Inspiring Student Creativity with Media
Channel: Classroom20LIVE
Date: 12/08/2017

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar "Inspiring Student Creativity with Media" with special guest presenter, Wes Fryer, August 12, 2017. We are so excited to welcome back the always inspiring Wes Fryer! In addition to highlighting examples of “WOW work” by students (borrowing a wonderful term from Seesaw professional development coordinator Angela Gadtke @MrsGadtke) he will also share a “digital magic trick” demo using the new iOS app by Microsoft, “Seeing AI.” Wes will be sharing tips and tools for how can we make learning in school more engaging, positively memorable, and transformatively empowering. Google Slides, including links to all referenced student examples and other resources, are available in the Livebinder for today's presentation.
https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2233576

Dr. Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) is a teacher, author, speaker, and the Director of Technology for Casady School in Oklahoma City. He is the co-host of the weekly “EdTech Situation Room” webshow and podcast (@edtechSR) and co-leads an after school STEAM club for elementary students with Megan Thompson (@seeingnewshapes). In 2013-2015 he taught STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) to 4th and 5th grade students at Independence Elementary School in Yukon, Oklahoma. (stem.wesfryer.com) He is the author of several books on effectively using digital technologies to communicate, tell stories, create media projects and develop STEM coding skills. (www.wesfryer.com/books) Wes leads 3 day iPad Media Camps (www.ipadmediacamp.com) teaching educators how to effectively use iPads in the classroom to create narrated slideshows, quick edit videos, interactive writing, and other kinds of media projects. (www.ipadmediacamp.com/matrix) Wes became a Google Certified Teacher in 2009, was named an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2005, and a PBS Digital Innovator in 2014. He helps organize free EdCamp and PLAYDATE professional development events in Oklahoma (www.edcampOK.org) as well as the free, annual K-12 Online Conference (@k12online) each year. Wes teaches coding and virtual design/collaboration workshops for teachers and students through The Div Jr (@thedivorg) using MinecraftEDU and Scratch software. He’s the father of 3 wonderful kids and is married to Shelly Fryer (@sfryer) who is also an incredible educator.