Made it!

Sitting here in the rain slowly recovering from the week at Emma. I cannot express how impressed I was by the dedication and collegiality that was such a big part of the experience. The long days paid off with an impressive and very diverse set of products. One small glitch with a project that had no sound but everyone else is doing well.

Highlights for me:

Getting to know the students

The food

The sharing of expertise and experience

Everyone's kindness towards my family

Playing my first game of GTA ( while Mark and JR watched painfully at my lack of gaming skills)

The Herb Glazer theme song

Kent drinking his special beverage

plus many other warm memories that will visit me over the next while

Again a big thanks to everyone who participated in the event. Let's see if we can do something like it soon.

Camp last week

As preparation for the 879 experience I spent last week at Camp Circle o' Friends.  It is a children's oncology camp at Lake Diefenbaker.  There I run a media program for the teen aged campers.  We create a podcast, newspaper and television show every day.  It was a great reminder about having computers software up to date and bringing everything I could think that we might need.  There is no Internet access so everything we create is for the most part original.  There is no advanced planningas far as the content of the media products.  The campers decide what is important and what they will do each day.  This means long days of editing audio and video and late nights delivering the newspaper.  Very rewarding experience and it gives an interesting insight into what kids are doing with media.  This year was my 10th year at the camp.

Kent's Blog

Hey Folks

I thought that I had sent this around but obviously I did not.

Here is Kent's address

http://k-rock-muench.blogspot.com/

Just me

For those who are planning their week at the lake.  We will plan to be there after 12 on Monday.  The class will officially run until Saturday at lunch.  Please send me any questions that you have about the time we are there.  Also check out the graphic on Jon's blog.  It is great!

Good to see some of the ideas that folks are developing.  I am giving you my feedback but do not hesitate to view and comment on what the others are doing.  Make sure that you have set up your blog to allow people to make comments.

David asked me about carpooling.  If you want to send me an e-mail about your transportation plans I can help coordinate car-pooling.

As of right now I am bringing 3 iMacs.  If you have had any change of plans and need a computer please let me know.  

Here is an interesting site.  http://www.izzyvideo.com/

Latest book etc...

Inspired by the Triumph of the Will I am working through the autobiography of  Leni Riefenstahl. I will have some good campfires stories to share. 

Remember to think about bringing a favourite video or movie to share during our time at Emma.  It can even be a favourite scene or shot from a production.

Math videos

Here are the videos that we made to show a variety of math concepts.

http://www.usask.ca/education/math-videos/video.htm

Useful videos

Here is a list of 70+ vidoes compiled by Alec Couros at the U of R.

I think you will find it interesting.

http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/1480

Other 879 blogs

Hey gang here are the links to your colleagues blogs.

Jay

Kim - http://khobbs.blogspot.com/

Dan - http://ecmm879.blogspot.com/

Andy - http://baetz.blogspot.com/

Jon - http://route879.blogspot.com/

Jordan - http://879inda306yo.blogspot.com/

Lesley - http://colddayforpontooning.blogspot.com/

Clint - http://memachinima.wordpress.com/ 

Still looking for Kent and David

Things to consider

Hello Folks

I met with the director of the camp last week so here is some vital information.

Based on the cost for a week of accommodations and lodging coming out to around $370 the cost to you will be $170.  I will be covering the other $200 per person from a grant I received to try the class at Emma this year.  To be able to go I will need a cheque made out to the "University of Saskatchewan".  If you want to get this money to me in May during our face-to-face workshops that would be fine.   This fee will keep you housed and fed.  If you would like to bring family members up for a visit you will be required to pay for their food and housing at the regular camp rates.  Ask me if you need more details.

You will need to bring the following:

Pillow

Sleeping bag or linens for a single bed.

Towels

Toiletries   (They do sell these items in their store if you forget)

Bug repellent

Rain gear

Sun screen

If you have special dietary needs these can be accommodated.  Vegan, Celiac or allergies please let me know and I will forward it to the camp so that they are prepared.

Specific details about the cabins will follow.  I am also waiting to hear about the other happenings while we are there but there is a blacksmithing workshop already booked for the same week. I will let you know about other events as I find out about them.

For those of you who have never been to the campus here is a link to their site: http://www.emmalake.usask.ca/index.html

Bye for now

This location is intended to

I will use this as a way to document e-mails, websites and other important information related to the Spring 2009 offering of ECMM 879.3