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Teaching Tip Tuesday – Super Bucks!
This is a cool art lesson that is aimed for middle or high school students but I have used it successfully with Grade 3, 4, and 6 classes. It builds upon the techniques we touched upon last week here on Teaching Tip Tuesday. Once the students are familiar with the 5 Shading Techniques and have…
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LOST – End of an Era
First off, there will be spoilers in this post. If you haven’t seen the finale yet, please click away. Okay, here goes… I haven’t been there since the start of this series. I only discovered it on DVD last summer. I whipped through all of the seasons quite quickly so I was able to watch this…
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Rap Round Table
This is one of the best compliments I’ve ever received. It really made my day and I just had to share it with all of you. “Washed away in a tide of SEO-grabbing blog posts, there’s actually quite a bit of interesting, entertaining, valuable, and just plain writing out there… if you look for it.…
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Saukrates Interview Wraps Up
Here is the conclusion of the Saukrates interview transcript. If you missed Part 1 or Part 2 you can go back to read them right now. You can also download the entire show as a free podcast from the DOPEfm page. Chase: “I think some people might be surprised to hear this, but you’re actually…
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Saukrates Interview Part 2
Here is Part 2 of the interview I did with rapper / producer Saukrates. If you missed Part 1, you can go back and read it now. You can also download the podcast of this show for free. As an added bonus, Gamma Krush spins some classic Saukrates jams right after the interview. Nice stuff!…
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Saukrates Interview
I had the honour and privilege to interview a legend when it comes to Canadian hip-hop. This is the transcript of that interview. You can also download the podcast for free from DOPEfm. Without further ado, here’s the show. Chase: “Alright everybody, this is Chase March. Gamma Krush is on my left here and on…
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My Daredevil Collection
Daredevil is my favourite super-hero. I started this humble collection about 10 years ago. I haven’t bought any new toys in quite some time. I’ve seen some that I’ve wanted to buy but I haven’t really been in the position to spend any more money on it. Some of these were hard to find. I…
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Teaching Tip Tuesday – 5 Shading Techniques
I found this great resource for teaching art a few years ago that I wanted to share with you today for Teaching Tip Tuesday. It’s an amazing website called Art Adventures and it has some great tips, tricks, and lessons on it that are very easy to follow. When I first discovered this site, I…
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Recommended Reads – Lost Boys
I really love Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game and the series of books it spawned. Yet, I haven’t read any of those books. I’ve listened to the audio books instead and for good reason. They have sound effects, music, and full cast narration. Card, himself, lists those audio productions as the definition collection of his work. He believes…