bees. […]


  • Jully Black (Red Carpet Interview)

    Daddy J and I caught up with Jully Black and her producer on the red carpet at the 2011 Stylus Awards. Here is a transcript of our interview. Chase: “Jully Black! Chase March and Daddy J from DOPEfm.“ Jully: “Nice to meet you. I’m here with my producer, Young Pete Alexander.” Chase: “Nice to meet […]


  • Putting Graffiti In Its Place

    This is a bridge in a Kitchener suburb. You cannot see the underside of this bridge from the road. You cannot see the graffiti art if you are simply walking by on the sidewalk. The colourful logos and words are pretty much completely hidden from view. That is why this is the perfect spot for […]


  • I’m a NaNoWriMo Winner!

    I did it! I wrote an entire 50,015 word novel in the month of November to win my very first National Novel Writing Month prize. It feels good! When I first decided to take on this challenge, I only had a rough idea of the story I wanted to tell. I wasn’t sure I should […]