New post: Help the Oklahoma City CoWorking Collaborative @okccoco Reboot! go.wfryer.me/zddNBc
Remember tomorrow is Digital Learning Day! @DLDay2012
iReading: The Removal of Networks that Never Purchased a Ning Plan bit.ly/x8Lixk
@ColleenKR are you wanting the blogs to be individual, by student?
YouTube in Schools? Why and How to Safely Incorporate YouTube on Your Network via @lightspeedsys wfryer.me/c9 (May 2010 vendor doc)
MeetSnowflake Statistics update from @epubbud: Free enhanced eBook @MeetSnowflake has been downloaded 40 times! wfryer.me/c5
iReading: PlanetQuest - The Search for Another Earth 1.usa.gov/znMDnD
Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Kids) on Patrol @ Surrey Hills Elementary instagr.am/p/miiMw/
31/366/2012 The Sunrise Beckons @ Circle K instagr.am/p/mhRHP/
Trying again with spellcheck! “Exposure to a message < > attention to a message” via @DougFields (does not equal) #fb
Need to schedule a meeting? meetingwizard.com &awhenisgood.net1yWb can he#edtecht#fb #fb
DougFields In case u missed yesterday, here’s 5 great tips to get teenagers talking: bit.ly/Au9FGD
New post: Going Mobile with #Wordpress and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) #wordpressokc go.wfryer.me/y0x7go
Always use a H1 tag for your #wordpress blog posts, but don’t use multiple H1 tags (it hurts SEO) via @danlovejoy #wordpressokc
cross-posting is bad for SEO, it can dilute the power of your inbound links via @danlovejoy #wordpressokc
Recommended #wordpress plugin for SEO: All-In-One-SEO-Pack wfryer.me/c8 via @danlovejoy #wordpressokc
“being a content thought leader is a higher calling than SEO” via @danlovejoy #okcwordpress
“It’s tough to be a professional photographer today, because everyone is a photographer” #wordpressokc
Links for my #wordpressokc preso tonight: Going Mobile with Wordpress wfryer.me/wp #fb
@sjciske that was the exact article I was looking for! I thought I’d bookmarked it last week but couldn’t find it… :-)
@colinjagoe @sjciske thanks!
Anyone have a link to a recent article with stats indicating how mobile phones / mobile computing is taking over?
The January meeting of the OKC #Wordpress User’s group is tonight at 7pm in Edmond at @thedivorg wfryer.me/c7 #fb
Bruce is in the house! @ Independence Middle School instagr.am/p/mUVzM/
Good example of 6th grade social studies “quickblog” sharing daily lesson highlights from Mrs. Browning #yukonps wfryer.me/c6 #fb
30/366/2012 Brand New High School @ New Yukon High School instagr.am/p/mQ7Wb/
8Amber8 gr8 post!!! RT @brianpete: Chicago teacher commits suicide: Teachers Tired of Being Bullied to Death schoolsmatter.info/2012/01/teache…
Don_Jacobs Great stuff from Connected Principals: “the silver bullet…” bit.ly/wk6qTY by @8Amber8 #edchat #edadmin #education
@Don_Jacobs thanks for the feedback - I thought that term was a clever play on words :-)
MeetSnowflake “Snowflake Gets Lost” is available for free download on @epubbud wfryer.me/c5
New post: FREE Enhanced eBook for Kids: “Snowflake Gets Lost” by Rachel Fryer go.wfryer.me/AxBdAH
New post: Upcoming Wes Fryer Presentations in Oklahoma City (Feb - Mar 2012) go.wfryer.me/yRJKKl
iReading: textadventures.co.uk | Play text adventure games online bit.ly/z1aJ4o
iReading: Watch Freedom Riders Online for Free bit.ly/z4kGeH
An example of a mp3 audio shortcode used on wordpress.com wfryer.me/c3 Original audio from @audioboo wfryer.me/c4
Great tip for a #wordpress blog on wordpress.com: Embed mp3 audio posted elsewhere with a shortcode wfryer.me/c2 #fb
new sound blog post: Inspirational Church Organ wfryer.me/c1 #playingwithmedia #fb
29/366/2012 Proud Publishers instagr.am/p/l67LO/
I just ousted Tiffany B. as the mayor of Stars And Stripes Pizza on @foursquare! 4sq.com/jJcjgn
New post: A Saturday Filled with Media Creation and #playingwithmedia go.wfryer.me/wXYg46
Peanut Indulgence @ Penn Square Mall instagr.am/p/lrW6E/
The iCloud Cometh instagr.am/p/lqvEN/
mcleod Mind Dump: Holding teachers 100% accountable when they account for 10% of student test score… bit.ly/yYOClR #edtech #edtechlead
@rachelboyd that is great news, enjoy! My linked list of fav Mac apps is on ow.ly/1F2Jxg
shareski Pro tip: When your wife asks, “Do you know what I think?” Don’t respond with, “If I say yes, do you still have to tell me?”
