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Copyright Issues in the Information Age: Rip! A Remix Manifesto
Read The Tyee’s post about Rip! A Remix Manifesto! : a documentary exploring issues regarding copyright, the media, piracy, intellectual property, and freedom of expression. A related article by Micheal Geist about copyright in Canada here.
National Film Board of Canada film credits and information here.
UBC Library Holdings information here.
Educational Resources: The UBC Farm
The UBC Farm offers many educational options for teachers, parents, and children. Check out the Children’s Learning Garden, the Intergenerational Landed Learning Project, FarmDiscovery Tours, and the FarmWonders Spring and Summer Camp on the UBC Farm website.
School programs and workshops available.
The Top Ten Ways to Engage Students…
Heather Wolpert-Gawron, an award-winning middle school teacher recently polled 220 of her grade 8 students, asking them “What engages students?”
The Top 10 responses were:
1. Working with their peers
2. Working with technology
3. Connecting the real world to the work we do/Project-Based Learning
4. Love what you do
5. Get me out of my seat
6. Bring in visuals
7. Student choice
8. Understand the kids
9. Mix it up
10. Be human
Please click here to read the original (edutopia) blog post.
The Future of Vancouver Schools: News Update
Read the results of three public meetings hosted by the VSB surveying public opinion of the future of Vancouver Schools.
Full Vancouver Sun article here.
By Zoe McKnight, The Vancouver Sun May 27, 2012
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New Educational Documentary: The Clean Bin Project
Check out the latest DVD on waste-free living: The Clean Bin Project. Filmed in British Columbia, this multi award winning documentary questions Canadian attitudes towards waste and presents options for sustainable living.
“Is it possible to live completely waste free? In this multi-award winning, festival favourite, partners Jen and Grant go head to head in a competition to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least garbage. Their light-hearted competition is set against a darker examination of the problem waste. Even as Grant and Jen start to garner interest in their project, they struggle to find meaning in their minuscule influence on the large-scale environmental impacts of our “throw-away society”. Described as An Inconvenient Truth meets Super Size Me, The Clean Bin Project features laugh out loud moments, stop motion animations, and unforgettable imagery. Captivating interviews with renowned artist, Chris Jordan and TED Lecturer Captain Charles Moore, make this film a fun and inspiring call to individual action that speaks to crowds of all ages.”
~from the Clean Bin Project website