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Exclusive Atmosphere Interview TONIGHT
I was very humbled to be the only person to get an interview with hip-hop group, Atmosphere last week when they came to London, Ontario. They put on an amazing concert and I was able to hang out backstage with them to record an exclusive interview. I talked to Slug about his writing process, the…
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Students often say, “What’s the Point of All This?”
Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child by Jeffrey Freed and Laurie Parsons. It’s tough being a teacher these days. I see so many students who don’t seem to care about anything. I have no idea how to reach some of them. The past two years have been tough.…
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Chasing Content – June 2013
It’s time for another edition of Chasing Content! Read all of the posts from last June . . . or just these favs . . . Daredevil Reboots Comic creators love to recreate origin stories. We’ve seen the origin of Daredevil retold four times so far, once from the legendary writer Frank Miller. But I…
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The Walking Dead: Rebuilding Society
The Walking Dead: Volume 15 – We Find Ourselves In the last volume of this on-going series, Rick had an epiphany. He realized that fighting to survive wasn’t enough. Rebuilding society by creating a close-knit community was the only way to go. In this volume, the community is running really low on supplies and it…
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The Divergent Series Concludes with Allegiant
Allegiant by Veronica Roth The first book of this series was absolutely incredible. I loved every minute of the page-turner and didn’t want to put it down. I looked forward to reading more. The second book wasn’t as good, in my humble opinion, but I still enjoyed the read and looked forward to the conclusion…
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When Will I Ever Use This Stuff?
It’s normal for students to question why they are learning a specific skill or subject in school. It might even be normal to dismiss a particular learning opportunity out of hand by assuming that it will never serve a useful purpose. But, as teachers we need to remember that . . . “Even if we…
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The Console for My TARDIS
Last year, I built a life-sized TARDIS. This year, I wanted to expand on it a little bit further by creating the control room. The TARDIS is bigger on the inside so this console room will be a completely separate build. It won’t be housed inside the Public Call Box you see above. My first…
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Amazing Hip-Hop Book – The Big Payback
The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop by Dan Charnas I’ve wanted to write a book about hip-hop history for some time now. This is the book that I wanted to write. It’s simply brilliant. It’s captivating. And it’s a page-turner. Dan Charnas weaves a narrative to illustrate the growth of hip-hop music…
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The Governor is a Monster
The Walking Dead: Volume 8 – Made to Suffer The Governor launches an all-out war against the small band of survivors who have built themselves a home and safe community in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. The band manages to hold their own for a little while, but there are casualties on both sides.…
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Random Name Generator for Your Smartboard
This is a great way to pick students randomly. You can select the number of students you have in your class and then type out each name. When you click “Select,” the computer clicks through several names with a cool sound effect and then it selects just one. One of the best features of this…