blog
-
The 5 Types of Logos (Lesson Plan)
It’s been a long time since I posted a Teaching Tip Tuesday article. I have been meaning to get back into the swing of things again. I’m sorry for the absence. I am teaching a new course this term and am very exicted about it. The class is TGJ3M – Communications Technology. It covers web…
-
The Beatles – All Our Yesterdays (Graphic Novel)
The Beatles – All Our Yesterdays by Jason Quinn and Lalit Kumar Sharma I love The Beatles. What they did for music cannot be understated. They changed the game with their style, sound, and look. Their music still permeates today fifty years after their groundbreaking album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. To help celebrate that…
-
My Fan Expo 2017 Haul
Here is my haul from Fan Expo 2017. This is a special edition 12 inch Daredevil figure that was exclusively available at the Hasbro store. It comes with various accessories and ways to customize the figure. The back side of the packaging even includes a braille description. That’s a very nice touch for a blind…
-
Entertaining Fan Expo Panels
I was able to see some of my favourite stars at Fan Expo last weekend. It was hard trying to figure out a schedule where I could see and do everything. But I am happy with how the weekend turned out. Stephen Amell, who plays Green Arrow in the television series, Arrow really impressed me.…
-
Colourful Characters at Fan Expo
There were so many great costumes at Fan Expo this year. I wish I had taken more pictures. This cosplayer did a great job of The Flash from Earth 2. When I asked for his picture, he went into this pose that made it look like he was running through the convention centre. These thugs…
-
Cosplaying at Fan Expo
We had fun dressing up as fictional characters this past weekend at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, Ontario. I wasn’t sure my Arthur Dent cosplay was going to work. I was really excited to try it out though since this year I turned 42 years old. It just added an extra layer of meaning to…
-
Word is Bond Rap Radio Goes Back to School
http://chasemarch.com/Word-is-Bond-Rap-Radio/WIBRapRadio%20276%20-%20Back%20to%20School%20(Knowledge%20and%20Beats).mp3 Word is Bond Rap Radio goes back to school this week with a special edition of the show. I play some school-themed songs and talk about the lyrics, imagery, and stories in them. I interview an author about the problem of bullying in school, play a TED talk about bringing magic and wonder back to…
-
Fan Expo 2017 Panel Highlight Videos
Fan Expo is always the best way to say goodbye to the summer. It’s a special Labour Day weekend comic book, science-fiction, horror, and video game convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I take my kids there every year and we dress up in costumes, visit panels, do some shopping, and get to spend time with…
-
Digital Daredevil
Let’s get caught up on some Daredevil reading, shall we? Daredevil / Punisher – Seventh Circle The Punisher is trying to exact his own form of justice on a criminal who is set to stand trial in Texas. Daredevil would rather let the legal system decide his fate, however. So, he tries his best to…
-
Hip-Hop Formed in Clay in an Amazing Way
What is Hip-Hop? by Eric Morse and Anny Yi This book is incredible for so many reasons. It celebrates hip-hop in a way that shows respect for the art and culture. It not only pays tribute to some of the pioneers of the art form, but it does so in a way that is quite…