Fuel for Educational Change Agents: Recent Episodes
Wesley Fryer
A breakout session by Dr. Wesley Fryer on November 4, 2017, at G Camp OKC titled, "YouTube Tips and Tricks." Access referenced resources on http://wfryer.me/youtube
This is a recording of Dr. Wesley Fryer's breakout presentation "The Sound of Literacy," at the 2017 KVATE (Kaw Valley Academy of Technology and Education” in St Marys, Kansas, on July 24, 2017. In the session Wes addressed the how and why of classroom podcasting, which can also be called classroom "radio shows." Shelly Fryer has presented this session at other conferences as "Improve Student Literacy Skills with iPad Audio." View the podcast shownotes for referenced slides, resources and links.
This podcast features a recording of Wesley Fryer's breakout session, "So Much More Room for iPad Activities," at the 2017 KVATE (Kaw Valley Academy of Technology and Education" in St Marys, Kansas, on July 24, 2017. We discussed a variety of activities and apps for student iPad media projects, and also addressed classroom management, the use of Seesaw as a learning journal and digital portfolio platform, and more. Slides from Wesley's ISTE 2017 session "Great Classroom iPad Projects and Activities" were referenced but not used exclusively. Check out the podcast shownotes for links to referenced apps and resources from the session. Follow Dr. Wesley Fryer on Twitter @wfryer and check out his other podcast channels, the weekly EdTech Situation Room (http://www.edtechSR.com - @edtechSR) and Moving at the Speed of Creativity Podcasts (http://feeds.feedburner.com/speedofcreativity/podcasts).
This podcast is a recording of Shelly Fryer's presentation "Technology Projects for Enriched Assessment" at Clevelend Elementary School in Oklahoma City Public Schools on December 6, 2016. Shelly presented this for teachers at Clevelend on behalf of Oklahoma A+ Schools, which is a network of schools promoting creativity and arts integration in the classroom. Shelly has been an A+ Fellow for three years, and an elementary educator for over twenty. She is in her fourth year of teaching 3rd and 4th grade at Positive Tomorrows in Oklahoma City, which is a private non-profit school exclusively serving homeless students and their families. This is the fourth year for Shelly's classroom of students to be 1:1 with iPads. In this presentation, Shelly explored how digital making and creating with technology devices can become a powerful window for enriched assessment in the classroom. The A+ Essentials defines an enriched assessment as one which "Evaluates achievement by allowing students to demonstrate mastery through multiple measures." Shelly shared student technology projects from her classroom including radio shows, projects with the SeeSaw Learning Journal, WordCloud projects, photo collages, and paper slide videos. Check the podcast shownotes for links to Shelly's Google Slides used in this presentation, which included links to all referenced student project examples as well as the iPad Media Camp project matrix. Follow Shelly on Twitter @sfryer and visit her classroom website at http://classroom.shellyfryer.com.
This is an audio recording of Lorin Swenson and Wes Fryer's presentation, "Tips for Managing, Wifi, iPads, and Chromebooks" at the 2016 Interactive Learning Institute (ILI) on November 30, 2016, in Norman, Oklahoma. ILI is sponsored by the K20 Center at the University of Oklahoma, and is an annual event focused on sharing best practices for technology integration in K12 classrooms. Grant recipients for OETT (the Oklahoma Education Technology Trust) administered by the K20 Center are among the participants in the conference, but it is open to educators at all levels from any school. The quality of this audio recording improves quite a bit about six minutes into the presentation, because we relocated the recorder in the room. The official program description for this session was:
Learn tips from the IT Department staff at Casady School about managing school wifi in a BYOD environment, managing iPad apps and access restrictions with an MDM (mobile device manager), and managing student Chromebooks using the Google Apps for Education (GAFE) administrator console. We'll also address our layered network security strategy including endpoint security software, a next-generation firewall (NGFW) with in-line deep packet inspection (DPI), and more.
Check the podcast shownotes for links to the slides used in the presentation as well as other referenced resources and websites.
This is a recording of a presentation by Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) at the Fall 2016 Kansas Google Summit in Maize, Kansas, on November 12. The title of the session was, "Quick Edit Videography Tips." In the session participants watched 12 examples of classroom "quick edit" videos, discussed tips for student smartphone video projects, as well as workflows for publishing and sharing student video projects. Check out the podcast shownotes for links to referenced resources. Subscribe to additional audio podcasts by Wesley Fryer on Fuel for Educational Change Agents (https://audio.speedofcreativity.org), Moving at the Speed of Creativity Podcasts (http://www.speedofcreativity.org/resources/socpodcast/) and The EdTech Situation Room (http://edtechsr.com). Kansas Google Summits are hosted twice per year, in the fall in Maize, Kansas, and in the spring in Lawrence, Kansas. Follow Dr. Robert Moody on Twitter (@DrRobertMoody) to stay updated on dates, locations, registration links, etc.
This is a recording of a presentation by Shelly Fryer (@sfryer) at the 2016 iPadPalooza Conference in Austin, Texas. The title of the session was, "iPad Literacy Apps." The description was:
Learn about the comparative features and how to use different iPad literacy apps to assess student reading levels and provide differentiated / customized reading passages and activities for students on their specific reading levels. The following apps will be demonstrated and explored: Lexia Core 5, myON Reader, News-o-Matic, and Raz-Kids (Kids A-Z). The SeeSaw app will also be demonstrated as a tool for helping students practice and record their oral fluency and save those recordings in a personalized digital portfolio both parents and teachers can securely access.
Check out the shownotes for links to referenced apps and for Shelly's Google Presentation used during this session. http://classroom.shellyfryer.com/workshops/ipad-literacy-apps
This podcast is an audio recording of the session, "Vitriol and obscenity: Where is the line?" at EdCampOKC on March 5, 2015. This was a session proposed and primarily facilitated by Rick Cobb (@grendelrick @okeducation) and Dallas Koehn (@bluecerealeduc). The session was motivated by a series of blog posts and tweets questioning the free speech rights of educators angry over current and proposed education cuts in the Oklahoma legislature, as well as other issues. This was a great conversation about very important issues.
This is the recorded audio from a presentation titled "Discovering Useful Ideas as a Connected Educator" by Wesley Fryer on February 19, 2016, at the OMLEA Conference for MidLevel Teachers and Administrators in Oklahoma sponsored by CCOSA. The session description was: If “chance favors the connected mind,” as Steven Johnson maintains, what are some of the best strategies educators can use to discover new ideas useful for teaching and learning? Learn how to use the free apps Flipboard and Nuzzle,Twitter lists, and other strategies to more effectively discover, save and share ideas useful professionally and personally. Learn why it is important to customize your personal or classroom Twitter account to show others your particular educational focus and interests. Learn to use Twitter hashtags to connect locally and globally to learn and grow as a professional educator. Session resources are available on http://wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/ideas.
This is an audio version of the #Periscope video of the "STEM & STEM Ideas" session at #EdCampEOC in Chocktaw, Oklahoma, on July 30, 2015. The session was led primarily by Cathy Benge (@cathybenge1) and Vanessa Perez (@vperezy).
