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MAY 2014Volume 7, No. 3
Quick LinksQuotes of theMonthGlobal LearningSpotlightCross CanadaSpotlight onManitoba21st CenturySpotlightConference CornerInfographicsK-12 NewsPost-SecondaryNews
Exclusive Podcastwith Nolan BushnellVideo Game Pioneer,mentor to Steve Jobsand founder ofEdTech Start-upBrainrush
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Dear Thought Leader,
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NewsResearch, Funding,Innovation+ Start-upsIndustry/ProductsMindShare MusingsProfessionalLearning EventsCareersAdvisory BoardAbout Us
Sponsors
with an especially exciting time in the Canadian EdTechspace: We are proud presenting partners in Connect 2014,kicking off tomorrow! With the world class backdrop of iconicNiagara Falls, Canada, how apt that Connect 2014 coincideswith our Global Learning Special Edition?
It’s not too late to register for Connect 2014! However, if youcan’t make it, you can follow the Twitter stream via#CanEdu14. With some 1,500 delegates, over 100 presentersand exhibitors, Connect has something for everyone in the theK12 and post-secondary education space.
Issue Highlights:
1. Cross Canada Spotlight on Manitoba.
2. Featured podcasts with world class leaders: NolanBushnell, Atari Founder & Mentor to Steve Jobs; KarenFrancis, CEO, AcademixDirect, CourseTalk startup (weactually met at SXSWEdu); Michael Furdyk, Co-FounderTakingITGlobal; and Mark Carbone, CIO, WaterlooDistrict School Board and ECOO president.
3. Ontario finally announces a renewed vision foreducation in Ontario infused with $150 million investmentin technology and learning resources. That is, of course, if theLiberals should win the recently announced provincial election.
4. C21 Canada hosts a Learning & Skills Roundtablewith CMEC, Calgary Board of Education, and theCalgary Chamber of Commerce
5. 3rd Annual MindShare Learning Canadian EdTech TeacherSurvey coming soon!
6. Tim Gard’s review of Atomic Learning is a must readfor professional learning aficionados. 7. Check out the coolest start-up I interviewed inTouchCast that presents exciting opportunities for educationin the future!
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We hope to see you at Connect later this week! Watch for fullConnect 2014 coverage in the June edition of the MindShareLearning Report.
In closing and in honour of Education Week, I’d like to paytribute to all the dedicated educators who go well beyond thecall of duty for the love of their craft and to make a differencein every student’s day. Thank you!
Until next time, keep the digital learning curve steep!
Robert Martellacci
M.A. EdTechPublisher & Managing Editor, The MindShare Learning Report™President, MindShare Learning™Connecting Education & Business to Support Student SuccessFollow us on Twitter @MindShareLearn
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Quotes of the Month
I always like to say the best is yet tocome! We’re going to find ourselves in thedawning of a massive change in educationall for the good.”
-- Mr. Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atariand mentor to Steve Jobs
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BookRecommendations
Tweet of the Month
"A revolution is happening today in schools--We will see muchmore change in the next 3 yrs than the last 15 yrs,@michaelfullan (TLP Summit)" -- @MindShareLearn
Global Learning Spotlight
Exclusive PodcastInterview withMichael FurdykfromTakingITGlobal
Michael Furdyk has foundedseveral successful onlinecompanies (MyDesktop.comand BuyBuddy.com) and isthe co-founder and Directorof Technology of theTakingITGlobal (TIG)online community.
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Exclusive PodcastInterview withKaren Francis, CEOof AcademixDirect
Karen Francis serves asChairman and CEO of
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AcademixDirect whichowns Coursetalk, the world’smost comprehensive catalogof online courses andstudent-powered reviews.
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New Global Ed Tool WorldVuze Launches ThisSeptember, Opening Up a World ofPossibilities for Students to Learn from EachOther
Written by Julia Coburn and Ellen Palmer, WorldVuze Co-Founders
WorldVuze, an Ontario-based non-profit,is a platformwherestudents locally and around the world can safely share and exploretheir own opinions with each other on their class questions.Inquiryfrom classrooms is inspiring real-world investigationwithquestionsfrom a wide spectrum of topics – everythingfrom currentevents, the economy, and politics, to comic books, pets, andculture.
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Cross Canada Spotlight on Manitoba
Minister of Education: Honorable JamesAllum
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Devon Caldwell- Past MindShare Learning NationalVideo Challege Winner Shares Her Experience at theMicrosoft in Educational Global Forum!
My name is Devon Caldwell, and I teach kindergarten at OakLake Community School in Oak Lake, Manitoba. I’m also aMicrosoft Expert Educator and former Mindshare Learningvideo challenge winner, and in the past month I’ve had accessto some amazing professional learning! Here are somehighlights from my travels around Canada and the world!
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K-12 News in ManitobaManitoba Educators Recognized For Creativity,Innovation, EffectivenessMinistry of Education Manitoba 10.04.14
Manitoba Education Minister Takes a Swipe atAlberta’s “not as successful” Math CurriculumEdmonton Journal 22.04.14
Post Secondary News In Manitoba
Governments of Canada and Manitoba Finalize Agreementsto Help Manitobans Get JobsCanada Newswire 23.04.14
Dr. Cynthia Ellison - DSM’s 2013 Research & Innovation(R&I) Grant recipientUniversity of Manitoba 31.03.14
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21st Century Spotlight
Alberta’s TaskForce for TeachingExcellence
By John Kershaw,President of C21 Canada,and the former DeputyMinister of Education forNew Brunswick
“What does a ‘world-class’educator look like in the21st century?” This is one of the more interestingstrategic questions in theterms of reference of anAlberta education task
force. On Monday, May 6th, 2014 the Honourable JeffJohnson, Minister of Alberta Education, released the findingsof the Task Force for Teacher Excellence.
The report makes recommendations designed to ensure “thatfor every child, in every class, there is an excellent teacher”.
The Chair of the Task Force, Glenn Feltham, took to thestage of the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton to presentthe task force’s findings in front of an estimated 1300 people.
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Conference Corner
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Minister Sandals speaks on the Achieving Excellence RenewedVision for Ontario at the recent TLP Summit
The recent TLP Summit featured some BIG names in theeducation landscape including Dr. Michael Fullan andOntario Education Minister Liz Sandals, who spoke publiclyfor the first time about the province’s renewed vision foreducation which integrates technology and digital learningresources for teachers. I really like the notion of “AchievingExcellence” that is incorporated in the new vision. Theexcitement around the announcement is tempered by themuch anticipated provincial election that will determine if thevision will see the light of day. I welcome your comments onthe vision document and whether you believe it makes thegrade! Kudos to Akela Peoples, TLP’s new CEO, and her teamfor putting together a great program blending education andbusiness leaders in one room.
Mark Carbone, CIO Waterloo DSB, recently hosted his 2ndGoogle Summit that attracted some 650 delegates whereeducators spent a weekend of their own time exploring GoogleApps for education. I’m fascinated by the almost cult followingthat has emerged with Google solutions. Help me understandwhy - I welcome your comments! I suspect the “FREEmium”model is quite compelling as is the seamlessness and ease ofuse. Tune into Mark’s podcast as he is one of the deepthinkers as a CIO type with an education background… not to
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mentioned a very seasoned veteran!
If you have a conference and would like some coverage,please be sure to drop us a note!
Cheers, R.M.
UGC Niagara Xboxcompetition Heldon May 2 - May 4at the ScotiabankConvention Centre:
Thanks to Dino Miele,DSBN, CIO who sharedsome highlights from theirsuper successful eventthis past weekend. Thetwitter feed #ugcniagara
also captured many of the weekend highlights, including thewinners! There was also a Technology For Girls Camp that wassponsored by IBM where students had the opportunity toexplore robotics and other fun and engaging project basedlearning activities.
Quick Facts:
Number of Teams Participating in UGC Niagara - Call of Duty:108 teams of 4 players = 432 gamers
NHL 2014- 50 teams of 1 player = 50
Match Referees = 20
Spectators = 520
Total registrations 1,022
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(it's like making the NHL)...During the 2.5 days of gaming anaudience of just over 1million viewers watched the teamscompete online. The average views were 30,000 and pro-teamreached the highest ever recorded in North America 65,000viewers.
Exclusive Interviewwith Mark Carbone,Chief InformationOfficer for theWaterloo RegionDistrict School Board
Mark Carbone holds 32years of experience ineducation and currentlyholds the position of ChiefInformation Officer for theWaterloo Region DistrictSchool Board.
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I Took A Photo Of My Friend That I Want To Share...Now What?This excellent poster from Common Sense Media givesguidelines to the etiquette behind posting photos of othersonline.
Is Your Teen A Good Digital CitizenTechnically Speaking 09.03.14
K-12 News
B.C. Launches Skills for Jobs Blueprint to Re-EngineerEducation and TrainingMinistry of Education British Columbia 30.04.14
Supporting Excellence within Alberta’s TeachingProfessionAlberta Government 16.04.14
A Renewed Vision for Education in OntarioOntario Ministry of Education 04.07.14
Invention Conventions 2014The Learning Partnership
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How Will Quebec Compete in an English TechnologyWorld?TechVibes 04.19.14
Post-Secondary News
U of T Prof Brings Students into the Grading Processwith New SoftwareThe Globe & Mail 21.04.14
Thoughts on the Digital Canada 150 PlanCanarie 04.09.14
Meet the winners of the 2014 Canadian MicrosoftImagine Cup!MSDN 16.04.14
Eye of the Beholder – Improving the Human-RobotConnectionUniversity of British Columbia 11.04.14
Province Gives $4m to Mac for BioTech ProjectMcMaster Innovation Park 15.04.14
The Art Institute of Vancouver Named Among the TopTen Undergraduate Schools for Video Game Design byThe Princeton ReviewThe Art Institute of Vancouver 09.04.14
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Research, Funding, Innovation+ Start-ups
Case Study ShowsNiagara's Successwith Tablets
To help strengthen math skillsamong secondary-schoolstudents, District School Board ofNiagara launched a pilot programin which select teachers andstudents use tablet computers to
supplement work in math classes and facilitate individualizedinstruction.“Technology has helped complement the curriculum in ourschool district for many years,” says Dino Miele, chiefinformation officer for the District School Board of Niagara.
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SMART Technologies Partners with Free The ChildrenCanadaNewswire 04.29.14
Future Shop offers $150,000 to High Schools AcrossCanada Through Future Generation Tech Lab GrantsProgram- Better Education Through Better TechnologyFuture Shop
OpenText Investing $2 Billion in 1,200 New CloudComputing Jobs in OntarioTechVibes 28.04.14
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Startup Management Hosts CEO of Techstars inCanada to Observe Our Startup ClimateTechVibes 23.04.14
Classroom Collaboration Meets SMART Technology inNYC Media EventMarketwired 29.04.14
Canadian Startup Makes Public the Application ThatScored Them a Y Combinator InterviewTechVibes 22.04.14
Industry/Products
Promethean ActivEngage2 Receives 2014 EdTechDigest Award for Best Mobile AppPromethean 01.04.14
Top Local Entrepreneurs Pledge to Support a FounderInstitute in TorontoFounder Institute 04.16.14
The Unbundling of the PhoneThe Atlantic 04.17.14
Atomic Learning – Online Learning Portal forEducation
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By Tim Gard, TDSB Educator & MSL Report Contributing Writer
I’ve been aware of Atomic Learning for the better part of 5years now. Initially, when I was invited to review this onlineresource my thoughts went back to how I used it then. Ofcourse, I made some assumptions about what I was going tosee – and they weren’t bad ones because my experiencebefore was a good one, however what worked 5 years agowon’t necessarily work today. We’re in a different era when itcomes to online services, not the least of which are onlineservices providing video training. I was pleasantly surprised atthe evolution of this product. Atomic Learning – a 2013 CODiEwinner in three different categories, including Best EducationSolution – is an excellent resource for technology training,staff development, and classroom integration.
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MindShare Musings
We've stumbled on to theperfect location for ourMindShare LearningHeadquarters in Calgary! Whatdo you think?
I was reminded recentlywhile in one of myfavourite bagel shops ofthe value of relationships.As I stood at the cashier I
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glanced over and noticedsome obvious regularstalking happily amongsteach other . “They’re ourcustomers and ourfriends,” the cashier
proudly stated. To which I said, you taught me somethingtoday. Too often we forget who’s the customer and going thatextra mile to make them feel appreciated. It begs thequestion, do faculties of education train teachers on customerservice and managing parental interactions? At times, duringmy kids elementary school days, I often felt I was interferingwhen I offered to help or provide resources. The future is openand collaborative. I'm hopeful that the shift is starting tohappen.
The CTF survey caught my attention on work life balance. Itbeggs the question, will the teaching profession be lessappealing in the future with the added stress that is clearlyreflected in the survey results? You be the judge. Here’s thelink.
To further complicate matters, I find the ongoing conversationabout the skills gap incresingly concerning in speaking toindustry leaders, including Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari Iinterivewed. It’s a recocurring theme where young people arenot equipped with the 21st century skills that industry needsand wants. Bushnell himself stated that he’d rather take adropout who is passionate about game design than a graduatewho lacks the essential skills to succeed in the “real” world.
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Fred Galang MindShare Contest winner receives Certificatefrom MindShare president Robert Martellacci along with YorkRegion Catholic District Administrstors.
Professional Learning Events
Connect 2014| May 8-9| Niagara Falls, Canada
Halifax CAP Conference 2014| May 6-9| Halifax, NovaScotia
SIIA Education Industry Summit 2014| May 12-14| SanFrancisco
2014 CNIE| May 13-16| Kamloops, British Columbia
CDMN Canada 3.0| May 26-28| Calgary, Alberta
ISTE 2014| June 28-July 1| Atlanta, Georgia
EdNET 2014| September 28-30| Baltimore, Maryland
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Careers
Dean, Wilson School of DesignKwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, B.C
Executive Director for Interactive Ontario: The Voice ofOntario's Digital Media Industry, Toronto
Full Time Alternate Stream - Assistant Lecturer/Teaching and Learning with TechnologyFaculty of Education, York University, Toronto
Advisory Board
The MindShare Report is grateful of the guidance and supportprovided by our esteemed advisory board.Members include:
Laurent Burman, M.B.A., Chief Client Officer, POSSIBLEChip Fesko, Sr. Director of Advertising & Strategic Alliances,George Lucas Educational Foundation, Edutopia MagazineDr. Eric Hamilton, Associate Dean of Education, PepperdineUniversity, Graduate School of Education and PsychologyMichael Furdyk, Co-Founder, TakingItGlobalMaxim Jean-Louis, CEO, Contact North/Contact Nord,Marty Keast, Owner, Forever Learning CorporationGary Kern, Principal, Technology & Innovation, WestVancouver School DistrictDr. Susanne Lajoie, Professor, Department of Educationaland Counselling PsychologyDr. Greg Malszecki, Professor, Department of Kinesiology &Health Sciences, York UniversityDavid MarsiDino Miele, Chief Information Officer, District School Board ofNiagaraJamie McNamara, Executive Director, Council of CatholicSchool Superintendents of AlbertaCheryl Paige, Consultant in Digital Technology Education,Former Principal, Joyce Public School, Toronto District SchoolBoard
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Dr. Camille Rutherford, Associate Professor, Education atBrock UniversityRon Sedran, MD, Equity Capital Markets, Canaccord AdamsJoni Turville, B.Ed, M. Ed (Instructional Technology), Educator,AISI Coordinator, St. Albert Protestant Schools
About Us
The MindShare Learning Report team is made up of thefollowing individuals:
Robert Martellacci, M.A. Ed Tech., Publisher and ManagingEditorMary Pat O'Meara, OCT, B.A. Hons, B.Ed, M.Ed, DigitalEducation SpecialistMomita Ahmed, B.A, Junior Digital MediaValerie Rusnov, B.A. Hons., B.Ed., Editor
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