Moving at the Speed of Creativity by Wes Fryer

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  • Podcast456: Teaching and Learning in an AI First World

    This podcast features a recording of Dr. Wesley Fryer’s breakout session at G Camp OKC on November 4, 2017, titled “Teaching and Learning in an AI First World.” Referenced slides are available on http://wfryer.me/aifirst and include all referenced videos, including those mentioned but not shown during the presentation. Please refer to the podcast shownotes for…

  • How Are We Preparing Students for the Artificial Intelligence New Normal?

    This week at school we’ve been brainstorming and discussing qualities we want to see in our graduates as they leave our school and enter the wider world of college and work. Today among many other questions, I was thinking about automation and the ways we need students to develop computational thinking skills so they can…

  • Share Recipes with Paprika Recipe Manager for iPhone

    This weekend I drove our son back to Denver, Colorado, and helped him get situated in a shared duplex as he prepares for his second year of studies at Colorado School of Mines. Since last year he was in a dorm and not cooking on his own, one of the things I’ve needed to do…

  • Create and Share InfoPics to Show What You Know

    This year at the ISTE Conference in San Antonio, I led a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) workshop titled, “Visual Communication with iOS InfoPics.” The official description was: We live in a very visual society and culture. In this hands-on session, participants will learn how to become more effective and powerful visual communicators by creating InfoPics…

  • Podcast453: Reflections on ISTE 2017 and iPad Media Camp – Jackson, Wyoming

    In this podcast from July 1, 2017, Shelly and Wesley Fryer reflect on takeaways and important learning points from the 2017 ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Conference in San Antonio, Texas. They also reflect on what went well and what was learned at the iPad Media Camp they co-facilitated in Jackson, Wyoming, for…

  • Teacher Personal Laptop Purchase Advice: Mac Laptop or Chromebook

    One of our retiring teachers this year asked me for advice about what kind of laptop she should purchase, since she has to turn in her school laptop. This is the advice I shared with her via email, slightly edited for context. Most of our faculty use Mac/Apple laptop computers, so my main recommendation to her…

  • Podcast452: Classroom Wireless Projection Options, Coding, Toy Hacking, CyberSecurity & More from ATLIS 2017

    This podcast features an extended reflection by Dr. Wesley Fryer on the multitude of educational technology learning nuggets he gleaned from sessions shared at the ATLIS 2017 Conference in Burbank, California, April 23-26, 2017. All of Wes’ shared notes from keynotes, workshops and sessions at ATLIS 2017 are available in a shared Google Drive folder…

  • Upload Videos Using the iPhone YouTube App

    More teachers today are creating videos and sharing them with students for assignments and to teach different concepts. While it’s possible to upload videos to a school or personal YouTube channel from a laptop computer, it’s also possible to directly upload videos from your iPhone (or Android phone) or iPad. “YouTube for iOS” (CC BY 2.0) by Wesley Fryer…

  • Comparing Sharing Spaces: Google Classroom and SeeSaw

    Every classroom needs sharing spaces. In addition to physical, face-to-face sharing spaces (walls, a data projector or TV, hallways) our classrooms need DIGITAL sharing spaces. These spaces should support sharing both INSIDE and OUTSIDE the classroom. Understanding the benefits and limitations of different SHARING SPACES is important for teachers and educational leaders. A couple months…

  • Visualize Tweets on a Map with Avian for AppleTV

    If you have a 4th Generation AppleTV, you can use the free app Avian for Twitter to visualize tweets on a dynamically changing and zooming map. This is an engaging way to follow live tweets for a specific hashtag, like during a Twitter chat, or for a specific user or hashtag(s) you like to follow. You can…