@sherbev great list of sites from Kirk in that podcast! Has he created a linked list of those somewhere?
sherbev Looking 4 suggestions from students? Kirk shares his favorite internet sites. #Cinch: icin.ch/7IXHc #playingwithmedia #comments4kids
@nctplarry thanks Larry :-)
@bmurray13 we probably recorded about 30 takes to make 7 separate recordings, so we needed something with fewer clicks than GarageBand
@bmurray13 no, definitely not - we actually scrapped that app & instead used RecordPad- it was greow.ly/1F2IkpYUQ3
Rachel & I are using Sound Recorder 2.1 software (free for Mawfryer.me/c0sqE7 to record an audio version of her new eB#fb #fb
Recording eBook Audio instagr.am/p/li5tK/
Just bought a $5 ISBN number from @epubbud for Rachel’s 1st ebook (as an author) wfryer.me/bz
@cogdog that is a link to the livestream I think… is it supposed to be a google doc? #ds106radio
@cogdog So sorry our local law enforcement chatted w/ you :-( Glad it was just questions… Must have been the red truck w/ AZ plates?
@cogdog Rachel & I heard your ent#ds106radioadio broadcast this morning from our couch! We are both VERY fired up about live broadcasting!
Just learned about the Jetpack #wordpress plugin pack jetpack.me via @cogdog #ds106radio wfryer.me/by
@cogdog yes, Rachel & I are listening to you live now#ds106radioads106.us/ds106-radio/cuau
RT @cogdog: @wfryer thanks for hospitality. Tune in to #ds106radio in 5 minutes ds106.us/ds106-radio/
@cogdog ok we are tuning in! #ds106radio
iReading: trains | dComposing bit.ly/ACb8Ma
@dschink @paulrwood @geraldaungst THANKS! #educon
poh Listening to/watching @paulawhite at her #educon session, “When kids write because they want to, not because we tell them to” #nwp
@plnaugle He sure is, that was a GREAT post! Thanks for sharing it :-)
I missed the #educon opening keynote on livestream, looking now for links to livestreams of other sessions… Anyone have links?
28/366/2012 Breakfast with Alan @cogdog instagr.am/p/ldmes/
Remembering @ Oklahoma City National Memorial instagr.am/p/lVdJk/
Just shared a link to Geometry (Grades 3-5) free digital manipulatives wfryer.me/bx with a student of @plnaugle bit.ly/ArQmOq
Awesome pics of the Northern Lights from this past Tuesday on Flickr! wfryer.me/bw (Jan 24, 2012)
plnaugle This child’s (a 4th grader) writing always amazes me. bit.ly/ArQmOq #comments4kids
I recorded & posted a remarkable, 38 min interview with Mike Sloniker (a US Army vet & member of my churchwfryer.me/mikeG#fbpENS #fb
Faces of Expectation instagr.am/p/lOlmC/
27/366/2012 Unhappy with Dad instagr.am/p/lMWaH/
Exemplary website of class blogs in a school district wfryer.me/bv via @budtheteacher (Powered by #wordpress & Atahual#fb #fb
MarzanoResearch Just found this great write-up on the transition to common core #CCSS using MRL resources, by @wfryer: ar.gy/usV
@MarzanoResearch thanks for the RT :-)
@teachernz We still do, of course, need to improve & transform our schools. The ‘sky is falling’ rhetoric is rarely presented in context tho
@teachernz yes, definitely. A lot of the school reform “warnings” are repetitions & elaborations on “Nation at Risk” from 1983… sad
@budtheteacher excellent - thanks for the share :-)
@OffTheTwuff maybe so… it definitely sparked a response I wouldn’t have expected…
@TechKnowTopia that’s true! Hopefully she’s the beneficiary of writing’s inherent value in that case…
New post: MinistrySafe Online Video Training for Youth Protection from Sexual Abuse go.wfryer.me/AfmJxv
@muszek I wrote a post about your Percentage Calculator tool go.wfryer.me/zjZ8tG
@muszek what tool did you use to create the forums area of your website? bp-chart.com/en/forums
New post: Calculate and Learn about Percentages with Percentage Calculator go.wfryer.me/zjZ8tG
iReading: Report: The World Is Basking in a Sea of Glowing Rectangles bit.ly/Ay3oxN
26/366/2012 Vendor Appointments Required instagr.am/p/lBRf2/
New post: Configure KidBlog for Safe, Moderated, Interactive Student Blogging & Commentgo.wfryer.me/zrm6aIdV40
@newmarketschool I love your school slogan: “From these roots will strong trees grow” #fb
