Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

¡Hola amigos! Grade 4/5

¡Hola amigos! was developed by the staff/contractors from Alberta Education and Instituto Cervantes in Madrid, Spain.

Alberta Education acknowledges, with appreciation, the contribution of the following individuals to the development of ¡Hola amigos!

Project Coordinators

Mike Ettrich
Hannah Noerenberg

Project Team Members

Colin Geissler	Instructional Design Consultant
Gary Krueger	Multimedia Consultant
Valeria Palladino	Digital Resources Consultant
Mauricio Rivera-Quijano	Digital Resources Consultant
Mariá Vázquez	Digital Resources Consultant

Special thanks are extended to the following people for their expertise and support:

Janice Aubry	Team Leader, Languages
Louise Bentley	former Director, Learning Technologies Branch
Lisa Caouette	Program Manager, FSL
Stephen Carney	Digital Librarian
Tara Cormier	Accounts Payable & Budget Administrator
Robert Denis	Multimedia Production Coordinator
Trevor Durstling	Multimedia Development Coordinator
Shauna Ewen	Resource Manager
Victoria Forchuk	Production & Stakeholder Involvement Coordinator
Jordan Foster	Validation Assistant/Project Researcher
Deb Fralick	Digital Librarian
Nathan Freed	Validation Coordinator
Carolyn Guinchard	Digital Librarian
Richard Giraud	Multimedia Application Tester
Josée Lemire	Validation Coordinator
Avril Lendzion	Office Manager
Kelly Mellings	Graphic Designer/Illustrator
Leslie Peppler	Copyright Coordinator
Garry Popowich	former Director, Learning Technologies Branch
Wendy Royer	Production Manager
Andrés Sánchez	Spanish Language Consultant
Susan Schroeder	former Assistant Director, Learning Technologies Branch
Mike Sharun	Technical Environment Manager
Cathy Simpson	Stakeholder Involvement Manager
John Sokolowski	former Team Leader, Languages Initiative
Blane Stretch	Multimedia Developer
Dan Tietzen	Production Coordinator
Wilma VanHerk	Production Coordinator

Alberta teachers who provided input through planning and production focus groups and validation sessions for ¡Hola amigos!, including:

Sylvia Braz	Bishop Savaryn Elementary School Edmonton Catholic School District

Cathy East	Canyon Meadows School Calgary Board of Education

Skippy Emmerling	Gwynne School Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools

Shauna Ewen	Sherwood Elementary School Edmonton Public Schools

Patrick Fountain	Alberta Distance Learning Centre, Pembina Hills Regional Division

Judy Gerich	Kitscoty Elementary School Buffalo Trails Regional District

Ed Hecker	Our Lady of Peace Catholic Elementary School Edmonton Catholic School District

Lise Lemoine	Alberta Distance Learning Centre Pembina Hills Regional Division

Luisa Molenaar	St. Dominic Catholic Elemntary School Edmonton Catholic School District

Kasia Noworyta-Fridman	Webber Academy Private school, Calgary

Deanna Robertson	West Dover Elementary School Calgary Board of Education

Natacha Schubert	Delwood Elementary School Edmonton Public Schools

Allain St. Cyr	St. Gabriel Cyber School Greater St. Alberta Catholic Regional Division

Deb Venance	Kitscoty Elementary School Buffalo Trails Regional District

Chelsea Vowel	Alberta Distance Learning Centre Pembina Hills Regional Division

Glenn Wilson	Argyll Centre Edmonton Public Schools

Some images in this resource, owned by the following third parties, have been licensed to Alberta Education. They may be used "as is" only. Any other use requires written permission from the copyright holder.

	Scenario 2 Activity 10 Cuauhtemoc's classroom Juan Carlos López García-Espantaleón			Scenario 2 Activity 10 Ernesto's classroom Juan Carlos López García-Espantaleón
	Scenario 2 Activity 10 Marina's classroom Juan Carlos López García-Espantaleón			Scenario 2 Activity 10 Teresa's classroom Juan Carlos López García-Espantaleón
	Scenario 2 Activity 11 Gabriela Mistrel Instituto Cervantes			Scenario 2 Activity 11 Scenario 16 Activity 6 Julio Cortezar Agencia EFE, S.A.
	Scenario 2 Activity 11 Octovio Paz Agencia EFE, S.A.			Scenario 2 Activity 11 Scenario 16 Activity 6 Rigoberta Menchu Agencia EFE, S.A.
	Scenario 6 Activity 14 Photo of cat called "Benito" Manuel Lorente			Scenario 7 Activity 11 Bowling pins Inés Soria Pastor
	Scenario 7 Activity 11 Capirucho Valeria Palladino			Scenario 7 Activity 11 Cat in the cradle Inés Soria Pastor
	Scenario 7 Activity 11 Hopscotch Inés Soria Pastor			Scenario 7 Activity 11 Kites Inés Soria Pastor
	Scenario 7 Activity 11 Marbles Inés Soria Pastor			Scenario 7 Activity 11 Pogs Inés Soria Pastor
	Scenario 7 Activity 11 Skipping rope Inés Soria Pastor			Scenario 7 Activity 11 Spinning top Inés Soria Pastor
	Scenario 8 Activity 7 Photo and video of la Alambra de Granada Antena 3 de Televisión, S.A.			Scenario 8 Activity 7 Photo and video of la Alambra de Granada Sergio Barreiro Sánchez
	Scenario 8 Activity 7 Photo and video of la Alambra de Granada Sergio Barreiro Sánchez			Scenario 8 Activity 7 Photo and video of Iguazu Antena 3 de Televisión, S.A.
	Scenario 8 Activity 7 Photo and video of Iguazu Antena 3 de Televisión, S.A.			Scenario 8 Activity 7 Photo and video of Iguazu Antena 3 de Televisión, S.A.
	Scenario 8 Activity 7 Photo and video of Isla de Pascua Antena 3 de Televisión, S.A.			Scenario 8 Activity 7 Photo and video of Isla de Pascua Antena 3 de Televisión, S.A.
	Scenario 8 Activity 7 Photo and video of Isla de Pascua Antena 3 de Televisión, S.A.			Scenario 8 Activity 7 Photo and video of Machu Picchu Antena 3 de Televisión, S.A.
	Scenario 8 Activity 7 Photo and video of Machu Picchu Antena 3 de Televisión, S.A.			Scenario 8 Activity 7 Photo and video of Machu Picchu Antena 3 de Televisión, S.A.
	Scenario 10 Mini-movie & Activities 10, 12 Belinda - Cantante Mejicana Agencia EFE, S.A.			Scenario 10 Mini-movie & Activities 1, 11, 12, 17, 18 Scenario 16 Activity 6 Ricky Martin Agencia EFE, S.A.
	Scenario 10 Mini-movie & Activities 10, 11, 12 Sammy Sosa Agencia EFE, S.A.			Scenario 10 Mini-movie & Activities 1, 12, 17, 18, 19 Scenario 16 Activity 6 Thalia - Cantante Mejicana Agencia EFE, S.A.
	Scenario 10 Activities 10, 11, 12 Scenario 16 Activity 6 Lionel Messi Agencia EFE, S.A.			Scenario 10 Activities 11, 17, 18 Fernando Alonso Agencia EFE, S.A.
	Scenario 10 Activity 12 Juan Pablo Montoya Agencia EFE, S.A.			Scenario 10 Activity 12 Raul Gonzalez Agencia EFE, S.A.
	Scenario 10 Activities 12, 17 Salma Hayek Agencia EFE, S.A.			Scenario 10 Activity 17 Flamenco Agencia EFE, S.A.
	Scenario 11 Activity 8 El Salvador Foto La Prensa Gráfica /Archivo/FÉLIX AMAYA			Scenario 11 Activity 8 El Salvador Foto La Prensa Gráfica /Archivo
	Scenario 11 Activity 8 Mexico, Angel de la Independencia Jorge Arana Villalvazo			Scenario 11 Activity 8 Mexico Agencia EFE, S.A.
	Scenario 11 Activity 8 Peru: Museo de la Nación, Lima Walter Silvera / PromPerú			Scenario 11 Activity 8 Peru: Fiesta del Inti Raymi, Cusco Mylene d'Auriol / PromPerú
	Scenario 11 Activity 8 Carnaval, Spain Inés Soria Pastor
	Scenario 11 Activity 8 Mexico, 15 de Junio 2007 Gabriela Rodriguez			Scenario 16 Activity 6 Diego Rivera Agencia EFE, S.A.
	Scenario 16 Activity 6 Gloria Fuertes Agencia EFE, S.A.			Scenario 16 Activity 6 Pablo Picasso Agencia EFE, S.A.
	Scenario 17 Activity 5 Carnaval de Perú Antena 3 de Televisión, S.A.			Scenario 17 Activity 5 Castell de Spain Antena 3 de Televisión, S.A.

The following music in this resource, owned by the following third parties, have been licensed to Alberta Education.

Scenario 1-18 Mini-movies	Theme music	Timothy Edward Lawson Jones, theme music for the ¡Hola amigos! mini-movies.
Scenario 1 Activity 11	Song	Timothy Edward Lawson Jones, “Alphabet Song.”
Scenario 1 Activity 18	Song	Timothy Edward Lawson Jones and Gary Krueger, “Buenos dias America.”
Scenario 4 Mini-movie	Song	Timothy Edward Lawson Jones, “En la escuela.”
Scenario 3 Activity 14	Poem	Gloria Fuertes, “La arena.” Adapted and reproduced by permission.
Scenario 5 Activity 9	Poem	Eduardo Soler, adaptation of “La escuela” in Canto y Cuent: Antología niños, (Madrid: Ediciones SM, 1998). Adapted and reproduced by permission.
Scenario 7 Activity 13	Song	Timothy Edward Lawson Jones, “Pan y Chocolate.”
Scenario 9 Activity 17	Song	Timothy Edward Lawson Jones, “¡Que llueva, que llueva!”
Scenario 10 Activity 4	Music segments	Timothy Edward Lawson Jones, six music segments: Tango, Cumbia, Meringue, Mambo, Cueca, and Flamenco.
Scenario 10 Activity 17	Song	Timothy Edward Lawson Jones, “Yo soy un cantante.”
Scenario 11 Activity 7	Song	Timothy Edward Lawson Jones, adaptation of the traditional song “Los meses del año.”
Scenario 11 Activity 8	Song	María José Quintanilla, “México Lindo y querido.” Reproduced by permission.
Scenario 13 Activity 13	Poem	Ana Serna Vara, “Manuela, mi abuela” in Poesia de ayer y de hoy para chicos y grandes (Madrid: Susaeta, 1993). Reproduced by permission.

¡Hola amigos! was developed collaboratively under the direction of the Learning Technologies Branch of Alberta Education and Instituto Cervantes.

Bryan Shepherd, Director
Learning Technologies Branch
Alberta Education

Juan Pedro de Basterrechea, Director of Development
Instituto Cervantes
Madrid, Spain