MSL Report 3rd Anniversary Special Edition March 2011

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MSL Report 3rd Anniversary Special

Edition March 2011

K12: Headlines Welcome to our 3rd Anniversary March Issue of the MindShare Learning
Report.
K12: Upcoming Events

Conference Corner Just three years ago, twitter was at its infancy and the notion of 21st
Century learning skills was beginning to gain traction across the
Green IT Canadian education space. We're proud to have played a small part in
leading, nurturing and sharing the knowledge and best education
Hardware Review practices across our vast Canadian landscape. It's inspired by the
Featured Jobs excellent work and dedication of education and industry leaders to
transform learning in the 21st Century across Canada.
Web 2.0 Technology Spotlight
Our ability to enable students to excel on the global stage is largely
Post Secondary: Headlines
dependent on ten provinces and three territories collectively offering
Post Secondary: Upcoming Events relevant curriculum in a meaningful and engaging way to Canadian
students. Interview Rhonda Kimberley-Young
Youth File
New Secretary-Treasurer of Ontario
It's less about the technology, as much as it's about collaboration Teachers Federation
MindShare Musings amongst the human networks and utilizing technology to enhance
Advisory Board learning, thereby eliminating geographical barriers. We, as a country,
although so culturally and geographically diverse share a common vision
About Us that drives us as Canadians to succeed academically--Our OECD PISA
results are a testament to our high performing students.

MindShare Learning is continuing its work in partnership with education

Survey Question
and industry leaders to shape a vision for the 21st Century to reach all Canadians who desire to be part of
the future of learning today.
Would you support a 21st Century
Canadian Task Force on Learning The following are just a few highlights in this issue:
led by Don Tapscott?
P21 Canada inaugural meeting co-hosted by MindShare Learning and John Kershaw, former N.B. Deputy
Minister of Education, now with 21st Century Associates, please email me if you're interested in how you
can get involved in this initiative
Canada's Ministers of Education Move Ahead on Pan-Canadian Priorities (including 21st Century Skills)
Congratulations Canada's Outstanding Principal Award Winners!
How Will Students Communicate?
University of Montreal Study--Benefits and challenges of using laptops in primary and secondary school:
An investigation at the Eastern Townships School Board Study
Courtesy of Tim Gard while at the BETT UK Conference
Understanding Technology's Role in Revolutionizing the Classroom
From Aislinn Malszecki's Youth File - See, hear, discuss and practice with the Internet: A students guide

Special thanks to our team, founding sponsors and advisory board who believed in our vision and mission to
transform learning by "mindsharing" the excellent pockets of innovation across the Canadian landscape. Thank
you to our readership and partners who inspire us to bring you the best possible news and information on a
monthly basis. We value your loyalty and ongoing sharing and innovative spirit. It makes the long hours and
hard work behind the scenes that much more enjoyable.

Until next time, keep the learning curve steep!

Cheers, R.

Sponsors Robert Martellacci,

M.A. EdTech
Publisher & Managing Editor, The MindShare Learning Report™
President, MindShare Learning™-- Connecting Education & Business to Support Student Success
www.mindsharelearning.com

Before printing think about the Environment. Avant l' impression, il faut penser à l'Environnement.

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Title Sponsor

Member

Quotes of the Month

"Education is evolutionary vs. revolutionary"

-Dr. Gerry McIntyre, Executive Director, Canadian Education Resources

Council

"We believe that financial education will better prepare our students for the 21st century global
economy. Our kids need to know their dollars and cents just as much as their ABCs."

-Leona Dombrowsky, Minister of Education

"WOW! Congratulations to you for leading and championing the movement. Your vision,
steadiness, stewardship and quiet determination to nudge the boundary of the everyday is
remarkable"

-David Marsi, AVP, Learning & Development, Invesco Trimark, MSL Report Advisory
Board Member, comment on MindShare Learning celebrating its 3rd Anniversary.

Funding Opportunities

Teachers talk funding

17/02/1011 CTV Calgary
The Telus Convention Centre hosted Calgary's teachers on Friday and many are concerned over provincial
funding and how it affects the classroom.
One of the busiest places at the convention is the space set aside where teachers buy classroom supplies.

K12 Feature Headlines

McGuinty Government Supports Student Success, Stronger Economy

Ontario 28/02/11
Ontario is taking the next step in its plan to integrate financial literacy into the curriculum this September.

School recognized for incorporating technology

Daily Gleaner 23/02/11

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In front, Park Street Elementary School students Jenna Im, left, and Scott Perry show the school's Senteo
automated response systems. Behind them are, from left, teachers Jon Crossland, Carrie Beaumaster and Katrina
Mcdonnell.

Park Street Elementary School is leading the pack when it comes to technology. The Fredericton school was
recently named the winner of the MindShare Learning Report's digital classroom contest for Eastern Canada.

Benefits and challenges of using laptops in primary and secondary school: An

investigation at the Eastern Townships School Board Study
University of Montreal 13/02/11

Epson Solutions in Action - St. James Elementary School

Learn how students at école primaire St. James use Epson BrightLink to enhance the classroom experience

21st century learning- Widening the frame of focus and debate: A BCTF
Research discussion paper
BCTF Jan 2011
This paper addresses six areas of focus in an effort to discuss 21st century learning.

Desire2Learn Awarded $4.25 Million Grant from Government of Ontario

D2L 17/01/11 2011
Desire2Learn Incorporated13 (Desire2Learn), a leading provider of mission-
critical enterprise learning solutions, today announced it is the recipient of
funding from Ontario's Ministry of Economic Development and Trade14.

Desire2Learn will receive a grant of $4.25 million from the province of

Ontario as part of the company's investment of more than $28 million.

K-12 Schools to Benefit from New Technology Resources

NFLD Ministry of Education 09/02/11
Schools across Newfoundland and Labrador will be receiving 1,450 new computer systems and 272 interactive
white boards, as a result of a $2 million Provincial Government investment.

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Event:........ ERDI Canada Spring Conference

Date:.......... April 14-16, 2011
Location:.... Vancouver, B.C.

Event:........ Creativity, Critical Thinking, Citizenship, Community in the 21st Century

Date: .......... May 5, 2011
Website:......... Toronto, ON

Please share your conference news with us and we'll do our best to include your event, and/or reflections. Email
Robert@mindsharelearning.com

Suggested Reading...

Conference Corner

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Dr Robert Thirsk helped launch the

ABEL Leadership Summit on February 26, 2011. He spoke via video.
Click here to watch

Dr. Robert Thirsk, former Canadian Space

Agency astronaut

This month's Conference Corner is packed with highlights of National and International coverage from our MSL
Report team that includes: BETT UK, FETC in FL, ABEL Summit and the OTF Teaching & Learning in the 21st
Century Conference, to name a few. Most recently, MindShare Learning was pleased to sponsor the ABEL Summit
at York University featured an inspiring video welcome from Canadian astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk (see below).
Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs keynote via Skype was superbly done. If you missed the ABEL Summit, checkout the
twitter hash tag #abelsummit. Congratulations to Janet Murphy and her team for hosting an excellent conference
and to ABEL's 10th anniversary of transforming learning through technology.

Catch other conference podcast highlights below, including our inaugural P21 Canada meeting to explore the
creation of a national organization to support the 21st Century skills movement in Canada.

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Exclusive interview with the Meet Copernicus Royal iRover

MindShare Learning tours Edmodo team at FETC Cost-effective Table Top
SMART Technology's exhibit Technology
at FETC

Inaugural P21 Canada Podcast Interview at the ABEL Summit

recently with John Kershaw, former Deputy Minister, New
Brunswick Department of Education and his business partner,
David Roberts of the Partnership for 21st
Century organization.

Sponsored by

Meeting of the Minds--Inaugural P21Canada Meeting (L-R) David Roberts

(21st Century Partnership Associates), Robert Martellacci (MindShare
Learning), Bill Hogarth (ERDI Canada), Michael Ward (SMART
Technologies), Shann McGrail (Microsoft Canada), Chris Bessie (Nelson
Education), Mark Cobham (Pearson Education, John Kershaw (21st
Century Partnership Associates)

Our K-12 Editor, Timothy Gard attended the BETT UK Conference -- The World's largest global education
technology event in London, England

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Green IT

It ain't easy being green: UWO "Green Building" designated LEED Gold
CDN HED News 03/01/11
While many Canadian college and university campuses are beautiful because of their well-crafted historic
buildings, perhaps new construction can start a new tradition of environmentally sustainable, green construction;
with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold designation of its Claudette MacKay-
Lassonde Pavilion, the University of Western Ontario firmly asserts its place within this trend.

Dover Bay youngsters rewarded for their 'green' efforts with contest's top award
Daily News 02/18/2011
A Nanaimo high school club's efforts to go green were worth $50,000.
The Dover Bay Secondary Eco-Club finished first in the Staples Recycle for Education contest, beating
nearly 300 other schools across Canada.

The Eco-Club has been hard at work for years, said Dover Bay principal John Blain, who added the win is
well-deserved. The students will come together with teachers to decide how the funds are spent on new
computers to replace aging work stations. "New computers will save a lot of energy," club co-leader Emma
Hsueh said.

Book Review: Tuned Out - Engaging the 21st Century Learner

Timothy Gard
Educator, Toronto District School Board
@soligard

We hear educators, professors, self-proclaimed critics, trustees and anyone with voice in this arena of song
singing the chorus that unless we engage students in education we're going to be preaching to deaf ears. And to
engage them we need to create learning contexts that are meaningful, real-
world, and 21 st century, among other things. To be honest, I always thought
that this was sort of a truism. Who wouldn't want to be engaged regardless of
the context you find yourself? I clearly remember my high school learning
experience and it was less than stellar when it came to student engagement.
The difference was I suppose that in that time you didn't have a choice: listen

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and learn whether you like it or not! Today's student is a bit more
empowered, and parents have taken on a more active role when addressing
the needs of their children in today's public education system. Technology
businesses see the opportunity to inform the educational field that technology
will make a difference because, to coin Tapscott's phrase, the Digital natives
are immersed in technology and so in order to meet the student where he or
she is at we must also integrate technology across the curriculum. Tuned Out
- Engaging the 21st Century Learner is a book written by Karen Hume that comes hot off the press from Pearson
Canada. In this work Hume seeks to clarify what engagement is and is not, both for students and teachers and
then proposes a multi-layered approach for initiating, developing and fostering a learning environment that is
engaging for both students and teachers. Let's not forget that teachers can be disengaged as well! Our beliefs
and our prior understanding about engagement should be challenged, honed and re-aligned, including my own
and Hume's work is just the right medicine!

Hume's paradigm for engagement is thoughtful, well-articulated and meaningful. Moreover, Pearson provides a
related website that includes the full e-text of the book, as well as opportunities to engage in thoughtful
discussion as well as links to further resources. Read on to find out more about Hume's plan for engaging the
21 st century learner!

Featured Jobs

Education Canada Network and MindShare Learning Report are proud to bring you the following featured job
opportunities.

Superintendent/CEO
Park West School Division
With a budget in excess of 25 million the Division staff of 300 serves approximately 2100 students in 15 schools.
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Learn more & Apply

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SIAST
Your role as a part-time instructor at SIAST will be supported through instructional materials and on-going
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This is a temporary full-time position for the remainder of the 2010/11 school year. Relocation may be provided.
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Get your job featured!

For more information click here or email mindshare@educationcanada.com for more information. Education
Canada Network is the country's leading source for education employment opportunities.

Web 2.0 Technology Spotlight

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Broadcastr is a Social Media platform for location-based stories. It enables the recording, indexing, listening, and
sharing of audio content. Just like in human memory, every story is bound to a place.
Whether dishing last night's details to friends, uncovering local lore, perusing restaurant reviews, listening to
travel guides, tuning in to citizen journalism, contemplating oral histories, or sharing hilarious anecdotes,
Broadcastr amplifies all our voices. Users can take a GPS-enabled walk as stories about their surroundings stream
into their headphones, like a museum tour of the entire world. Users can record their own content, create
playlists, follow their friends, and share on Facebook.

Vizalizer hasn't been launched yet however if you're interested in searching the web visually, then sign up for
their launch invitation! Looks inviting!

Receivd allows you to share files easily, securely and in real-time with family and friends. Drag and drop files in
to share with lists of people at once, or just to one person. You can also send high-resolution photos and videos
without any hassle.

Collect data using smartphones and tablets. The easiest way to create forms and surveys for the iPhone, iPad,
and Android.

Leadership
Innovate Where You Are
By Robin Sharma

To get to world-class, it is absolutely essential to become a

spectacularly good innovator. Pushing the envelope and
relentlessly making things better and passionately discovering
new ways to add value, work smarter and move faster are core
creative traits that the best in business live by. And to be
alarmingly creative, you don't need to go walk in the woods or
find some sanctuary. Some of the best ideas come from
innovating and thinking outside of the box at the very place you
now stand.

Post-Secondary Feature Headlines

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McGill receives $3 million for research

February 12, 2011 The McGill Daily
McGill researchers will receive $3 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council of Canada (NSERC), which hopes to support practical application of multidisciplinary
research. This investment is a part of NSERC's $55-million investment to university research teams
across Canada announced on January 20.
According to an NSERC press release, "The goal of the program is to increase research and training
in areas that could strongly influence Canada's economy, society or environment in the next ten
years." The grants support research led by at least one researcher and in collaboration with a
supporting organization.

Canada to play important role in Mars mission

Calgary Herald 02/20/2011
A Canadian-built device aimed at testing the Martian landscape for signs of "habitable"
environments from the planet's past -and perhaps its present -is being readied at a California
space institute for launch later this year.

Canada needs more bang from university research

Globe and Mail Blog 02/10/2011
Canadian businesses are spending nearly $1-billion a year on university R&D -- more than most
of the developed world on a per capita basis.
But a new report by the Centre for the Study of Living Standards concludes we're not getting
enough bang for the buck.
"I see no evidence that Canada can claim a gold medal in the results we get from this research,"
said senior research associate Ian Currie, the report's author. "We're not lagging, but we're not
leading."

Post Secondary Education: Upcoming Events

Event: ....... Canada 3.0
Date: ......... May 2-4, 2011
Location: ....Stratford, Ontario

Event: .......Worldviews Conference on Media and Higher Education

Date: .........June 16-18
Location: ....Toronto, Ontario

Event: ....... MODSIM World Canada 2011

Date: .........June 21-22
Location: ....Ottawa, Ontario

Youth File
See, hear, discuss and practise with the Internet: A students guide.
By Aislinn Malszecki

This is a simple 21st century guide on how to best use the Internet for self-directed, personal
learning. Here are my suggested tools and websites to help you study better, organize your studies,
and write better tests. Keeping in mind the different learning styles - kinesthetic, visual, and
auditory - for my suggestions to help each and every student find the tools they need to succeed.

Research and Innovation

A textbook case for tablet makers Target students; Devices act as alternative to school books
By Deborah L. Cohen, Reuters 02/22/2011
If Adrian Hartog has his way, college kids will be sporting tablet computers instead of backpacks loaded down
with heavy textbooks. The chief executive of educational tablet maker mySpark Technologies (
mysparktech.com)is among a growing number of entrepreneurs attempting to change the way students study,
share and do homework. "Everybody is learning how to use the digital form," said Mr. Hartog, a former executive

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with graphic chipmakers AMD and ATI. "We're really trying to provide a comprehensive solution for students."

Hard data on online learning in Ontario

Dr. Tony Bates 26/02/11
Ontario's Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities is to be congratulated for undertaking
a comprehensive survey of online offerings in its post-secondary institutions. The results were
released at the same time as the Ministers announcement about the appointment of a specialadviser regarding
the Ontario Online Institute.

Ontario (2011) Fact Sheet Summary of Ontario eLearning Surveys of Publicly Assisted PSEInstitutions Toronto:
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

Fast Facts About Online Learning

iNACOL Oct 2010
Research, Trends and Statistics
"Online learning in K-12 schools is growing explosively."

Understanding the Next Wave of Technology Innovation in Education: UK

An exclusive Futuresource publication in partnership with BETT
Published: January 2011

MindShare Musings..."The Connectors, Leaders and People on the

Move"

It's somewhat perplexing to think that we're one tenth into the 21 st Century, however, we speak
about it like it's a long way off into the future. It reminds me of Dr. Gerry McIntyre's comment
last week, "education is evolutionary vs. revolutionary."

Can I vent for a moment. I'm tired of going to tech conferences where I see notes being taken
using old technology-pen and paper. The thought leaders who are charged with transforming
education are not "modeling" effective uses of ICT. It's about "walking the digital talk." I
considering making our upcoming fall Summit a paperless one. I welcome your thoughts?

On The twitter beat, Dr. Margaret Riel, renowned expert on learning circles and my former thesis advisor at
Pepperdine University shared The Age of the Networked Community via twitter http://bit.ly/hPNvoX . Speaking of
Pepperdine University, my Alma Mater humbled me while at the FETC conference in Orlando recently by
presenting me with the Alumni Service Award as outgoing president of the Master's in Learning Technology
Virtual Alumni Chapter. Thanks again for the thoughtful recognition.

Great to catch-up with Ron Canuel, CEO, CEA recently, who shared a breakthrough study by the University of
Montreal on his former district in the Eastern Townships School Board in Quebec that revealed significant findings
on the impact of computers in the classroom.

Dr. Doug Player checked in recently to share that he's continuing his work on establishing Whistler U. I look
forward to connecting with Doug next month when we head off to the ERDI conference in Vancouver.

This is how you compete in the 21st C global knowledge based economy. India Education gets 24 percent budget
hike http://sns.ly/JSccy6

Our digital media specialist Aislinn Malszecki shared this news item that is work watching--Sick Teen Uses
Robot to Attend School
http://bit.ly/ffU1YW

As you know I'm a BIG fan of twitter with the caveat of tweeting wisely! The following is a great tool for
analyzing your twitter traffic.
http://twitteranalyzer.com/ms.aspx?userId=mindsharelearn

Buy five Epson PowerLite® 83+ projectors, get 1 free!

Purchase 5 Epson PowerLite 83+ projectors between February 1, 2011 and March 31, 2011 and your FREE
additional model will be shipped to you after purchase with submission of a mail-in rebate.

With mobile technology being the rage, here's an Interesting Infographic - Cell Phone Usage courtesy of Angels
Maiers.

Congratulations to our newest client, the National Film Board for winning the Cross-media award for Youth
Interactive project HIGHRISE/OMW http://bit.ly/e49Ssf #NFBi

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BaKaFORUM 2011 Award Ceremony: (f.l.t.r.) Ellian van Strien, NTR;

Åsa Tolgraven, UR; Tey Cottingham, NFB; Emani Krishnarao,
Doordarshan India

Please keep the news coming! We always enjoy hearing what you're up to. Until next time, be sure to walk the
digital talk!

Cheers, R.

Robert@mindsharelearning.com

Top of page

Advisory Board Members

The MindShare Report is grateful of the guidance and support provided by our esteemed advisory board.
Members include:

Dr. Greg Malszecki, Department of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, York University
Dr. Ron Owston, Director, Institute for Research on Learning Technology, York University
Dr. Eric Hamilton, Associate Dean of Education, Pepperdine University, Graduate School of Education and
Psychology
Cheryl Paige, Principal, Joyce Public School, Toronto District School Board
Jamie McNamara, Superintendent of Schools, St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Schools, Leduc, Alberta
Joni Turville, B.Ed, M. Ed (Instructional Technology), Educator, AISI Coordinator, St. Albert Protestant
Schools
Timothy Gard, Educator - Media Literacy & Technology, Toronto District School Board
Gary Kern, Principal, Technology & Innovation, West Vancouver School District
Ron Sedran, MD, Equity Capital Markets, Canaccord Adams
Marty Keast, President, Pearson Learning K-12 Canada
David Marsi, AVP, Learning & Development, Invesco Trimark
Chip Fesko, Sr. Director of Advertising & Strategic Alliances, George Lucas Educational Foundation,
Edutopia Magazine

About Us
The MindShare Learning Report team is made up of the following individuals:

Robert Martellacci, M.A. Ed Tech., Publisher and Managing Editor, contact:

robert@mindsharelearning.com
Timothy Gard, M.A., B.Ed K-12 Editor, contact: tim.gard@gmail.com
Aislinn Malszecki, B.A. Hons., Digital Media Specialist, contact: aislinn@mindsharelearning.com

About The MindShare Learning Report™ -- Canada's Leading, Learning & Technology
eMagazine.
Our mission is to transform education by sharing knowledge of 21st Century innovative best practices and
success stories in the Canadian education market space and beyond. We harness the power of Web 2.0
technologies to feature engaging Vodcasts, podcasts, polling, Canadian educational technology news headlines &
upcoming strategic industry events in the K-12, Higher Ed and corporate eLearning market segments. Other
elements of the MSL Report eMagazine include: successful practices, ask an educator, ask a professor, research &
tech tools, GreenIT and career listings, to support educators and educational technology providers in maintaining
a pulse for emerging trends in Canada. http://www.mindsharelearning.com/report

Editorial content for the monthly issue is due the third week of each month.

Please forward your news releases as web links to info@mindsharelearning.com

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About MindShare Learning

MindShare Learning is a privately held company based in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. Its hallmark is
providing strategic marketing solutions to learning & technology solution providers in the K-12, HED and
corporate learning markets, to support new market expansion and revenue growth. MindShare Learning's partial
client list includes: Adobe (Macromedia), Blackboard Inc., EPSON, GlobalScholar, Learning.com, RM PLC UK,
Softease Ltd. UK, netTrekker, IMSI (ClipArt.com), CERC (Canadian Education Resources Council), Tech4Learning,
Xoolon, NECTAR Foundation and ERDI Canada. http://www.mindsharelearning.com

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