Moving at the Speed of Creativity PodcastsMoving at the Speed of Creativity Podcasts include presentations and reflections relating to student engagement, the effective use of digital technologies to support learning, digital storytelling, web 2.0 in the classroom, and other topics related to improving both teaching and learning. Learn more on www.speedofcreativity.org. Produced by Wesley Fryer in Edmond, Oklahoma.Podcast212: XO Laptop First Impressions from Colin Davitt- December 22, 2007 This podcast is a recorded skype interview with Colin Davitt, Instructional Technology Specialist with the Lindbergh School District in St Louis, Missouri, about his initial impressions of the XO Laptop. Colin received his XO Laptop two days ago, and is VERY enthused about the capabilities and power of the XO! After hearing him talk, I am REALLY wanting to order one. How exciting to hear from a first-hand witness about the exciting capabilities of this $180 laptop! Note: The XO Giving program...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2407/0/2007-12-21b-speedofcreativity.mp... Podcast211: Technology Shopping Cart Podcast02: Wikis, VoiceThread, and MathCasts- December 21, 2007 This episode features a conversation with Karen Mongomery, Tim Fahlberg, and Wesley Fryer about why wikis should be considered a "basic ingredient" for gourmet learning in the 21st century, and how Tim's MathCast project is a phenomenal example of using digital storytelling technologies to learn and share our learning with others. Like writing, learning mathematics should be viewed as a process and not simply a series of final answers. Meta-cognition is the ability to "think about one's own...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2406/0/techshoppingcart20071221.mp3 Podcast210: Powerful Ingredients for Digitally Interactive Learning (Workshop Part 1)- December 20, 2007 This podcast is a recording of the initial hour (with group working times edited out) of a workshop I led for approximately 125 educators at Education Service Center 10 in Richardson, Texas, on December 17, 2007. The description of this workshop was: Good teaching is similar in many ways to good cooking. Recipies are helpful, but master cooks often modify those to meet different needs and situations. The same is true for teachers. If we extend this analogy of cooking to teaching and learning in.http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2404/0/2007-12-20a-speedofcreativity.mp... Podcast209: A 10 year old discusses Travian, an online simulation war game- December 16, 2007 This podcast is a 40 minute interview with Alexander, a 10 year old fourth grader who has been playing the online simulation war game Travian for the past month. In addition to being fun and highly engaging, Travian requires players to quantitatively manage multiple resources (wheat, clay, iron, and wood,) negotiate alliances, effectively deal with external threats, and manage both economic relationships and personal relationships with other players. Travian does NOT involve any animations or...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2394/0/2007-12-16-speedofcreativity.mp3 Podcast208: Blending Learning with Powerful Ingredients- December 12, 2007 This podcast is a keynote address I shared on December 12, 2007, with teachers at the Good Shephard Episcopal School in Dallas, Texas, over skype as a videoconference to kick off a day of professional development focused on distance learning. We discussed the ways audio recording and podcasting technologies can be viewed as disruptive and threatening to teachers and professors, and the ways these and other technologies can be leveraged to enhance learning opportunities. We discussed analogies...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podcasts/2007/2007-12-12a-speedofcreativity.mp3 |