SchoolNet's Adobe Youth Voices programme sends a team to California

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="132" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div closure_uid_gwx7rf="128"><span style="color: black;"><i><span closure_uid_gwx7rf="122" closure_uid_kzol4l="115" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It is really worth participating in SchoolNet’s Adobe Youth Voices programme as Hlengiwe Mfeka discovered. Hlengiwe took part in the programme, and she and 2 of her learners from Mconjwana High School in rural KZN were selected to go to Santa Clara, California on the 2 August 2011 to attend the Adobe Youth Voices Summit where their very thought-provoking and moving movie on Street Children was screened. </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <span closure_uid_gwx7rf="124" style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Let me tell you a bit about Hlengwie. She</span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span closure_uid_e3uywh="125" closure_uid_g9a3w6="129" closure_uid_gwx7rf="125" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> is currently working for SchoolNet SA as an ICT Support Specialist who is responsible for mentoring educators taking part in the KZN Midlands SITA project.  She is also responsible for a range of ICT training initiatives of teachers in the province. In 2009 she won a Microsoft Innovative Teacher’s Award in South Africa for her project </span></i><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">entitled My community, My Place, My Pride, and she </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>went on to</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></i><i><span closure_uid_g9a3w6="130" closure_uid_gwx7rf="126" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">represent South Africa at the Pan African Finals with her project. </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span closure_uid_g9a3w6="131" closure_uid_gwx7rf="127" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Later in the same year Hlengiwe and two other SA educators along with one learner each were invited to participate in a live conferencing event with Nigerian educators which was attended by the Education Ministers of both South Africa and Nigeria in Microsoft’s Offices in Johannesburg. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2010, she was featured in Destiny Magazine February issue as one of the South African women on the move in the Education field.</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></i><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Here is Hlengiwe’s guest post about her visit to California </span></i></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="132" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><span style="background: white; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></i>  <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">2011 AYV Summit</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span closure_uid_g9a3w6="133" style="font-size: small;">Sadness was written on the face of the parents and friends when we left them at the international boarding gate of King Ushaka airport late on the 1^st of August 2011 Monday; of course they were happy for us but anxious. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the other hand both Nontobeko and Mpumelelo were over the moon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="134" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">The duration of our flights from Durban to Dubai was almost 9hrs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>We waited for +2hrs to connect the next flight to San Francisco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We then left Dubai at 9h00am on Tuesday and arrived at San Francisco the following day at 13h30pm; amazingly it was Tuesday there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We discovered that California is behind South African time by 9hrs. </span></span></em></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9eE2RyIXFrkJ2c_JuGSH1nOzD5901xUZq0fon9g0bI1ZnJfNl4u1FQtkXfo6kUzg0vP5hPFfmvd2f11xxAAu8m6LUyLY1_49v8CEEMbxlqODmG4MYsiQXzbk6XCnpLkZkDKeN0Iwb2k/s1600/depart+at+King+Ushaka+airport.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9eE2RyIXFrkJ2c_JuGSH1nOzD5901xUZq0fon9g0bI1ZnJfNl4u1FQtkXfo6kUzg0vP5hPFfmvd2f11xxAAu8m6LUyLY1_49v8CEEMbxlqODmG4MYsiQXzbk6XCnpLkZkDKeN0Iwb2k/s400/depart+at+King+Ushaka+airport.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" closure_uid_g9a3w6="221" style="text-align: center;">Departing from King Ushaka Airport</td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="134" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="134" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tuesday, August 2</span></span></b></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span closure_uid_g9a3w6="222" style="font-size: small;">We met the other team from Nigeria at the airport who were also Summit attendees; we then stick to each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We arrived at Santa Clara University something to 5pm; it is about 45 min away from the airport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Kate Goddard who is a Summit Event Manager warm welcomed and assisted us with the registration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We thereafter check in to our rooms; teachers were allocated on the same block while students were allocated on a different block which was away from ours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>It was dinner time already at 5h30pm to 6h30pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We were instructed to assembly at Benson Center after dinner for Orientation and Welcome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>When we arrived we thought we will have time to rest after a long travelling to our surprise there was no such.</span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">We were welcomed by EDC and Adobe staff members where they shared the slogan of the week which was ‘extraordinary’; saying each day of the week will be an extra ordinary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Youth were introduced to their Media Mentors and counsellors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Media Mentors were to facilitate a collaborative project with Youth production crews while counsellors were to take care of each production group (act like boarding masters or matrons).