On October 24 and 25, a groundbreaking event took place in Ottawa, the 2011 Aboriginal Entrepreneurs Conference and Tradeshow. This conference showcased some of the best in Aboriginal business. As described on the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada website: The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB), supported by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, hosted the Aboriginal Entrepreneurs Conference and Tradeshow on October 24 and 25 at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa. Through networking and conference events, participants learned...

If you were to walk into a student residence building on any North American university campus, you will most likely run into something in at least one out of every five dorm rooms.  As much as you assume I am referring to beer cans, you would be incorrect.  I am referring to a poster, more specifically an extraordinarily famous poster of John Lennon sporting a ‘New York City’  t-shirt on the roof of the Dakota building.  That iconic photo has...

I remember in the late 80′s, looking forward to the upcoming release of a new movie called ‘The Wizard’. The film was essentially a ninety minute commercial for a new product being released for Nintendo called ‘The Power Glove’.  As it turned out, the glove wielded very little power and was just an over-hyped controller that never really took off. Well, now it is 2012, and a new technological ‘power glove’ has been created for a whole different reason. As...

If you have ever wanted to see who the most patient people are on our planet, then look no further.  Stop-motion animators create some of the most eye popping imagery you will ever witness.  From films like ‘A Nightmare Before Christmas‘ to ‘Coraline‘, this unique form of animation excites audiences worldwide. One group has brought this, often minimally scaled art form, to a whole new level, the people of www.aardman.com.  Using a giant craned camera and a beach, the filmmakers...

Forget Black beard and the grizzled pirates of old, we have a whole new breed of scallywags running the waters, entrepreneurs.  Blueseed, a collective of young entrepreneurs, is creating a “high-tech visa-free entrepreneurship and technology incubator on an ocean vessel in international waters.”   As described on wired.com: Blueseed says U.S. immigration law is choking the flow of “bold and creative” entrepreneurs into Silicon Valley. So it’s building a floating IT fortress where entrepreneurs can be bold and creative right next to Silicon Valley without...

Have you always wanted to take music lessons?  Have you wanted to be the next Canadian Idol or rock star filling the Air Canada Centre?  Well look no further, thanks to Theta Music Training. We came across this site and instantly fell in love with it.  The online training site integrates an array of differing teaching techniques from interactive games to fun ear training activities. At Engage we continue to create and further new and innovative ways of educating the...

The world wide web has changed the way we approach almost every aspect of our lives.  This can not be seen more clearly than in education.  The internet has given us the power to search and discover any educational area that we choose.  The website, www.thersa.org has created a series of videos, covering a wide array of topics, from philosophy to the sciences, using animation as it’s key educational tool.  As described on their site: “The RSA (Royal Society for...

Thanks to the upstart website Kickstarter, a company called GoPano have created an unbelievable product for the iPhone 4.  What is this product?  A 360 video camera.  GoPano’s 360 camera allows the user to shoot full streaming videos in 360 degrees.  Once the video is uploaded, the viewer can watch and rotate the screen from any angle they like. At Engage, we are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to push the envelope in all the projects we take...

Cell phones are quickly becoming the go-to technological gadget for just about anything.  From the time to the temperature, there are cell phone applications for all aspects of oulife. Having worked with Breakfast for Learning, Engage knows the importance a healthy meal bring to the daily routine.  Now, with an App called ‘Meal Snap’, you can simply take a photo of your meals and have a calorie estimate sent right back to your phone.  The app was created by a...

At Engage, we continually get excited about the  new technological advancements in the learning process.  The article that we came across on edudemic.com showcases a brief history of these advancements as described here: “Classrooms have come a long way. There’s been an exponential growth in educational technology advancement over the past few years. From overhead projectors to iPads, it’s important to understand not only what’s coming next but also where it all started.” It is exciting to see just how vastly different...