Vancouver Winter Olympics - Classroom Resources

Winter Olympics - Vancouver, February 12 - 28, 2010

Classroom Resources
Ms. Korpan's Volunteer Experiences on Twitter
Brief Twitter Explanation Video
From Common Craft
Ms. Korpan's Volunteer F.A.Q.'s
Volunteer Journey

Winter Olympic Powerpoint Presentation (Save to your own userspace. Add/remove slides as necessary to meet your curriculum needs)

Possible Topics/themes: Olympic/paralympic motto, symbols, values; mascots; Vancouver; sports; athletes; news and social media; business of the Olympics (sponsorship); pros/cons of Olympics

SCCDSB Video - St. Clair's sharing platform for multimedia. Check out some footage from the Olympics. E-mail Sharon for log in details.

Monthly Feature in StudentLink2 - Dedicated to Winter Olympics
   
Adobe Connect Virtual Classroom Experience
Virtual Meeting Room Links
   
   

Other Resources

Canadian Olympic School Teacher Resources (free membership - login required)

Sample Downloads: Respect - Jamie Sale and David Pelletier

Responsibility - Kristi Richards

Paint the Town Red
Booklet
Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Education Programs
Index of Lessons
B.C. Ministry of Education
Lesson Starters
Education World
Countdown to Winter Olympics
Other Education Links for Vancouver Winter Olympics

This is a work in progress - more content coming soon.