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Shock! Awe! & Oh the Possibilities: iBooks Textbooks!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Deanna in Academic, Apple, Art, Books, Education, Music, Reading, Research

In the endeavour to find ways to incorporate technologically relevant educational tools into our teaching practices it is obvious that the iPad is the new go-to item for teachers and parents in 2012.  If you haven’t heard, the most recent launch of iBooks 2 now presents a revolutionary future for textbooks and teaching materials that [...]

The Comic Universe Is Taking Over 2011! Especially Halloween!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Deanna in Comics, Geek

Unless you have been living under an underground lair for all of 2011, you would have been witness to the massive take-over of Hollywood movies with DC Comics or Marvel comic-book themed, inspired or plain-out adaptations. For those of you living in your underground crime fighting caves (á la Batman), I will fill you in. Over the [...]

Reading Digital Comics and Free Marvel Comic Monday (Yes, Free!)

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Deanna in Books, Comics, Geek

I am always happy to find a way to acquire cheap or free comic books, especially when it is the newest issue for the month. While I typically love the feeling of the paper between my fingers, and the sheer portability of my newest comics, I have slowly been getting used to the occasional digital [...]

A 52 Issue Relaunch: The Good, Bad & the Ugly of DC Comic’s Restart of the Universe

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Deanna in Comics, Rant

For most of the world, the concept of a comic universe relaunch sounds simple, and likely not of much interest. For the comic world, well… it just turns things upside down. It is one of those things… like the toilet paper stuck the bottom of your shoe, yet it doesn’t bother you until you notice. [...]