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Moving at the Speed of Creativity by Wes Fryer

Category: web 2.0

  • Do you need a Second Life??

    I will admit that I was (am still am) a bit skeptical about Second Life. It is NOT yet easy on the resources (I had to upgrade to 1gb of RAM and a new video card just to have it run on my pc – (grins) but my mac needed no upgrades), I was harassed…

  • New Flickr Quickstart

    I created a 3 page QuickStart guide for Flickr for our Oklahoma Digital Centennial project training today. I linked this from my “Powerful Blending” workshop curriculum on web 2.0. As with all my other online educational technology workshop curricula, this is shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-Only license, so feel free to use this and…

  • Podcast 149: Reflections on Global Collaboration from Lake Michigan

    This is an audio version of a video podcast recorded from the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on April 20, 2007, following the Connecting and Collaborating Conference sponsored by Ottawa Intermediate Schools in Holland, Michigan. In this podcast I reflect on the nature of global collaboration, metaphors of waterways to digital highways, and the importance…

  • Podcast 149V: Reflections on Global Collaboration from Lake Michigan

    This video podcast was recorded from the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on April 20, 2007, following the Connecting and Collaborating Conference sponsored by Ottawa Intermediate Schools in Holland, Michigan. In this podcast I reflect on the nature of global collaboration, metaphors of waterways to digital highways, and the importance of leadership in identifying needs…

  • Podcast148: Building 21st Century Achievers (Kevin Honeycutt)

    This podcast features a recording of Kevin Honeycutt’s presentation on April 26, 2007, at the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) annual conference, “Know the Child, Optimize Learning” in Wichita, Kansas. The title of Kevin’s session was “Building 21st Century Achievers.” The conference program description was: We all teach kids and try to prepare them…

  • Podcast147: Copyright, Liability, Cyberbullying and Social Networking

    This podcast features a recording of my spotlight presentation on April 26, 2007, at the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) annual conference, “Know the Child, Optimize Learning” in Wichita, Kansas. The title of my session was “Copyright, Liability, Cyberbullying and Social Networking.” The conference program description was: Legal issues relating to technology are not…

  • Input for K-12 Online 2007

    Yes, it’s coming again in October 2007 – another outstanding professional development opportunity that can go on and on… The K-12 Online Conference! Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach posted a great summary of the conference and review of what took place last year on her blog, I’d encourage you to read it. Note that Frost and Sullivan just…

  • Be wary of Ning friend requests

    I hesitate to post this because I really don’t want to invite anyone’s ire, but I think with all the discussions and focus going on now about different Ning networks this is something people need to be aware of. When you receive a “friend request” on Ning, beware of what other networks the person has…

  • PBWikis ad-free for educators!

    I continue to try and use a wide variety of read/write web tools, but at some point (and I’m not entirely sure how I arrive at this decision) I decide to “invest” in different web services and resources. Examples of these include del.icio.us, which I use literally every day I’m online to process and save…

  • Podcast145: Welcome to the Global Education Conversation

    This podcast is a recording of my keynote address on April 20, 2007, at the Connecting and Collaborating Conference sponsored by Ottawa Area Intermediate School District in Holland, Michigan. The keynote description was: Professional development is no longer limited by time and space constraints. Conversations and content now accessible via the Internet, the blogosphere, and…