</span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span closure_uid_gwx7rf="133" style="font-size: small;">Youth production groups consisted the following: </span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="132" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-collapse: collapse; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; mso-border-insideh: none; mso-border-insidev: none; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"><tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #f0f0f0; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 231.05pt;" valign="top" width="308"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><div closure_uid_gwx7rf="132"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Symbol; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span></em><em><span closure_uid_gwx7rf="131" lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Human Rights (which South Africa team belonged to) </span></em></div></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Symbol; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span></em><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Community</span></em></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Symbol; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span></em><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Environment</span></em></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Symbol; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span></em><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Education</span></em></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #f0f0f0; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: #f0f0f0; border-top: #f0f0f0; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 231.05pt;" valign="top" width="308"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Symbol; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span></em><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Identity </span></em></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Symbol; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span></em><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Culture</span></em></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Symbol; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span></em><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Relationships </span></em></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Symbol; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span></em><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Change</span></em></div></td></tr> </tbody></table><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Youth groups had to create a media project that represents the group’s diverse global perspective and inspires audience with a positive vision within two days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>On the other hand Lead Educators (that is how educators were called) had their programme which included sharing of innovative curriculum ideas and ways to facilitate and encourage high quality Youth produced media.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Our main task was to create a short instructional video on a given topic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We were also divided into eight teams of four members each.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span closure_uid_gwx7rf="134" style="font-size: small;">The teams were given their topics: </span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="132" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="223" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">After the orientation we had an evening activity which aimed at attendees get to know each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Each participant was given a paper with prompts where they had to find people who are able to do what is written on the prompt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This activity was led by Deidre Searcy, EDC Senior Associate who was also a Lead Educator Instructor or Facilitator for the week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>After the activity Youth and Educator met with their collaboration groups to create a motion or animated slogan of their group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>All groups thereafter shared their slogans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="223" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><div closure_uid_gwx7rf="148"><em><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wednesday, August 3</span></span></b></em></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Everyday breakfast starts at 7h30 to 8h30am, Lunch at 12h00 to 1h00pm and Dinner at 5h30 to 6h30.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Those were the only times I will get to see Nontobeko and Mpumelelo. </span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="224" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the morning we all attended an opening session at the Recital Hall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We were addressed by Ms Laura Ling; an American journalist who is a correspondent for Current TV which is a political and youth-orientated channel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>She is also a Vice President of Current TV Vanguard Journalisim Unit, which produces the Vanguard TV series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>Laura shared her experiences where she was held a prisoner for twelve years hard labor for doing her work as a journalist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>She talked about what sustained her throughout that painful period and how she was able to maintain hope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>She offered advice on how to create projects that are personally meaningful to youth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I was deeply inspired and moved by her talk which motivated everyone to go back to their countries and speak out using media creation as an instrument.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></em></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBEMlFaQiy4F0iVHB5PIpTVjAqLv2lnqbpObCpDN2tMv8Pf4StVvNJIwX7wu20YMqGND3HnJu6Be98TVpEmYa-CjS5CGy_Heu3NjIENiKemthhW2m4iSXsIYZTgEV994cH3mQE2PLo64/s1600/Laura+Ling+a+political+journalist%252C++keynote+speaker+at+the+summit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBEMlFaQiy4F0iVHB5PIpTVjAqLv2lnqbpObCpDN2tMv8Pf4StVvNJIwX7wu20YMqGND3HnJu6Be98TVpEmYa-CjS5CGy_Heu3NjIENiKemthhW2m4iSXsIYZTgEV994cH3mQE2PLo64/s400/Laura+Ling+a+political+journalist%252C++keynote+speaker+at+the+summit.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" closure_uid_g9a3w6="292" style="text-align: center;">Laura Ling a political journalist</td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="224" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">There was a breakaway workshop for Youth Media Collaboration (Youth) and Lead Educator Training (Educators).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Groups brainstorming, planning pre-production and taking photo shoots for their videos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">In our Lead Educator Training; educators introduced themselves and I was happy to meet two of my mentors from my AYV online course – Ivo and Svetlana.