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.Podcast250: An Overview of Streaming Video Standards, Technologies, and Considerations from John Copeland of VBrick- April 29, 2008 This podcast is a recording of a presentation shared by John Copeland of VBrick at the Oklahoma Distance Learning Association (ODLA) spring conference on April 28, 2008, in Oklahoma City at MetroTech Springlake. John discussed the company VBrick as well as their products, but also provided an excellent overview of streaming video formats, standards, technologies, and considerations to keep in mind when working with streaming video solutions. Thanks to John for both sharing this presentation as..http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2677/0/2008-04-28b-speedofcreativity.mp... Podcast249: Pimp My Ride (digitally) Southeast Oklahoma Style (An Interview with Lance Ford: Mac Jedi)- April 28, 2008 This podcast features an interview with Oklahoma K-12 educator Lance Ford, who has recently custom modded his Honda Element with an in-car 7" touch LCD screen, a Mac Mini computer, and an AT&T wireless network card to create his own mobile commander: A vehicle for mobile computing, desktop videoconferencing, and webcasting. In this interview (conducted from inside his Honda Element) Lance describes the functionality, hardware, software, and development process for his digitally pimped ride....http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2676/0/2008-04-28a-speedofcreativity.mp... Podcast248: Technology Shopping Cart Podcast06 - Cell Phones and Mobile Devices for Learning (Part 1 of 2)- April 26, 2008 Welcome to episode six of the Technology Shopping Cart podcast where educational innovation thrives on the food of creative ideas! This week Karen Montgomery and Wesley Fryer discuss the important but controversial subject of using cell phones and other mobile devices for learning in K-12 as well as university classrooms. This podcast is the first of two parts, our next episode will focus specifically on iPhones and web applications for the iPhone which are relevant for classroom learning. In...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2669/0/2008-04-26a-speedofcreativity.mp... Podcast247: Transformative Project Based Learning in a 1:1 Laptop Initiative: 10 Years of Lessons and Best Practices at Punahou School in Honolulu, Ha- April 18, 2008 This podcast is a recording of a conversation on December 5, 2007 with Judy Beaver, director of instructional technology at the Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii, about their 1:1 laptop learning initiative. Judy discusses how she utilized research findings from Dr. Robert Marzanos noted book Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement when she made the case to the Punahou leaders for their 1:1 project nine years ago. She also discusses how...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2649/0/2008-04-17c-speedofcreativity.mp... Podcast246: A Tech Talk for Retirees by Eric Hileman and Wesley Fryer- April 18, 2008 This podcast is a recording of a 1.5 hour presentation I co-presented with Eric Hileman at a local Oklahoma City church about a variety of technology topics including Internet searching, debunking email myths (urban legends,) digital photography, iPods, iTunes, iTunes University, and more. We touched on a lot of topics but certainly didnt cover EVERYTHING the program said we would! The official program description for this class was: Do you know what text messaging is What are some tips and...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2648/0/2008-04-17b-speedofcreativity.mp... Podcast245: Technology Shopping Cart Podcast05 - Digital Citizenship and an Interview with Kristine of PBWiki- April 18, 2008 Welcome to episode five of the Technology Shopping Cart podcast where educational innovation thrives on the food of creative ideas! This week Karen Montgomery, Vicki Allen and Wesley Fryer host an interview with Kristine Molnar of PBwiki. PBwiki is one of our favorite web 2.0 sites for creating collaborative wiki documents with teachers and students. After sharing our geeks of the week, we discussed digital citizenship and the ways teachers in different places are helping students as well as...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2645/0/techshoppingcart-episode05.mp3 Podcast244: Stories of Life on the High Seas by Jonathan Gayton in Perth, Australia to Oklahoma Over Skype- April 12, 2008 This podcast is a recording of a wonderful videoconference conversation with Jonathan Gayton and Sue Waters from the Western Australia Maritime Training Centre in Perth, Australia, with our family in Edmond, Oklahoma. At the time of this videoconference, it was 8:30 pm on Thursday, April 10, 2008 in Oklahoma (US Central time.) It was 9:30 am on Friday, April 11, 2008 in Perth, Western Australia. Prior to the videoconference (see the shownotes for a link) our children brainstormed a list of...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2635/0/2008-04-11-speedofcreativity.mp3 Podcast243: Solutions for High School Reform Efforts in the United States (Part 1)- April 11, 2008 This podcast is a response to Alan Bersins April 5, 2006 lecture at Stanford University titled Reinventing the American High School: Back to the Future Alan Bersin was a former Secretary of Education for the state of California, and a former superintendent of San Diego Schools in California. This presentation is available from Stanford on iTunes in the Education - Education Policy channel. While I appreciate the informative history lesson Alan Bersin provides in this presentation, I vehemently..http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2631/0/2008-04-10-speedofcreativity.mp3 Podcast242: Solving the Publish At Will Challenge for K-12 Teachers with Podcast Producer- April 9, 2008 This podcast is a recording of a conversation I had with Kamala Jolly-Stewart of Mid-Del Schools in Midwest City, Oklahoma. For some time, I have viewed the ability of individuals with access to digital technologies and the web to publish their ideas and voices DIRECTLY on the global stage of the Internet as the ability to publish at will. The publish at will challenge for schools and colleges has multiple facets. For school leaders who understand the value of blended learning and distributed...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2623/0/2008-04-08-speedofcreativity.mp3 Podcast241: 100K of New AT&T Foundation Grant Funding for Oklahoma Digital Storytellers, Museums and Memorials- April 2, 2008 This podcast is an audio recording of a fifteen minute press conference held on April 1, 2008, at the Oklahoma Heritage Association in downtown Oklahoma City. During this event, AT&T Oklahoma President Don Cain announced $100,000 of new grant funding from the AT&T Foundation for Oklahoma non-profit organizations. These groups include the Oklahoma Heritage Association, the Oklahoma Art Museum, and the Oklahoma National Memorial Museum. Grant funds provided to the Oklahoma Heritage Association...http://www.speedofcreativity.org/podpress_trac/web/2600/0/2008-04-01a-speedofcreativity.mp... |