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Podcast471: Let’s Talk About Social Identity and FOMO

By Wesley Fryer On March 2, 2020 · Tagged With: digcit, identity, socialmedia · Add Comment

This podcast is a recording of a digital citizenship presentation for high school students shared by Dr. Wesley Fryer at Casady School in Oklahoma City on February 27, 2020. The goal of this talk was to encourage students to think more deeply and critically about their own identities, how those identities are shaped, and specifically how much power and influence we give other people and social media specifically when it comes to our perceptions of who we are and who we want to be. The Common Sense Media video, "Teen Voices: Who Are You on Social Media?" was shared during this presentation, and the audio from that video is included in this podcast. Please check the podcast shownotes for the link to the original video, as well as other wonderful resources from Common Sense on Digital Citizenship including a robust (and free) curriculum on digital citizenship for teachers and students differentiated by grade level. Also check out more resources we've shared on our school's digital citizenship website, DigCit.us.

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Deep Work and the Race to Minecraft

By Wesley Fryer On February 17, 2020 · Tagged With: computer, edtech, lab, literacy, minecraft, minecraftedu, pedagogy · Add Comment

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The Tyranny of Current Events

By Wesley Fryer On December 29, 2019 · Tagged With: information, medialit, medialiteracy · Add Comment

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Make Balance and Intentionality Your Screentime Education Goal

By Wesley Fryer On November 8, 2019 · · Add Comment

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The Cognitive Cost of Carbon Copy Email

By Wesley Fryer On June 24, 2019 · Tagged With: bcc, medialit, overload · Add Comment

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Student Voice, YouTube, & Digital Citizenship: Rachel Fryer on the TEDx Stage

By Wesley Fryer On December 28, 2016 · Tagged With: digcit, internet, minecraft, safety, tedx, youtube · 1 Comment

TEDxWallerMiddleSchool was one of only 22 TEDxYouth events hosted worldwide in 2016, and the only TEDxYouth event held to date in Oklahoma. This was the second time students and educators at Waller Middle School in Enid have hosted a TEDx event. Last year all the speakers were local, but this year a few outside speakers were included in the lineup. One of those invited to speak was Rachel Fryer (@rachfMC), a 7th grader at Casady School in Oklahoma City. In this post, I'll reflect on how Rachel's presentation, "Tales from a Teen Minecraft YouTuber," was a wonderful example of not only student voice, but also the positive affordances of connected learning and social networking for today's teens. This is a very important message to include in conversations about "digital citizenship" both inside and outside the classroom.

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Book Review: Spam Nation by Brian Krebs

By Wesley Fryer On December 22, 2016 · Tagged With: books, krebs, malware, review, security, spam, virus · Add Comment

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An Invitation for You: Fall 2016 School Digital Citizenship Survey

By Wesley Fryer On September 25, 2016 · Tagged With: citizenship, digcit, digital, edtech, school, survey · Add Comment

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Podcast447: Reflections on Screenagers Movie – Growing up in the digital age

By Wesley Fryer On September 21, 2016 · Tagged With: citizenship, digital, screen, screenagers, screentime · Add Comment

This 20 minute podcast features reflections by Sarah Fryer, Rachel Fryer, and Wesley Fryer after watching a screening of the film, "Screenagers: Growing up in the digital age." http://www.screenagersmovie.com This 70 minute movie was shown on September 21, 2016, to an audience of parents, students, and educators at Christ the King School in Oklahoma City. The film raises important issues relating to healthy living, Internet safety, identity, and digital citizenship. It highlights the importance of parents setting boundaries for screen use and access with kids, and the importance of being intentional with our choices when it comes to smartphones and other screens. In this podcast recorded after watching Screenagers together, Sarah, Rachel and Wes offer their takeaways from the film and some of the highlights which stood out as important and valid points. Check the podcast shownotes for links to the Screenagers website and other digital citizenship resources. Follow the film on Twitter @ScreenagerMovie. Many thanks to Christ the King School in Oklahoma City for hosting this event and promoting good conversations about these issues among parents, kids and teachers!

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How Much Minecraft is Too Much Minecraft?

By Wesley Fryer On September 14, 2015 · Tagged With: boundaries, boundary, limit, minecraft, screentime · Add Comment

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Too Overwhelmed & Guilty to Blog Much

By Wesley Fryer On September 14, 2015 · · 2 Comments

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Indeed You Are Powerful – Digital Screen

By Wesley Fryer On July 25, 2015 · Tagged With: digital, digitaldiscipline, discipline, screen · Add Comment

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Free Play and Our Overscheduled Lives

By Wesley Fryer On August 6, 2014 · · 1 Comment

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Is the Pied Piper (electronic devices with screens) taking our kids away? by Neeti Kohli

By Wesley Fryer On October 1, 2013 · · 3 Comments

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Left to Their Own Devices

By Wesley Fryer On August 2, 2013 · · Add Comment

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Value of Low Tech: Paper Slide Videos

By Wesley Fryer On March 26, 2013 · · 1 Comment

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A Story about Web Accountability and Club Penguin

By Wesley Fryer On March 10, 2013 · · 2 Comments

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Don’t Blame School Officials if Your Child Chooses to Look at Porn on His Laptop

By Wesley Fryer On February 4, 2012 · · 7 Comments

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Social networking sites (SNS), Convivial Technologies and Digital Discipline

By Wesley Fryer On June 20, 2011 · · 3 Comments

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Emotional Intelligence by Phyllis Van Hemert

By Wesley Fryer On October 6, 2010 · · Add Comment

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