Tag: okc

  • WordPress OKC February 2017 Learning Points

    This evening I had an opportunity to attend a monthly WordPress OKC Meetup (@okcwpug) for the first time in many months, and as always I learned a bunch of new things. I archived my Tweets from the evening, shared mostly with the hashtag #WPOKC, in a Storify archive, which I’ll embed below. After many years,…

  • Podcast432: Dan Straughan Shares About the Oklahoma City Homeless Alliance

    This podcast is a presentation by Dan Straughan, executive director of the Oklahoma City Homeless Alliance, shared on Friday, September 25, 2015, at the Friday Morning Mens Group of First Presbyterian Church of Edmond, Oklahoma. For several months, our men’s group has been reading and studying the wonderful book, “Same Kind of Different As Me:…

  • Managing WordPress Installations in CPANEL (Monday Sept 28th)

    If you are a WordPress user or interested in WordPress, come to the FREE OKC WordPress Users Group on Monday, September 28th at Oklahoma Christian University (OC) in Edmond. The meetup starts at 7 pm. I’ll be presenting on the topic, “Managing WordPress Installations in CPANEL.” Some of the topics I plan to address include: What…

  • WordPress OKC Meetup Tips (August 2015)

    Tonight was our monthly Oklahoma City WordPress Meetup, and although I was almost an hour late (due to family carpooling duties) I still learned about a variety of new WordPress plugins I hadn’t previously encountered. Stephen Bell, the co-founder of the OKC-based web design company Steed Interactive, shared the second presentation of the evening which…

  • Podcast423: Mystery Skype, Minecraft, iPad Digital Portfolios, & More with Shelly Fryer

    This podcast is an interview with 3rd and 4th grade teacher Shelly Fryer, discussing mystery skype, Minecraft in the classroom, iPad digital portfolios with Seesaw, and more. Check out the podcast shownotes for referenced apps, links and resources. Thanks to Adam Jones for sharing his podcasting inspiration!

  • CoWorking Spaces in Oklahoma City (March 2015)

    I’m continuing to work with a wonderful group of authors in Oklahoma City who have organized a fantastic writer’s conference the past two years, “Write Well, Sell Well OKC.” (@writesellwell) The conference will be held again in OKC  October 23-24, 2015. We’re meeting this evening and discussing possibilities for locations to hold “Writer’s Intensive Workshops” in upcoming months,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Comments to the Oklahoma City Board of Education: Oct 20, 2014

    This evening I spoke during the “public comment” time at the board meeting of Oklahoma City Public Schools. I specifically addressed the need for more technology funding at Classen School of Advanced Studies. (ClassenSAS) In many ways, ClassenSAS is the leading academic high school in our district, but that is NOT the case when it comes to…

  • 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…