Month: April 2012
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Using ARIS to Create Interactive, Multimedia Enhanced Field Trips by Wes Molyneaux
These are my notes from Wes Molyneaux‘s breakout session, “Using ARIS to Create Interactive, Multimedia Enhanced Field Trips” at the 2012 Mobile Learning Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 11, 2012. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The official conference session description was: ARIS is a powerful tool for making location based games;…
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Why Every Teacher Should Become an App Creator by Chris Thompson
These are my notes from Chris Thompson‘s breakout session, “Why Every Teacher Should Become an App Creator” at the 2012 Mobile Learning Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 11, 2012. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The official conference session description was: Until recently development of mobile learning apps/games has been limited to…
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Oklahoma SDE Providing Funds for 1 Year Common Core Coach Positions
(cross-posted from Oklahoma EDUshare) The Oklahoma State Department of Education has posted a new position on its official jobs website and is looking to hire 60 new employes in this role: REAC3H3 Instructional Coach. (PDF) Employment for these positions begins 1 July 2012, for a “10.5-month renewable contract based on funding availability” paying $48K per…
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Recommended Reading for Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit: 19-20 April 2012
In two weeks, Oklahoma State Superintendent Janet Barresi will host the “Oklahoma Digital Learning Summit” in Oklahoma City. This is an invitation-only event. I’ll be attending as a board member of the Oklahoma Distance Learning Association. (ODLA) This promises to be an interesting and important opportunity to listen, learn and share. I’ve seen a draft…
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A Five Photo Story for this Week
This was a tough week. Here’s a five photo story which summarizes the highlights. I’m glad it’s over. If you enjoyed this post and found it useful, subscribe to Wes’ free newsletter. Check out Wes’ video tutorial library, “Playing with Media.” Information about more ways to learn with Dr. Wesley Fryer are available on wesfryer.com/after.
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Info Curation and Aggregation Services, Tools & Apps
As citizens and learners we can develop valuable critical thinking and literacy skills as we consume media curated by other individuals as well as curate and share our own. By doing these things, we are creating the new digital newspapers of the 21st century. As educators and parents we need to become effective information curators…
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The Art & Science of Teaching by Dr. Phil Warrick (part 2 of 2)
These are my notes from the afternoon presentation of Dr. Phil Warrick on “The Art & Science of Teaching” on April 2, 2012, in Oklahoma City. This is a workshop hosted by Deer Creek PS. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. My morning notes are available. What do we know about effective feedback?…
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The Art & Science of Teaching by Dr. Phil Warrick (part 1 of 2)
These are my notes from the morning presentation of Dr. Phil Warrick on “The Art & Science of Teaching” on April 2, 2012, in Oklahoma City. This was a workshop hosted by Deer Creek Public Schools. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. “The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective…