Month: December 2011

  • Dave Ramsey on Strengths, Jobs, Entrepreneurship, Lifelong Learning & Persistence

    My father led a class for Dave Ramsey‘s “Financial Peace University” this past fall at his church in Manhattan, Kansas. Since I’m exploring some new job as well as consulting possibilities following the completion of my PhD this fall, he shared the Lesson 11 CD with me over the holidays titled “Working In Your Strengths.”…

  • Lessons Learned Videoconferencing on the BlueJeans Network (Dec 2011)

    To close out 2011 and start 2012 I’m starting a series of “lessons learned” blog posts. In this first one, I’ll share some of my takeaways using the extremely innovative BlueJeans.com videoconferencing service for professional development workshops. This month I offered a series of “videoconference PD” sessions I called “The 12 Days of Playing with…

  • 2011 in 60 Seconds [60in60 video]

    Inspired by Ben Grey‘s December 7th post, “Challenging Seconds,” I’ve opted for a sixty second video this year in lieu of a family Christmas Card. Following the rules outlined by Ben, this is a 60in60 video: 60 images 1 second per image (total of 60 seconds) The video tells a story Merry Christmas and Happy…

  • Stream Hulu+ to a HDMI Television with Airplay Mirroring, an iPad2 and Apple TV

    Update 1 Jan 2012: We cancelled our trial membership to Hulu Plus. Although some negative reviews of the free Hulu Plus iPad app in iTunes might lead you to believe the app has “a lack of AirPlay support,” I’m pleased to report iOS 5‘s support of mirroring on an Apple TV permits content from Hulu+…

  • When Photo Date Meta Info is Handy

    It’s confession time: I fell off the ‘365 photos wagon’ on October 30th. Since January 1, 2011, I’d been faithfully posting one photo per day to my Tumblr blog. Every so often I’d miss some days and need to play catch-up, but for a variety of reasons that routine ended at the end of October.…

  • Incredible Oklahoma City Christmas Lights Powered by Light-o-Rama

    Impressive home Christmas light displays are pretty common these days in most parts of the United States, but this year I encountered a first right here in Oklahoma City: A synchronized light display with music provided via a low-power FM transmitter in the homeowner’s garage! People drive by and tune their car stereos to 97.7…

  • The Dangerous Nexus of Cyber Charter Schools & For-Profit Curriculum Companies

    On November 13, 2011, Ali Carr-Chellman (@aac3 on Twitter) shared an important and courageous message at TEDxPSU. Her 13.5 minute message was titled, “A Closer Look at Cyber Charter Schools.” Among other things, Ali challenges us to question the growing nexus between non-profit “cyber charter schools” and for-profit curriculum companies. As we continue hear different…

  • Standardized Test Results Obfuscate Real Learning

    As 2011 draws to a close I’m organizing, sharing, and tagging a variety of photos I took this past fall with my iPhone on Flickr. In the past at times like these I’ve tended to upload large bunches of photos and skip the process of individually labeling photos. Instead, I’ve just organized photos in sets…

  • Merry Christmas: Download #playingwithmedia Podcasts Free, Buy eBook 50% off Dec 24 & 25 Only

    Merry Christmas! As a Christmas treat, I’ve created two discount codes I invite you to use and share. Today and tomorrow only (through midnight PST, December 25th) anyone worldwide can download any of my “Playing with Media” podcasts for FREE instead of paying 99¢ each. Available sixty minute podcasts / screencasts include: Narrated Slideshows iPhoneography…

  • Nook Tablet Plays Enhanced eBooks

    Good news! Enhanced eBooks with embedded audio and video are now supported on the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet. I recorded and edited this video on an iPhone4 using iMovie for iPhone. Posted via email from wesley fryer’s posterous If you enjoyed this post and found it useful, subscribe to Wes’ free newsletter. Check out…