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Jester (Red Carpet Interview)
Two things you can usually find at the Stylus DJ Awards; Toronto DJ extraordinaire, Jester, and DOPEfm. We caught up with Jester again and he even remembered us from last year. Pretty cool. Here is a transcript of our interview from the red carpet. Chase: “Jester! Good to see you again.” Jester: “Didn’t we do…
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No One Won My Vote, Now What?
I don’t know who to vote for in tomorrow’s provincial election. I don’t really care for any of the leaders or parties at this point in time. No one has won my vote. So what do I do with it? This is a serious question. I have always voted and I’ve felt pretty confident about…
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Drawing Telephone: A Classroom Game
You can learn a lot from a comic book. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Of course, I never really expected to find inspiration for this week’s Teaching Tip. But I did just that with the graphic novel “Page by Paige” by Laura Lee Gulledge. The game is called “Drawing Telephone” or…
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Chasing Content – October 2010
Let’s take a trip to the past today. We are going to go back exactly one year and look at what was happening here on this blog back in October 2010. You can read all of the posts from last October or just these few favourites. Teaching Math With Smarties – Smarties are amazing. Not…
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Kitchener’s DJ Whitegold
Chase: “We’ve got DJ Whitegold from Kitchener here at the 2011 Stylus Awards. So where are you spinning in Kitchener?” DJ Whitegold: “I play at Phil’s, in Waterloo. I play at the University of Waterloo, Cameo, Ceaser Martini’s, a lot of places in London, and a lot of different cities too.” Chase: “Do you notice…
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Spicebush Trail at Rondeau Provincial Park
Let’s go to Rondeau Provincial Park in Southern Ontario today for another edition of My Visual Running Tours! I spent a week of my holidays this summer camping at this beautiful park. You can go there for a day trip if you’d like. Just make sure to pack a lunch, plan to go swimming, and…
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Teaching Tip – Use Lego To Teach Science
Lego is amazing. I hesitate calling it a toy because it is so much more than that. I have used it in my classroon in a variety of different ways and I know that its educational benefits are pretty much limitless. I have yet to see a kid who doesn’t like playing with Lego. But…
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4 Things I Learned at a Wedding
I went to a really nice wedding on the weekend. I’ve been to quite a few of them over the past ten years and, believe it or not, I still learned a few new things this time around. Here are the 4 Things I Learned at a Wedding this weekend. 1) Unless you like your…
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Trixx (Red Carpet Interview)
DOPEfm caught up with stand-up comedian, Trixx for a quick interview on the red carpet of the 2011 Stylus DJ Awards, the show that he has hosted for the past two years straight. Chase: “Hey Trixx, what’s up? DOPEfm radio, Hamilton.” Trixx: “Steel City! What’s up, man?” Chase: “We’re doing good man. Who are you…
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The Marsh Trail at Rondeau Provincial Park
Rondeau Provincial Park is located in Southern Ontario and it is a great destination for camping, boating, fishing, hanging out at the beach, and of course, trail running. When you are on site, it almost feels as if you are on an island since the beach runs along Lake Erie on one side and there…