Month: March 2012
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Brookstone Mini-Projector for iPhone4
Today at the airport in Minneapolis I had a chance to play with Brookstone’s new mini-projector for the iPhone4. I was pretty impressed! I’ve previously looked at the Pico projector, which was the 1st generation of these devices. It wasn’t very bright. The sales person told me Brookstone started carrying the “Cinemin” mini-projector after the…
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A Creative ePub Audio Story Powered by Five Card Flickr Story
As a part of my breakout session in Minnesota today, “Tell a Story with 5 Photos,” participants and I used Alan Levine’s amazing “Five Card Flickr Story” site to create an enhanced ePub ebook. Instead of writing our creative story which used our selected images, we recorded our voices. I also added the direct links…
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Creating Educational Videos for YouTube by Marty Brandl
These are my notes from Marty Brandl‘s presentation “Creating Educational Videos for YouTube” at the 6th Annual Technology Conference hosted by the SW/WC Service Cooperative. Marty is a Math Teacher at Marshall High School in Marshall, Minnesota. His YouTube channel is www.youtube.com/mbrandl11. Marty’s professional website is www.mrbrandl.com. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS.…
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Free K12 Lesson Plans from K20ALT for STEM & More! (Audio Podcast with Adam Zodrow)
(cross-posted from Oklahoma EduShare) This 11 minute audio 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…
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The Legacy of Sandy Garrett in Oklahoma: A Case Study of “Whistleblower Needed”
In February of 2008, about a year and a half after I moved to Oklahoma with my family, I learned about the infamous “birthday fund” of our state superintendent. Sandy Garrett held the elected position of Oklahoma state superintendent of schools for twenty years, from 1991 to 2011. Doug Taylor, the late superintendent of Gage…
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Creating Multimedia (enhanced) eBooks
Today at the 2012 Heartland eLearning Conference at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, I shared a breakout session titled, “Creating Multimedia eBooks.” All session resources are available on http://wfryer.me/ebooks. The slides and recorded audio from the session are embedded below. The official conference description was: Learn how to create enhanced/multimedia eBooks including digital…
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Introduction to Digital Storytelling by Alec Couros
These are my notes from Alec Couros‘s breakout session, “Introduction to Digital Storytelling,” on March 6, 2012, at the Heartland eLearning Conference at the University of Central Oklahoma. Alec blogs on “educationaltechnology.ca/couros.” MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The official conference description of Alec’s presentation was: Story telling is one of the most…
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Occupy Your Digital Identity by Kurt Hochenauer
These are my notes from Kurt Hochenauer‘s breakout session, “Occupy Your Digital Identity,” on March 6, 2012, at the Heartland eLearning Conference at the University of Central Oklahoma. Kurt blogs on “okiefunk.com.” MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The official conference description of Kurt’s presentation was: Abstract:Today’s college students and faculty members have…
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Academic Integrity on a Digital Campus by Berlin Fang
These are my notes from Berlin Fang‘s breakout session, “Academic Integrity on a Digital Campus,” on March 6, 2012, at the Heartland eLearning Conference at the University of Central Oklahoma. Berlin’s blogs on “ni.oc.edu/author/berlinfang.” MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The official conference description of Berlin’s presentation was: In this presentation, we will…