Today and Friday I had the opportunity to learn and share ideas with other educators in Rock Springs, Wyoming, at the fourth annual WYTECC Conference. My TweetNest archive shows I posted 143 tweets in the past 2 days with the #wytecc15 hashtag. As is always the case at educational technology conferences, I think I took away far more ideas than I shared with others. Here are some of the most valuable takeaways for me from the past two days, shared via Twitter. In addition to checking out the links included in these tweets, check out the roundtable discussion I audio recorded and shared on Fuel for Educational Change Agents, “Why Become a Connected Educator by Jared Covili.” Slides are also available (on SlideShare) for the keynote I shared today (Mapping Media to the Curriculum) and three breakout sessions:
"If you can search the hashtag on a social media site, you can connect not only to content but also to PEOPLE" by @covili #wytecc15
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 1, 2015
Inspired this weekend by @lesliefisher at #WYTECC15 gr8 keynote helping us realize how far we've come so fast w tech! pic.twitter.com/59ibDQCkGa
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
My 1st Apple Watch to see in person! On the hand of @lesliefisher at #wytecc15 #envy pic.twitter.com/LBViwUcH9g
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 1, 2015
iReading: Displaying Your iOS device on your Mac using Yosemite by @lesliefisher #wytecc15 #ipaded http://t.co/COUpOUKRuZ
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 1, 2015
very cool #wytecc15 demo: Guinness World Records Augmented Reality http://t.co/p0Yv4Q9ndg via @lesliefisher
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
#wish [Apple MFi Certified] 6 ft Bolse Apple Lightning 2 USB Cable http://t.co/2kDfSC7QN3 #wytecc15 via @lesliefisher pic.twitter.com/W0bPhmFK2n
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
very powerful: MotionSavvy http://t.co/spqNrHNcHn converts sign language into speech via @lesliefisher #wytecc15
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
watching [VIDEO] Microsoft HoloLens – Transform your world with holograms https://t.co/wYhKHZFQLA via @lesliefisher #wytecc15 cc @sfryer
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
pretty cool future tech [VIDEO] Cicret Bracelet @cicret_official http://t.co/vocN0zcjUY via @lesliefisher #wytecc15
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
#flashback #gaming Oregon Trail circa 1990 is now FREELY playable on @internetarchive https://t.co/JQxFEl4Ta6 via @lesliefisher #wytecc15
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
#wytecc15 gr8 video: Northern Lights From 100,000 ft! https://t.co/2i7enyNHDu #space #STEM
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
gr8 #STEM project resources: Wyoming Space Grant Consortium @WYSpaceGrant http://t.co/jIKXqQ1TZX via Zachary Opps Judith LaPlante #wytecc15
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
So great to learn from & reconnect with media & #googleEDU Jedi @dianewoodard at #wytecc15 pic.twitter.com/jEsKrvtyET
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
gr8 iOS app for creating classroom infographics: Piktochart https://t.co/axbr9y8gZA via @dianewoodard #wytecc15 cc @sfryer #iPadEd
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
"Google Superpowers- Powerful tips for Google Tools in YOUR School" https://t.co/FyBdQxYf69 by @dianewoodard & Lori Clark Erickson #wytecc15
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
So cool! Google Forms lets you now customize everything including the header image for branding! via @dianewoodard #wytecc15 #googleEDU
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
gr8 free Google Add On: HelloSign via @dianewoodard #wytecc15 #googleEDU (add a personal signature to a certificate or other Google Doc)
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
Just downloaded $1 @TweetrootApp (Tweetroot for Twitter – Create Word & Tag Clouds) https://t.co/59fpvAuyJ3 via @ChrisBrownWY #wytecc15
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
Just learned about @filewave https://t.co/U790QJh6QE as a digital asset management solution at #wytecc15 (mobile & fixed devices)
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
Learning about "Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes" by Dr. Roger Walsh via @SDSherry #wytecc15 http://t.co/ncY6rl13qe
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
"Often teachers mistake their TEXTBOOKS for their CURRICULUM – the textbook isn't the curriculum!" by @SDSherry #wytecc15 #AMEN
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
Powerful story by @SDSherry about the incredible value of outdoor education! #WYTECC15 #yes #GoOutside pic.twitter.com/E8dAgicKCU
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
Great free school live video webstreaming platform & mobile app: http://t.co/yf3jsMg0Ok via @joshuagjerome #wytecc15 cc @tparks
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
Sunset at the close of day #wytecc15 #wyoming pic.twitter.com/wLROi2ISSG
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. ??? wesfryer.com/after (@wfryer) May 2, 2015
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One response to “Key Takeaways from WYTECC 2015 in Rock Springs, Wyoming”
Thanks for sharing this, Wes. I am from Wyoming (Casper), and I always love to see what is going on there. Sounds like a great conference and opportunity to share ideas!