Author: Wesley Fryer

  • Humility in deeds

    1 Timothy 5 has some good thoughts on living with humility, as does Rick Warren on page 148 of The Purpose Driven Life.  The first two verses of 1 Timothy 5 offer the directive to treat others as your own family members, particularly when you have a criticism to share. This is really hard to…

  • Comments on “Copyright Primer for Administrators” by Hall Davidson

    Hall Davidson has published new resources for educators relating to copyright and educational fair use. I am not a lawyer, so these comments and ideas are shared expressly without any type of guarantee or promise– I include the stock “disclaimer” that you should consult a lawyer for more definitive guidance on specific questions / issues…

  • Thoughts on fishing, contentment, and focus

    A few thoughts and verses to remember from this morning’s men’s group.  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.

  • Windows of the Future: Rethinking Learning for the New Digital Landscape

    Notes from a presentation by Ian Jukes on June 7, 2005 for the Texas Technology Leadership Academy celebratory banquet.   Overview of TASA-led Texas Technology Leadership Academy 4,247 administrators were trained in 4 year project Intro of Ian Jukes T for technology / travelerL for learning / leadingC for challenge and Canadien Windows of the…

  • As Christians we want to be members/contributors, not just passive consumers or observers

    Some thoughts from Ephesians 4 and The Purpose Driven Life (page 136.)  This observation and idea is interestingly just as applicable to church membership as it is to the instructional environment of the educational classroom: Traditional roles to avoid:– passive– observer only– attender– not invested or really involved Authentic roles to seek and promote:– active–…

  • Limits of Educational Fair Use and the iTunes Music Store

    Once a use license for an iTunes song has been purchased, what can the buyer do with the song?  That was the topic of my response to the question, “Can I give everyone in my school district a copy of a song I bought from the iTunes music store?” on my Tools for the TEKS…

  • The Stillness Is Broken

    A short poem I wrote tonight, inspired by last week’s trip to the Comal River in South Texas. The Stillness Is Brokenby Wesley Fryer Silence on the riverNight has fallen, her blanket of stillness envelops allA train whistle blasts the momentAnd its violent passage reminds of industry and commerce, business and schedules. Silence returns againBut…

  • Apologies for infrequent postings of late, bliss of life without a cell phone!

    Lots more travel than usual for me in the past 2 months, thankfully it looks like things will be slowing down soon…. And no cell phone at present! Now this is a change!  My apologies for not posting much in the last couple of weeks here– I have kept up with a fair number of…

  • The purpose of life is to love, we show love through our time

    Day 16 of The Purpose Driven Life has one of the most important and timely messages for me to remember concerning the purpose of life and the value of time.  Rick Warren concludes Day 16 of The Purpose Driven Life with the following three summative sentences: The best use of life is love. The best…

  • QuickVerse Bookmarks

    An exported list of my current QuickVerse bookmarks, and some thoughts on the QuickVerse program as well as its lack of (current) Mac compatibility and cludgy functionality.  For over a year now I have been using the QuickVerse Bible Palm software. It is OK, but I wish it was Mac compatible (or I would like…