Moving at the Speed of Creativity by Wesley Fryer

SLJ MacWorld 2007 coverage

Lauren Barack’s February 1st article for School Library Journal, “Hangin’ with the Cool Kids,” included several quotations from presenters at the 2nd annual Macworld K–12 Educators Symposium, including yours truly.

“Probably the most exciting thing with Apple TV was just playing with the menu and seeing that the third choice, or so, down was podcasts,” Fryer says. “I’m a big advocate of students creating content and this is huge.” According to Beglau, the biggest challenge to using Apple TV in schools is going to be getting providers to create educational content suitable for classrooms, and then letting teachers know where it’s available. “Not only do they have to get it out there, they have to help teachers understand how to incorporate it into a learning experience,” she says.

The positioning of “podcasts” relative to television shows on the Apple TV is amazing! Look at the list: Movies, TV Shows, Music, and then podcasts!

Apple TV

The article also included some comments I made about the game “The Movies,” I actually did a podcast with one of the game’s developers at MacWorld, and I was definitely impressed.

Fryer also fell head over heels for a new simulated game called The Movies, from game maker Lionshead. Players create their own animated movies and can even add voiceovers and watch their creations lip-sync to their words. The films can be exported to Lionshead’s Web site, where budding authors can share their work. He says, “This is a very empowering tool for a student. They can use this [game] to easily create stories for a bigger audience.” Which is why the game is being held firmly in the hands of his nine-year-old, noted Fryer.

We have yet to create our first short film with “The Movies” at our house, but I’m betting one may not be far off!

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