by liam | Mar 23, 2008 | education, literacy, media
Many times I’m introduced to something so smart, so innovative and already so established I wonder “Why didn’t I hear about this earlier?” The latest example came thanks Kevin Jarrett who tweeted about a new TED Talk from Dave Eggers, who,...
by liam | Mar 22, 2008 | education, gaming, literacy, media
As I move forward with my teacher education, one of the key issues I keep reading about is student disengagement. Over the past few weeks working in a grade 5 class in Toronto, I’ve seen that disengagement first hand and much of it has been my fault. Part of my...
by liam | Mar 12, 2008 | comics, literacy, writing news
I just received word yesterday that my new graphic novel, Wild Ride, is nominated for the 2008/09 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award! This is a great surprise and very great honour for many reasons. Not least of which is that Hackmatack winners are chosen...
by liam | Mar 4, 2008 | weekly feedings
Civilization Creator Lists Three Most Important Innovations in Gaming | Game | Life from Wired.com “Sid Meier pointed to the personal computer, Sim City, and Nintendo’s Seal of Approval as the three most important innovations in gaming history.” Not...
by liam | Mar 2, 2008 | weekly feedings
VW homes to watch real homes and other crazyness “Soon real buildings will be monitored and taken care of remotely through cyber replicas on the net — and their inhabitants too.” Late on this, but still too cool to pass up. (tags: videogames VirtualWorlds...