teaching | Liam O'Donnell

Nether Nightmare launches. Chaos ensues.

by liam | Aug 29, 2015 | Battle of the Blocks, writing news

Okay, the only chaos is me running around my kitchen giggling with glee that Nether Nightmare is now available online! Judging from the early reviews coming in, I’m not the only one who is happy to dive into the second book in the Battle of the Blocks series....

New school year with a twist

by liam | Aug 5, 2015 | education, life, writing news

I am excited and slightly terrified for this September. As a teacher, the “new year” for me begins in September. It usually involves a new school, new classroom and new group of students. This year will be different. I won’t be the teacher. I will be...

Five Books to Get Your Gamer Reading

by liam | Jan 18, 2015 | literacy, Teacher's Guide, video games, writing news

Last week, I dropped by the fantastic Pragmaticmom blog to share my book picks to get gamers reading. I also shared a version of that of that post on the GamingEdus blog. So I figured, I might as well share on my own blog, too! So here it is in all its glory. Enjoy....

Why I cannot wait to bring my Kano to school

by liam | Oct 4, 2014 | education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, media, Teacher's Guide, video games

Around the world, young computer makers are rejoicing. Kano has arrived. While I am definitely not young, I am right there geeking out with the kids. My own Kano kit arrived last week and I’ve been having a blast making music, designing new versions of Pong and...

Tank & Fizz Advanced Reading Copy actually exists!

by liam | Sep 30, 2014 | comics, literacy, Tank & Fizz, works in progress, writing news

It seems every day I come home there’s something cool waiting for me in the mailbox. On Friday, it was this. Today, it was the awesome book pictured below: That’s right, Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Slime Stampede became a little more real today....