David Spencer's Creative Mind

“David Spencer’s Creative Mind” is the blog that provides information about David M.R.D Spencer’s creative community projects,  Christian faith,  education projects, media networking,  music, and outdoor education activities. David is often found outside camping, canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking, Nordic skiing, snowshowing or tree planting in Ontario’s wilderness. His Christian faith and…

AEE Circle Launched a Facebook Page to help connect aboriginal elders and educators. The Aboriginal and Environmental Education Circle (AEE Circle) is a professional learning and sharing network of over  300 educators, teachers, supporters and Aboriginal elders and leaders gathering resources and creating a speakers bureau that will help teachers…

Spring is here. Time to head outside and run. My favourite Bible passage relating to running is Hebrews 12:1-3 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with…

Past staff alumni, campers and friends of the Ontario Camp Leadership Centre at Bark Lake are invited to join The Friends of Bark Lake. Sign up for the Friends of Bark Lake free e-newsletter. You are also invited to join the The Friends of Bark Lake Facebook page. Friends of…

The outdoor education and children’s camping community is feeling the loss of Kirk Wipper who died unexpectantly on Friday March 18, 2011. Kirk was an inspiration to canoeists and outdoor educators around the world. I got to know Kirk at Camp Kandalore where I was a camp counsellor for junior…

I have created a list of 25 Content Management Systems (CMS) that churches may wish to consider for developing their web site. Each company offers a unique service. Depending on your needs and budget, you will find a CMS that will help your ministry. View the list on David Spencer’s…

CCM Classics: Best Contemporary Christian Music According to David Spencer Song list created using GrooveShark.com Song list created using Playlist.com (Note: This list is only available in the U.S.A.)

Best Pop Music of 1950′s to 2010 According to David Spencer

I posted the following comment on a story published by Religion News.On any given day, busloads of people from across the country arrive at the museum in Boone County. They come to see a biblical version of the origins of life, man and Earth. Religion News thank you for this…

“Who’s on First?” is a vaudeville comedy routine made most famous by comedy team Bud Abbott (1895-1974) and Lou Costello (1906-1959). The skit became famous on live radio and was eventually presented for television on “The Abbott and Costello Show” an American television sitcom that premiered in syndication in December…

David Spencer uses Digg. Digg is a place for people to discover and share content found on the web. From the biggest online destination to the most obscure blog, Digg surfaces the best stuff as voted on by our users. You won’t find editors at Digg — they provide a…

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Consumerism promotes material wants and greed. This is what you really need. Pass it on.

Coffee with your next-door neighbor could do more for your brain than a thousand Twitter updates. http://bit.ly/arDwsc #addictions #time # Waterlution – The Canadian Water Innovation Lab 2010 gathering. Applications online @WaterMattersAB http://bit.ly/9KsEFL #water @politics # Edu-babble: Are some terms used to de-emphasize or trivialize the knowing of facts in…

An experiment on a subway stairwell in Stockholm to see if Swedish people will choose the stairs instead of the escalator. There is music in the stairs! Brought to you by thefuntheory.com dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour…

David Spencer is on Twitter. Follow @davidspencer. Twitter is a real-time information network powered by people all around the world that lets you share and discover what’s happening now. Twitter asks “what’s happening” and makes the answer spread across the globe to millions, immediately. Get Twitter updates from David Spencer…

1107 people join Josh’s band on tour for a T-Mobile commerical.

Twitter compared to Facebook. Where do those Tweets come from? http://goo.gl/1Ebb #infographic #tweets #users

A video from Canadian artist Anna Vandas based in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia. Anna says “In my adult life I have explored many forms of creativity, including song-writing, singing, sewing, photography, graphic design, painting, jewelry-making, and dance. I believe that we all have creativity in our bones, even if it’s…

David Spencer is on Facebook. Join Facebook to connect with David Spencer and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. I posted the above entry on May 13, 2010 as an experiment. I am waiting to see how…

Watch the faces of the public as as more than 200 dancers perform their version of “Do Re Mi“, in the Central Station of Antwerp in Belgium.  Those 4 fantastic minutes started the 23 of march 2009, 08:00 AM. It was  a promotion stunt for a Belgian television program, where…

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On February 25, 2010 David Spencer brought together educators and aboriginal elders for the second First Nations, Inuit, Métis and Environmental Education Roundtable held at the Peel Aboriginal Network Community Centre in Brampton. See photos and read more here.

Monty Python was a British comedy group that created the influential Monty Python’s Flying, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series. The television series, broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974, was conceived,…

Since I have posted many of my lessons and projects online for my students since 1996, I thought it would be good to provide a home on the web. Education Paragon is an ongoing web based directory of lesson plans, links and resources that I created to help educators and…

Does Twitter educate? I’ll post tweets that are educational and uplifting. How about you?

The “Four Yorkshiremen” sketch is a parody of nostalgic conversations about humble beginnings or difficult childhoods. Four Yorkshiremen reminisce about their upbringing, and as the conversation progresses, they try to outdo one another. Their accounts of deprived childhoods become increasingly absurd. (Wikipedia.org) The first video is the version many are…

I have been involved in outdoor recreation and outdoor education since 1974. I’ve appreciated the educators I have interacted with through COEO (Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario), The Ontario Camp Leadership Centre and POEEA (Peel Outdoor and Environmental Education Association). In the year 2000, Paul Strome and I formed…

Over 13,500 people sang “Hey Jude” together in Trafalgar Square, London. Everyone involved arrived thinking they could be dancing – no-one had any idea how the event would unfold.

The T-Mobile Dance at Liverpool Street Station. See the public reactions. See how the film was made.