Feb 7: Marshall McLuhan Parts 3 and 4

This class will finish McLuhan's Wake. A follow up discussion will apply the tetrad to specific examples.

Time permitting, a follow-up dealing with the previous class will focus on these issues:
1. Google Jockeying
2. Issues of copyright.

Assignment "Ideas worth Trying" is due today.

Feb 5: John Finch. Manitoba Education

John Finch is a consultant at Manitoba Education who consults in the Information and Communications Technology program. His presentation (Feb 5) covered three areas.

1. A continuum model for Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum (available online)
2. Digital Citizenship. (Check online for 9 dimensions of Digital Citizenship).
3. EPearl: A process portfolio being introduced into many school divisions in Manitoba. EPearl is a Concordia University product.

A35 Presentations

Thur Feb 21

• Chris Rutkowski (UFOs.)
• Review for exam

Tues Feb 26

• Ruth, Jaclyn, Michelle (Using PAINT)
• Christina, Katie, Gabi ((Males in choirs)
• Alice, Christie (---)

Thur Feb 28

• Alain, Ellery (percussion)
• Cecilia, Karen, Erin (useful technologies)
• Christine, Shelby, Melissa (Garage Band)

A13 Presentations

Tues Feb 19

• Brett, Jamie (I), Jamie (II).

Thur Feb 21

• Ashley, Catherine, Amanda
• Carla, Anne, Lorraine

Tues Feb 26

• Kim, Michelle, Lisa

Thur Feb 28

• Pattie, James, Mary
• Laureen, Francine, Meaghan, Darin
• Langrill, Drew, Curtis
• Shawn, Karl, Dwayne

Tues March 4

• Stacy, Robyn, Crystal

A 14 Presentations

Tues Feb 19

• Kate, Keri and Brandi

Thur Feb 21

• Gavin, Eric, Paul: Podcasting

Tues Feb 26

• Amanda, Jeremy, Nate: Bullying
• Melissa, Charlene, Sandra: Louis Riel
• Andrew, Gavin, Kelvin, Andy: Space Travel

Thur Feb 28

• Laurel, Debbie, Nicole, Melissa: Movie Maker
• Angela, Athena, Sharon, Fleur: iMovie
• Olivia, Tannis, Richard: Brain academy
• Sarah, Jenn, Kristin: Sex education
• Tyler, Dan, Marco: Smoking
• Lisa: Adult Ed / Listening

Thursday Feb 7. McLuhan Part 3 and 4

This class will wrap up the McLuhan documentary with parts 3 and 4: Retrieve and Reverse.

Tuesday Feb 5: Manitoba Department of Education ICT standards

This class welcomes John Finch from the Department of Ed. John will take the entire class period to walk us through the (new) ICT technology standards for Manitoba.

Note we have already seen the ISTE standards (US based). If you do not have a copy of the summary, get one here.

In the days to come, we will examine one more set of standards (from UNESCO). These have just been released last month , January 2008).