This is an audio recording of Wesley Fryer's presentation on "Podcasting Options with WordPress" at the Oklahoma City WordPress User's Group Meeting on July 27, 2015.
Stephanie Hime's presentation "Apps and Beyond in the Elementary Classroom" on October 8, 2014 at OTA / EncycloMedia in Oklahoma City.
Learn to shoot, edit, and publish a video on an iPad in a fraction of the time this process takes with a laptop computer and "traditional" video gear!
An audio recording of Dr. Wesley Fryer's presentation, "Coding Fun with Hopscotch for iPad" at iPadPalooza in Austin, Texas, on June 20, 2014.
This is an audio recording of Dr. Wesley Fryer's presentation, "Google Hangouts 101" on June 10, 2014, at the EdTech Team's Texas Summit featuring Google Apps for Education in Richardson.
This is an audio recording of Dr. Wesley Fryer's final (7th) class for "Mapping Media to the Common Core: Part 2" with teachers in Montana on May 29, 2014. Wes taught this class via videoconference and online from Oklahoma City. This was part 2 of the "Simulations and Games" course module and focused primarily on Minecraft in the classroom and MinecraftEDU.
This is an audio recording of Wesley Fryer's presentation, "Family Oral History and Smartphones" on May 3, 2014, at the annual Mo-Ranch Mens Conference near Hunt, Texas.
This is a recording of Dr. Wesley Fryer's presentation via webinar, "Educational Technology Trends (including STEM)" on April 3, 2014.
The second half of a class taught by Dr. Wesley Fryer over videoconference on March 27, 2014, focusing on Quick Edit Videography and YouTube.
This is an audio recording of Dr. Wesley Fryer's class presentation on January 30, 2014, for students in Montana taking the graduate course, "Mapping Media to the Common Core: Part 1" discussing visual notetaking as well as narrated slideshows and screencasts. Access our class blog (with links to the syllabus and other resources in the right sidebar) on kidblog.org/mmccmt14.
This is an audio recording of Dr. Wesley Fryer's presentation on October 25, 2013, at Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma, discussing "Project Management: Tools, Tips & Tricks."
The Flipped Mobile Classroom - Beyond Screencasts and Student Response Systems by Carl Hooker
Michael Klein's presentation, "Using iPads to DJ and Create Original Music," on August 15 ,2013.
This is an audio recording of Wesley Fryer's presentation for PK-12 teachers in Velma, Oklahoma, on August 13, 2013. The presentation slides are available on SlideShare. Most of the other referenced videos and resources in the session are available on Mapping Media to the Common Core.
This is an audio recording of Connor Janzen and Ben Honeycutt's presentation, "Education as a Revolution: The One World Cause Project" at the 2013 Podstock Conference in Wichita, Kansas, on July 19, 2013. The official session description was: "Education has not, all at once, stopped being revolutionary. Changes happening around the world indicate that it will continually evolve. Our duo-formatted presentation will focus on the importance of educational change and progress through our initiative to connect schools globally for greater collaboration and learning." Check out the podcast shownotes for links to the One World Cause website and related social media websites.
This podcast is an audio recording of Dr. Wesley Fryer's presentation to teachers in Saskatoon Public School Division over Skype on April 23, 2013. Access referenced videos and resources on http://list.ly/4Qr.
This is an audio recording of Steve Dembo's breakout presentation, "Storytelling for the YouTube Generation" on March 1, 2013, at the Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) 2013 Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Steve's presentation (including all the videos he shared) is available on Prezi. The Harlem Shake (ICE13 version) video Steve created at the end of his session is available on YouTube. The official session description was: Every student has a camera in their pocket and easy access to video tools that rival professional movie studios. The question becomes, how do we leverage such tools in the classroom? We will explore non-traditional ways to harness the power of digital storytelling to tap into student creativity throughout the curriculum. By analyzing popular 'viral' videos, we will assess what draws us to them, how they were created, and how educators can replicate those same principles and ideas using free technologies. Students live in a remix culture, so we will take inspiration from YouTube videos and demonstrate how they can be remixed for classroom usage!
This podcast is an audio recording of Michael Wesch's outstanding opening keynote at the 2013 Heartland eLearning Conference in Edmond, Oklahoma, at the University of Central Oklahoma. The title of the talk was, "Think Whatever: The End of Wonder." Thanks to Michael for granting permission to share this audio recording, along with some recorded videos I included in my text notes for this session. In this presentation, Michael challenges us as educators to help cultivate WONDER in the minds of our students and focus more on encouraging good questions and grappling with issues that matter to students and less about fact recall / knowledge acquisition. The videos I recorded and shared from this session are titled "Visualizing the Last 12,000 Years of Human Questions" and "Story of Seymour Papert and Questions About Sleeping Giraffes."
This is a lightly edited audio recording of Wesley Fryer's introductory lesson about Scratch software for students at Lakeview Elementary in Yukon Public Schools on February 22, 2013. Discussion times and work times during the lesson have been edited out of this recording. Learn more about Scratch on scratch.mit.edu. A week-long Scratch Camp for students in grades 2-6 will be held over Spring Break (March 18-22, 2013) in Yukon Public Schools, sponsored by The Div, Jr. More information and an application link is available. Also check out the Oklahoma Scratch Camp curriculum. A Scratch Club is available for YPS 4th and 5th grade students attending Independence Elementary, and the club website is scratchclub.yukonps.com.
