Moving at the Speed of Creativity by Wes Fryer

Category: workshops

  • Igniting Innovation with the 2014 K-12 Online Conference

    This month is a particularly exciting time to be or become a “connected educator!” Monday officially kicked off the FREE 2014 K-12 Online Conference, and I’m honored this year to serve as the pre-conference keynote speaker. If you have not already, please set aside 40 minutes and check out the keynote video which you’ll find…

  • FREE Open Mic Webinar on Digital Storytelling: Saturday Oct 11, 2014

    Please join me tomorrow (Saturday, October 11, 2014) at 9:00am Pacific / 10:00am Mountain / 11:00am Central / 12:00pm Eastern for a FREE 60 minute webinar on digital storytelling on Classroom 2.0 LIVE! This will be an “open mic” session, which means I’ll be facilitating a discussion and participants will be sharing different ideas, resources, and suggestions.…

  • OTA – EncycloMedia 2014 Participant Reflections

    I recorded some quick video interviews with Andy Boatman (@aboatman) and Vanessa Perez (@vperezy) today at the end of our annual Oklahoma Technology Association / EncycloMedia Conference in Oklahoma City, reflecting on takeaways from the event. I shared a few post-conference reflections too.  The video is 6.5 minutes long. I recorded this on my iPhone…

  • EdCamp, eBooks & STEM (OTA – EncycloMedia 2014)

    Our annual OTA (Oklahoma Technology Association) and EncycloMedia Conference is this week on Tuesday and Wednesday in Oklahoma City, and I’ll be co-presenting and sharing three different sessions. Here are the links to the slides and referenced resources for each session. I’ll likely audio-record these for later sharing on my secondary “Fuel for Educational Change…

  • 2nd PLAYDATE PD Event in Oklahoma: Saturday October 4th!

    Please plan to join in our 2nd FREE “PLAYDATE” professional development event in Oklahoma on Saturday, October 4th from 9 am to 2 pm at John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City. PLAYDATE is similar to EdCamp, but the focus is PLAYING with apps and websites you want to explore along with other educators. Free registration…

  • Join Free @STEMseeds Webinar Saturday Sept 13th at 10:30 am Central

    (cross-posted from STEMseeds.org) Please plan to join elementary STEM teachers Amy Loeffelholz and Wesley Fryer on Saturday, September 13th at 11:30 am Eastern / 10:30 am Central / 9:30 am Mountain / 8:30 am Pacific online (via a Google Hangout) to talk about STEM lesson ideas, Maker Studio lessons, and lots more “back to school” updates as…

  • Google Training and Learning Opportunities in Oklahoma

    I received a phone call this week from an Oklahoma teacher interested in becoming “Google Certified.” She’s interested in learning more about “Going Google” in her classroom and also becoming certified as a Google teacher or trainer. Rather than just provide her with my answers to these questions, I’m also posting my ideas here since this…

  • Students Teach About Redstone Wiring in Minecraft

    Today at the Create, Make and Learn Institute in Burlington, Vermont, my 10 year old daughter (Rachel) and 16 year old son (Alex) shared some techniques with teachers about using redstone wiring in Minecraft to do some cool things. Kevin Jarrett led the session, which was an introduction to Minecraft for teachers. His Google Doc…

  • Learn About e-Publishing at October 24-25, 2014 OKC Writing Conference

    In the summer and fall of 2013 I collaborated with three amazing local authors and others to help organize a face-to-face writer’s conference in Oklahoma City called “Write Well, Sell Well.” I shared a breakout session on “eBook Self-Publishing w Amazon, CreateSpace & iTunes Producer” and participated in a panel discussion on “Independent and ePublishing.” The recorded audio…

  • iPad Media Camp July 8-10 at UFM Community Learning Center in Manhattan, Kansas

    Because of unforeseen scheduling issues, the location for the July 8-10 iPad Media Camp in Manhattan, Kansas, has moved to the UFM Community Learning Center. UFM is located directly east of Kansas State University and Bluemont Hall, and will provide a superb location for this three day, hands-on learning event. This Google Map shows the…