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Moving at the Speed of Creativity by Wes Fryer

Category: web 2.0

  • Great profile of Room 208 scholars!

    Apple has published a great profile of the 3rd and 4th grade scholars in Bob Sprankle’s Room 208 classroom at Wells Elementary School in Wells, Maine. The article is “Elementary School Students Become Podcasting Pros.” Way to go students and Mr. Sprankle! 🙂

  • Networked learning

    “The Future Of Learning In A Networked World” is a traveling conference sponsored by Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand that started on September 18, 2006, and is continuing. The conference blog and wiki have more details. This is really a superb idea: An ecclectic group of participants “are now travelling as a roadshow to participating…

  • Imbee for Schools, Think.com, and Moodle comparisons

    I was glad to see today that Imbee has launched a Teachers and Schools initiative to help young and older people in schools learn about safe digital social networking. Imbee is designed for kids ages 8 – 14. I am convinced EVERY school today should be addressing Internet safety and safe digital social networking issues…

  • Announcing K-12 Online!

    www.k12onlineconference.org Announcing the first annual “K-12 Online 2006” convention for teachers, administrators and educators around the world interested in the use of Web 2.0 tools in classrooms and professional practice. This year’s conference is scheduled to be held over two weeks, Oct. 23-27 and Oct. 30- Nov. 3 with the theme “Unleashing the Potential.” The…

  • Good perspectives on personal web 2.0 roles

    Is the Internet good or bad? Should we ban it or embrace it? Is there a place for web 2.0 in our schools? These simplistic questions fail to acknowledge the complex and multifaceted aspects of digital literacy and digital content today. A practical question many people may ask themselves regarding the Internet is, “What constructive…

  • Join a skypecast about WikiSpaces!

    Jennifer Wagner is hosting a Skypecast this Saturday, September 16th at 4 pm Pacific time (6 pm Central) to discuss WikiSpaces and answer two basic questions: How do I use Wikispaces? Why should I use a Wiki? Sounds like a great topic for the “Personal Professional Development” strand of our upcoming K12 Online Conference! (Soon…

  • Learning about “The WebHeads”

    Cheryl Oakes wrote a great article recently titled, “How I Become a WebHead.” Cheryl’s story is a wonderful one to read and share because it embodies much that is both amazing and worthwhile about education in the 21st century. The WebHeads online professional development program is free and international. The scope of this collaborative professional…

  • Site migration and WordPress upgrade complete

    Whew! I am quite relieved at last to have completed the site migration required by my blog web host (POWWEB) which was recently purchased by a new company. The servers used by POWWEB customers are changing, and while this change should be transparent to web visitors, it proved to be a pain as well as…

  • Location-aware DSN tools problematic for kids

    I learned last week about Meetro (“the social messenger”), which is a digital social networking service that sort of combines an instant messaging service with MySpace. The main thing that is different and powerful– and also a major source of concern, is how Meetro is location-aware. Here is the Meetro description sent to people you…

  • Flickr users are artists

    According to dictionary.com, an “artist” is: “One, such as a painter, sculptor, or writer, who is able by virtue of imagination and talent or skill to create works of aesthetic value, especially in the fine arts” and “A person whose work shows exceptional creative ability or skill.” Some people consider everyone using the free photo-sharing…