(Cross-posted to “Instructional FAQs for Yukon Public Schools” and PlayingWithMedia.com) Photos can be added to blog posts in different ways. In this post I’ll explain how to add a photo as a linked image on a free (and ad-free) KidBlog.org site. To reduce the amount of time students spend (and possibly waste) searching for Internet
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Yesterday I shared an introductory professional development workshop in Yukon, Oklahoma, titled, “Apps and Clouds: An Introduction to Internet Resources.” This evening I published my presentation slides to SlideShare, published a “lightly edited” audio recording of the 98 minute session, and also created a linked webpage with all referenced resources and videos. Feedback for this
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This afternoon I’m teaching a workshop for Yukon Public Schools titled, “Apps and Clouds: An Introduction to Internet Resources.” The official title is: Technology is changing fast and it’s easy to feel left behind! This session will provide an overview of some of the technology terms and concepts which are buzzwords in 2012. What do
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This is a video response by Dr. Wesley Fryer to ideas and proposals shared at the Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit on Friday, April 20, 2012. This event was hosted by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. In addition to praising many of the ideas and proposals discussed by conference keynoters and sponsors, Dr. Fryer offers
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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]
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
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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.”
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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
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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
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(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
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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
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This podcast is a combined series of recordings created by participants in Wesley Fryer’s “Simple Ideas for Powerful Sharing” media scavenger hunt session at the Mobile Learning 2012 conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 12, 2012. These reflections were submitted as audio and video reflections in response to several questions provided in the media scavenger
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Here are a few photos from the amazing Mobile Learning 2012 Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, this week. Last of all, my favorite "pano" pic from last night's dinner! Check out Pano for iPhone on: http://debaclesoftware.com Posted via email from wesley fryer’s posterous
These are my notes from Jenny Ashby‘s breakout session, “iGeography” at the 2012 Mobile Learning Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 13, 2012. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The official conference session description was: Students today have the world in their hands. Geography couldn’t be easier using various apps on the iPad.
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These are my notes from Felix Jacomino and Inge Wassmann‘s breakout session, “Combining 21st Century Skills, Project Based Learning, and iPads” at the 2012 Mobile Learning Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 13, 2012. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The official conference session description was: “The only way to make sense out
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These are my notes from Tony Vincent‘s breakout session, “Collaboration in Hand with iPads” at the 2012 Mobile Learning Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 13, 2012. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The official conference session description was: Not only is collaboration an important life skill, but it can have a positive
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These are my notes from Eric J. Marcos‘s luncheon keynote, “Kids Teaching Kids” at the 2012 Mobile Learning Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 12, 2012. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Eric is a 6th grade math teacher who has flipped his classroom in a different way: THe kids are the teachers.
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Today during Eric Marcos‘s luncheon keynote at Mobile Learning 2012, he referenced a recent video from Alan November for EdWeek in which he highlighted Mathtrain.tv videos created by his students. My Google search brought up Alan’s talk last year at TEDxNYED, and I saw a host of great ‘related videos’ from the same event. Check
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