Moving at the Speed of Creativity

Month: April 2012

  • Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit 2012: In Tweets

    The following is a Storify timeline of tweets from this Thursday and Friday during the 2012 Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit hosted by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. [View the story “Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit 2012” on Storify] If you enjoyed this post and found it useful, subscribe to Wes’ free newsletter. Check out Wes’…

  • Closing Session Recommendations & Learning Points: 2012 Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit

    These are my notes from closing, summative session at the April 20, 2012, Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit in Oklahoma City. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. SEE ALL MY POSTS TAGGED “DLsummit2012” AS WELL AS MY TWEETS TAGGED “DLsummit2012.” Each of our breakout groups from the past day and a half shared some…

  • Conversations about Quality Content in Online / Blended Learning Contexts: 20 April 2012

    These are my notes from the “Quality Content” breakout group at the April 20, 2012, Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit in Oklahoma City. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. THESE ARE MY DAY 2 NOTES, PLEASE SEE DAY 1 NOTES TOO. SEE ALL MY POSTS TAGGED “DLsummit2012” AS WELL AS MY TWEETS TAGGED “DLsummit2012.”…

  • Conversations about Quality Content in Online / Blended Learning Contexts: 19 April 2012

    These are my notes from the “Quality Content” breakout group at the April 19, 2012, Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit in Oklahoma City. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. THESE NOTES ARE PRETTY SCATTERED… I THINK OUR GROUP IS GOING TO PRODUCE / SHARE SOME MORE COGENT / ORGANIZED THOUGHTS ABOUT THESE ISSUES. SEE…

  • Transitioning from Print to a Digital Learning Ecosystem by Richard Culatta

    These are my notes from Richard Culatta‘s luncheon keynote address at the April 19, 2012, Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit in Oklahoma City. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. SEE ALL MY POSTS TAGGED “DLsummit2012” AS WELL AS MY TWEETS TAGGED “DLsummit2012.” Mr. Richard Culatta, Office of Ed Tech United State Department of Education…

  • Opening Remarks by Janet Barresi: Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit

    These are my notes from Janet Barresi‘s opening comments at the April 19, 2012, Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit in Oklahoma City. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. SEE ALL MY POSTS TAGGED “DLsummit2012” AS WELL AS MY TWEETS TAGGED “DLsummit2012.” This event is about Oklahoma’s solutions and Oklahoma’s innovations – what we are…

  • Bark Buddy iOS Game Development Begins with GameSalad

    About six months ago my 8 year old daughter announced, “I want to create a game for my iPod Touch called Bark Buddy.” At the time I knew a little bit about game development using Scratch, but not much about true iOS app development. My son and I visited with Rachel about her ideas for…

  • Create a Free Classroom Photo Sandbox with Picasa #gct

    (cross-posted to Instructional FAQs for Yukon Public Schools and Playing with Media) To successfully help students create different kinds of media products which represent their knowledge and skills in various content areas, teachers need to build a strong “virtual foundation” for digital learning inside and outside the classroom. The cornerstone of this digital foundation can…

  • Separate Wifi Access Point Works Best with Apple TV on Busy Network

    The past few months I’ve been using a $100 Apple TV to mirror the screen of my iPad2 when I teach 6th grade Sunday School classes at our church. I’ve also experimented using the $15 Reflection App on my laptop, video dongle and a VGA cable. I prefer the Apple TV, even though I have…

  • Blogging from 37,000 feet with Delta Airlines

    I’m finally heading home to Oklahoma City from the Mobile Learning 2012 Conference in Phoenix. I missed my connecting flight in Salt Lake last night because of a mechanical delay of an hour and a half departing Arizona. This is the first flight I’ve taken when I’ve successfully used onboard / in-flight wifi, so I…