This is an audio recording of a presentation for teachers in Yukon Public Schools on February 15, 2013, by Wesley Fryer. The official session description was: Students and teachers today need to practice interactive digital writing. Learn how to setup, use and moderate content on a classroom blog to improve student writing skills. A moderated classroom blog can be an ideal platform to use to share announcements, classroom news, and student work for a public audience. In this session we’ll use the free blogging site KidBlog to model the digital facilitation of student writing. We’ll also explore how free blogs on Posterous.com can be used by students to not only share text, but also different kinds of rich media including images, audio and video files. (Referenced resources are available on http://maps.playingwithmedia.com/interactive-writing/)
This is an audio recording of a presentation for teachers in Yukon Public Schools on February 15, 2013, by Wesley Fryer. The official session description was: How are you supporting the development of problem solving skills, creativity, and computational thinking skills in your school today? Scratch software (scratch.mit.edu) is free software from MIT which can be used by students and teachers to create animations, games, simulations, music, art, stories, and more. In this session we'll explore Scratch software, watch and learn from some exemplary student projects, and discuss how you can get started using Scratch with students today. (Referenced resources are available on http://wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/scratch)
This is an audio recording of a presentation for teachers in Yukon Public Schools on February 15, 2013, by Wesley Fryer. The official session description was: According to Theodore Gray, co-founder of Wolfram Alpha, "Google has fundamentally changed our relationship with information access. Wolfram Alpha fundamentally changes our relationship with computation." Just as parents, teachers and professors argued about whether students should be allowed to use sliderules and calculators, some will oppose the use of Wolfram Alpha. Even more than the abacus, sliderule or calculator, however, Wolfram Alpha offers opportunities to not only accelerate the speed with which people can solve mathematical problems but also TRANSFORM the way we view and use computational tools. Anyone (teacher / student / parent / principal) teaching or learning mathematics at intermediate, secondary or college levels should know about Wolfram Alpha and its capabilities. In this session we'll explore the basics of Wolfram Alpha as well as resources for learning more. (Referenced resources are available on http://wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/wolfram)
This is an audio recording of a presentation for teachers in Yukon Public Schools on February 15, 2013, by Wesley Fryer. The official session description was: The ability to create narrated slideshows and screencasts and share them online should be a basic skill for digitally literate learners today. In this session we'll explore the reasons why "playing with media" (including narrated slideshows/screencasts) is essential for digital literacy development, and discuss why teachers as well as students should be able to create narrated slideshows specifically to teach, learn, and demonstrate content mastery. We'll view examples of narrated slideshows created by teachers as well as students, and learn about different tools we can use to create and publish these creations online. We'll discuss the "workflow" for students creating narrated slideshows as a class assignment, either at home or in class using a cart of laptop computers, iPads, or the school computer lab. (Referenced resources are available on http://wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/ns)
This is an audio recording of a presentation for teachers in Yukon Public Schools on February 15, 2013, by Wesley Fryer. The official session description was: Learn how to create a free mobile application for your class for iOS (iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch) as well as Android smartphones/tablets. In this session we will learn how to create both web apps (which run via a web browser and do not require Apple Store / Android Marketplace approval) as well as basic, native mobile apps. Several different, free mobile app development options will be explored and demonstrated. No prior programming experience is required! Become an educational leader in the mobile learning revolution by offering your students opportunities to access your course content via a customized, mobile application YOU create and update! (Referenced resources are available on http://wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/apps)
This is a recording (part 2 of 2) of a meetup in Oklahoma City on January 18, 2013, about creating enhanced/multimedia eBooks on the iPad. The official meetup description was: Bring your own iPad to this FREE 3 hour, hands-on digital workshop where we'll learn how to create and share enhanced eBooks. Enhanced eBooks can include recorded audio as well as images and text. These kinds of eBooks are perfect for parents and grandparents to create with young readers, or for learners of any age to create! Check out some examples on ebooks.playingwithmedia.com. We'll use two different apps to create enhanced eBooks in this session, which you'll want to purchase/install on your iPad in advance. They are: - Book Creator for iPad ($5) - Creative Book Builder ($4) This is a FREE meetup/workshop led by Dr. Wesley Fryer. Homeschoolers, classroom teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone interested in creating enhanced eBooks as well as helping kids create enhanced ebooks are welcome to attend. Students 10 years old and older are also welcome to attend WITH a parent. More information is available about Wesley's ebook "Playing with Media: simple ideas for powerful sharing" (2011) and "Mapping Media to the Common Core" (Feb 2013). More resources and links about creating enhanced eBooks are also available on Wesley's wiki for this workshop: wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/ebooks
This is a recording (part 1 of 2) of a meetup in Oklahoma City on January 18, 2013, about creating enhanced/multimedia eBooks on the iPad. The official meetup description was: Bring your own iPad to this FREE 3 hour, hands-on digital workshop where we'll learn how to create and share enhanced eBooks. Enhanced eBooks can include recorded audio as well as images and text. These kinds of eBooks are perfect for parents and grandparents to create with young readers, or for learners of any age to create! Check out some examples on ebooks.playingwithmedia.com. We'll use two different apps to create enhanced eBooks in this session, which you'll want to purchase/install on your iPad in advance. They are:
Book Creator for iPad ($5) Creative Book Builder ($4) This is a FREE meetup/workshop led by Dr. Wesley Fryer. Homeschoolers, classroom teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone interested in creating enhanced eBooks as well as helping kids create enhanced ebooks are welcome to attend. Students 10 years old and older are also welcome to attend WITH a parent. More information is available about Wesley's ebook "Playing with Media: simple ideas for powerful sharing" (2011) and "Mapping Media to the Common Core" (Feb 2013). More resources and links about creating enhanced eBooks are also available on Wesley's wiki for this workshop: wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/ebooks
This is an audio recording of Wesley Fryer's keynote presentation for students and faculty in the College of Education at the University of Oklahoma on January 13, 2013, kicking off an afternoon of digital learning. Slides for this presentation are available on SlideShare. Undergraduate students and faculty at the OU College of Education just received iPads in December for the first time, and this special day of learning was organized to kick off the exciting semester of digital collaboration which lies ahead. The description of this session was: Digital literacy today means much more than searching the Internet and using Microsoft Office. To be digitally literate, teachers as well as students need to be able to create and share online a variety of different multimedia products. These media products can be “mapped” to your curriculum, and if you're in a Common Core state in the United States, to the Common Core State Standards. Interactive Writing, Narrated Art, 5 Photo Stories, Narrated Slideshows, Screencasts, Quick Edit Videos, and eBooks are a few of the media products learners should be able to create and safely share online. In this session, we'll view different examples of student media products and learn about tools and strategies for helping teachers become digitally literate as “media mappers.” We'll also explore how librarians and instructional coaches can use the “Mapping Media to the Curriculum” website as a roadmap to help teachers and students create media products as assignments for class and as artifacts in digital portfolios. Learn more and access session resources on maps.playingwithmedia.com. http://wfryer.me/mmc
Recorded audio for Wesley Fryer's comments as a panelist in the in the October 17, 2012 breakout session, "Create Your Own: Maker Culture in the Library." This presentation was part of the full-day online conference, "The Digital Shift: Libraries, Ebooks and Beyond." This audio recording is also available as a synchronized slideshow (SlideCast) on SlideShare.
This is an audio recording of a videoconference about iPhoneography presented by Wesley Fryer on December 17, 2012. Referenced resources are available on wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/iphoneography. The official workshop description was: Smartphones like the iPhone have ushered in a new golden age of digital photography. The best camera is the one you have with you. The higher resolution along with the editing/processing capabilities and uploading/sharing options of modern smartphones make iPhoneography a flexible as well as fun type of digital photography. In this session we'll explore a variety of concepts, techniques, and applications related to iPhoneography.
This is an audio recording of Wesley Fryer's workshop for 1st grade teachers in Grove, Oklahoma, introducing them to "Narrated Art" projects using iPads on a new iPad cart just purchased by the school library with local grant funds. Referenced resources/links from this session are available.
This is an audio recording of Amy Sanders’ presentation, “Global Collaboration” at the March 16, 2012, professional development day at Yarmouth High School in Yarmouth, Maine. Amy teaches several high school social studies courses, including Arab Studies (in fall 2011) and Asian Studies in spring 2012. The official session description was: "Rapidly advancing technologies and globalization trends increasingly connect us to communities throughout the world. As educators, how can we prepare students for a world of growing cultural interaction and diversity? This session will share two collaborative projects undertaken this year and explore how each of these projects gave students an opportunity to: investigate the world, including research on significant global issues, recognize and respond to perspectives different from their own, communicate ideas effectively with diverse audiences, develop and practice new skills, show initiative and work creatively. We’ll share the challenges and successes of these projects, and invite discussion of other collaborative projects." This was originally published to Cinch, but since Cinch went offline I've republished it here. I used Levellator software to normalize the audio levels before republishing.
This is an audio recording of one of Wesley Fryer's "Intro to Scratch" lessons for 4th and 5th graders at Independence Elementary in Yukon, Oklahoma, on November 28, 2012. Learn more and access links to the projects shared in this session on this blog post.
This is an audio recording of Wesley Fryer's presentation, "Creating Multimedia eBooks with Students" on October 13, 2013, at the Oregon Association of School Libraries conference in Seaside, Oregon. The official session description was: "Enhanced eBooks on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches can include audio, video, and interactive animations in addition to digital text, images and links. In this session we’ll view examples of different multimedia eBooks created by both professional authors as well as students. We’ll learn how to use a variety of tools including Apple Pages software, iBooks Author software, and iPad apps like “Book Creator” to create and share enhanced/multimedia eBooks. Participants will also learn how to use Calibre software (free) to convert standard eBooks into Kindle and other formats. We’ll discuss different websites and services for directly publishing your eBooks as well as on-demand print versions of books." Session resources are available on http://wfryer.me/ebooks
This is an audio recording of Amy Page & Lynn Lary‘s “Ready, Set, (W)eRead! Redefining Library for the 21st Century” at the October 13, 2012, Oregon Association of School Libraries conference in Seaside, Oregon. In the presentation, Amy and Lynn share how they have brought eBooks to their elementary school library using Follett Shelf and Destiny. Text notes from this session are also available. Check out the Walterville Library Blog for links to the referenced parent letter, other resources, and more!
This podcast is an audio recording of Wesley Fryer's workshop on October 11, 2012, "Geo-Map Projects in the Classroom" for Yukon Public Schools in Yukon, Oklahoma. The official workshop description was: "A Geo-Map media project can include text, hyperlinks, images, and videos connected to locations on virtual maps. Geo-Map projects can provide windows into events, concepts, places and stories which join disparate media elements into a cohesive digital narrative. Geo-Map projects are not just for social studies! Learn in this workshop how to connect reading, writing, real-world math data, science, and more to “place locations” and create engaging project or assignment opportunities for students." Referenced resources are available on maps.playingwithmedia.com/geo-map.
This podcast is an unedited recording of Wesley Fryer's workshop on April 5, 2012, "No Edit Audio Podcasting" for Yukon Public Schools. Resources for this session are available on wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/noedit. Since I shared this workshop last Spring, my thinking has shifted about naming this activity and professional development sessions like this. My preference is now to teach both teachers and students how to create "Narrated Art" as well as "Radio Shows." Those are both products included in my "Mapping Media to the Curriculum" digital literacy project. (I think it's best to avoid technical jargon and acronyms when it comes to multimedia communication with teachers, since those terms are more likely to "intimidate rather than invite" teachers to play with media.) Learn more about multimedia communication and digital literacy by reading my eBook, "Playing with Media: simple ideas for powerful sharing."
This is an unedited recording of Wesley Fryer's coaching session with a librarian in Yukon Public Schools on September 5, 2012. In the session we created a free YouTube channel and learned how to both edit and publish video with iMovie for iPad.
This is an audio podcast recording of Wesley Fryer's breakout presentation, “Creating Narrated Slideshows and Screencasts,” on August 8, 2012, at the Blackfoot Educational Technology Conference in Missoula, Montana. The official conference session description was: "The ability to create narrated slideshows and screencasts and share them online should be a basic skill for digitally literate learners today. In this session we'll explore the reasons why "playing with media" (including narrated slideshows/screencasts) is essential for digital literacy development, and discuss why teachers as well as students should be able to create narrated slideshows specifically to teach, learn, and demonstrate content mastery. We'll view examples of narrated slideshows created by teachers as well as students, and learn about different tools we can use to create and publish these creations online. We'll discuss the "workflow" for students creating narrated slideshows as a class assignment, either at home or in class using a cart of laptop computers, iPads, or the school computer lab." Slides and referenced resources are available. Follow Wesley on Twitter: @wfryer. This session is about 1 of 12 media product options on "Mapping Media to the Common Core / Curriculum," which is still under construction.
This is an audio podcast recording of Wesley Fryer's session, "eBooks: Possibilities and Creation Options" at the Blackfoot Educational Technology Conference in Missoula, Montana, on August 7, 2012. I answered participant questions about eBooks and eBook formats, shared several different examples of both student-created eBooks as well as professionally published eBooks, and demonstrated how to use the iPad application "Book Creator" to create an enhanced eBook. Referenced session resources are available on http://wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/ebooks.
This is an audio podcast recording of Jason Neiffer's breakout presentation, “Using Social Media to Improve Classroom and School Communications,” on August 8, 2012, at the Blackfoot Educational Technology Conference in Missoula, Montana. Jason's presentation slides (on SlideShare) and other referenced resources are available. My text notes from this session are also available. Follow Jason on Twitter: @techsavvyteach. I arrived about 10 minutes after the presentation started, so unfortunately I missed Jason's introductory remarks. This is a GREAT presentation and I particularly encourage you to check out the 'exemplary' websites, school Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, and teacher classroom websites which Jason shared via LiveBinders included on his session website.
Part 2 of 2: This is an audio podcast recording of Martin Horejsi and Jason Neiffer's breakout presentation, “Digital Textbooks using iBooks,” on August 7, 2012, at the Blackfoot Educational Technology Conference in Missoula, Montana. My text notes from this session are also available. Follow Jason on Twitter: @techsavvyteach. Contact information for Dr. Horejsi is available on his University of Montana directory faculty page.
Part 1 of 2: This is an audio podcast recording of Martin Horejsi and Jason Neiffer's breakout presentation, “Digital Textbooks using iBooks,” on August 7, 2012, at the Blackfoot Educational Technology Conference in Missoula, Montana. My text notes from this session are also available. Follow Jason on Twitter: @techsavvyteach. Contact information for Dr. Horejsi is available on his University of Montana directory faculty page.
This is an audio recording of Lucy Gray‘s breakout session, “Beyond Search,” on August 6, 2012, at the Blackfoot Educational Technology Conference in Missoula, Montana. Resources from Lucy's presentation are available on this blog post. Her presentation slides are available via SlideShare. The official conference session description was: "Participants will be able to: Use critical thinking skills to improve their own searches, Explore ways to teach search in their classrooms, Understand the importance of search as THE essential 21st century skill, Explore Google tools and features that will boost their own productivity. Join Google Certified Teacher Lucy Gray to discover ways to promote search literacy in your classroom. Search is the essential 21st century skill and in this session, participants will learn to fully utilize Google search features and techniques. Session attendees will also have the opportunity to explore tools such as Google Book Search, Google Scholar, and Google News. Participants will come away from this session with an understanding of search and the importance of establishing a research stance in schools." My text notes from the session are also available. Follow Lucy on Twitter: @elemenous
This is an audio recording of Lucy Gray's opening keynote, "Mobilizing Learning with iPods, iPhones and iPads,” on August 6, 2012, at the Blackfoot Educational Technology Conference in Missoula, Montana. Resources from Lucy's presentation are available on this blog post and on this workshop wiki. The official description was: "In this session, find out about the latest and greatest educational content for iPods, iPhones and iPads. Apple Distinguished Educator Lucy Gray will lead a session in which participants explore and share content, resources, and techniques for managing mobile learning. Participants will be able to learn about the best iOS apps, Identify techniques for incorporating iOS devices in their classroom that go beyond just using apps, Consider the implications of mobility in student learning, Expand their knowledge of resources related to mobile learning. Bring your device of choice or a list of your favorite apps and their curricular uses to share with session participants!" My text notes from Lucy's session (with links and embedded videos) are also available. Follow Lucy on Twitter: @elemenous
This is an audio recording of Mike Agostinelli and Jason Neiffer‘s breakout session, “30 in 60: 30 Tools for Tech-Savvy Teachers,” on August 6, 2012, at the Blackfoot Educational Technology Conference in Missoula, Montana. The session description was: "Join tech-savvy teachers Mike and Jason as they show off 30 engaging, interesting and useful bits in just 60 minutes. This fast-paced session will focus on Web 2.0 tools, e-learning master tools, productivity powerhouses and other things you can start using RIGHT NOW." Referenced links from the session are available on www.workshophandouts.com/30in60blackfoot. My text notes and links from the session are also available. Follow these amazing educators on Twitter! @mikegusto, @neiffer, and @techsavvyteach.
This is a 'lightly edited" recording of Wesley Fryer's conference breakout session, "Mobile Apps & Curriculum for Your Class" at the July 24, 2012, TechnoPalooza Conference in Northwest ISD, Texas. The official session description was: Learn how to create a free mobile application for your class for iOS (iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch) as well as Android smartphones/tablets. In this session we will learn how to create both web apps (which run via a web browser and do not require Apple Store / Android Marketplace approval) as well as basic, native mobile apps. Several different, free mobile app development options will be explored and demonstrated. No prior programming experience is required! Become an educational leader in the mobile learning revolution by offering your students opportunities to access your course content via a customized, mobile application YOU create and update! Access referenced links and resources on http://wfryer.me/mapps.
This is a 'lightly edited" recording of Wesley Fryer's conference breakout session, "iPad Quick Edit Videography" at the July 24, 2012, TechnoPalooza Conference in Northwest ISD, Texas. The official session description was: Learn to shoot, edit, and publish a video on an iPad in a fraction of the time this process takes with a laptop computer and “traditional” video gear! Flash-based video camcorders on mobile computing devices (like the iPad) can empower learners to create and publish “quick edit” videos. In this session we will discuss example iPad videos, explore different apps for quick-edit videography, and learn to to successfully facilitate student-created iPad videos. We’ll also learn about options for puppet videography with iPads, including actual finger puppets as well as virtual puppets using apps like Puppet Pals. Prepare to have fun and unleash a wealth of creative ideas with your students during and following this workshop! Access referenced links and resources on http://wfryer.me/ipadvideo.
This is a 'lightly edited' recording of Wesley Fryer's keynote opening the June 2012 "Camp Plug and Play" professional development experience in Tuscon, Arizona, sponsored by the Arizona K-12 Center. The title of the keynote was, "Improving Reading, Writing and Critical Thinking Skills with Media." Slides and referenced resources from the presentation are available on wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/improving-reading-writing.
This podcast is an audio recording of Wesley Fryer's breakout session at the May 29, 2012, "Inspiring Excellence" conference in Kansas City Kansas Public Schools titled, "Deepening our Learning Through Storytelling: creativity, STEM and stories." The official session description and referenced resources link was: As learners of all ages (teachers and students) we need to "play with media" and utilize media tools to communicate. Good stories start with good writing and an invitation to share. In this session we'll explore and discuss examples of digital media focusing specifically on science and math themes. Slides and referenced videos are linked on wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/deepening. An archived Google Doc version of our Etherpad collaborative document used for interaction and link sharing during the session is also available.
This podcast is an audio recording of Wesley Fryer's breakout session at the May 29, 2012, "Inspiring Excellence" conference in Kansas City Kansas Public Schools titled, "Tell a Story in 5 Photos." The official session description and link for session resources was: Visual literacy and visual communication skills can be developed effectively through image-based communication. In this session we will discuss examples of five photo stories, explore copyright-friendly websites for finding images to use in five photo stories, and learn how to create and share five photo stories with a variety of web-based tools. Access session links/resources on: wfryer.me/5photos. Check out our creative narrated 5 photo digital story, created as an enhanced eBook for iPad, "Attack of the Funnel Cake Frauds". Check out several of the "5 Photo Fairy Tale Charades" stories we created also on 5photos.posterous.com.
This is a "lightly edited" recording of Wesley Fryer's professional development presentation, "Apps and Clouds: An Introduction to Internet Resources" on April 23, 2012, for teachers in Yukon, Oklahoma. The session description was: Technology is changing fast and it’s easy to feel left behind! This session will provide an overview of some of the technology terms and concepts which are buzzwords in 2012. What do people mean when they talk about “cloud computing” or “saving it in the cloud?” What are the differences between apps for a smartphone or mobile device, and a laptop or desktop computer? How are eReaders like a Kindle or Nook different from a tablet computer like an iPad? This session will include lots of time for questions and answers. If you’re feeling unsure about where to start with professional development on technology topics, this will be a great session for you. Bring your questions, we’ll share the best answers we have and discuss them together. [end] Access all referenced links, articles, resources and videos (as well as presentation slides) on wfryer.me/cloud.
This podcast is a recording of Jenny Ashby's wonderful presentation, iGeography, at the 2012 Mobile Learning Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 13, 2012. Jenny is an ICT specialist, Prep/1 teacher, reading recovery teacher in Melbourne, Australia. The official session description was: Students today have the world in their hands. Geography couldn't be easier using various apps on the iPad. Excursions right in their hands without leaving the school. We'll be using workflows to enhance geography learning and share to the world. [end] Text notes with included videos are also available. Follow Jenny on Twitter @jjash. (Note: Because of a cell phone or mifi device's proximity to the recorder there was some interference during this recording. Most of those portions of this audio recording have been removed, along with some of the videos - which didn't have dialog - and some of the exploration time. So this is a slightly abbreviated version of this entire presentation by Jenny.)
This podcast is an audio recording of Chris Thompson's breakout session, “Why Every Teacher Should Become an App Creator” at the 2012 Mobile Learning Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 11, 2012. The official conference session description was: Until recently development of mobile learning apps/games has been limited to the technical elite because of the complex development and publishing process. Coupled with the recent lifting of restrictions by mobile device manufacturers and the proliferation of user-friendly authoring tools this is no longer the case. Not only is interactive mobile learning app/game creation now possible by most teachers and students; it is also emerging as a highly engaging classroom learning strategy for middles and high school students. Participants will be introduced to both the why and how of mobile app/game creation for learning. Notes and referenced links are available.
This is an audio recording of Amy Sanders’ presentation, “Global Collaboration” at the March 16, 2012, professional development day at Yarmouth High School in Yarmouth, Maine. Amy teaches several high school social studies courses, including Arab Studies (last term) and Asian Studies this year. The official session description was: Rapidly advancing technologies and globalization trends increasingly connect us to communities throughout the world. As educators, how can we prepare students for a world of growing cultural interaction and diversity? This session will share two collaborative projects undertaken this year and explore how each of these projects gave students an opportunity to: investigate the world, including research on significant global issues, recognize and respond to perspectives different from their own, communicate ideas effectively with diverse audiences, develop and practice new skills, show initiative and work creatively. We’ll share the challenges and successes of these projects, and invite discussion of other collaborative projects. Text notes and links from the presentation are available on http://wfryer.me/jw. (A loud heater fan was on in the room during this presentation. The audio spectral removal tool in WavePad software was used to remove some of the background noise. A hum is still audible in this final version. Apologies this recording isn't better, but hopefully it is still good enough for you to learn and benefit from this amazing presentation.)
This podcast is an interview with Adam Zodrow about the amazing lesson plans and free resources available from the K20ALT (Authentic Teaching and Learning) website: http://k20alt.ou.edu. Adam is currently a fulltime librarian in Yukon Public Schools, Oklahoma, but previously worked on staff at the K-20 Center at the University of Oklahoma. His description of the hands-on STEM project K20ALT educators designed and facilitated in Vinita, Oklahoma, is amazing. I highly encourage everyone to check out the videos of that project specifically. It's not every day you learn about a hands-on STEM project in which students learn how to create electricity from wind energy using a dowel-rod / CD / magnet dynamo built for $15 each. The K20ALT educators are incredibly smart and innovative and they've got a ton to teach us. What a bummer the primary funding for this project was cut by Oklahoma State Superintendent Janet Barresi in her first state budget of 2011. Hopefully creative souls will find ways to keep the K20ALT lights (and website) shining. There are great resources on their site. Find Adam on Twitter @zodzilla.
This podcast is a recording of Ben Grey and Wesley Fryer's TechForum Chicago 2011 presentation on May 6, "Bringing the Community into the Classroom." The official session description was: Sharing is a moral imperative for educators. In this session, we'll explore ways in which forward-thinking schools are using digital platforms and Web 2.0 tools to share information and ideas with parents and community members. From classroom learning hubs that allow parents to tune into "digitally powered show and tell" to integrated communications plans that use social media, eNewsletters, and Google Docs to get the community more involved, we will look at ways of providing rich windows into our schools as learning environments. Ben Grey's presentation slides are available on SlideShare. Wesley's referenced links are available on the wiki page, "Share Your Ideas: Platforms for Publishing." Follow Ben Grey on Twitter @bengrey. Follow Wesley Fryer on Twitter @wfryer.
Where are we headed in K-12 education with respect to technology and learning? What are the vehicles ("ships" in this metaphor using the Waldseemüller map) that will take us into this future? What activities should characterize effective blended learning in the future? These are Wesley Fryer's slides for a presentation on these topics for New York educational leaders in November 2011. Presentation slides and referenced links are available.
This podcast is an edited recording of Jennifer Boren's workshop, "20 Strategies that Engage the Brain" in Canyon ISD, Texas, in August 2010. The 'work times' for workshop participants have (hopefully) been edited out of this recording. Lots of good ideas here!
This podcast is a recording of Wesley Fryer's presentation, "Tech or Treat: Playing with Media," shared on October 22, 2011, for the Discovery Educators' Network Fall Virtual Conference as a spotlight session. The session description was: We need to play with media to become more effective communicators. As children, we learn to progressively make sense of our confusing world through play. The same dynamics apply to us as adults communicating with new and different media forms. As you learn to play with digital text, images, audio and video, you will communicate more creatively and flexibly with a wider variety of options. Author and educator Wesley Fryer will inspire and empower you, as a creative person, to expand your personal senses of digital literacy and digital agency as a multimedia communicator! Slides and referenced links/resources from this session are available on Wesley's handouts wiki.
These is an audio recording of the presentation, "Deepening our Learning Through Storytelling: creativity, STEM and stories" at Yarmouth High School (Maine) by Wesley Fryer on September 28, 2011, by Wesley Fryer. As learners of all ages (teachers and students) we need to "play with media" and utilize media tools to communicate. Good stories start with good writing and an invitation to share. In this session we'll explore and discuss examples of digital media focusing specifically on science and math themes. Referenced videos and links are listed on wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/deepening.
This is a recording of Wesley Fryer's presentation "iPhoneography and Smartphone Photography" at the Learning 2.011 Conference in Shanghai on September 9, 2011. Referenced links and apps are listed on wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/iphoneography.
This is an audio podcast of Sheldon Bradshaw‘s presentation, “Here Come the iPads – Now What? iPad Deployment” at the Learning 2.011 Conference in Shanghai on September 9, 2011. Sheldon is the edtech guru at the Western Academy of Beijing. This session focused on all the things Sheldon wished someone had talked to him about / challenged him to think about before their school purchased carts of iPads to use as shared resources for elementary students at his international school in China. My text notes from this session are also available.
This is an audio recording of Wesley Fryer's presentation, "Smart Networks," at the the 14th Annual August Institute, "Technology Runs Through It" conference at the University of Montana in Missoula. (This session title was originally suggested as "Lies Your Tech Director Told Me," but "Smart Networks" was the final approved title." Presentation slides are available on SlideShare. The official conference "blurb" for this session was: Strategies to support a web-based learning environment such as filtering, infrastructure, bandwidth and safety issues. What are the considerations needed to write policy and acceptable use guidelines that support a web based - web 2.0 learning environment? Policy and recommendations for using handhelds and social networking in the k-12 learning environments from an administration perspective. Check out Wesley's eBook "Playing with Media: Simple ideas for Powerful Sharing."
This presentation was shared by Jason Neiffer at at the 2011 Educational Technology Conference, Building Human Connections in a Digital World, in Missoula, Montana. Jason described the K-12 online learning landscape in Montana. The various online learning models utilized by the MTDA, the technology tools involved and opportunities for both teachers and students were also discussed.Session slides and resources are available on www.workshophandouts.com/etcmtda2011. Follow Jason on Twitter on @neiffer. Text notes from this session are also available.
This podcast is a recording of Carolyn Foote's presentation, "Oodles of eBooks," at the TCEA Area 7 Educational Technology Conference in White Oak, Texas, on June 10, 2011. As a public school librarian, Carolyn discussed how she is integrating eBooks into her library and helping both students and teachers utilize eBooks to support learning. Referenced resources from this session are available on Carolyn's wiki, including the Prezi presentation she used. Carolyn's blog is "Not So Distant Future: technology, libraries, and schools."
This is a podcast recording of Randy Rodgers' presentation, "Unleashing Creativity: Web 2.0 Tools for Creativity and Innovation" at the TCEA Area 7 Educational Technology Conference in White Oak, Texas, on June 10, 2011. The official session description was: Leave this session with a wide range of online resources to help promote that often-neglected 21st century skill: creativity. Learn about tools for creating visual arts, architectural design, music, and more. Follow Randy on Twitter @rrodgers. Referenced resources are located on Randy's Livebinders document.
This podcast was a presentation by Dyane Smokorowski at the MACE Conference in Manhattan, Kansas, on March 3, 2011. Dyane was the 2011 spotlight speaker at the conference, and the title of this session was, "21st Century Classrooms: What does it take to Start?" Dyane's bio in the conference program was: Dyane Smokorowski is currently an 8th grade Language Arts Teacher and Technology Trainer for USD 385 Andover Public Schools in south central Kansas. As a current Intel® Teach Senior Trainer, Dyane has helped lead her district, along with many others across the country, into opening new avenues of technology integration, staff development, and project based learning. Her expertise focuses on designing Internet based projects for students, locating Internet resources that enrich classroom instruction, and global collaborative projects. Identified as 2009 NSBA 20 to Watch Educator, Dyane has presented at multiple NSBA T+L and NECC conferences along with several Kansas State Technology and Professional Development Symposiums. [end of bio] Follow Dyane on Twitter @Mrs_Smoke. Some of the resources shared by Dyane in this session are linked from tinyurl.com/macesmoke.
This podcast is an audio recording of Wesley Fryer's opening keynote address at the 2011 TechForum in Chicago, Illinois. (The actual location of the Techforum was in Lincolnshire, IL, just north of Chicago.) The title of Wesley's presentation was, "Leading Schools with Digital Vision in a Bubblesheet World." Referenced videos and other resources from the presentation are available on Wesley's wiki.
This is the second of a two part recording made on April 25, 2011, of Wesley Fryer's presentation for faculty and staff at Western Oklahoma State College, "Using Copyright-friendly Images Effectively in Presentations." Referenced resources are available on the presentation wiki as well as talkwithmedia.com.
This is the first of a two part recording made on April 25, 2011, of Wesley Fryer's presentation for faculty and staff at Western Oklahoma State College, "Using Copyright-friendly Images Effectively in Presentations." Referenced resources are available on the presentation wiki as well as talkwithmedia.com.
This podcast is a recording of the presentation "When Student Published Videos Go Viral: Lessons Learned" by Wesley and Sarah Fryer at the Mid-America Association for Computers in Education (MACE) conference in Manhattan, Kansas, on March 4, 2011. The session description was: "In September of 2009, Sarah, the 9 year-old daughter of our keynote speaker posted a 90-second YouTube response to President Obama's speech to US students. This video "went viral" and currently has over 190,000 views. In May 2010, a 6th grader in our keynote presenter's hometown attracted the attention of Ellen Degeneres with his YouTube remix of a Lady Gaga song. Greyson Chance is now a household name and national star with a record contract and his own manager. Join this session to discuss the issues raised by these two situations and lessons learned including Internet safety and digital citizenship responsibilities." Referenced resources from the session (including a word cloud used to summarize recommendations) is available on wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/viral-video.
This is a recorded presentation from March 28, 2011, at the Oklahoma City Wordpress User's Group meeting in Edmond by Wesley Fryer. The topic of this presentation was mobile blogging to Wordpress blogs using Posterous.com, Wordpress for iOS and the iOS application BlogPress. One thing not mentioned in the presentation was the feature offered by BlogPress to configure images to post to Flickr instead of to a Wordpress server directory.
This podcast is an audio recording of the presentation "Social Media Guidelines for Schools" by Karen Montgomery and Wesley Fryer in Amarillo, Texas, on January 17, 2011. Presentation slides and referenced links / resources are available on wiki.powerfulingredients.com/Home/workshops/social-media-guidelines.
This is a recording of Jen Sigrist's presentation, "Results in learning: What are ways we can assess the impact to teaching and learning?" at the Iowa 1:1 Conference on April 7, 2010, in Des Moines. Wesley Fryer's text notes from the session (including links to many referenced videos and other resources) are also available. Jen is the Director of Teaching and Learning at Van Meter Schools in Iowa.
This podcast is a recording of Ako Kambon's presentation, "Who Are Today’s Students and How Do We Reach Them: Practical Application of Multi-Intelligences" on January 17, 2011, at the ESC16 conference "Teaching the 21st Century Student" in Amarillo, Texas. Ako is President of the Visionary Leaders Institute based in Columbus, Ohio. He is @vli123 on Twitter.
This podcast is a recording of Wesley Fryer's keynote address at the Mississippi Educational Computing Association's annual conference on February 8, 2011. The title of the presentation was, "Leading Schools with Digital Vision in a Bubblesheet World." Referenced resources from this presentation are available.
This is a podcast recording of the K-12 Horizon Report panel presentation at the CoSN Conference in Austin, Texas, on March 11, 2009. According to the project's official website, "The Horizon Project, as the centerpiece of NMC's Emerging Technologies Initiative, charts the landscape of emerging technologies for teaching, learning and creative inquiry and produces the NMC's series of Horizon Reports." The K-12 Horizon Report focuses on emerging technologies which specifically relate to K-12 Education. The "Horizon Report: K12 Edition Wiki" provides links not only to the 2009 and 2010 K-12 Edition Horizon Reports, but also background about the 2011 K-12 Horizon Report work which is ongoing. My text notes from this session are also available.
This podcast is part 7 of 7 recordings from the "Technology Leadership: PLNs, Vision & PD" 1.5 day workshop in Western Montana on 27-28 January 2011. Presentation slides, utilized videos and referenced links are available on http://wiki.powerfulingredients.com/Home/workshops/techleadership or http://tinyurl.com/mtvision. We used the Twitter hashtag #mtvision for a workshop backchannel. 50 face-to-face participants attended this workshop in Missoula, and virtual participants attended via H.323 video from Billings, Kalispell, Helena, and Poplar. Depending on WHEN you access this, you may be able to view archived tweets of the backchannel usinghttp://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23mtvision. For more information about this "Powerful Ingredients for Blended Learning" workshop by Karen Montgomery and Wesley Fryer, visit www.powerfulingredients.com.
This podcast is part 6 of 7 recordings from the "Technology Leadership: PLNs, Vision & PD" 1.5 day workshop in Western Montana on 27-28 January 2011. Presentation slides, utilized videos and referenced links are available on http://wiki.powerfulingredients.com/Home/workshops/techleadershipor http://tinyurl.com/mtvision. We used the Twitter hashtag #mtvision for a workshop backchannel. 50 face-to-face participants attended this workshop in Missoula, and virtual participants attended via H.323 video from Billings, Kalispell, Helena, and Poplar. Depending on WHEN you access this, you may be able to view archived tweets of the backchannel usinghttp://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23mtvision. For more information about this "Powerful Ingredients for Blended Learning" workshop by Karen Montgomery and Wesley Fryer, visit www.powerfulingredients.com.
This podcast is part 5 of 7 recordings from the "Technology Leadership: PLNs, Vision & PD" 1.5 day workshop in Western Montana on 27-28 January 2011. Presentation slides, utilized videos and referenced links are available on http://wiki.powerfulingredients.com/Home/workshops/techleadershipor http://tinyurl.com/mtvision. We used the Twitter hashtag #mtvision for a workshop backchannel. 50 face-to-face participants attended this workshop in Missoula, and virtual participants attended via H.323 video from Billings, Kalispell, Helena, and Poplar. Depending on WHEN you access this, you may be able to view archived tweets of the backchannel usinghttp://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23mtvision. For more information about this "Powerful Ingredients for Blended Learning" workshop by Karen Montgomery and Wesley Fryer, visit www.powerfulingredients.com.
