improving reading, writing & critical thinking skills with media
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Interested in helping students become better readers, writers, and criticial thinkers? We need to “play with media” to become more effective communicators and improve our media literacy skills as both learners and citizens. As you learn to play with digital text, images, audio and video, you will communicate more creatively and flexibly with a wider variety of options. Author and educator Wesley Fryer will inspire and empower you, as a creative person, to expand your personal senses of digital literacy and digital agency as a multimedia communicator! Learn more, order Wesley’s eBook, and access session resources on www.playingwithmedia.com.TRANSCRIPT
by Wesley Fryer
Improving Reading, Writing & Critical Thinking Skills with
Media
www.speedofcreativity.orgplayingwithmedia.com10 November 2011
Norman, OKFriday, November 11, 11
The Replacement for Saturday Morning Cartoons?
www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/2959807121
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“No technology is tremendous unless it can betremendously abused.” - Kevin Kelly
www.kk.org
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gizmodo.com/5813875/what-happens-in-60-seconds-on-the-internetFriday, November 11, 11
playingwithmedia.com
text
audio
images
video
www.flickr.com/photos/ncsphotography/4247856340
(we need to play with media)Friday, November 11, 11
the playing with media classroom challenge
during the 2011-2012 school year, share online...
at least ONE student digital text project
at least ONE student image project
at least ONE student audio project
at least ONE student video project
at least ONE student collaborative project
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playingwithmedia.comFriday, November 11, 11
Use discount code: ILI2011
playingwithmedia.com/pages/about
50%eBook
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Playing with Media:basics
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learners need to make stuff
www.flickr.com/photos/dragonsinger57/6144687713
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document & share what you make
www.flickr.com/photos/julicrockett/2968136899/
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Ethic of Minimal Clicks
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More Media --> Better Digital Portfolios
www.flickr.com/photos/scuolafotografia/3631378689
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Playing with Media:
examplesFriday, November 11, 11
http://share.playingwithmedia.comFriday, November 11, 11
video(the ethic of minimal clicks)
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kxIed86bEkFriday, November 11, 11
iPad2
Legos
Webkinz
script
free teleprompter
iPad app
fingerpuppet
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kxIed86bEk
www.playingwithmedia.com
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iPad2
Legos
Webkinz
script
free teleprompter
iPad app
fingerpuppet
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2001 revision of Bloom's TaxonomyFriday, November 11, 11
text &images
(part 1)
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http://learningsigns.speedofcreativity.org/2011/08/15/the-fire/
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The Fire
There was a fire ban that yearBut the carless campers left
Leaving smoldering remains behindThe fire that ate the forest
Wind whispered wordlessly in the treesThe fire was given new lifeLike a new small heartbeatThe fire that ate the forest
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...continued...
The fire lit the dry grassIt was gathering in strength
Like a lion preparing to strikeThe fire that ate the forest
The fire now reached the treesIt was a wild beast let free
Grey smoke billowed up to the skyThe fire that ate the forest
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World Wide Web = the “global stage”
(via @torres21)
www.flickr.com/photos/sarasota_dance_studios/5003039998
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http://comments4kids.blogspot.comFriday, November 11, 11
search.twitter.com
hashtag:#comments4kids
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@kathleen_morris on TwitterFriday, November 11, 11
http://primarytech.global2.vic.edu.au/2011/09/16/the-power-of-twitter/
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http://primarytech.global2.vic.edu.au/2011/09/16/the-power-of-twitter/
“27 people took the time to leave a
comment on Jarrod’s blog post.”
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“The next morning, Jarrod’s mum emailed me: “You should have seen Jarrod’s face when he saw his post this morning,
he was so excited!””
http://primarytech.global2.vic.edu.au/2011/09/16/the-power-of-twitter/
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share.playingwithmedia.com/category/text/classroom-blog/Friday, November 11, 11
Photo 365 & Photo 180 Projects
http://365.wesfryer.com/post/10179663725/254-365-2011-shanghai-skyline-learning2
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audio
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Pearl Harbor&
AudioBoo.fm
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http://audioboo.fm
“no edit” audio recording
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfT40tC2Hcs
www.playingwithmedia.com
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www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/3722512686Friday, November 11, 11
phonecast
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http://share.playingwithmedia.com/2011/10/07/felicity-discusses-the-normandy-field-trip/Friday, November 11, 11
text
(part 1)
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EVERY classroom needs...
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home base
digita
l
lockers
newspaper
www.speedofcreativity.org
Every Classroom Needs...
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closingthoughts
www.flickr.com/photos/dnorman/13885252
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Alan Kay: “The predominant technology in theclassroom determines the predominant
learning task”
by jasoneppink
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by One Laptop per Child transformative digital learning
www.flickr.com/photos/olpc/4882646127
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www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/4487446305
our kids are ready!Friday, November 11, 11
Ask...
•How will you let your students create?
•How will you give students choices?
•How will your students teach the curriculum?
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it’s about learning together in transformative ways!
www.flickr.com/photos/torres21/484675706/
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http://share.playingwithmedia.comFriday, November 11, 11
Use discount code: ILI2011
playingwithmedia.com/pages/about
50%eBook
discountthroughmidnightCDT
Thursday,November
10,2011
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by Wesley Fryer
Improving Reading, Writing & Critical Thinking Skills with
Media
www.speedofcreativity.orgplayingwithmedia.com10 November 2011
Norman, OKFriday, November 11, 11