2010 Olympic Fun and Games Blog » Day 15 – February 26 http://2010funandgames.com with Quinn and Evan! Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:48:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Athlete to Watch – Friday, February 26 http://2010funandgames.com/2010/02/26/athlete-to-watch-friday-february-26/ http://2010funandgames.com/2010/02/26/athlete-to-watch-friday-february-26/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:55:52 +0000 Admin http://2010funandgames.com/?p=349

Cheryl Bernard

Cheryl Bernard – Women’s Curing
Before all eyes are locked on the men’s semifinal hockey game, Canadians should hurry hard to watch the gold medal game in women’s curling! Canadian skip Cheryl Bernard and her team have swept the competition so far with 8 wins, and tonight they’ll battle the defending champs from Sweden for the gold. But the pressure’s on…if Team Canada wins, Canada will most into first place in most gold medals won at the Vancouver Games. We’re number one at being number one!

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Meeting First Nations Hosts

For the first time, Indigenous people have been recognized as official partners in hosting the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Tewanee Joseph is calling it the “Biggest Potlatch in Olympic History”.

Potlatch is a ceremonial feast at which the hosts demonstrate their generosity (you’re measured on what you give to people, not what you take).

In Canada, Aboriginal includes Inuit, Métis, and First nations peoples. The Four Host First Nations include the Lil’wat, Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh, on whose lands the Olympics are being held.

We were fascinated by our visit to the 2010 Aboriginal Pavilion, and look forward to learning much more about Canada’s Aboriginal people!

Soul Paua, from New Zealand, sing and perform a chant at the International Indigenous Day Celebration in Vancouver. We were there, enjoy!

First Nations- Song and Chant from Brian Coughlin on Vimeo.

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We met these French fans (with CRAZY hair) on the bus in Whistler. They were on the way to the Whistler Nordic Centre, and decided to sing this song for us. Merci!

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Martin J. Gottlieb School

Thanks to Silvia Tolisano and her second grade class at 21st Century Learning in Jacksonville, Florida, for following the 2010 Fun and Games Blog!

Her students are emphasizing and integrating skills such as collaboration and communication across all subject areas. Students are experiencing real connections with eye witnesses, experts and peers from around the world. Global awareness and collaboration is an integral part of 21st Century curriculum. Tools, such as video conferencing, blogs, wikis and podcasts allow teachers and students to immerse themselves in new literacies (in addition to basic literacy) such as information, networking, digital citizenship, intercultural and media literacy.

Our elementary school students are experiencing the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in all new ways. In addition to viewing events on a television, they are working collaboratively with another elementary school class from Port Hardy, Canada. Through a wiki, they are contributing information about athletes, their countries, and winter sports. They have interviewed one of the Torch Runners from Port Hardy via Skype. As a culminating project, a combined sportscast/podcast is planned. Students, from both schools, will also compete against each other in various sports events on a Wii and compare results with each other.

Thanks, and keep on connecting!

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