This podcast is part 4 of 7 recordings from the "Technology Leadership: PLNs, Vision & PD" 1.5 day workshop in Western Montana on 27-28 January 2011. Presentation slides, utilized videos and referenced links are available on http://wiki.powerfulingredients.com/Home/workshops/techleadership or http://tinyurl.com/mtvision. We used the Twitter hashtag #mtvision for a workshop backchannel. 50 face-to-face participants attended this workshop in Missoula, and virtual participants attended via H.323 video from Billings, Kalispell, Helena, and Poplar. Depending on WHEN you access this, you may be able to view archived tweets of the backchannel using http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23mtvision. For more information about this "Powerful Ingredients for Blended Learning" workshop by Karen Mongomery and Wesley Fryer, visit www.powerfulingredients.com.
This podcast is part 3 of 7 recordings from the "Technology Leadership: PLNs, Vision & PD" 1.5 day workshop in Western Montana on 27-28 January 2011. Presentation slides, utilized videos and referenced links are available on http://wiki.powerfulingredients.com/Home/workshops/techleadership or http://tinyurl.com/mtvision. We used the Twitter hashtag #mtvision for a workshop backchannel. 50 face-to-face participants attended this workshop in Missoula, and virtual participants attended via H.323 video from Billings, Kalispell, Helena, and Poplar. Depending on WHEN you access this, you may be able to view archived tweets of the backchannel using http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23mtvision. For more information about this "Powerful Ingredients for Blended Learning" workshop by Karen Mongomery and Wesley Fryer, visit www.powerfulingredients.com.
This podcast is part 2 of 7 recordings from the "Technology Leadership: PLNs, Vision & PD" 1.5 day workshop in Western Montana on 27-28 January 2011. Presentation slides, utilized videos and referenced links are available on http://wiki.powerfulingredients.com/Home/workshops/techleadership or http://tinyurl.com/mtvision. We used the Twitter hashtag #mtvision for a workshop backchannel. 50 face-to-face participants attended this workshop in Missoula, and virtual participants attended via H.323 video from Billings, Kalispell, Helena, and Poplar. Depending on WHEN you access this, you may be able to view archived tweets of the backchannel using http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23mtvision. For more information about this "Powerful Ingredients for Blended Learning" workshop by Karen Mongomery and Wesley Fryer, visit www.powerfulingredients.com.
This podcast is part 1 of 7 recordings from the "Technology Leadership: PLNs, Vision & PD" 1.5 day workshop in Western Montana on 27-28 January 2011. Presentation slides, utilized videos and referenced links are available on http://wiki.powerfulingredients.com/Home/workshops/techleadership or http://tinyurl.com/mtvision. We used the Twitter hashtag #mtvision for a workshop backchannel. 50 face-to-face participants attended this workshop in Missoula, and virtual participants attended via H.323 video from Billings, Kalispell, Helena, and Poplar. Depending on WHEN you access this, you may be able to view archived tweets of the backchannel using http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23mtvision. For more information about this "Powerful Ingredients for Blended Learning" workshop by Karen Mongomery and Wesley Fryer, visit www.powerfulingredients.com.
This is an audio recording of a presentation shared by Scott Noppe-Brandon and Eric Liu at the 2010 Creativity World Forum in Oklahoma City, on November 17th. My text notes from this session are also available. Scott and Eric have co-authored the book "Imagination First," which is a how-to book about cultivating imagination. The Lincoln Center has launched the Imagination Conversations Project, and this presentation is a part of that series.
This is a presentation by Kent Brooks, the director of technology at Western Oklahoma State College, at the March 2010 Heartland eLearning Conference at the University of Central Oklahoma. Kent's presentation is available on Prezi, along with my text notes from his session. Dawn Danker's notes from this same session, shared at ODLA the previous month in February, are also available. Connect with Kent Brooks on Twitter (@kentbrooks). Read his bio and access more info on his page at Western Oklahoma State College. Access the WOSC "Software for Starving Students" page for lots of FOSS links. My apologies for background noise: Kent wore my recorder and it made a lot more noise than I thought it would as a wearable device! Many thanks to Kent for this preso and permission to share it.
This presentation was shared by John Jones on May 1, 2009, at the PodStock Conference in Wichita, Kansas. John discussed CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and best practices for web design following guidelines for 504 accessibility. John works for ESSDACK in Hutchinson, Kansas. For more info on web design and site creation from John, see the podcast of his 2008 presentation, "Drupal for Education."
This is a recording of Wesley Fryer's "practice" dissertation proposal defense for his PhD, shared at the University of North Texas on December 9, 2010. Presentation slides accompanying this defense are available as a PDF file. Additionally, this presentation is available as a synchronized slideshow on SlideShare.net
This is an audio recording of the breakout session, "Creative Design and Art Spaces Fueling Urban Growth" at the 2010 World Creativity Forum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on November 16th. Text notes from this session (including many referenced links and videos) from this session are also available.
Part 4 of 4: This is a recording from the "iPhone & iPad Apps for Fun & Productivity" workshop in Oklahoma City on 29 December 2010. All referenced resources from this workshop are available on wiki.wesfryer.com/workshops/handouts/ios.
Part 3 of 4: This is a recording from the "iPhone & iPad Apps for Fun & Productivity" workshop in Oklahoma City on 29 December 2010. All referenced resources from this workshop are available on wiki.wesfryer.com/workshops/handouts/ios.
Part 2 of 4: This is a recording from the "iPhone & iPad Apps for Fun & Productivity" workshop in Oklahoma City on 29 December 2010. All referenced resources from this workshop are available on wiki.wesfryer.com/workshops/handouts/ios.
Part 1 of 4: This is a recording from the "iPhone & iPad Apps for Fun & Productivity" workshop in Oklahoma City on 29 December 2010. All referenced resources from this workshop are available on wiki.wesfryer.com/workshops/handouts/ios.
This was our full afternoon workshop recording of the "Google Maps and Google Earth BYOL Workshop" in Oklahoma City on 15 December 2010. All referenced resources from this workshop are available on wiki.wesfryer.com/workshops/handouts/geo-apps.
This was our full morning workshop recording of the "Google Maps and Google Earth BYOL Workshop" in Oklahoma City on 15 December 2010. All referenced resources from this workshop are available on wiki.wesfryer.com/workshops/handouts/geo-apps.
This was our full afternoon workshop recording of "Google Documents, Spreadsheets, Forms, Presentations & Drawing BYOL Workshop" in Oklahoma City on 14 December 2010. All referenced resources from this workshop are available on wiki.wesfryer.com/workshops/handouts/google-docs.
This was our full morning workshop recording of "Google Documents, Spreadsheets, Forms, Presentations & Drawing BYOL Workshop" in Oklahoma City on 14 December 2010. All referenced resources from this workshop are available on wiki.wesfryer.com/workshops/handouts/google-docs.
A short introduction and welcome to the "Fuel for Educational Change Agents" podcast channel, explaining my reasons for creating this complementary podcast channel.