by liam | Sep 21, 2014 | education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, literacy
This was meant to be a post about using Minecraft Pocket Edition with Grade 1 students. But given the giant paper clip in the room, that post will have to wait.
Instead, I’m going to write about what the recent Microsoft purchase of Minecraft could mean for educators, students and myself. [Click the post title to read more . . . ]
by liam | Sep 14, 2014 | appearances, gamebasedlearning, literacy
Last Friday morning, I took a detour on my way to school to the CBC building downtown.
I wasn’t lost. I had been invited to chat with Matt Galloway on Metro Morning to discuss, you guessed it, Minecraft.
by liam | Jul 13, 2014 | education, gaming, literacy, video games, works in progress, writing news
They say write what you know. I know Minecraft and I know writing for kids. Combining the two seemed like a natural fit and the beginnings of a really fun project. The Battle for Minecraft saga begins . . . With an idea brewing, I sat down and spent the last month...
by liam | Jun 18, 2014 | comics, education, literacy, media, writing news
I know authors for adults get letters from their readers, but I doubt Margaret Atwood’s fan mail is created with crayons and comes with googly eyes. And that’s her loss. I love getting letters and emails from readers and recently an amazing teacher in the...
by liam | Jun 7, 2014 | literacy, works in progress, writing news
Last week, I sent the manuscript for Tank and Fizz #2 off to the amazing folks at Orca Book Publishers. To celebrate, I thought it’d be fun for you to meet another character from the series. Today, we meet another one Slick City’s dynamic detectives:...