heathmc1 My latest post “Old or Bold School” bit.ly/ybQH8f plz comment. @RamaramaSchool
benwitheford TRUE - In an internet ghetto far away… - Technology - NZ Herald News nzh.tw/10776918 via @nzherald
@ltveggie For a school principal, I must say your Twitter avatar & background photo is quite attention getting! :-)
@teachernz In the conference I attended this week I felt like it was 1983 all over again, rehashing “Nation At Risk” wfryer.me/bt
great article: What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland’s School Success wfryer.me/bs via @Kendalprincipal @lightweight #fb
@teachernz well, you’re in good company. I’m sick of hearing politicos & pundits in the U.S. throw our schools under the bus too…
teachernz Just been told that we are NOT a world class education system, by our minister of education #lats12 “significant failing”
rachelboyd New to twitter or looking for some fab NZ teachers to follow? Check out this & add your name! tinyurl.com/nztw#lats12ts12
@ClaudiaSwisher you are most welcome :-)
@jabbacrombie I’d reckon not too… :-)
@timholt2007 ok great! :-)
Good info for HS seniors from this #yukonps Facebook page maintained by school counselors wfryer.me/br
New post: Common Core Transition Ideas via Marzano #ccss #yukonps go.wfryer.me/wMtR0N
@timholt2007 for my last tweet? I just tried it again & it worked, please give it another wfryer.me/bq45ag (or was it another link?)
@lindseybp glad you found that screencast useful! :-)
This is one of the most upset/angry comments to be posted on my blog todate, on a post that is 4 years old… wfryer.me/bq #fb
iteachag Very Cool - Google Groups & Drawings can be inserted via the ‘insert’ menu into sitegoogleappsupdates.blogspot.com/2012/01/schedu…L#gct##appsctp#GoogleCTleCT
tombarrett Google Teacher Academy UK on April 4, 2012 Apply by 11:59 PDT on 9 February 2012 bit.ly/93Ri8M #gtauk #gct
sherbev Check out our class podcasts at cinch.fm/vsherbert #playingwithmedia #comments4kids
Anyone know if the #ccss curriculum maps for North Carolina are locked up behind the paywall on wfryer.me/bp ?
@whittclass Celebrate Oklahoma Voices is back up. Here’s a link to the Red Fern / Wilson Rawls videos wfryer.me/bo
mcleod Well worth the read. A Statewide Digital Professional Learning Community: It’s Time to Think Big bit.ly/ww8xvo #edtech
@whittclass Thanks for letting me know - it was a domain renewal issue. I’ve renewed, so it should be back up/live later today. Sorry!
last quote & article link was @teachandlearnearn
Sameness is not equal to excellence. I believe the biggest issue isn’t underachievement. It’s disengagement. ow.ly/1ERKKy #fb
@budtheteacher do you have an index page where you are sharing class blog links? What blog platform are your teachers liking best these days
@sherbev I have been helping a 6th grade teacher setup blogs for student poetry sharing… I showed your @posterous site as an example! :-)
@sherbev that is great news about using Cinch w your students. I learned how to make Cinch folders hidden but public, I’ll post on that soon
sherbev Tried the Cinch app for audio recording. Only had abt 15 minutes of class time but still recorded each student. #playingwithmedia
Tiedemania A beautiful comment from father to son about his artwork on @Artsonia #artsed pic.twitter.com/Kc70fJZP
New post: A Touching Example of Family Digital Documentation go.wfryer.me/x7Er12
Free iOS Common Core Standards #ccss reference app wfryer.me/bm #edapp via @Sherri_P #fb
Great Oklahoma REACH network #ccss sharing website wfryer.me/bl by @Sherri_P #fb
I’ve created a @diigo group for Oklahoma educators sharing #ccss Common Core related websites wfryer.me/bk #fb
Character Essay wfryer.me/bj #comments4kids (my 8th grade son wrote this for English class)
25/366/2012 Seeking Discernment instagr.am/p/ksE2Y/
@RSHartley @tbbrwn yes! We should pick a Saturday in April or May - I started this a year ago edcampokc.wikispaces.com
@chadsansing I am still really wrestling with what to do… Would love to hear your thoughts. I may record a podcast soon & ask 4 feedback
@jburg have you seen this Story Mapping project? storymapping.org (looks like your bag!)
