The Awards ceremony for the Flat Classroom Project 10-2, June 22, 2010 Full details at http://flatclassroom10-2.flatclassroomproject.org/Awards

1. Flat Classroom Project10-2 AWARDS CEREMONY Flat Classroom™ Co-founded by Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay

2. Welcome - Julie Lindsay http://flatclassroom10-2.flatclassroomproject.org http://flatclassroomproject.ning.com

3. Participating Schools

4. Judges Awards Given by the expert judges aggregating their scores These awards go to the best multimedia works. See Rubrics for details about Criterion A: Design and Technical Quality and Criterion B: Synthesis and Construction of Ideas http://flatclassroom10-2.flatclassroomproject.org/Rubrics All Awards can be found at http://flatclassroom10-2.flatclassroomproject.org/Awards

5. Group 1Connecting the World Online Judged by - Lead Judge: Craig Union Judge 1 – Jim Gates First: What the Internet did by Anish Patel (AAHS) USA HM: New Project 1 by Patrick B (WISS) USA

6. Group 2How the WWW has changed the world Judged by – Lead Judge - Dennis RichardsJudge 1- Craig UnionJudge 2- Anne Mirtschin First: Where In This Flat World Are We Going? by Juliana C (AAHS) USA Second: WWW: First Person Narrative by Juhi D. (AAHS) America Third: Journey of a Social Entrepreneur by Dhabyak AK, QA, Qatar HM: World Wide Web: Group Stories by Mike K. (WISS), USA

7. Group 4Uploading: Changing Shape of Information Judged by - Lead Judge - Jennifer KraftJudge 1- Craig Union First: Uploading: The Changing Shape of Information by Sabrina K, AAHS, USA Second: The Next Online Story by Josh L, WISS, USA Third: CSI Changing Entertainment Forever by Joanna M, WISS, USA HM: Uploading Fame by Sumaira H., USA Uploading: Social Entrepreneurship Sarah H., WISS, USA

8. Group 6Globalisation and Outsourcing Judged by – Lead Judge - Anne MirtschinJudge 1- Brad Ovenell-Carter First: Globalization and Outsourcing: Art, Leisure, and Entertainment by Lidia R, AAHS, USA Second: Globalization and Outsourcing: The Story by Alison Hunter and Lauren Ellis, WISS, USA

9. Group 7Google Takes Over the World Judged by – Lead Judge -Jim GatesJudge 1 – Mrs. DurffJudge 2 - Jennifer Kraft First: Google Saves the Day by Karen B, AAHS, USA Second: Google for Students David S, (WISS) USA Third: Google/The story by AdelinaTun, GrupScolar AgricolHolboca, Romania HM: Google Takes Over the World by Kathy Z, AAHS USA Google is Taking Over the World by Mary C, WISS USA

10. Group 8PLE's and Social Networking Judged by – Lead Judge - Susan MacIntoshJudge 1- Anne Van Meter First: PLE's and Social Networking by Louna C, AHS, USA Second: A New Step in Communication by Angela B, AAHS, USA Third: PLEs and Social Networking.m4vby Emily B. and Leena M., WISS, USA HM: Top 10 Most Popular Social Networking Sites by Alyssa C, AAHS, USA

11. Group 9Mobile and Ubiquitous Judged by – Lead Judge - Susan MacIntoshJudge 1- Mrs. Durff Judge 2 - Brad Ovenell-Carter First: Mobile and Ubiquitous: How We Live by Sammy R, WISS, America Second: Mobile and Ubiquitous: The Story by Harris Risell WISS, Bianca Whaumbush WISS Third: Mobile and Ubiquitous by Amanda C, AAHS, USA HM: Mobile & Ubiquitous - Innovation Invention Prediction by Gabe S, Wiss, USA Mobile & Ubiquitous: Social Entrepreneurship by Alex S, AAHS, USA

12. Group 10Virtual Communication Judged by – Lead Judge - Anne MirtschinJudge 1-Deb BoisvertJudge 2- Purti Singh First: Virtual Communication: The Past, Present, and Future by Karishma J, AAHS, USA Second: Virtual Communication- First Person Narrative by Florin Cucireve, GSAH, Romania Third: World Communication by Amber Carroll, and Rachel Bruni, WISS, USA HM: Virtual Communication By Larissa H, AAHS, USA How Technology has Changed Lives by Alexander L., AAHS, USA

13. Group 11Wireless Connectivity Judged by – Lead Judge - Brad Ovenell-CarterJudge 1- Mrs. Durff First: Wireless Connectivity: How it Started by Mary Grace R, AAHS, USA Second: Wireless Connectivity: Innovation, Invention and Prediction by Maureen Beichert and Nick Altomare Third: Wireless Connectivity: Arts, Entertainment, and Leisure by Joules Z, AAHS, USA HM: Wireless Connectivity - How we Live and Play by Emile G, QA, Qatar

14. Meta-Judge Awards The meta-judge for this project is Mark Van’tHooft. Mark is a member of the Flat Classroom Board of Advisors Mark is a researcher and technology specialist at Kent State University's Research Center for Educational Technology, specializing in mobile and ubiquitous computing in education.

15. Honourable Mention Karishma J, AAHS, USA 10.B.1 Title of video: “Virtual Communication:The Past, Present, and Future” Judges comment: “Interesting video that uses a story with a variety of multimedia to demonstrate developments in virtual communication. The choices of music are good. It seems that the content is a little off on some of the earlier dates. It is very, very long, and the same message could have been conveyed in much less time. Good job on the credits, although reference to Creative Commons is missing.”

16. Third Place Sabrina K, AAHS, USA4.B.1 “Uploading: The Changing Shape of Information” Judges comment: “The content is well-organized and provides a nice contrast between before and now. One comparison to point out though is in the section about communication, there is a big jump from the Pony Express to Gmail. What about all of the communication channels that were developed in between, such as telegraph, telephone, fax, etc.? Media are used well, especially the use of visuals. Credits are ok except for not mentioning Creative Commons.”

17. Second Place Juliana C (AAHS) America2.B.1 “Where In This Flat World Are We Going?” Judges comment: “It is obvious that the creator of this video did her research. It was synthesized well in the form of a story. The only gap seems to exist towards the end, where there is very little discussion of critical issues of privacy and security that come with the increasing power and functionality of the Internet. The pace is a little slow, especially at the beginning, which is enhanced by staying too long with one visual (the title slide). Some music at the beginning and or end may liven things up a little. There is no mention of Creative Commons.”

18. FIRST PLACE The Flat Classroom Project 2010-2 overall winner, Judges Comment: “This is an excellent and creative video that illustrates the power of Google by using different tools in Google to tell a story. The various elements of the video fit together well, including the search at the end for the background music that's being used in the video. It is obvious that the creator did his research and then made his case in an innovative way. Despite the fact that the credits are incomplete (no mention of Creative Commons) and there is no evidence of outsourced video, this entry really stood out.”

19. The Winner is……. The Flat Classroom Project 2010-2 overall winner for Best Multimedia Artifact is: 7.E.2 “Google for Students” by David S, (WISS), USA

20. Congratulations to all students and teachers Thank you to all judges, advisors, researchers and supporters. Flat Classroom Projects http://flatclassroomproject.org Flat Classroom Project Ning http://flatclassroomproject.ning.com Flat Classrooms (for educators) http://flatclassrooms.ning.com Email: flatclassroomproject@gmail.com Flat Classroom™ Co-founded by Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay