8th
January
2010
posted in podcasts, workshops |
It’s been awhile since my last podcast! No podfading here, however…. In this podcast I share a recap of several technology initiatives in which I’ve been involved in the past month, some thoughts about Larry Lessig’s EduCause presentation in November 2009, and a couple short interviews at the ACTEM conference in Maine with Richard Byrne, Bob Sprankle and Kern Kelley. Please refer to the podcast shownotes for referenced links!
Podcast336: Voices of ACTEM - Talking with Richard Byrne, Bob Sprankle and Kern Kelley [23:25m]:
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- The K-12 Online Conference (K12Online Ning – 2009 Conference Schedule)
- Proper Microphone Placement by Adam Weiss
- My Technology 4 Teachers (T4T) Course Curriculum
- FAQ for Oklahoma SDE 1:1 ARRA Grant (Due 15 January 2010)
- Storychasers’ Mobile Learning Collaborative
- It is About Time: Getting Our Values Around Copyright by Larry Lessig (on Blip.tv)
- Implications of Radical Change to Cultural Access (My notes on Dr. Lessig’s EduCause 2009 presentation)
- Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine (ACTEM)
- Podcast334: One to One Learning with Open Source Netbooks is Practical, Affordable and Powerful – Learn Why (includes another ACTEM Conference interview with Warren Luebkeman, co-founder of the Open 1:1 Nonprofit organization)
- Podcast of Digital Magic Tricks (Bob Sprankle’s recording of my ACTEM ‘09 breakout)
- Free Tech 4 Teachers: Blog of Richard Byrne
- Bit by Bit: Blog of Bob Sprankle
- The Tech Curve: Blog of Kern Kelly
- Marco Torres
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26th
November
2009
posted in 1:1, leadership, podcasts, schoolreform, workshops |
This podcast is a recording of a presentation by Shawn Massey and Wynn Draper-Bryant of Flint Community Schools, Michigan, at the One to One Institute’s annual conference in Chicago, Illinois, on November 10, 2009. The title of their session was Classroom Basics for 1:1 Computing. Shawn was the project director for the Flint Community Schools “Freedom to Learn Project,” and Wynn has been a classroom teacher for 36 years. If they take her laptops away from her students, Wynn says she’d have to retire! In Flint Community Schools, select campuses have been implementing one to one laptop learning projects for almost eight years. Shawn and Wynn shared a wide variety of perspectives and ideas in this presentation, including many practical tips for other educators currently implementing 1:1 or considering the implementation of 1:1 learning projects. I particularly enjoyed and appreciated the way Shawn and Wynn integrated student comments and quotations into their presentation. I will include a link to my own textual notes from this presentation in the podcast shownotes, along with additional resource links referenced by Shawn and Wynn. Shawn and Wynn’s messages about how important it is to keep moving forward, support the people who solve the problems, and celebrate the victories of everyone involved as you walk down this road of one to one computing together are 100% on target. We can learn a great deal from these passionate Michigan educators about ways to most effectively solicit community buy-in for one to one learning and support one to one projects for the long term. The PD model, the “dine and dialog” events, the constant dialog, showcasing, and celebrations which were a part of their Freedom to Learn Project implementation plan are exemplary and can be used as models for other 1:1 programs. As Shawn says, however, remember “one size does NOT fit all.” It’s critical to be flexible, adaptable, and LISTEN to all the stakeholders as you move forward with 1:1 project implementation.
Podcast 335: Classroom Basics for 1:1 Computing by Shawn Massey and Wynn Draper-Bryant [49:55m]:
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- My text notes from this workshop
- Flint Community Schools, Flint, Michigan
- One to One Institute
- Contact Wesley
- Follow Wesley on Twitter
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23rd
November
2009
posted in 1:1, open source, podcasts |
One to one learning with wireless, digital devices in the hands of every learner in the classroom is the future. With netbooks running over 100 free educational applications on Ubuntu Linux, that dream can be a reality in your classroom and school district today, not tomorrow. As I explain in the introduction to this podcast featuring two interviews, I have lost NONE of my enthusiasum for Apple and Macintosh computers, but I think it would be foolish to ignore the powerful and affordable computing and learning opportunities now offered by netbooks as well as open source software. After sharing a plug for the upcoming FREE K-12 Online Conference in December and an introduction to these interviews, this podcast includes an interview with Warren Luebkeman. Warren is a co-founder of the Open 1:1 Nonprofit organization, which is based in Maine and provides a FREE Ubuntu image for netbooks loaded with over 100 educational and productivity applications. That recording was made at the ACTEM 2009 conference in Augusta, Maine in October. The second interview is with Alex Inman, who has been implementing and supporting 1:1 initiatives for over 8 years in Milwaukee and St Louis. Alex shared a presentation at the One to One Institute’s November 2009 conference called “Saving Money on Your One-to-One Program.” In this interview Alex specifically addresses the viability and power of Ubuntu as a platform on netbook computers for student learning. He discusses powerful open source solutions like iTalc (for desktop monitoring) and iFolder (for cross-platform remote file sharing.) Additionally, he addresses the importance of support for “cultural change” in schools for 1:1 laptop learning initiatives. That buy-in from top leadership all the way down the classroom is even more important for laptop initiative success than the platform / hardware.
Podcast334: One to One Learning with Open Source Netbooks is Practical, Affordable and Powerful - Learn Why [45:30m]:
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- K-12 Online Conference Blog (presentation video posts and annoucements)
- K-12 Online Conference Ning (learning community)
- K-12 Online Conference Wiki (info to get started)
- K-12 Online Conference Twitter
- K-12 Online Conference Facebook
- Warren Luebkeman
- Resara (Warren’s company focusing on Linux deployoment in schools)
- Thoughts on Macs and Netbooks (my blog post 27 July 2009)
- The Maine Netbook Consortium Wiki
- Learning about Netbooks in 1 to 1 Learning Projects from Maine Educators (blog post 30 Oct 2009)
- Open 1-to-1 (Maine-based nonprofit, free access to education-specific Ubuntu distribution available)
- Sharon Betts’ blog
- Ubuntu
- Ubuntu Netbook Remix
- ACTEM: Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine
- Linux and Open Source: The epitome of 21st Century Skills (Alex Inman’s blog post from 4-26-2008)
- Saving Money on Your One-to-One Program by Alex Inman (my blog post 9 Nov 2009)
- iTalc (free / open source desktop monitoring software for Linux and Windows)
- iFolder (free, open source remote storage solution, works with Linux, Windows and Mac)
- Revolution Linux (Canadian commercial company providing Linux support for Whitfield Schools)
- Educational Collaborators (provide PD specific to 1:1 learning environments)
- One to One Institute
- OLPC / XO Laptop Wiki
- Storychasers
- Google Workshops for Educators
- Free & Open Source Software in Education website
- Contact Wesley
- Follow Wesley on Twitter
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5th
November
2009
posted in disruptive-technology, mobile, podcasts, schoolreform, socialnetworking, web 2.0 |
This podcast is a reflection I recorded on a flight back to the United States from the October / November 2009 21st Century Learning Conference in Hongzhou, China. There are some issues about which I am reticent to blog, given their poliltical sensitivity in China, but want to share and reflect upon because of the importance they have for a variety of reasons. In this podcast I reflect about social media, the similarities faced by Chinese as well as U.S. educational leaders seeking to integrate digital technologies and 21st century skills into formal school settings, and the opportunities presented by social media for educational as well as societal change. I became more aware of “the power of place” and the uneven distribution we have today of digital technologies and open access to digital content as a result of my experiences in China this week. The opportunity to disagree, to speak openly, and to form groups are all so important within a free society. I would like to present a new session at upcoming conferences titled something like, “Don’t Filter Your Network Like a Communist.” We need to recognize the value and importance of open access and discourse in our society and in our schools, and take steps to insure our learners are empowered to create, communicate, and collaborate on a regular basis. Note: A little after the twenty minute point of this podcast, for some reason there is some distortion in the recording. This distortion just persists for about 20 seconds, however, and does clear up for the remainder. My apologies for this, I’m not sure what happened!
Podcast333: Reflections on Social Media, School Change, 21st Century Learning Skills, and China [44:35m]:
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Show Notes:
- Welcome to the Future by Brad Paisley (full music video on YouTube)
- Bob Sprankle’s Bit by Bit 100th Podcast
- The NOW Generation by The Black Eyed Peas
- The Power of Place: Geography, Destiny, and Globalization’s Rough Landscape by Harm De Blij
- The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman
- Creativity and Innovation in Chinese Society and Schools (my post 3 Nov 2009)
- The dilemma presented by China’s content filtering of my current handouts website (my post 1 Nov 2009)
- Center for Digital Storytelling
- My notes for Joe Lambert’s 21st Century Learning @ West Lake Conference: The Place of Story
- Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky
- Unmasking the Digital Truth Project
- CCC in the 21C: Create, Communicate, Collaborate
- Contact Wesley
- Follow Wesley on Twitter
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24th
October
2009
posted in blogs, open source, podcasts, web 2.0 |
This podcast is a recording of the ACTEM 2009 conference breakout session, “WordPress Saves Lives – Learn How,” by Wesley Fryer on October 16, 2009. ACTEM is the Association of Computer Technology Educators in Maine, and their 2009 conference was held in Augusta. The official conference description for this session was: WordPress is a free, open-source content management system (CMS) and blogging platform which powers many dynamic, engaging websites today. Whether you are a classroom teacher, a librarian, a school administrator, an instructional technology specialist or an IT technician, you should know about WordPress and the powerful as well as moderated / safe ways it can be used to publish interactive content online. In this session we’ll explore the basics of Wordpress as well as the extensible features it offers with custom themes and plug-ins. Help end the online suffering which continues thanks to websites created with Microsoft Frontpage in the late 1990s! Learn about WordPress, use it, and share its power with others! [END OF DESCRIPTION] Check out the podcast shownotes for referenced links and resources from this session.
Podcast332: WordPress Saves Lives - Learn How [52:16m]:
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- Complete list of referenced links from this presentation
- Opening video: The Machine is Us/ing Us (Final Version) by Dr. Michael Wesch (YouTube)
- Content Management System – Updated List (see PHP)
- Weblog
- Extensibility
- CSS
- Wordpress.org (for self-hosted installations)
- Wordpress.com (free, commercial hosting with some limitations)
- EduBlogs.org (education-specific Wordpress hosting, free and commercial options available, with some limitations)
- Wordpress MU (multi-user Wordpress installations)
- Wordpress plugins
- Wordpress themes
- My Wordpress colophon (colophon defined in WikiPedia)
- Wesley’s Wordpress social bookmarks
- Contact Wesley
- Follow Wesley on Twitter
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11th
October
2009
posted in disruptive-technology, leadership, podcasts, socialnetworking, web 2.0 |
This podcast is a recorded presentation from the 2009 Oklahoma School Public Relations Association conference at Quartz Mountain on April 23, 2009. This session, presented by Wesley Fryer, was titled, “Leveraging the Potential of Social Media for School Public Relations.” The official presentation description was: Social media technologies offer excellent opportunities for school public relations officials as well as teachers, administrators, librarians and others to communicate with parents and other community constituents. In this session we’ll explore how educators and students are using Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, as well as a variety of wiki and blog platforms to “tell their story” about the wonderful learning experiences and opportunities available in their schools. We’ll address legal issues including confidentiality, CIPA, FERPA, and liability concerns, as well as practical issues like how to moderate community comments as well as student-created text and media postings. School officials should proactively embrace opportunities to use social media technologies in smart and effective ways to safely communicate with constituents on the global stage which is the Internet.* This session will showcase current examples of educational leaders who are doing this successfully, as well as share ideas for how school leaders can get started. [end of description] Refer to the podcast shownotes for links to presentation slides on SlideShare as well as referenced videos and websites.
Podcast331: Leveraging the Potential of Social Media for School Public Relations [01:10:03m]:
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- Presentation slides on SlideShare
- Referenced links from this presentation
- The Oklahoma School Public Relations Association
- Contact Wesley
- Follow Wesley on Twitter
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30th
September
2009
posted in pbl, podcasts, web 2.0 |
This podcast is a recorded presentation from the Podstock 2009 conference on May 1 in Wichita, Kansas, by some of the most innovative elementary teachers you could ever hope to meet. Linley Voboril, Tamara Padfield, and Kimberly Herron presented this session titled, Get Out of Your FUNK, Cut the JIVE! Make Your Classroom Come Alive!!! The official conference description for this session was: Get your students totally psyched about Social Studies by seamlessly integrating technology into your classroom. We have weaved Google apps, Voice Thread, iMovie, podcasting, and many other 2.0 tools into content to make learning seriously groovy! [end of description] Linley’s bio on the conference website stated: I am a fifth grade teacher at a very progressive district in Inman, Kansas. Our fifth and sixth grade classrooms are the recipients of back-to-back Technology Rich Classroom grants for the past two years. As educators, we have worked hard to seamlessly weave technology into existing curriculum and develop new, exciting activities to accompany that. As a teacher of 17 years, ranging from kindergarten through 6th grade, including special education, I feel empowered by technology. The excitement to share and learn with other educators has impacted my instruction in numerous ways. I received my undergraduate degree from Kansas Wesleyan University and my Master’s degree from Wichita State University. I have had the privilege of teaching 13 years in the McPherson school district and four years at Inman. [end] Kimberly noted in her conference bio: The utilization of project-based research, cooperative learning, computer software and web 2.0 tools. These tools enhance the educational experience of her students helping them achieve both academic and personal growth. [end] I thoughtlessly placed my recorder for this session right next to the projector fan, so there was a lot of background noise in this original recording. I attempted to use Apple’s Soundtrack Pro to remove a lot of the background noise, but the results are just marginally better. Please accept my apologies for the uncharacteristically poor quality of this audio recording – but realize the IDEAS these teachers shared are fantastic!
Podcast330: Get Out of Your FUNK, Cut the JIVE! Make Your Classroom Come Alive!!! [58:10m]:
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- My text notes from this session
- Partial Ustream archive of this session
- Kimberly Herron’s MobileMe website: Herron’s Happenings (6th grade)
- Tamara Padfield’s MobileMe website: Padfield Publications (5th grade)
- Linley Voboril’s MobileMe website: Voboril Vibes (5th grade)
- Technology Rich Classroom Program (Kansas Department of Education) – A Ning website
- VoiceThread
- Mixbook
- Skitch
- Study on “Blood on the River” with VoiceThread
- Google SketchUp
- Podstock Ning
- Podstock Southwest Ning
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12th
September
2009
posted in apple, games, podcasts |
This podcast features an interview with 11 year old Alexander, discussing his experiences playing the iPod Touch / iPhone version of the game Civilization Revolution. According to the English WikiPedia entry for the game: Civilization Revolution is a turn based strategy game. In past installments the player had more control over the rules of the game and often the game could last for more than ten hours. In Civilization Revolution the games for the most part can be finished within three hours… Players can control one of 16 different civilizations, each with a different leader. Each civilization starts the game with a different special bonus that can be either a technology, a Great Person, or a special ability. As the game progresses through time, the civilizations also obtain new abilities when they reach a specific number of technologies. In a given game each civilization can have up to four bonuses that vary from civilization to civilization. Many of the civilizations have specific specialized units that only they can build but unlike previous installments, these are for looks only. Special units do not possess abilities beyond the normal unit but may have varying stats. [END OF WIKIPEDIA TEXT] Alexander first played the “lite” / free version of the game, and over the Labor Day weekend bought the game (on sale) for $3 US. I’m amazed how complex this game is, and how far games have advanced in the past years. Alexander also contrasts this game to the online, browser game Travian, which he has also played extensively. He also shares his top games for the iPod Touch currently. Links are provided in the podcast shownotes.
Podcast329: Playing Civilization Revolution on the iPod Touch / iPhone [31:10m]:
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- Official website of Civilization Revolution for iPhone
- Yappler Entry for Civilization Revolution
- Yappler Entry for Civilization Revolution Lite
- WikiPedia entry for Civilization Revolution
- Official website of Civilization Revolution
- Travian (online browser war game)
- Parachute Panic for iPhone (on Yappler)
- Parachute Panic Lite for iPhone (on Yappler)
- Stick Wars for iPhone (on Yappler)
- Stick Wars Lite for iPhone (on Yappler)
- Strategic Assault for iPhone (on Yappler)
- Cube Runner II (on Yappler)
- iBomber (on Yappler)
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29th
August
2009
posted in disruptive-technology, ethics, isafety, mobile, podcasts, socialnetworking, web 2.0 |
This podcast features a recording of Ginger Lumen’s presentation with her students at the 2009 PodStock conference entitled, “Students as Self-Advocates: Why/How Learners Should Craft Their Own Digital Footprints.” The official conference description of the session was: When you last “Googled” your name, what did you find? All learners should ponder those results when considering potential colleges, scholarships, jobs, and even future mates. Is it better for the results to come up poorly or not at all? Come learn how we can help our children become more digitally literate and earn an A+ in Digital Citizenship. [END OF DESCRIPTION] The Podstock conference bio for Ginger Lumen stated: Ginger is the Director of the f2f Program at Turning Point Learning Center, a charter school in Emporia, KS. The f2f Program has been developing over the past 3 years with a PBL, 21st Century, global orientation for our 5th-8th graders. The result has been the Life Practice Model, where students are practicing skills and habits that will truly prepare them for the real world. Ginger graduated from Emporia State University with a BSE in Social Science and an MS in Psychology/Special Education: Gifted Education. She also serves as the KS Education Policy and Legislative Liaison for the Kansas Association for the Gifted, Talented, and Creative and serves as part of the Kansas Learning First Alliance. [END OF BIO] Please refer to the podcast shownotes for related links and resources.
Podcast328: Students as Self-Advocates: Why/How Learners Should Craft Their Own Digital Footprints (Ginger Lumen) [48:30m]:
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- Ginger’s Wiki of Resources for this session: digicitizen.wikispaces.com
- Facts from the Pew Internet & American Life Project – A Few More Facts
- Discussion Questions
- Digital Citizen Links
- Cell Phone Smart
- Craft Yours: Ideas and tools for how to thoughtfully and purposefully design your own footprint
- My text notes from this session and Ustream video archive
- Ginger Lumen on Plurk (GingerTPLC)
- Podstock Ning
- Podstock Southwest Ning
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20th
August
2009
posted in literacy, podcasting, podcasts, socialnetworking, web 2.0 |
This podcast is a recording of Dr. Clif Mim’s outstanding keynote on day 2 of the Podstock 2009 conference held in Wichita, Kansas, on May 2, 2009. The title of Clif’s session was, “Using Digital Technologies and Personal Learning Networks to Enhance Learning.” Clif’s website bio states: Clif Mims is a native of the Mississippi Delta and has more than 16 years of teaching experience. He taught elementary and middle school students and coached basketball and math teams to numerous championships. He later became a faculty member at the University of Georgia while simultaneously earning his Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from UGA. Dr. Mims became an assistant professor of elementary mathematics at the University of Mississippi in 2003. Clif joined the University of Memphis’ Instructional Design and Technology faculty in 2005 and now serves as Program Coordinator. His research interests are related to the effective integration of technology with the processes of teaching and learning, especially in teacher education. [end of bio] This was a great session by Clif! Please refer to the podcast shownotes for links to Clif’s slides, Ustream video archives of this session, and additional related resources.
Podcast327: Using Digital Technologies and Personal Learning Networks to Enhance Learning by Clif Mims (Podstock09 Keynote) [01:05:55m]:
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- Clif’s wiki resources for this presentation, including Slides (on slideboom) and Ustream archives
- My text notes and Ustream archive from Clif’s keynote
- Clif Mims’ blog
- Clif’s Professional Learning Network (PLN)
- Fliggo (create your own YouTube)
- Ning
- Edublogs
- PBworks
- wetpaint
- seesmic (like twitter with video, you get 60 seconds, similar to 12 seconds)
- Edmodo and ShoutEm – make your own private, school-based Twitter network
- cloud-based computing
- geo-caching
- SecondLife
- Podstock Ning
- Podstock Southwest Ning
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7th
August
2009
posted in geography, podcasts, web 2.0, workshops |
This podcast was mobile-recorded from the road, driving across Kansas following the Google Teacher Academy in Boulder, Colorado, on August 5, 2009. The GTA is a packed day of learning, and I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to not only learn more about Google and Google Tools, but also network with some extremely innovative teachers from around the United States. According to the official GTA website: The Google Teacher Academy is a FREE professional development experience designed to help K-12 educators get the most from innovative technologies. Each Academy is an intensive, one-day event where participants get hands-on experience with Google’s free products and other technologies, learn about innovative instructional strategies, receive resources to share with colleagues, and immerse themselves in an innovative corporate environment. Upon completion, Academy participants become Google Certified Teachers who share what they learn with other K-12 educators in their local region. [end of description] This podcast includes some of my reflections on my experiences as well as learning takeaways from #gtaco.
Podcast326: Reflections on the Google Teacher Academy - Boulder, Colorado [36:15m]:
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- My notes from the Google Teacher Academy (linked in six posts – #gtaco)
- Google Teacher Academy (Information page for prospective applicants)
- Google Teacher Academy Resources for Participants
- Google Lit Trips by Jerome Burg (awesome integration use of Google Earth!!!)
- Great Book Stories (VoiceThread collaborative project)
- Make Way For Duckings Google Lit Trip
- Google Teacher Community (email list serve, open to anyone)
- Google Web Search – Classroom Lessons and Resources (nine modules)
- Google Search (at a mile a minute!)
- Just Search It! (developing a search mindset)
- Google Apps Education Community
- Photos of the Google Office in Boulder (from Google)
- Job Information for Google in Boulder, Colorado
- The Infinite Thinking Machine (Google Education Blog)
- Google SketchUp
- Google Sites for Teachers (great examples of teacher sites created with Google Sites)
- Jonathan Ive (inventor of iMac and many other Apple designs)
- AR-media Plugin for Google SketchUp
- Computer Using Educators, Inc. (CUE)
- WestEd
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3rd
August
2009
posted in 1:1, assessment, leadership, podcasts, schoolreform |
This podcast is an interview with Scott Carter, superintendent of schools in Kingman, Kansas. Scott is continuing to lead his district to implement a bold strategic plan which was collaboratively created three years ago. The district’s top priority is to support “learning connected and related to the real world through the use of integrated curriculum.” The second priority involves orienting education and curriculum to the interests and abilities of students. Priority three is informing and engaging the communities [served by the school district] through coordination with all city and county entities, and the fourth priority is to be a leader in using technology as a leaning tool. These strategic goals are being operationalized in several ways in Kingman, including a focus on administrative expectations for effective technology integration (utilizing the LoTi framework and H.E.A.T. analysis tools) and a new middle school one-to-one learning initiative in 2009-2010 utilizing Lenovo netbooks. Thanks to Scott for sharing background information about the work of educators in his district to prepare students to thrive in the 21st century. I also included a shout-out to Scott Elias and Melinda Miller for their fantastic podcast, The Practical Principals, which I listened to today on my commute to and from Kingman. If you’re a school administrator, don’t miss “The New Administrators Wiki” project they showcased in their episode from April 2009. See the podcast shownotes for links!
Podcast325: Implementing a Shared Vision for Digital Learning in Kingman, Kansas [32:30m]:
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- Scott Carter on Plurk (Superintendent, Kingman Schools, Kansas)
- USD 331 in Kingman, Kansas
- Kingman, Kansas (WikiPedia)
- LoTi: Levels of Teaching Innovation and H.E.A.T.
- My notes from our LoTi workshop in Kingman: Part 1 and Part 2
- Turning up the “HEAT” in Education by Dean Mantz
- Story Centered Curriculum by Roger Shank
- Lenovo S10E netbook
- Total Traffic Control content filtering by Lightspeed
- The New Administrators Wiki
- Practical Principals 19 – Wikified
- What they didn’t teach me in my admin program by Jim Connolly
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1st
August
2009
posted in economics, games, leadership, podcasts |
This podcast is a recording of an interview I conducted in February 2009 with Linda the Computer Lady at her Internet Cafe in Cushing, Oklahoma. The young people in Cushing (as well as older folks who are digitally inclined) are extremely fortunate to have an entrepreneur like Linda in their community who has provided this accountable and safe environment for Internet-based gaming and fun since 2004. Where Internet Cafes focused on gaming for teens have failed in some other Oklahoma communities, this business in Cushing (a small community of approximately 8000 people) is continuing to survive. Linda’s cafe is the 21st century version of the corner drug store or soda fountain. I was impressed with the ways Linda maintains a climate of accountability for her patrons, and the ways she is helping them learn about digital citizenship, accountability, and the responsible use of digital resources as they enjoy gaming online. In the introduction to the podcast, I also share a few experiences about testing the Platronics 470 headset for podcasting. I recorded this interview after recording a webcast for the Oklahoma Technical Assistance Center (OTAC) which is located across the street from Linda’s Internet Cafe in Cushing. I wish all our Oklahoma communities could have an Internet Cafe environment like Linda’s to enjoy and in which they could learn.
