Tag: oklahoma
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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…
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Come See “One Incredible Moment” in Edmond This Weekend
This weekend, if you live anywhere near Oklahoma City or Edmond, Oklahoma, I strongly encourage you to come see the FREE and amazing musical, “One Incredible Moment.” This is a production and outreach ministry of our church, First Presbyterian of Edmond. The musical will be performed again tonight (Saturday) and Sunday nights. Yesterday’s article in the…
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Green Screen Photo Station at our Fall Festival
This evening was the “Fall Festival” at the elementary school where I teach STEM in Yukon, Oklahoma, sponsored by our PTA. This is a big fundraiser for us, and I think may be our biggest money-making opportunity of the year. by Wesley Fryer This year I agreed to organize and run a “Green Screen photo booth.”…
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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…
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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…
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Start of School Reflections (Fall 2014)
Yesterday I recorded a 25 minute reflection about my initial 5 STEM lessons for my students as we’ve gotten back to school this fall. I recorded this on my morning commute using the free iOS app AudioCopy, and then uploaded it to SoundCloud. Access referenced resources on stem.wesfryer.com, including the referenced “Maker Studio” resources. …
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Podcast411: Going 1:1 – Planning for Success by Jake Heister
This audio podcast is a recording of Jake Heister’s presentation on December 4, 2013, at the Interactive Learning Institute in Norman, Oklahoma, titled, “Going 1:1 – Planning for Success.” The ILI Conference is sponsored each year by the K-20 Center at the University of Oklahoma. The official session description was “Many well-intended 1:1 initiatives fall…
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Four Upcoming iPad Digital Storytelling Workshops in Oklahoma
Storychasers is delighted to announce FOUR upcoming iPad-based digital storytelling workshops in Oklahoma, in October, November and December 2013. Each full-day workshop is BYOD (bring your own iPad) and runs from 9 am to 3:30 pm. The cost is $99, but for an additional $20 participants can stay for an additional hour of training and…
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STEM and Scratch Resources (May 2013)
I shared the following websites and resources with an Oklahoma City suburban school administrator recently who is helping start a STEM program at one of their elementary schools next fall. If you’re a STEM educator or involved with a K-12 STEM program these might be helpful. Both Chris Simon and Amy Luffelhotz are grade 4-5…