Get your #GameOn Manitoba! @WinnipegSD in Jan 2019

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Our Celebration of Game Design, Interactive Media & Coding in Manitoba is beyond capacity and we love it!

On January 31 Sisler IDM, Ubisoft Winnipeg, New Media Manitoba and Vancouver Film School will be hosting over 300 grade 4-12 students from 26 Manitoban schools.

A big shout out to all our amazing sponsors & supporters!  Royal Bank of Canada #FutureLaunch, EveryStudio, Geo-Filter, University of Winnipeg, New Media Manitoba, Ubisoft Winnipeg, Vancouver Film School, Winnipeg School Division

Game On is a two-day celebration of techno-creative skills for all students of Manitoba.  Join us for a collaborative game jam to learn coding, prototyping, game design and art from local and national industry leaders.  Students will be challenged to create their own game while applying project management skills such as critical thinking, collaborating, communication, and creativity.
 

See you January 31- February 1

Participating Schools:

Game Jam Tiers:

  • Grades 4-6
  • Grades 7-9
  • Grades 10-12

Educational Partners:

  • New Media Manitoba
  • Ubisoft Winnipeg
  • Vancouver Film School
  • Winnipeg School Division

Sponsors and Supporters:

  • Royal Bank of Canada #FutureLaunch
  • Geo-Filter/Every Studio
  • University of Winnipeg’s Education Department
  • and all those other companies who do not want to advertise!  You rock!  you know you do!


 

Agenda

Thursday, January 31, 2019

  • 9:05 – Opening remarks and welcome to Sisler High School
    • Emcee
    • Dr. George Heshka, Principal of Sisler High School
    • Ms. Pauline Clarke, Chief Superintendent of the Winnipeg School Division
    • Mr. Chris Broughton, Chair of the Winnipeg School Division
    • Honourable Ian Wishart
    • Ubisoft Winnipeg Director Darryl Long
    • Emcee
  • 9:15 – Storytelling for Games – Vancouver Film School Instructor & Game Writer John Meadows
  • 9:35 – Game On MB 101 (What to expect, agenda, game demo, and rules)
  • 9:45 – Students assigned to rooms and snacks provided
  • 9:50 – Training Workshops for Tier 1 and Tier 2 (students will rotate between both workshops)
    • 9:50 – 10:30 Workshop A
    • 10:30 – 11:20 Workshop B
  • 9:50 – Training Workshops for Tier 3
    • 9:50 – 11:20 Unity Workshop
    • 9:50 – 11:20 Photoshop Workshop
  • 11:20 – Game On Begins
  • 12:00 – 1:00 Rotating Lunch Break
  • 1:00 – Game Jam continues
  • Dismissal at 3:00

Friday, February 1, 2019

  • 9:10 – Game Jam continues
  • 11:40 – Game Jam concludes and judging commences
  • 11:50 – Lunch and Industry Showcase in Cafeteria
  • Speaker Series:
  • 12:40 – IDM Department Head Jamie Leduc and student showcase
  • 1:00 – Louie Ghiz, Executive Director of New Media Manitoba
  • 1:20 – Ubisoft Winnipeg Director Darryl Long

Awards:

  • 2:00 – Award Ceremony
  • 2:40 – Students will be released (Dismissal)

Free Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers:

There will be PD provided during the two days of Game On which will focus on Apple coding and creation.  The PD’s are free and will be hands on.  You may bring your own device. The sessions are:

Learn to Code with iPad:
Thursday 10:00 – 11:30
Coding is essential to help students thrive in a future driven by technology. When you teach coding, you inspire creativity and teach skills like critical thinking, problem solving and teamwork. Learn how you can engage middle school and junior high students in the world of coding with Swift Playgrounds and Everyone Can Code resources designed for teachers. So whether your students are first-time coders or interested in programming robots and drones, you’ll have all the tools you need to teach coding in your classroom.
In this workshop you will:
• Experience coding in Swift Playgrounds, a revolutionary app for iPad that makes getting started with code fun and interactive.
• Explore lesson plans and teacher guides designed to bring coding into grades 6-9 classrooms.
Audience: Grades 6-9 Teachers, Learning Coaches, and School Leaders
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Teaching App Dev with Swift:
Thursday 1:00 – 2:30
Learning to develop apps can help your students solve problems, work together in creative ways, and bring their ideas to life. Join us at this half-day workshop to explore App Development with Swift, a free two-semester course designed to teach students with little or no programming experience how to build their first iOS apps.
In this workshop you will:
• Learn why Swift—a powerful programming language—is great for both professional developers and students who are just learning to code.
• Explore course materials that can give students practical experience with app development concepts, tools, and techniques.
• Review the companion teacher guide with lesson plans, discussion prompts, and curriculum standards alignments.
• Get hands-on experience using Mac and Xcode project files included in the learning materials.
Audience: Grades 10-12 Teachers, Learning Coaches, and School Leaders
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Everyone Can Create
Friday 10:00 – 11:30
Apple was founded on the idea that technology can unleash creativity — and we’ve designed hardware and powerful apps like GarageBand, iMovie, Keynote, Clips, and Swift Playgrounds to do just that. Everyone Can Create gives students the tools to develop and communicate their ideas through music, drawing, photos, and video with iPad. It gives teachers projects to bring creativity to every subject, and parents new ways to engage with their children and nurture skills for learning and beyond. It’s designed to ignite and champion creativity, because creativity is at the heart of what moves our world forward.
Audience: Grades K-12 Teachers
If you are interested in participating in the PD please register in the following form: