Prime Minister Harper (C) pictured with Michael Bator, former Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board Director (L) and Robert Martellacci, MindShare Learning (R)
What a historic and momentous month it’s been with our recent federal election. The role of technology appears to have been underestimated having elevated the NDP to opposition party status thanks in part to Web 2.0 tools and appealing to the youth vote in Canada.
Political stripes aside, it was an honour to meet our Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper at our conference hotel in Vancouver. I was most impressed with the level of organization and sophistication of his party organizers. Inspiring 21st Century Learning and Leadership Canada Video Project–Many thanks to Deborah Kagan and Gabrial Diamond of the Pearson Foundation, Marty Keast and Anne-Marie Scullion Pearson Canada for teaming up with MindShare Learning in staging video shoots in Vancouver and Toronto. Be sure to watch for Canada very own inspirational 21st Century video later this year funded by the Pearson Foundation.
In discussions with award-winning education leader Angela Maiers (Twitter handle:@AngelaMaiers) recently to explore a potential strategic partnership. What an amazing thought leader and tireless educator, and did I mention fabulous keynote speaker? Great catching up with Aerin K. Guy recently, who shared news of her new and exciting gig as Senior Digital Marketing & Partnerships Manager MySpark Technologies, a Toronto area company, who are soon to release an education focused tablet. I’m honoured to have been invited to serve on the MySpark advisory board. We look forward to a product review. Thanks to Bill MacKenzie, ECOO president for sharing important news — ECOO Encourages Responsible Use of Social Media by Teachers” Link From the twitter beat…. National Survey of Mobile Learning in Canada http://bit.ly/fNvTZv @inspiredfosssil Thanks Cindy. A pleasure meeting you and your class-Congrats on the MSL contest Creativity Award! http://t.co/NEBmv6r @chriskennedy NEW POST on Culture of Yes – It’s not the tools . . . It’s the teamhttp://bit.ly/klUrQO #bced #opsoa11 Wow! The Tablet market seen surging to $49 billion by 2015http://bit.ly/fvb8w9
