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Moving at the Speed of Creativity by Wes Fryer

Category: web 2.0

  • Say Yes to WikiPedia #micon @philip_cummings

    These are my notes from Philip Cummings‘ presentation, “Say Yes to WikiPedia” on 1 Oct 2010 at the Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence’s fall conference. MY THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Phillip’s blog is pgcummings.wordpress.com, he is @philip_cummings on Twitter. His homepage at school is available, as well as session resources on the…

  • Tom Barrett on Blogging and Inspiring Student Learning #micon

    These are my notes from Tom Barrett‘s presentation from England to educators in Memphis, Tennessee, USA attending the 1 Oct 2010 Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence’s fall conference. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Blogging is one of these technologies that is SO powerful – a really simple way for students to connect…

  • Differentiated Professional Development by Melissa Smith #micon

    These are my notes from Melissa Smith’s presentation, “Differentiated Professional Development” at the 1 Oct 2010 Martin Institute Fall Conference. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Melissa is @edutechsmith on Twitter. Her Posterous-based blog is “Infusing Technology into the Curriculum.” (SHE’S USING IT AS A TEAM BLOG!) Melissa also maintains the blog, “Diary…

  • Leading with Digital Vision in a Bubblesheet World #micon

    My opening keynote this evening at the inaugural conference of the Martin Center for Teaching Excellence in Memphis, Tennessee, was streamed live on Ustream and also recorded. The title of the session was, “Leading with Digital Vision in a Bubblesheet World.” My slides are available on SlideShare, as well as referenced videos and other links.…

  • Using Social Networking Tools to Increase Discussion in the Classroom by Karin Perry

    These are my notes from Karin Perry‘s presentation, “Using Social Networking Tools to Increase Discussion in the Classroom” at the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education “Reading Conference: 21st Century Learning Environments” on September 24, 2010. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Starting with discussion: What have you read recently that is fun…

  • Different Purposes for Using of Digital Tools to Teach Literacy in the College Classroom by Richard Beach

    These are my notes from Richard Beach’s keynote, “Different Purposes for Using of Digital Tools to Teach Literacy in the College Classroom” at the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education “Reading Conference: 21st Century Learning Environments” on September 24, 2010. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Web links for Richard Beach: – Richard…

  • Social Media Counter updated for September 2010

    Gary Hayes’ excellent “Social Media Count” flash widget has been updated with new statistics current as of September 2010. Be sure to notice the clickable tabs for the categories “social, mobile, and games.” The time duration can also be changed by clicking a different tab at the top of the widget. When you chose 1+…

  • Comparing options for free audio recording directly to the web: iPadio and Voisse

    iPadio is currently my favorite website and mobile application to use to directly record audio and post it to the web. After you record to iPadio using the iPhone or Android application or any type of phone, recorded files can be downloaded from the web as mp3 files or embedded in a provided flash player…

  • Blocked Sites in China

    My September 2010 adventures in China are almost at a close, after spending ten hours today and six hours yesterday at the World Expo. I have a BUNCH of additional videos to upload, but because of my limited hotel bandwidth I’ll wait to share those till I’m back stateside. It has again been quite thought-provoking…

  • Podcast357: Options for Saving and Trimming Online Video to Your Local Hard Drive

    This podcast is a recording of an unconference session at the Learning 2.010 Conference in Shanghai, China, on September 18, 2010. The focus of our session was different techniques for saving online videos from websites like YouTube, Vimeo, etc. to your local computer’s hard drive. This skill is important for teachers and librarians wanting to…