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Hear This – Brilliant Tribe Called Quest Mix
I love A Tribe Called Quest. So when I saw a best-of mixtape, I thought I’d give it a chance. I have all of their records but I thought it might be nice to bump this mix in the car. I’m so glad I downloaded it. This mixtape starts off perfectly. DJ M-Rock cuts some…
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Chasing Content – July 2010
Image via Wikipedia It’s time to dig through some Gold Medal Content right here on Silent Cacophony. Literally! I posted quite a few articles, interviews, and podcasts last July. But the highlight was definitely meeting and interviewing a number of Gold-Medal-Winning Olympic athletes. Thanks for Chasing Content with me. Click through all of the links and feel free…
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Teaching Tip Tuesday – Summer Holiday
Teachers are never really off duty. Summer holidays are not just a two month vacation with no worries. Many of us are planning for the new school year in September already. We are gathering resources, working on long range plans, writing lessons, and planning units. Most teachers take classes or sign up for courses over…
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A Six-Pack for Canada Day
Happy Canada Day Everyone! To celebrate the birth of this fine nation, let’s watch some short one-minute films. These Heritage Minutes were created to help celebrate Canadian achievements and innovations. You may have seen these on television. If not, you might be interested to know that . . . Superman is Canadian. Basketball is Canadian. The First…
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Exclusive Alison Myrden Interview
Chase: “Alright everybody, Chase March here with Alison Myrden at the Toronto Freedom Festival. You can you can stream this interview with the player below, or you can just continue reading. Chase: So, how’s it going Alison?” Alison: “Hey everybody, how’s it going? Hey Chase!” Chase: “It’s good to see you.” Alison: “It’s good to…
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Chasing Content – Archive
Chasing Content is a monthly feature here on Silent Cacophony. This is how it works, at the start of each month I look back at the blog entries I posted the previous year in that month and highlight some of my favourites. This gives us a chance to dig through the old posts and unearth some…
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More with Kellee Maize
Chase: “We are back with Kellee Maize. If you missed part one of this interview, go back and read it now. You can also download this whole show for free or stream it with the player below. We just played the track ‘Third Eye.’ That was my first taste of Kellee Maize who, I believe,…
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Kellee Maize Interview
Chase: “All right everybody, this is Chase March and we are lucky enough to have Kellee Maize on the phone. You can download this interview for free, stream it with the player below, or continue reading. So, how’s it going Kellee?” Kellee: “It’s going great. Thank you.” Chase: “I’m really excited about having you on…
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Inspiring Students to Work
“Work to Learn – The person who does the work is the ONLY one who learns.” I can’t take any credit for creating this motto. That goes to Harry K. Wong. When I discovered this quote his the amazing book, The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher, I set to work right away…
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Marguerite Omston Trail Visual Tour
It’s time for another Visual Running Tour. This time, we are heading to Kitchener, Ontario. This is one of 19 access points to The Walter Bean Trail. It is located on Homer Watson Boulevard and is only a few minutes from Highway 401. Running through Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, Woolwich and North Dumfries, the trail provides…