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Rocket's Blast Comic Collector

Nightcrawler Pin-Up

Art by Scott McLeod

RBCC #147 (1979)

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Nipissing First Nation Chief McLeod backing NDP, says Liberals broke promises

"I have a lot of Indigenous followers on social media and it's been quite swift where a lot of reaction is that they are supporting my opinion and that they're going to be moving to support the NDP as well."

Last election the Liberals got massive support from Canada's native communities.

That has changed, and Nipissing First Nation Chief Scott McLeod says he's urging his members to switch their support to the NDP locally.

"The relationship we've had with the Liberal government had kind of deteriorated over the last couple of years," he told BayToday. "Essentially there were a lot of big promises but short on delivery."

McLeod cited the recent decision of the Liberal government to appeal a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling ordering Ottawa to pay billions of dollars in compensation to First Nations children and their families separated by a chronically underfunded child-welfare system.

"It was one of those things that was shocking that they are actually going to fight this which essentially translates to the fact that our children are going to continue to suffer. Basically they decided that our kids weren't hurt enough and they're got to be hurt just a little bit more by them challenging this court ruling than staying true to what they speak of as truth and reconciliation and paying this order. They're choosing to fight it instead.

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FUCKIN’ RECORD REVIEWS!

We’ve been quiescent since July 2017, it is true. Since launching in July 2013, we’ve in fact experienced several periods of dormancy. Such is the nature of the lonely cave obsessive, even though our offices sit high atop some fancy building in Gotham.  But…now…we’re…BACK! (again) 

You know who else is back…sorta? The CRYSTALIZED MOVEMENTS. 

From Forced Exposure: “Limited 2017 LP reissue of the first Cystalized Movements LP, Mind Disaster, in paste-on sleeve replicating the original 1983 edition – on the original label, Twisted Village.” 

And for your leisurely scroll today, recall that FRR posted a stellar tribute to the Crystalized Movements back in April 2015, lifted with permission from Popwatch #4 (1993)…feast your eyes, indulge your ears. 

GOD-BLESSED ZONK ROCK: THE STORY OF CRYSTALIZED MOVEMENTS IN FOUR PARTS

Leslie: “Lotta stuff coming out.” Wayne & Kate: (Long exhausted sigh) “Yeeaah”

PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

PART 4 

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Media Convergence…

About The HRIS World® Video Selections Series™   A Video Perspective On Just How Fast Things Are Changing In 10 year, many of the original notations have passed… What’s next? Updating this post has proved to be interesting — the original video was published in 2007 (10 years ago as of this update). It is entertaining as well as informative to view all 3 videos — and you will see why with just…

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Amazing stuff, makes me wanna dance on my lawn!

The Beans Are On - Scott McLeod

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#new: What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media

  Educational technology experts explain how to best integrate technology into K-12 schools, from blogs, wikis and podcasts to online learning, open-source courseware, and educational gaming to social networking, online mind-mapping, and using mobile phones.

"Reengineering teaching and learning requires bringing social media and digital technologies into the classroom. What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media is the desktop reference for 'digital immigrants and explorers' charting the direction of teaching and learning for the 'net generation.' This is a must-have toolbox for educational leaders who choose to be agents of change. Thanks, Scott and Chris!"—John C. Carver, Van Meter Superintendent of Schools, Des Moines, Iowa

"As technology reshapes teaching and learning in the twenty-first century, school leaders would do well to heed the sound insights and advice assembled by the experts in this book. With dozens of concrete examples, it offers something for education leaders no matter their prior experience with technology tools and issues."—Douglas A. Levin, executive director, State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA)

"Digital technologies and social media continue to evolve and are transforming the way in which we communicate, teach, and learn. This book, written by knowledgeable practitioners, provides a solid foundation for school leaders who are either resistant or unsure of where to begin."—Eric Sheninger, principal, New Milford High School

"Contemporary learning is being revolutionized by social media and digital technologies. This book is a must-read for any administrator trying to make sense of why these tools are important and how to use them to connect, communicate, and collaborate inside and outside of the place we call school."—Pamela R. Moran, EdD, president, Virginia Association of School Superintendents

  Sample chapter (pdf)

Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D., is an associate professor of educational Leadership at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. He also directs the UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE) at Iowa State University, the nation's only academic center dedicated to the technology needs of school administrators, and was a co-creator of the wildly popular video series, Did You Know? (Shift Happens). He has received multiple awards for his technology leadership work, including recognitions from the cable industry, Phi Delta Kappa, and the National School Boards Association. McLeod blogs regularly about technology leadership issues at Dangerously Irrelevant.

Chris Lehmann is the founding principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA. This groundbreaking school, which integrates technology throughout classrooms and administration, is a partnership between the Franklin Institute and the School District of Philadelphia. It has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School and was named one of the "Ten Most Amazing Schools" in Ladies Home Journal. Lehmann was named one of the “30 Most Influential People in EdTech” in June 2010, and has received several other distinctions and awards throughout his career. He is a regular speaker and blogs at

    Scott McLeod & Chris Lehmann - What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media

€ 26.95 | hardcover | 224 pages

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Late Night Stacks: What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media by Scott McLeod and Chris Lehmann

McLeod and Lehmann speak a lot about how technology can be used to provide different methods of engagement. The blogs, podcasts, rss feeds, and twitter all provide ways that we can consolidate and customize information. I find this useful in getting the most out of my technology platforms. I would say however that there is also the sense that this focus and customization can start to build blindspots in our information. I think we already tend to be biased in our information gathering, the mass customization of the ‘news feeds’ as it were can easily block out points of view that could provide enlightening perspectives. It’s something I worry I do already, but on a mass scale I wonder how this filtering affects our attitudes as learners. Whether we start to silo ourselves in part because of the diversity of choice and limited attention we can give each blog, or in our attitude about how we demand information, or even the speed at which we respond or react to information. It’ll be interesting to see what happens next with technology.

What is useful in this book, is for those not yet participating to start seeing ideas for how technology can be better integrated. Technology is a tool that can engage students in a different way. And yet, if we don't actively participate, we tend to dismiss or just plain miss the ways technology can be used. For example, some schools might actually have wikis available, but if people are not familiar with it, if it’s not modeled, and if it’s not a part of daily use, then most teachers won’t participate in it. Such technologies can be useful in a way that few people utilize. For reasons we might not have come up with yet. Or perhaps we have and yet have a different tool for the same thing?

Technology is such an interesting developing beast that way. It has so many uses and tools and versions of the same thing, but as a business the winners are the ones that get to market, that get to scale. Between McLeod and Davidson, I think there is that need to participate, engage with, and set time to become familiar with the technologies and innovations available to us. Because if we do believe those technologies are not going away, then we cannot sit in a cave of methods that new generations can’t relate to. Part of enjoying learning is in interest and relevance. If our students are learning in their daily lives in a completely different way than how the classroom is structured, then that disconnected will begin to dull the usefulness of school to those individuals. I wonder how we think about that. What is useful and meaningful to students? Do our tests and standards reflect that?

Quotes I Heart: 

"Although the technology itself is quite simple, the more crucial understandings lie in the intricacies of social interactions"