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About Me:: I'm a husband, father, educator, digital storyteller, and catalyst for constructive educational change. I'm employed as the Director of Education Advocacy for AT&T in the state of Oklahoma. I love working with new media including blogs, podcasts, and digital video, and especially love helping other people become more empowered to realize and share their own creativity.

Select all that apply:: I'm a higher education professor/instructor, I'm a lifetime learner

Does your school or organization have videoconferencing equipment?: yes

Main interests in the Celebrate Oklahoma Project Project:: Helping others learn to create and share digital stories, especially those involving oral history.

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Educators participating in our Feb 20-22 workshop: Please leave your Starbucks order as a comment here, with you first name. (Sorry, if you are not enrolled in our workshop, we will not be able to fill your order.)

Posted on February 20th, 2008 at 3:53pm — 8 Comments (Add)

Centennial videos, photos, podcasts and more

Newsok.com has a page of links to videos, images, and podcasts related to Statehood day last Friday: http://www.newsok.com/centennial/statehood We have had over 170 pictures added to our Digital Centennial Flickr group since last Friday! We now have over 500 images in our pool: http://flickr.com/groups/ok100/

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The Learning 2.0 Conference in Shanghai, China (Sept 2007)

Classroom 2.0 Ning

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Links from September 20th workshop

Here are the links from our workshop in Mid-Del Schools on September 20th. A link to recorded audio will also be provided!

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Chisholm Trail Drive re-enactment!

Did you know throughout the month of September 2007, the Chisholm Trail is coming to life again? The 2007 Chisholm Trail re-enactment will take place all month and end in early October in Caldwell, Kansas. Check out the website and find out if the 450 head of cattle and cowboys will be coming near you! Consider capturing part of the event with your digital camera, uploading your images to Flickr, and then contributing them to our Digital Centennial Photo Pool! More info on the trail drive is ava… Continue

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At 12:33pm on August 15th, 2008, Mary Barton said…: I am sharing the tutorials ~ how and who do I give credit for them?

At 9:41pm on June 10th, 2008, Christie said…: Wes,

Is there still room available in the July workshop in OKC? I'd love to attend if there is.

At 6:42pm on May 28th, 2008, Scott Charlson said…: An Audio recorder worth having a look at:
http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1916&brandID=4

At 9:56pm on May 22nd, 2008, Christie said…: Thanks for the heads up on the software I need to load. I should be able to get it done before I get there. On the Audacity, you loaded it last time, but it never worked right. You mentioned that it needed some tweeking to be able to work. Is that still the case, or will it work as downloaded?

At 4:47pm on May 22nd, 2008, Kent Brooks said…: I am so happy that the pressure of a public forum has provided at least a hint of restraint. If you like me as a cartoon there I do have my own Mr Kent Potatohead if you need to fill up your copious free time. Try this:

http://www.western.cc.ok.us/%7Ekent/kent.swf

At 1:36pm on May 14th, 2008, dianna said…: thanx and i am so happy that you like her we all do and she has also taught us so much. i was so happy when you came to asher to teach us that stuff and thank you and i will be back and typeing to you when school starts back
dianna

At 2:01pm on May 8th, 2008, dianna said…: thanx alot and you are doing good i love the web site its very
interesting and i loved doing the voicethreads

At 11:12pm on February 27th, 2008, Doug said…: Wesley,

Thank you for the article. Kent Brooks called me and told me he had watched the Ellis Co. video. Kent e-mailed the article to me this evening. I am truly honored.

Doug

3 random thoughts;
1. You can go somewhere with attention economics. It is a fascinating concept. I have read Freakonomics, Super Crunchers and I am currently tackling Predictably Irrational. I think attention economics aptly describes the state of affairs.
2. Gage teachers definitely have different content filter settings than students. Actually my students who utilize our distance opportunities have far less content restrictions than other students. Does that make 4 districts in the state now??
3. I loved what you said at the end of day three. A teacher should be able to teach this to students without regard to "content and rigor." A project like this can change a life. I'm all for accountability, but can fulfilling a PASS objective do the same. Where are other states at on this? I like to look at other states' educational systems, and it seems to me that Oklahoma has the most mechanical ( vs organic) framework. I am also at wits end regarding distance opportunities. It seems like many states are embracing this, while my state has a somewhat reactionary take. Any thoughts?

At 12:38pm on February 24th, 2008, Whitney Allen said…: Hi Wesley,
Yes, I certainly will upload the students' WWII interviews/digital stories. The end of March is our target date for completion. We have invited the WWII vets back to view these stories with us and anticipate each of them being here. We extend this same invitation to you if you are
available. I will let you know the exact date. Until then "Soldier On!" as Garage Band says. Whitney Allen