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Moving at the Speed of Creativity by Wes Fryer

Category: creativity

  • Hands-on Introduction to Mobile Learning App/Game Creation for Non-Programmers

    These are my notes from Chris Thompson‘s breakout session, “Hands-on Introduction to Mobile Learning App/Game Creation for Non-Programmers” at the 2012 Mobile Learning Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 11, 2012. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. My notes and an audio recording from Chris’ presentation yesterday, “Why Every Teacher Should Become an…

  • Technology & Innovation in Education by Jaime Casap

    These are my notes from Jaime Casap‘s opening keynote session, “Technology & Innovation in Education” at the 2012 Mobile Learning Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 11, 2012. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Jaime is the “Google Education Senior Evangelist.” I REALLY LIKE THAT TITLE. WHAT A COOL JOB! We want to…

  • 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…

  • Playing With Media Trailer: Modeling Technology Use as the Superintendent

    (cross-posted to PlayingWithMedia.com) Today to kick off our “Playing with Media” professional development day in Yarmouth Schools in Maine, superintendent Judy Paolucci created a 90 second video trailer on her iPad. With assistance from technology integrator Mike Arsenault, Judy learned how to use the latest version of iMovie on Wednesday and interviewed different students to…

  • Sharing PD Day Expectations: Paper Slide Video Style

    (cross-posted from PlayingWithMedia.com) This morning in Yarmouth, Maine, Cathy Wolinsky and Mike Arsenault created a 106 second video using “Explain Everything” on an iPad to share expectations and directions for teachers for tomorrow’s district-wide professional development day. This video was inspired by Paper Slide Videos, but rather than shooting a “one take” video (Common Craft…

  • We’ve Only Just Begun (to share our voices with media in Yukon Schools)

    On February 15, 2012, the Yukon Review newspaper shared the following photograph and article about my work this semester as an “innovative instructional coach” for Yukon Public Schools in Oklahoma. I am focused primarily on helping a group of fifteen teachers integrate multimedia into their curriculum as required by the new Common Core State Standards.…

  • Harnessing the Digital Landscape by David Warlick

    These are my notes from David Warlick‘s presentation, “Harnessing the Digital Landscape” at the February 8, 2012 Oklahoma Technology Association / Encycl-Media Conference. David maintains the fantastic website “Landmarks for Schools” and blogs at 2¢ Worth. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The official session description was: Never before have the walls of…

  • Recorded Audio & Resources from my #otaem12 Presentations Today

    I presented two sessions this afternoon at our Oklahoma Technology Association / EncycloMedia 2012 conference in Oklahoma City, and used the free app Cinch on my iPad to record audio from both. Here are the session titles, descriptions, resource links / curriculum pages and audio recordings. Simple Ideas for Powerful Sharing resources: wfryer.me/improve description: Interested…

  • Visioning New Schools with David Warlick

    These are my notes from David Warlick‘s opening keynote at the February 7, 2012 Oklahoma Technology Association / Encycl-Media Conference. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Master learners today and master teachers must model lifelong learning – that is one of the best ways to develop students who are lifelong learners Handouts /…

  • Teach Your Students to be Digital Artists (and learn from Kevin Honeycutt)

    Today was my fourth week teaching a 50 minute “Life Skills” lesson at the “Tiger Club” after school program hosted by our church in Edmond, Oklahoma. This is a free after-school program provided for students attending Central Middle School in Edmond Public Schools. In this post, I’m going to describe the lesson “Be a Digital…