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Moving at the Speed of Creativity by Wes Fryer

Category: google

  • Workflow: Moderate Student Email-Posted Videos to YouTube

    Today was nothing short of a revelation in our elementary STEM classroom. Twelve of my 300+ fourth and fifth graders published videos directly to our classroom YouTube channel from their iPads during school hours, which is an all-time record. Most of these were very short, and all were created in our classroom Maker Studio. Some…

  • How to Setup a Google Hangout On Air (March 2015)

    Last weekend at the first annual “Google Summit Oklahoma City” hosted by the EdTechTeam, I shared a breakout session titled, “Google Hangouts 101.” Afterwards, I visited with two librarians I know who attended the session and had some follow-up questions. In talking with them, I realized I hadn’t clearly explained several things in the session which are very…

  • Audio Podcasting with iOS and YouTube

    In my continuing quest to find streamlined ways to audio record and share conference presentations at professional development events, today I used the free iOS app Voice Recorder Pro to record my three sessions at the Oklahoma EdTechTeam’s Google Summit, as well as Jake Heister’s session (with permission, of course) on Google Search. Normally I…

  • iPad Classroom Workflow: Publishing Student Videos to YouTube

    It’s not the “norm” today but it should be: Every K-12 classroom teacher needs access to a YouTube channel to publish student work as well as their own videos. The past two years I’ve used a classroom YouTube channel for my elementary STEM class. Video is a very powerful medium, and Google provides teachers via…

  • Spots Still Available for Google Summit in OKC: Feb 21-22

    If you live in or near Oklahoma City and have not already, please register today for the Google Summit coming to Bishop McGuinness High School on Saturday, February 21 and Sunday, February 22, 2015. Register online and get more information at ok.gafesummit.com. You can use the discount code “FRYER” to take 10% off your registration price, as…

  • Add Questions to YouTube Videos for Class Discussions

    Last night during our Google Hangout about volunteer opportunities for the 2015 K-12 Online Conference, Karen Fasimpaur (@kfasimpaur) mentioned the possibility of using Vialogues or other websites to embed discussions about K-12 Online Conference presentation videos into the actual videos. Several other options were brought up by participants in our live TitanPad-powered chat. I hadn’t heard…

  • Podcast421: The 2014 EdTech Year in Review

    This is an audio podcast version of the December 28, 2014 “2014 EdTech Year in Review” educational technology Google Hangout including Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach), Eric Langhorst (@elanghorst), and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer). Participants discussed the digital tools, trends, workflows, conferences, and interactions which stood out in 2014 for educators and media publishers/sharers, as well as some of the news stories from…

  • Join Our Google Hangout Today: 2014 EdTech Year in Review

    It’s almost 2015, so it’s time to review the year of 2014 in educational technology! Please join Eric Langhorst (@ELanghorst), Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and I this afternoon in a 75 minute Google Hangout starting at 4 pm Eastern – 3 pm Central – 2 pm Mountain – 1 pm Pacific on Sunday, December 28th discussing…

  • 10 Percent Off Google Education Summit Oklahoma City: Feb 21-22, 2015

    If you have not already, please make plans to attend the two day Google Education Summit in Oklahoma City on Saturday, February 21 and Sunday, February 22, 2015. The summit will be hosted by the EdTech Team at Bishop McGuinness High School in OKC. More information including registration links is available on ok.gafesummit.com. You can use the discount code…

  • Create an iOS iMovie Video Collage with YouTube Contributions

    I’m almost finished with my pre-conference keynote video for the 2014 K-12 Online Conference, which kicks off on October 14th. I’ve used my iPhone for all the video clips, but I’m also including several videos from other people I’ve asked to contribute ideas. I’m THRILLED this is working as I hoped it would. Here is…