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 **//Minds On Media//** **A Constructivist Approach to Multimedia Presentations and Social Media** Thursday, November 11, 2010 10:15AM - 2:30PM ECOO Conference 2010 Sheraton Parkway North Hotel, Richmond Hill


 * What is ‘Minds On Media’?**

Imagine a room full of teachers who are experts in multimedia creation and social media. What could you learn from them?

Join [|Peter Skillen] as he hosts the second year of this fabulous new ECOO event - a half-day BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) workshop with a variety of learning centres focusing on working/playing with media – both multimedia and social media.

That is up to you! Visit one of the centres or visit them all! You can be an absolute beginner, or a 'techie' wanting to bump your skills up a notch! You choose your ‘entry point’. Build your own plan for the day or be led by one of our facilitators. Learn what you need to know to bring digital tools to your students this year! You may want to learn all about animation. Or streaming media, HyperStudio, Frames, Adobe Premiere Elements, Google Earth, Google Tools, augmented reality, Web 2.0 tools, digital storytelling, etc. You get the idea. The facilitators at the centres will have the skills to support you. A broad range of media products and tools will be supported with awesome classroom projects as exemplars! Minds On Media has a wealth of Ontario expertise ready to share, and to learn, with you.  · Mali Bickley & Jim Carleton - [|iEARN-Canada] country coordinators and Adobe Youth Voices experts  · [|Peter Beens] – Peter’s genius as an educator and leader should not be missed. Check the [|link].  · [|Colin Jagoe] – You want ideas and skills in photography and PhotoShop Elements? See Colin!  · Lynda Kilpatrick – Lynda will treat you with excellent classroom projects using Google Earth & Street View  · Kent Manning - Filmschool 101 - Deconstructing and Constructing Video Public Service Announcements  · [|Barbara McLaughlin] – If you haven’t used VoiceThread, check out Barbara’s ideas for deep educational uses!  · Rod Rychliski – Ontario’s expert teacher of HyperStudio and Google Earth  · Alex Shynkarenko – a respected secondary school student expert in augmented reality, Google SketchUp and Google Earth  · [|TakingITGlobal] (TIG) & [|TIGed] – “TakingITGlobal.org is the social network that connects you to the global issues that affect us all. TIGed is a community of globally-minded educators interested in empowering their students to think and act as world citizens, a collection of resources that facilitate the inclusion of global perspectives in the classroom, and a virtual classroom that allows students to use collaborative technology in order to connect with people from around the world and learn about global issues.”  · Danuta Woloszynowicz will bring to you awesome resources for streaming audio and video for your classroom.
 * What Will You Learn?**
 * Who are Our Facilitators?**

** Who are Our Support Staff? **  Pedagogistas are built in as part of the carefully planned support system. This arises from the tradition in Reggio Emilia schools. Pedagogistas, in this case, are teachers that focus on implementing the constructivist philosophy and advocate for respecting the learners competence and 'desire to know'. We will strive to support you in your learning throughout the day.  · [|Don Adams]  · [|Cresencia Fong]  · [|Andrew Forgrave]  · [|Garfield Gini-Newman] <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 35.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -14.15pt;"> · [|Melinda Kolk] <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 35.35pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -14.15pt;"> · [|Brenda Sherry]

**Structure of Day**
Minds On Media will run opposite regular conference sessions TB, TC, TD. Therefore, after David Thornburg's Opening Keynote for all delegates, some delegates will attend Minds On Media and others will go off to regular sessions.

8:45 - 9:45 TA Opening Keynote - David Thornburg 9:45 - 10:15 break & exhibits 10:15 - 11:15 TB Minds On Media Regular Sessions 11:20 - 12:20 TC Minds On Media Regular Sessions 12:20 - 1:30 LUNCH and Birds of a Feather 1:30 - 2:30 TD Minds On Media Regular Sessions 2:30 - 3:00 Refreshment Break and Exhibits 3:00 - 4:00 TE Regular Sessions

===Minds On Media Structure=== Lunch
 * Welcome & Intro
 * Peter to speak to the rationale of the day - constructivism
 * Description of the Day
 * Activity and natural free-flow among centres & Interaction with Pedagogistas
 * Activity and natural free-flow among centres & Interaction with Pedagogistas
 * Celebratory/carousel Wrap-up
 * Summary

We want to emphasize the 'bricolage' nature...the ability to 'tinker'...to play...to choose... to learn in the way that suits.

====**Learning/Teaching Style**==== Each centre will provide for all types of learners by providing all modalities possible. For example, the presenter will have on hand any number of small demos, self-guided tutorials/activities, be able to work one on one with the learner's needs and desires, be comfortable with the ebb and flow of people from centre to centre or manage the same individuals all day.

- some online meetings ahead of time to plan the day together - all our expertise is desired and welcomed to create this event - review or learning of constructivist approaches - huge flexibility in accommodating learners as they may come and go from your centre - creation of materials in advance to accommodate a variety of learning styles ====**More on Constructivism**==== For more on 'constructivism' you could start with these sites: [] [] //Note: We recommend these minimum laptop requirements: Windows XP or higher, Mac OS 10 or higher.//
 * Expectations of Facilitators**