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The Drake Canucks lost game 3 of the provincial final to the Macklin Mohawks by score of 4-3. The game was fast paced and entertained the 1200+ fans in attendance. The 50/50 was given away at a value over $4000.
On another note, I had a short mid-week holiday last week in Las Vegas. My girlfriend Katie and I flew out on monday, and missed our connecting flight in Denver due to a gongshow in customs. We ended up making it Las Vegas that night five hours later than scheuled after catching another flight to Los Angeles then the Las Vegas. The weather was good, and the pool at the hotel was excellent. We stayed at the Luxor, which I would recommend. We did not go to any shows, but we did lots of gambling, shopping, sight seeing, and enjoying cold beer by the pool.

All comes down to one game

The Canucks season all comes down to one game. The Canucks traveled to Macklin on friday to lose a heartbreaker in double OT. The arena was packed and loud with a 50/50 worth almost $2000. The series then moved back to Drake on saturday night where the Canucks won by a score of 3-1. The best of 3 series for the provincial final now will all be decided in a single game on saturday March 28th in Macklin at 8:30 pm. On another subject I am also traveling to Las Vegas on monday and returning thursday.

Canucks are headed to the big dance

The Drake Canucks finished up with the southern provincial final this past weekend by defeating the Redvers Rockets. The series was a best of three with Redvers getting home ice advantage. Redvers won the first game 5-2, then Drake won the second game 2-1 to force game 3 back in Redvers. Drake then defeated Redvers 6-1 in game 3 to send them to the provincial final. Drake will be representing the south and Macklin will be representing the north. The series is scheduled to start on friday March 20th in Macklin, and returns to Drake on saturday the 21st. Game 3 if neccessary will be played in Macklin on Saturday March 28th.

Using technology in the classroom

I am definately an advocate for incorporating technology into the classroom. I think there ample opportunities to incorporate technology into any subject area. In the practical and applied arts strain, an excellent way to incorporate technology would be to use current online instructional videos. Videos can be shown to the entire class through projectors or to individuals who have specific questions through computer screens. Math classes can also incorporate technology quite effectively. A smartboard is an excellent technological instructional tool in math. I look forward to incorporating these tools into my teaching.

Integrating a Blog Into the Classroom

A blog can be a useful way to communicate with a large group of people. Because a classroom is a large group of people I believe that there are some excellent ways to integrate the two. I PAA a blog would be a great place to post pictures and articles about projects that students have created. It is also a great way to show parents whats going on in class. I believe that many parents would like to see the projects and activities in the shop. In the classroom it would be ideal for posting assignments, creating discussion, and informing parents of the activities happening in the classroom.

Canucks score big on the weekend

The Drake Canucks are moving on to the Southern Provincial Final (I know it's a load of balogne that Drake ended up in the south part of draw while Nokomis was placed in the north, and Nokomis is located 20 miles due south of Drake.) Drake defeated the defending provincial champs (the Kyle Elks) in a two game total point by a score 11-8. Drake lost the first game in Kyle by a score of 4-3, then returned to Drake to hammer on Kyle by a score of 8-4. Drake is still tied with Leroy in league play at 1-1. That series resumes on tuesday for game 3 in Leroy, and thursday for game 4 back in Drake.