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I also met in person with Lisa from IEARN who was also happy to meet me, she is very humble.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Communication was a bit of a problem as some of the educators had difficulties with speaking English.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>There were interpreters organized for other teachers and learners to sit next to them e.g. Columbia, Japan etc. </span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my group I had teachers from San Francisco – Jorge Goncalves, New York – Sarah Moore and Argentina – Federico Waisbaum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I felt that our skills complimented as we were working together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>There was a lot to do in a short space of time as we were only given two days to complete our video.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span></span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nontobeko and Mpumelelo seemed to cope well in their groups from the conversations that we had during breaks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>They appreciated their group members whom they say were very welcoming and warm but crazy (very noisy, talk their minds, hyper active etc) out of all the participants. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knowing Mpumelelo as a shy person; I was surprised to observe him slowly adapting to their craziness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>When their group learned that his second name is Gladman they said he is indeed a glad man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday, August 4</span></span></b></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">The morning started with an opening session where participants were given an opportunity to share key learning experiences from the previous day.</span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Youth Collaborative Media Project and Lead Educator Training continued where everyone was working under pressure to finish the video.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Educators groups were to showcase their videos other educators at 14h00pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>As we were chasing time it was not easy to learn new advanced media skills from team mates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Nevertheless I had an opportunity to explore more techniques in premier elements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I enjoyed the showcasing time; videos created by educators were dynamic.</span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="294" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span closure_uid_g9a3w6="293" style="font-size: small;">Late in the evening students were finalizing their projects as they were to be showcased on Saturday morning before Youth Live.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Nontobeko told me that together with Mpume were tasked to edit their group video; she mentioned that they were managing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I was relieved but anxious since editing is very challenging stage.</span></span></em></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGm4AqxIDiZavYumibbXgAk2-leqFqfpfe9eFituhSEjLeZQjUUW1iylUyQ_b995K20DPtK-UPbyxituI_TJ-OhqVtFvXDU0Nni5DjXJj71hHVIc7hyphenhyphenuWCnmZQG6oaA3hOQvR_FD2HyQE/s1600/Left-Temitope%2528Nigeria%2529%252C+Tanga+%2528India%2529+%2526+Hlengi+%2528SA%2529+at+the+theatre.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGm4AqxIDiZavYumibbXgAk2-leqFqfpfe9eFituhSEjLeZQjUUW1iylUyQ_b995K20DPtK-UPbyxituI_TJ-OhqVtFvXDU0Nni5DjXJj71hHVIc7hyphenhyphenuWCnmZQG6oaA3hOQvR_FD2HyQE/s400/Left-Temitope%2528Nigeria%2529%252C+Tanga+%2528India%2529+%2526+Hlengi+%2528SA%2529+at+the+theatre.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" closure_uid_g9a3w6="361" style="text-align: center;">Temitopi (Nigeria), Tanga (India) and helngiwe (South Africa)</td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="294" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday, August 5 </span></span></b></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tour to Adobe Headquarters at San Jose, Carlifornia</span></span></b></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Breakout sessions were planned for educators to take place at Adobe Headquarters as follows:</span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Motion Graphics with After Effects:</span></b></em><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Learn to incorporate motion graphics titles or animations for video projects.</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Photoshop and Design:</span></b></em><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Learn the design, layout and create composite collages that can be incorporated into AYV program.</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Connect, Captivate, and Presenter:</span></b></em><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Learn how to create tutorials to collaborate more easily with youth and educators globally with Adobe Captivate, Connect and Presenter.</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">My first choice was to attend After Effects session but it was already full then I attended Photoshop and Design.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I found the workshop interesting and it refreshed my skills in using Photoshop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We only had two hours session which was not enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I wished we had more workshops of that kind spread over the days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>After the workshop we explored Adobe building, different departments and cool features of the building which includes: gym, laundry, massages room, inside restaurants, diet health advisors, computer labs, tennis ground and lot more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>All these facilities are available to staff for free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Adobe has 2000 staff in total.</span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Youth gathered together at one common venue where they participated on planned activities for them.</span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="362" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></em><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">After lunch we visited San Francisco attractions to name a few; Beach, Golden Gate Famous Bridge, Museum, Botanic Gardens etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This time educators were united with their youth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We had 2hrs of our own at Pier 39; a very long street in San Francisco. This was a more relaxed day for all of us.