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Moving at the Speed of Creativity by Wes Fryer

Category: digitalstorytelling

  • Floydada iBook rollout video

    When I was going through the saved movie clips on my laptop in preparation for my session on digital storytelling here at HLA06, I came across this video news segment I recorded from Lubbock television on October 4, 2006. I uploaded the clip to YouTube– this is coverage of the rollout of iBook laptops to…

  • flickr and libraries

    Groups, community, sharing, connections, reseources, examples, fun, inspiration Presentation by Michael Porter from LCLS Western Service Center – author of Libraryman blog – http://libraryman.com/blog – Michael’s flickr homepage: http://flickr.com/photos/libraryman/ – had worked for the Gates foundation Michael didn’t want this preso shared as a podcast 🙁 That is too bad, because this was one of…

  • Elephants and YouTube

    I recorded a few thoughts to video last night about two of the “elephants in the room” in discussions concerning educational reform in the United States: poverty and what constitutes an “adequate” education. I posted the recorded video to YouTube this morning from the Dallas/Love Field airport. Interestingly, before I even posted this to my…

  • YouTube, Internet Games and Electoral Politics

    While many (if not most) schools in the United States persist in banning viral video sites like YouTube on their networks for all users (kindergarten through 12th grade,) these websites are increasingly playing a higher-visibility role in everyday life and even electoral politics. The need for every citizen to practice effective information literacy skills has…

  • Security software screencasts

    I presented yesterday in a videoconference about using four different websites / software programs to address security issues on Windows XP, and recorded each segment as a separate screencast. The programs/sites I discussed were Windows security updates, ZoneAlarm firewall, SpywareBlaster, and GooglePack (which includes AdAware.) The screencasts are available as Windows Media Video (WMV) files,…

  • Marco’s pics from Beijing

    Marco Torres has posted some phenomenal photos from his trip to Beijing, China this year. WOW!

  • Podcast94: Digital Music Creation: Engage, Inspire, Have Fun!

    Digital natives typically love music, and once they have learned how many LOVE to create their own music. In this session, we’ll explore tools like Garageband (for Macintosh users) and Fruity Loops (For Windows users) which permit student authoring of original music compositions: No prior musical background required! We’ll explore how students can legally obtain…

  • Talking blogs

    Wow. I love the opportunities we have today, thanks to web 2.0, to learn from each other. I saw this evening some links on Will Richardson’s blog posts that said, “Listen to this podcast.” Curious, I clicked on one and was pleased to hear a reasonably human sounding computer-voice read the text of the blog…

  • Photo sharing options

    Flickr is my favorite photo sharing website and has been for over a year– I especially like the free Creative Commons Flickr Search site for finding images for my presentations. In my workshops about digital storytelling for teachers, Flickr Creative Commons is always the #1 website I recommend for finding story images. Not only can…

  • Inexpensive podcasting audio recorder?

    I am on the hunt for a new mp3 audio recording device. When I left my last job I gave up my university-owned iPod and recording adapter, so it has been only thanks to the generous loan of Miguel Guhlin’s personal iRiver audio device that I’ve been “equipped” at conferences like the one I attended…