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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 [...]

Seeing Stevie Wonder talk on his mother, life and responsibility

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Deanna in Music, Travel

I had the honour of being able to go to Dreamforce – a conference put on by Salesforce.com. During that conference I not only got to watch Stevie Wonder and Will.i.am (from the Black Eyed Peas) perform for an entire evening, I got to go to a Keynote speech done by President Bill Clinton. After [...]

Will.i.am and Stevie Wonder at Dreamforce

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Deanna in Music, Tech/Gaming

So I just got back from DreamForce – the Salesforce.com Conference Gala. It was fantastic! Stevie Wonder performed a full concert to a crowd of about 15,000 people, and then Will.i.am showed up on stage and sang with Steve Wonder! It was a sight to behold, and I have it on video! I will be [...]

Why I now like the Beatles

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Deanna in Music, Travel

Now I didn’t grow up with listening to the Beatles, and it was only once I met @nachoman that I really started to actually hear the real songs – not those horrible musaak renditions that I normally would hear in shops or elevators. While I didn’t mind their music, and would listen to it if [...]