by liam | Feb 16, 2014 | Teacher's Guide, writing news
When I visit schools or run writing workshops for kids (which I’m doing this spring at the Toronto Public Library), I’m often asked how to get started as a writer. It used to go something like this: 1. Write a great story. 2. Send it to Publisher. 3. Wait...
by liam | Dec 14, 2013 | media, writing news
Yikes! I just realized that four days ago, this blogged turned 10 years old. Ten. Wow. It all started with this post in 2003 where I railed against Flat Stanely cozying up to Karl Rove from Bush Inc. And I haven’t stopped railing ever since. That’s not...
by liam | Oct 5, 2013 | appearances, education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, Teacher's Guide, video games, virtual worlds
I’ll be yammering on about Minecraft a lot this October at the upcoming ECOO 2013 conference, in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Last year’s ECOO Minecraft Madness was a lot of fun and this year promises to be bigger, better and blockier than ever before. Read on...
by liam | Aug 15, 2013 | education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, media, Teacher's Guide, video games
This coming school year, teachers and parents could be hearing talk of a brand new game inspired by Minecraft, but adding role-playing game (RPG) elements that so many kids (and adults!) love. That game is Cube World. It’s currently in Alpha mode and not...
by liam | Aug 8, 2013 | education, literacy, Teacher's Guide
I fill many roles in my daily life: children’s writer, digital games-based-learning critic and advocate and virtual world community manager and finally elementary school teacher. The recent tragicĀ events of children taking their own lives because of online...