@ghkcole The Center for Digital Storytelling may have helpful resources for you too ow.ly/1EOiJT
@ghkcole you’re welcome! I’d love to see what you come up with. Don’t forget non-linguistic representation research too by @robertjmarzano
new #playingwithmedia student media example: Helen Keller Book Report with VoiceThread wfryer.me/bi #fb
new #playingwithmedia example: 5 Photo Story: Little Red Riding Hood wfryer.me/bh
iReading: The Best Articles Sharing Concerns About Common Core Standards via @Larryferlazzo bit.ly/xoaurR
Larryferlazzo “Icarus and School Reform” s my article at TCRecord:available free through tomorrow,Then goes behind paywall bit.ly/uaHql9
@ghkcole check out Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling by The Univ of Houston @UH_News wfryer.me/bg
ghkcole Looking for scholarly research on the educational value of storytelling… anyone have a resource to share?
Just watched: The Balance of Informational and Literary Texts in K-5 wfryer.me/bf via The Hunt Institute #ccss #yukonps
iReading: Home/IWitness:Video testimonies from Holocaust survivors and witnesses bit.ly/zsJq8r
I’m not sure why that post from 2009 that I edited was auto-tweeted like it was a new post :-(
New post: Access OTA - EncycloMedia 2012 Session Info via a Google Spreadsheet #OTAEM12 go.wfryer.me/yJlg6Z
iReading: Not So Distant Future - E-book advocacy bit.ly/y89ghY
@mtmartineau If an algorithm in that case is solving the problem, I think it would be LOTS of exercise earlier in the day :-)
@BethStill No, I didn’t hear a reply…
@acmuco I featured a VERY creative musical homework assignment by one of your graduates on my blog tonight. Kudos! wfryer.me/be
New post: Make a Song with Sounds from Your Kitchen on an iPad go.wfryer.me/zZL9TL
@karlfisch a dream meal for her! Square indeed :-) I’ve never seen a dog so excited about eating paper. She is half beaver…
courosa Profs should not make their own textbooks required texts, even if it’s the best out there. It’s exploitation. Give them a free option.
dwarlick RT @mashabletech: How iBooks Author Stacks Up to the Competition [CHART] - on.mash.to/wfJ4BJ
joycevalenza JFK Library releases White House Tapes jfklibrary.org/About-Us/News-… #tlchat #library #edchat
@BethStill I contacted my rep!