Podcast 324: Gaming, Fun, and Digital Citizenship at the Internet Cafe in Cushing, Oklahoma [30:10m]:
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- Flickr Photo Set of the Linda’s Internet Cafe in Cushing, Oklahoma
- Cushing, Oklahoma (Wikipedia)
- Smartlaunch: Internet Cafe Software
- Platronics 470 Headset
- Platronics 655 Headset
- The Oklahoma Technical Assistance Center (OTAC)
- Free webcasts from OTAC
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25th
July
2009
posted in blogs, disruptive-technology, mobile, podcasts, socialnetworking, web 2.0 |
This podcast is a recording of the presentation “R U In My Space? Y Have A Social Media Policy Guideline?” at the NECC 2009 conference in Washington D.C. on July 1, 2009. Karen Montgomery and Wesley Fryer shared this presentation, along with Gina Hartman who joined us via Skype. Gina and Karen collaborated with others to create social media guidelines in spring 2009 for the Francis Howell School District in Saint Louis, Missouri. The official session description at NECC was: As school districts explore the use of social computing throughout the school day and as an approach to extend instruction, many educators are making the decision to create a wiki, publish video online, or to participate in blogging, social networking or virtual worlds. Social media guidelines encourage educators to participate in social computing and strive to create an atmosphere of trust and individual accountability. Teachers who must hide their online activity because of nonexistent social media guidelines risk losing their jobs and reputations. A better approach is to collaboratively develop a policy that is acceptable to administrators, school board members, teachers and parents allowing for involvement in the global conversation in which many are contributing. (end of description) Please join our Facebook group, linked in the podcast shownotes. This is an important conversation which needs to take place with students, teachers, and parents in all our schools.
Podcast323: R U In My Space? Y Have A Social Media Policy Guideline? (NECC09 Preso by Karen Montgomery and Wesley Fryer) [01:11:30m]:
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- Social Media Guidelines for Educators Facebook Group
- Karen’s Social Media Guidelines for Educators wiki resource page
- Slide deck from this presentation (PPTX format)
- Francis Howell School District Social Media Guidelines Wiki – Current Project Page
- IBM Social Computing Guidelines
- Karen Montgomery on Twitter
- Karen Montgomery’s blog, Gomeric Hill
- Wesley Fryer on Twitter
- Wesley Fryer’s blog, Moving at the Speed of Creativity
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8th
July
2009
posted in digitalstorytelling, distributed-learning, literacy, podcasts, web 2.0, workshops |
This podcast is a recording of a videoconference I shared with educators in Texas and Ohio on July 7, 2009, as part of the summer Tandberg Connections professional development program. The session description was: Good teaching is similar in many ways to good cooking. Recipes are helpful, but master cooks often modify those to meet different needs and situations. The same is true for teachers. If we extend this analogy of cooking to teaching and learning in a web 2.0 world, what are the best “ingredients” to use as we help both teachers and students learn to be more effective, safe, and powerful communicators in our flat world? In this working session we will focus on five key ingredients: Social Bookmarking, Collaborative Document Writing, Synchronous Conferencing, Online Photo Sharing, and Minimal Click Digital Storytelling. Cooking can be intimidating for novices, but richly rewarding. Let’s learn to cook up some gourmet learning with some powerful (and free) web 2.0 tools! (end of description) We addressed ingredients one through five (of ten) in this session. Learn more about the Powerful Ingredients writing project (which Karen Montgomery and I are doing) by visiting powerfulingredients.com.
Podcast322: Powerful Ingredients for Blended Learning (Ingredients 1 - 5) [01:27:00m]:
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Show Notes:
- Presentation slides on SlideShare
- Powerful Ingredients wiki links / resources
- Powerful Ingredients blog
- Powerful Ingredients book chapters (in draft form, written in Google Documents)
- Information about scheduling this presentation as a video conference with the CILC
- Tandberg Connections Program
- Wesley Fryer on Twitter
- Karen Montgomery on Twitter
- Karen Montgomery’s blog, Gomeric Hill
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