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Throwing Voices

Jason — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:00:17 +0000

Second ‘Watchmen’ trailer hits web.

Jason — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:00:17 +0000

I’ve posted previously about the ‘Watchmen’ movie and the appearance of the first trailer on the web. Over the weekend the second ‘Watchmen’ trailer has appeared on the internet and is different in tone to the first. In what appears to be a week of videos here, I’ve included it below for you to enjoy.

The castaway’s misery

Jason — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:00:56 +0000

One of these day’s I’ll have to: a) explain how he got on a small, deserted island in the middle of nowhere, and b) how he gets off! I did have an image in my head that he somehow ends up in a dingy while it rains (like it is today) while Split Enz’s ‘6 [...]

Batman: Brave and the Bold.

Jason — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:00:07 +0000

“Batman: Brave and the Bold” is the latest animated cartoon featuring Batman, following the award winning “Batman: The Animated Series“, “Batman Beyond” and “The Batman“. Aimed a little more at children, “Batman: Brave and the Bold” is based on the DC Comic of the same name, where Batman would often team up with other DC [...]

House Videogame

Jason — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:00:30 +0000

Have a facebook profile? Join the House MD fan group. Like House MD cartoons? Got ‘em here.

Encouraging children to read: part 2

Jason — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:00:05 +0000

On Thursday, I discussed how I used cartoons and comic books to encourage kids to read. This was the first step – they were reading and I needed to find ways to encourage them to write. Some of the steps I used are listed below: - Find cartoon strips and jumble the panels and ask kids [...]

Bleeding Mummy

Jason — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:00:11 +0000

Recognise the mummy? He was last seen here.

Encouraging children to read: part 1

Jason — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:00:03 +0000

I used to be a school teacher in a past life and would often teach in very low socio economic areas. Unfortunately, such areas would have low numeracy and literacy rates and every day proved difficult in getting kids to read or write. So we had to get creative to ensure these things were taught. I [...]

The castaway reflects…

Jason — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:00:01 +0000

The psychologist and the Energizer battery

Jason — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:00:58 +0000