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Reading Library Books on a Phone
Ten years ago, I looked at getting an e-reader and actually shopped around for one. I wasn’t happy with the functionality of them at the time and so I never did get one. Around that time, I even tried to borrow e-books and e-audio from the library. It was a very daunting task. You had…
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Star Trek / Green Lantern Crossover
Two of my favoruite fandoms come together in an epic crossover event; Star Trek and Green Lantern. When I saw this book, I had to get my hands on it right away. And it didn’t disappoint. Star Trek / Green Lantern: Volume 1 – The Spectrum War This first book was just as magical as…
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Using Quotations in the Classroom
Sometimes a quotation can spark a great discussion. Let’s see if we can ignite something today. You can pose these questions to your class, accompanied by the original quotation of course or simply ponder them yourself. “The greatest tragedy of mankind comes from the inability of people to have thoughtful disagreement to find out what’s…
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WIHH 9 – DJ Rachel and Boog Brown
We celebrated International Women’s Day last week with an extended edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio. 8 hours of content shining a spotlight on hip-hop’s better half. This is the second of four specials of the radio broadcast. It features an interview and mixset with DJ Rachel, an in-depth interview with Boog Brown, and a…
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We Should All Be Feminists
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie My first exposure to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was through her TED Talk “The Danger of a Single Story.” She made some great points about how we should strive to learn more about other people and cultures. It turns out that she has done more than…
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Women In Hip-Hop 9 Mixset and Roundtable
Today is International Women’s Day. We marked the occasion this week on Word is Bond Rap Radio by dedicating the entire night of programming to the Women in Hip-Hop. It was out 9th Annual Women in Hip-Hop Spectacular, and it featured eight hours of great music and talk focusing on hip-hop’s better half. Today, we kick off…
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Marching to the Past
Let’s do a few more of these Chasing Content posts this month. I want to catch up on all the months I have missed over the years. A lot of those were in March too, weird. Read all of the posts from March 2017 or just these highlights. Teaching is Rewarding A student surprised me…
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WIHH9 – Celebrating International Women’s Day
Tonight is the night. We celebrate International Women’s Day with 8 hours of real hip-hop music and talk. This is the 9th annual Women in Hip-Hop Spectacular. It features . . . an in-depth interview with Boog Brown StaHHR in her own words a roundtable discussion with Skulastic, Cassette, and Raxx DJ Chase March mixsets…
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The Power of Choosing Your Words Carefully
As a teacher, it is important to use words wisely. How we say something can be just as important, or maybe more so, that what we say. For instance, having a long list of classroom rules that prohibit all sorts of behaviour and activities sends a rather negative impression. It makes your class feel restrictive…
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Word is Bond Rap Radio – Blackout
To celebrate Black History Month, we said goodbye to February with Word is Bond Rap Radio – Blackout. Solyd Roy held down the hosting duties and brought along some talented friends with him, including Fvis, Jag.Huligan, and Makayla Miller. The latter belted out one her songs live and blew us all away. They had a…