</span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><div closure_uid_gwx7rf="149"><em><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Saturday, August 6</span></span></b></em></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="363" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">This day was spent on exhibition of work created by both educators and youth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>All eight videos created by educators were screened for everyone to see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Youth videos were specially screened at the main hall where youth had to first present how they created their piece.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Nontobeko and Mpumelelo well presented their piece and further answered questions from the audience which were specifically directed to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>They were very confidence on stage such that other teachers commented that they seem to be familiar with public speaking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>They made South Africa proud especially that when we came I was uncomfortable with the fact that educators seemed to be highly skilled and most of them teach media in their schools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I felt like I don’t fit in and it was a mistake for us to be there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>That was cleared though on day two of our arrival during discussions and media creation.</span></span></em></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcim926ALNBtPcIAGQJcH5qvFIWoe-4dSEmgIym_aF4QMy2CgllKyW1pn4QhzLOwQTSsrIia6vE2fkhYxcKZzlQTkcmD6HN9q-luKJzse1ihZT5CIyaJ_X-Z46EXHwt1DdvWkEiTqNr8/s1600/Mpume+responding+to+a+question+from+the+audience+as+they+were+presenting+their+collaborative+video.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="265" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcim926ALNBtPcIAGQJcH5qvFIWoe-4dSEmgIym_aF4QMy2CgllKyW1pn4QhzLOwQTSsrIia6vE2fkhYxcKZzlQTkcmD6HN9q-luKJzse1ihZT5CIyaJ_X-Z46EXHwt1DdvWkEiTqNr8/s400/Mpume+responding+to+a+question+from+the+audience+as+they+were+presenting+their+collaborative+video.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" closure_uid_g9a3w6="393" style="text-align: center;">Mpumi responding to a question from the audience</td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="363" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Adobe Youth Voices Live </span></span></b></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the afternoon we went to San Jose Theatre to attend Youth Voices Live which was also attended by local residents and other people of high profile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Black Eyed Peas was one of the prestigious guest who both entertained and motivated the audience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Youth Collaborative Videos were to be screened at this event including other selected videos from AYV Media Jam.</span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Highlight </span></span></b></em></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Symbol; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span></em><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nontobeko shared a talk with all Summit Attendees about their experiences when creating their own video and the impact that it had on their lives personally and other people who had viewed it.</span></span></em></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: Symbol; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span></em><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our video, Children’s Rights in South Africa was one of the seven videos selected to be screened at the theatre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We didn’t know about this until we were sat at the theatre browsing the programme.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>That was a WOW moment and great honour for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>After the show we were ‘celebrities’ interviewed by local people and media crew about our video and experience at the Summit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>South Africa was on the spot light again! </span></span></em></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lrry8tFNHjZWK9Ve5_5XPcoBCEejlL1ju9WIv79OpqM6T3SDKg8jcimM77MujRAwObKol6MArybpQ58p8rbXBhuYQeYKtHbA7vFNCTFO_DAC5BDVNvRCjzaBSAnSO2BoJy1H49HDKYs/s1600/Nontobeko+interviewed+by+a+media+crew+after+a+Youth+Live+show+at+San+Francisco+theatre.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lrry8tFNHjZWK9Ve5_5XPcoBCEejlL1ju9WIv79OpqM6T3SDKg8jcimM77MujRAwObKol6MArybpQ58p8rbXBhuYQeYKtHbA7vFNCTFO_DAC5BDVNvRCjzaBSAnSO2BoJy1H49HDKYs/s400/Nontobeko+interviewed+by+a+media+crew+after+a+Youth+Live+show+at+San+Francisco+theatre.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nontobeko being interviewed by a media crew</td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="394" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">General</span></span></b></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was a phenomenal week; lots of collaboration, exploring, sharing, Innovation etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It was indeed an extraordinary week.</span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have learnt that in other countries educators actively work with youth to produce lots of media projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>They also organize exhibition where educators and youth are invited to share their work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I am inspired to work with teachers in South Africa to create media projects and to also conduct face to face trainings for them when necessary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>The software that is used is challenging and one can easily give up if there is no strong support or assistance on how to use it. </span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="445" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><em><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you to SchoolNet. </span></span></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="447" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span lang="EN-ZA"><span closure_uid_g9a3w6="446" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Here is the movie on streetchildren called 'Children's Rights in South Africa'.  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="448" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gQJuBMfYo4Q" width="420"></iframe><br /><div class="MsoNormal" closure_uid_g9a3w6="132" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div></div>

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