PMI for Think Tank

PMI For Think Tank
PLUS:
-really nice building and classroom setup
-the student to teacher ratio was small and good
-enjoyed the programs that they had set up for us to learn and play around with
-the directions were somewhat easy to follow
-we all go mousepads to keep
-learning a new program that has potential to be very useful
-opened up a door to see if this is something that I want to do
MINUS
-the directions were kind of complicated and hard to follow
-the teacher was going really fast and talked super fast so that it was hard to follow and see what he was saying
-needed a lot of patience for this kind of stuff ( somethin that I lack)

INTERESTING
-the setup of the school
-the things that they are soon going to be doing to the school ( aqaurium with the car and camera, the modelling section and the courtyard where students can just hang out)
-everyone was really friendly to show their work and it seemed like a nice place to go to school
-people who go to think tank get free drinks at starbucks
-the art that they have pposted around the classrooms was all done by the teachers and students who attend Think tank
-The students who are attending think tank helped us with our porjects and helped to trouble shoot

Cyberbullying

I think that Ms.Vans presentation was very eye opening.
It makes you aware of what really goes on and the consequences for what you do and how it hurts people. It would be a good idea to talk to the elementary school students about this and show them how things can escalate so easily.
- Make a powerpoint that is easier to follow and not so wordy for the littler kids, but also including the videos (maybe telling them that there is no death involved)
-Cyberbullying is always occuring and happening even if you like it or not and to make everyone aware of this would be a good idea
-Even to the high school students its still happening and we need to make students aware of what can happen and maybe show worse scenarios
-Since our class is very technology based we would be able to make a very good final product using Ms.Vans stuff and then morphing into something bigger that can "wow" everyone.

I really liked her presentation and now will be aware of things that I wasnt aware of before. Like how being in a chat room you can get tracked down so easily. It really opens your eyes of the information that you are posting online and howpeople can pretend to be people that they arent. I was aware of this before but didnt think to much of it. BUt this shows how serious it can get very easily and we need to make sure everyone of all ages knows this so that it can be prevented!!

PMI "Stalked By a Cyberbully"

PLUS
* it showed what is really happening in the world and how it affects people
* gave examples of people who have suffered from this
* shows the many ways people suffer from cyber bullying
* gives you an idea of how people feel when they are being cyber bullied
* talks about techonology and parents and how the two are related

MINUS
* didnt say how to stop it but just said that it was a problem
* gave good examples but not in depth ones, like giving a story of how it really affected a person and how much grief it caused them would have been better
* ended it with saying that "the genie has come out of the bottle" but just stated the problem and not any solutions

INTERESTING
* gave good examples
* makes you aware of how many people actually suffer from this a year
* the many ways that people are cyber bullied, even the ways that you would never think of.

PMI for Web 2.0 Reading

PLUS
*good way to share knowledge that we know know
*easy way for Ms. kish to read everyones homework at the same time
*you can access it from any computer not jusst the ones at school
*blogs and wikis are both good
*useful tool for learning
*different ways for blogs and wikis to be used

MINUS
*it is easy for people to steal other peoples idea
* didnt tell us about all the things in 2.0, just focused on blogs and wikis
*really long about the same thing


INTERESTING
*good to learn what type of wikis there is
* it had good sources for us to go and visit
*told us the five different types of users for people who use blogs.
*gives you a good prospect on life and how the web 2.0 is always changing

Voice Thread ( test)

Gossip Girl Cast

PMI for Center of Digital Media

THE CENTER OF DIGITAL MEDIA

Plus

• related to what we are doing
• the design is really good of the building and just the whole school in generalour host provided us with many opportunities to learn more and more opportunities to come back for open house etc
• the people were really freindly and you didnt feel left out
• going to the individual workshops was really good and you learned how life at the school wasgetting to try the new games before anyone has makes you feel special and importantthe
• improvising games were really fun and got the whole class to act as one almost like it was a team builder
• being able to just come to this school was an experience in itself apart from what we did inside
• Made me really think about what I would like to do after high schoo
  the design is really good of the building and just the whole school in general
  

Minus:

• THERE IS NO MINUSES FOR THIS FIELDTRIP
• THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE FOR IT TO BE BETTER
  

Interesting

• the carpet and the design was really neatthe big screen tvs that were all over the facility were really cool
• the size of the class rooms and the setup are similar to oursthe room in which they do
• improv is really big and a good experince
• In general the set up and the design were awesome.
• the way that you have to be buzzed into the school like its not an open door
• the way that they can borrow movies and games from the schoolthat they are allowed to play rock band and guitar hero during school time
• even after hours you can come back to school to play.

PMI for Galileo Conference!

The Galileo conference was a very good experience that I am glad we were able to take part in. I made many new friends that will be there forever

Plus:

• Good expereince meeting with Candace Starr and Sharon Friesen. They taught us alot and it was good to be in a conference that was country wide
• Made many new friends that will last a life time
• learned many new things about the future of schools
• good feeling where what we thought mattered
• Learned many problem solving techniques
• learned how to work under a time pressure with a deadline
• Worked with many students from metro VAncouver who each brought something new to the group
• Had to practice our communication and presentation skills
• presented to a large crowd, with the media present

Minus:

• It went really slow at the beggining
• Felt left out of the crowd, everyone was dressed for success and we werent
• The material on the first day was a bit dull, but as the day went by it got better
• Had not alot of time to organize our presentations ( working under time pressure)

Interesting

• Met very interesting people
• The material that we discussed on the second day was entertaining
• Watching the teachers listen to what we were saying and really analyzing it made us feel good like we mattered
• Going around the tables was goood feeling like you knew more than everyone else.
• The whole expereince was good, the two preparation days and then the last day to present.
  

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