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Water Refill Stations
I never leave the house without one of these. A refillable water bottle. If I know I am going to be out for a long period of time, I will often pack a cooler bag with three or four of these bottles. That way I can be sure that I will have enough water for…
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Teach the Kids to Read Everything
Image by ruminatrix via Flickr Welcome to the second installment of Teaching Tip Tuesdays for the 2010 – 2011 school year. So far there are 70 tips that I hope you will find useful in the archives here. I will be adding a new tip every Tuesday. Without further ado, here is today’s tip. In…
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The End of Summer – Boo!
Image via Wikipedia For me, there are two things that signal the end of summer. 1) The Canadian National Exhibition The CNE has been running for just over two weeks and it comes to a close today. It’s a great fall fair and we have been there covering the event for DOPEfm. Our radio show…
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Chasing Content – September 2009
Hey Everybody, It’s time to dig through the archives and unearth the best posts from last September in a little feature I call Chasing Content (don’t you just love the pun?) You can read all of the posts from September 2009 here or you can read through these ones I really like. Please leave a…
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Teaching Tip Tuesdays Are Back!
Image via Wikipedia Teaching Tip Tuesdays are back. Every Tuesday, during the school year, I share with you tips, ideas, and resources that you can use in your classroom. I hope you’ve enjoyed your summer holidays. I know the students don’t start back up until next week but most teachers will be in their classrooms…
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Carolinian Trail – Pinery Provincial Park
Pinery Provincial Park is simply breathtaking. It is located on the shore of Lake Huron just south of Grand Bend. “The Oak Savanna and Freshwater Coastal Dune ecosystems which make up the park are extremely rare and fragile and are home to many equally rare or endangered plants, animals, and insects.” I really should have…
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Get Ready For School With 1 Word – Sleep
Image via Wikipedia Going back to school is a big adjustment after having two months off. Many students have been staying up later than usual. They’ve also been sleeping in. So when it comes to having to wake up early, many kids just aren’t prepared for the first and subsequent days of school. Having a…
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Stop the Back to School Madness!
I hate how the end of summer turns into a “Back to School” season. It has somehow become entrenched in our culture that our kids need new things to go back to school. Why? We have a public school system that ensures that all of our children can get a quality education. (Stop laughing) I’m…
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More Lovely Ladies of Silent Cacophony
Here are more lovely ladies that will forever be welcome here at Silent Cacophony. Amy Adams My new love. I’ve seen her in two films recently and she has captured my heart. Ellen Page I think she would be just as cool as her characters usually are.I can’t help but love her every time I…
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The Podcast Is Fading Away
I started The Chase March Show way back in June of 2009 when I had the opportunity to interview The New Cities. Since then, I have posted 18 episodes that have featured interviews from rappers and Olympic athletes. I even featured a mixtape that I made. I had planned to release monthly episodes but I…