Moving at the Speed of Creativity

Write Less (Smart Brevity)

By Wesley Fryer On March 24, 2023 · Tagged With: author, blog, blogging, tedx, write, writing · Add Comment

Student Voice, YouTube, & Digital Citizenship: Rachel Fryer on the TEDx Stage

By Wesley Fryer On December 28, 2016 · Tagged With: digcit, internet, minecraft, safety, tedx, youtube · 1 Comment

TEDxWallerMiddleSchool was one of only 22 TEDxYouth events hosted worldwide in 2016, and the only TEDxYouth event held to date in Oklahoma. This was the second time students and educators at Waller Middle School in Enid have hosted a TEDx event. Last year all the speakers were local, but this year a few outside speakers were included in the lineup. One of those invited to speak was Rachel Fryer (@rachfMC), a 7th grader at Casady School in Oklahoma City. In this post, I'll reflect on how Rachel's presentation, "Tales from a Teen Minecraft YouTuber," was a wonderful example of not only student voice, but also the positive affordances of connected learning and social networking for today's teens. This is a very important message to include in conversations about "digital citizenship" both inside and outside the classroom.

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TEDx Video Conversation Night

By Wesley Fryer On August 4, 2015 · Tagged With: education, leadership, oklaed, oklahoma, ted, tedx · Add Comment

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Write Less (Smart Brevity)

Student Voice, YouTube, & Digital Citizenship: Rachel Fryer on the TEDx Stage

TEDx Video Conversation Night