@Leachteach @CnMe31 thanks for the feedback!!! Glad you found the notes helpful. Rubrics seem 2be the key recc for @MarzanoResearch &a#ccssccss
Willow, our 1 year old golden retriever, almost literally ate Alexander’s Geometry homework
24/366/2012 Eat Fast & Get instagr.am/p/kWzgV/NWBN
iReading: Apple’s after-hours stock surge makes it most valuable U.S. company bit.ly/wfnwH9
I just unlocked the “Monkey Bars” badge on @foursquare! 1-2-3 not it! 4sq.com/zQJPHq
@michellek107 yes, there were snacks :-)
a bit of a rant at the end of that last post…
New post: Transition to Common Core Standards by Jan Hough @MarzanoResearch (2 of 2) #ocic12 go.wfryer.me/yIvHXS
Watching math lesson video ‘My Favorite No’ example to discuss reflection on wrong answers too wfryer.me/bd #ocic12 @MarzanoResearch
A paper certificate verifying I warmed my #ocic12 seat for 6 hours of #ccss lectures today #NoThinkingRequired twitpic.com/8b9ao2
iReading: How Smartphones and Handheld Computers Are Bringing on an Educational Revolution via @FastCompany bit.ly/w7nyws
New post: Transition to Common Core Standards by Jan Hough @MarzanoResearch (1 of 2) #ocic12 go.wfryer.me/wxCeni
iReading: Misrepresentation, myths and misleading ideas: The Learning Pyramid @jonbecker bit.ly/wBX5g1
Great #ocis12 share: #ccss aligned Secondary Curriculum Maps by Stillwater OK schools wfryer.me/bc via Ann Caine #fb
@jonbecker make that “sending you a gold STAR” :-)
@jonbecker perfect, that’s just want I needed. I’m sending you a virtual gold start today :-) THANKS! wfryer.me/myth
@BethStill It’s interesting to hear our presenter (from NE) present that as “what everyone is staying” - not sure who has the pulse of that
I am really struggling w the idea of becoming a ‘true believer’ in this new #ccss / standards movement. Feels like 1983 wfryer.me/bb
@BethStill Is the previous statement accurate in your experience for Nebraska teachers? wfryer.me/ba
“educators in Nebraska are wondering why they are opting out of CCSS, since it’s coming down the road for everyone” #ocic12 via Jan Hough
@coachpeterson I disagree with that blanket statement about ‘verbatim note-taking’ - I think it’s an important process for my own learning
I need help: Hasn’t this ‘average retention rate brain research’ triangle of percentages been debunked? wfryer.me/b9 help @jonbecker
Important to know: I’m reflecting some of the ideas shared at #ocic12 via Jan Hough @MarzanoResearch - doesn’t mean I agree w/ it all…
“U.S. dropouts’ literacy skills are lower than those of dropouts in most industrialized nations” #ocic12 via Jan Hough @MarzanoResearch
“Verbatim note-taking is the least effective way to process and keep information” #ocic12 via Jan Hough @MarzanoResearch
“although CCSS isn’t our new normal yet, it will be” #ocic12 via Jan Hough @MarzanoResearch
“We are transitioning now as a country to Common Core Curricular Standards” #ocic12 via Jan Hough @MarzanoResearch
Just learned about Gooru wfryer.me/b8 as a lesson planning tool via @Sherri_P @ittosde #ccss #fb
@GDhuyvetter I don’t know but it would be a great climate / biology question to explore!
An interesting side effect to our warm winter this year has been a bumper crop of acorns. It’s a good time to be an Oklahoma squirrel! #fb
@Dowbiggin yes… hopefully our conversations about this will help her identify/recognize that disrespect… :-(
Blast from the past 5 years ago: My son talking about Harry Potter Book #5 in a 20 min audio podcast wfryer.me/b7 #familyblog
Good example of persuasive writing for an authentic audience: Sarah’s Appeal on Wizards of Waverly Place wfryer.me/b6 #familyblog
@codybirsner you might want to follow @eyesrightblog - that’s where I periodically post Christian & faith related ideas :-)
@codybirsner Glad to find you on Twitter :-)
New post: Use Appointment Slots on a Google Calendar #screencast #gct go.wfryer.me/AzFC9l
Important & timely Scoutmaster minute shared tonight about recent Edmond youth suici#troop386p386
Sweet! Just learned Kidblog supports “Post Broadcasting” across multiple class blogs for a single teacher! wfryer.me/b5 #yukonps
@timlauer wow, Printopia looks GREAT for iPad printing! Thanks for the share ecamm.com/mac/printopia/ @BethStill
@mrsebiology thanks for sharing junoed.com as a free online assessment tool in your latest blog post! wfryer.me/b4
mrsebiology Quick Writing Activities: bit.ly/wpRpaF #edchat #engchat #midleved #elemchat
@robertjmarzano Glad to find you on Twitter! :-) I’m looking forward to Jan Hoegh’s preso 4 @MarzanoResearch tomorrow! wfryer.me/ocic
BethStill Is it possible to print from an iPad? If yes, what app is best?
Tomorrow’s #ocic12 event in OKC features Jan K. Hoegh discussing key steps in successful #ccss implementation wfryer.me/ocic #marzano
I just ousted Jordan M. as the mayor of Peace Lutheran Church on @foursquare! 4sq.com/agE4aR
New post: Creative Math Word Problems about Rock Climbing & Mountaineer#favlessonsgo.wfryer.me/wiYRlibbrP
iReading: Spam clogging Amazon’s Kindle self-publis… reuters.com/article/2011/0…