These are my notes from the February 4, 2010, informational meeting held by IMPACT Oklahoma at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. I’m here on behalf of our Storychasers nonprofit and the Celebrate Oklahoma Voices oral history / digital storytelling project. MY COMMENTS AND REFLECTIONS DURING THIS WORKSHOP ARE IN ALL CAPS BELOW. According to the
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Yesterday in a full-day workshop I facilitated for CASTLE with Minnesota K-12 principals in Rochester, one of the participants told me about a very negative situation which took place in November 2009 involving a class blog in Owatonna, Minnesota. According to Curt Brown’s November 20, 2009 article for the Minneapolis / St Paul Star Tribune, “Racial
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I posted the following as an entry on my “Technology 4 Teachers” Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) blog for Spring 2010. Question: How can I turn on comment moderation on my Blogger blog? Why is this recommended? Answer: I recommend all educators turn on comment moderation for ALL blog posts and other social media websites they
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Tomorrow on Thursday, February 4, 2010, the Oklahoma State Board of Education will hold it’s monthly meeting at Crescent Public Schools. This is a BIG deal. Crescent Public Schools is one of only FIVE public school districts in Oklahoma (out of 530+) which is currently implementing a 1:1 learning initiative. That will change later this
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I received the following via email today from Terri Silver, Director of Board Development for the Oklahoma State School Boards Association: With the beginning of the New Year, the annual OSSBA/CCOSA Conference and Exposition will soon be here! This year’s conference will be August 27-29th at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. Enclosed, please
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Kevin Jarrett tweeted me the following question today: If you happen to be reading this post at a school or in another location which currently blocks access to Flickr, here’s the text version: Hey @wfryer looking for the 411 on eDiscovery: http://bit.ly/9hcxe9 (your wiki) Bottom line: do schools have to archive STUDENT email? Before replying,
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On January 28, 2010, a group of students in grades 5-12 from Van Meter, Iowa, shared testimonies for the Iowa House/Senate Education Appropriations Committee about 21st Century Learning and the way learners can be empowered with digital tools. This podcast is an audio recording of a skype conversation with Deron Durflinger, secondary principal of Van
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Podcast337: Evangelizing Educational Transformation and 1:1 Learning in Iowa Schools [ 31:17 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2589)
I’m a big fan of digital witnesses to history. If you have not already, be sure to read Iowa principal Deron Durflinger‘s post from last Friday, “I Witnessed History Today.” How can we not only get the attention of our state legislators to recognize the power of 1:1 computing, but change their perceptions about our
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The MIT Open Courseware project demonstrates the powerful and surprising ways digital distribution channels and innovative thinking are radically changing access to ideas. If you’re interested in learning as well as equity issues, the Open Educational Resources movement is a BIG deal. Dr. Alec Couros’ K12Online08 presentation, “Open, Social, Connected: Reflections of an Open Graduate
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