Preserving the Past
August 9, 2014
blogging & history & web & writing
As we share more of ourselves online on various sites, it’s important to think about preserving it. Unless you have things backed up on your own,
Anticipating Atlantic Films
August 8, 2014
atlanticfilmfestival & festivals & film & screen arts
Still from Andrea Dorfman’s film Heartbeat A couple of days ago the Atlantic Film Festival made their first round of announcements and unveiled the
Sappyfest 9 - Day 3
August 7, 2014
asphalt watches & banded stilts & basia bulat & constantines & festivals & michael feurerstack & olympic symphonium & rae spoon & sackville & sappyfest & shotgun & jaybird
Basia Bulat Sappyfest is a lot of fun and it is possibly annual. At the very first festival the attitude was established. It was called the Sappy
Sappyfest 9 - Day 2
August 3, 2014
festivals & music & sackville & sappyfest
Shotgun Jimmie performs in Thunder & Lightning It’s the final day of Sappyfest as I write this and it’s been a lot of fun. Overall it feels a
Sappyfest 9
August 2, 2014
festivals & music & sackville & sappyfest
I suppose I am a bit of a completist. If there is something that is enjoyable and I like it, there is a tendency to want to get all of it. That’s
I Was Doing 43 Things
July 28, 2014
43people & 43places & 43things & allconsuming & history & robotcoop & web
“I’m trying out 43 Things and it’s very addictive. It’s a great way to keep track of and share things that you want to do. What adds to the
My Semi-automated Diary
July 25, 2014
dayone & ifttt & sifttter & slogger & software & writing
One of the neat things about geeks is that we like to simplify things using semi-complicated methods. It’s an investment of time up front that pays
Writing Toolkit
July 24, 2014
750words & byword & clmooc & software & squarespace & writing
It’s good to write and it’s even better to write every day. One of the cycles in #clmooc this year is “Hack Your Writing” and it’s made me think
Our Dystopian Cinematic Future
July 23, 2014
film & history & summer
One of the perplexing things to me is how so many Hollywood eggs are placed in so few baskets. It’s a large-scale mass-production industry, but in
A Trip to Mount Carleton
July 16, 2014
hiking & Mount Carleton & New Brunswick & places
We didn’t make it to the top. A few weeks ago my friend Diane suggested a weekend trip to Mount Carleton in northern New Brunswick to hike up the
Teaching as Improvisational Game
July 3, 2014
clmooc & learning & nintendo & super mario galaxy & teaching
One of the best parts of #clmooc is how the sharing of resources and discussion broadens and deepens everything. For the third cycle the topic is
Cinematic Memes
June 26, 2014
clmooc & film & frances ha & learning & memes & pacific rim
Asa Butterfield and Chloe Grace Moretz in Hugo As part of the Making Learning Connected MOOC (#clmooc) we’ve been talking about memes. The most
Starting in CLMOOC Again
June 21, 2014
clmooc & connected learning & learning & teaching
The end of the term is the beginning of summer vacation for many teachers. Thinking about teaching and learning wouldn’t be what you necessarily
Retina MacBook Pro
June 17, 2014
Apple & apps & MacBook Pro & technology
Getting a new laptop is pretty exciting as it allows you to take stock of the hardware and software that you use. When you work in a larger
The Pleasures of Bike Riding
May 19, 2014
biking & places
Riding a bike is a lot of fun. You move faster than walking or running, but it is still all under your control. You connect with the world around
Time to Lock Your Online Doors
April 12, 2014
1password & heartbleed & passwords & security & web
It’s a pain to remember passwords and change them all the time. That is why many people don’t have good passwords or a routine where to change
Mary Poppins at Neptune
April 4, 2014
mary poppins & neptune & review & theatre
Mary Poppins photo by Timothy Richard Photography It’s been a long time since I’d seen the Disney film adaptation of Mary Poppins and I hadn’t seen
Designing for Behavior Change
March 30, 2014
behaviour & book & books & fitbit & lift & review
If you’ve tried changing something you to do to be healthier, you’ve probably used an application or device to assist you. What was once an obscure
86th Academy Award Predictions
March 1, 2014
Academy Awards & film & lists & Oscars
I’m lucky to have some wonderful friends and when it comes to talking about films and Hollywood and how the industry and pop culture intersect I
My Twitter Garden
January 25, 2014
conferences & instapaper & pinboard & podcamphfx & thinkup & twitter & twitterrific
Podcamp Halifax is a great event (an unconference) that happens every year in Halifax that is built around social media. It’s a day for members of
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