@tonyvincent.bsky.social BIG thanks and shout out to you for your “Spin a Spooky Story” project several years ago!
shapegrams.com/spin-a-spook...

See "Vibe Coding a Mythological Creature Spinner"
wfryer.substack.com/p/vibe-codin...

bsky.app/profile/wesf...

#create2learn #coding

A slide titled "Scratch Maze Tournaments 24-25 February 2026" displaying tournament information. The top section features a two-column table with "Bracket link" options for "Computer Programming 2(6)" and "Computer Programming 1(1)". The bottom section is divided into three parts: an interactive spinning wheel on the left featuring the Scratch cat logo and various participant names with links, large blue hyperlinked text reading "Spinner Mazes" in the center, and a right-hand column listing multiple Scratch project URLs under the header "Maze Link".

Our Scratch Coding Maze Tournament starts TODAY!
docs.google.com/document/d/e...

Full lesson details on:
lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/scra...

#coding #Scratch #create2learn #CompSci #ComputerScience #ComputationalThinking

A colorful digital illustration titled "Why Am I Passionate About Teaching?" features a smiling male educator in a blue plaid shirt holding a tablet in a diverse classroom setting. The tablet displays a website titled "Show What You Know with Media" by Wesley Fryer, Ph.D., showcasing various creative project icons like "Digital Story," "Puppet Video," and "GeoMap" under the heading "What do you want to CREATE today?" In the background, students are gathered around a table with STEM materials, including one student in a pink "GEORGIA" sweatshirt. The website address "wesfryer.com" is prominently displayed in the bottom-left corner.

I recorded a 2 minute video today: "Why I Am Passionate About Teaching."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi5N...

This is a video for a professional development conference I'm applying for as a middle school classroom teacher.

#teaching #pedagogy #create2learn

Fanschool co-founders story = Publishing is just a click away. YouTube video by Fanschool

[VIDEO] Fanschool co-founders story = Publishing is just a click away. (6 min)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Hz...

#create2learn #edtech #edtechSR #MediaLit #writing #teaching #publishing

A rectangular digital graphic titled "NORMALIZE AUDIO IN VIDEO WITH AUPHONIC" in large, bold white and purple text. The center features a red rounded-square icon with the white Auphonic logo and name, set against a dark blue background with shimmering light particles and abstract purple and cyan digital waveforms. Below the icon, the text "EASY YOUTUBE TUTORIAL" is displayed. The bottom of the image includes the date 17 February 2026, the author Wes Fryer, Ph.D., and the website URLs wesfryer.com and playingwithmedia.com.

New video: Normalize Audio in Video with Auphonic (9 min)
youtu.be/QpItaiWtWL0

Also shared on my Substack "Media Literacy with Wes"
wfryer.substack.com/p/normali...

#howto #tutorial #Auphonic #audio #video #normalize #create2learn #MediaLit #edtech #edtechSR

Two colorful horizontal web banners featuring a mashup of Minecraft and Scratch programming imagery against a split background of a blocky landscape and a coding interface. The top banner, labeled "1.0 CLASS INFO & RESOURCES," shows the Scratch Cat standing with Minecraft characters Steve and Alex amidst floating coding blocks. The bottom banner, labeled "2.0 GETTING STARTED ASSIGNMENTS," depicts the characters engaged in tasks: Steve sits at a computer with a "screenshot" icon, Alex holds a checklist, and the Scratch Cat stands nearby, surrounded by peripherals like a keyboard and mouse.

(1/2 To help my Middle School Computer Programming class in Canvas be easier to navigate and just more FUN, I used Nano Banana / Gemini 3 to create some banner graphics for my course homepage, which link to different modules.

#MediaLit #edtech #coding #create2learn #AI #Gemini #NanoBanana

Stack of “Choose Your Own Adventure” paperbacks, with “The Cave of Time” displayed prominently in front.

Check out my new blog post: Interactive Fiction Database and CYOA Video Stories

www.speedofcreativity.org/202...

#creativity #CYOA #CreateMakeLearn #PlayingWithMedia #games #Gamification #VibeCoding #AI #create2learn

Flickr Data Lifeboat: "A first-of-its-kind, flexible archiving tool to save Flickr photos."
datalifeboat.flickr.org

via "Flickr Foundation at Mozilla Festival" (FLICKR FOUNDATION, 18 Nov 2025)
www.flickr.org/flickr-foundat...

#MediaLit #edtech #create2learn #digitallegacy #openweb #edtechSR

Igniting Innovation in Teaching and Learning (2014) Presenter: Wesley Fryer What ignites your spark for teaching and learning inside and outside the classroom? What sustains your spark for creativity and innovation? What can be a spark of innovation to encourage teachers who are not early adapter / innovators in our schools? These questions and more are addressed by Wesley Fryer, Rachel Fryer, Brad Wilson, Autumn Laidler, Jess McCulloch, Cheryl Oakes, Amy Burvall, Richard Byrne, Kevin Hodgson, Brian Crosby, Jennie Magiera, Jason Neiffer, Diane Woodard, and Michelle Roundy in this opening keynote presentation for the 2014 K-12 Online Conference. Come travel with us from Oklahoma City to Michigan, Chicago, Australia, Maine, Nevada, Montana, California, New York and Wyoming as we explore the theme of "Igniting Innovation" for this year's conference. Please take the challenge posed by Wesley in this video: Record and share a short (60 second) video answering one of these questions about "igniting innovation!" Share your video on YouTube with the hashtag #k12onlineIgnite under a Creative Commons license. By sharing with a CC license you will permit and empower others to engage in "combinatorial creativity" and make combined remix videos including your ideas! Also, please make sure your video is PUBLIC on YouTube. Share the link to your video using the following Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1j53vNvuSY6T3kqqyO3SyarNu-2UAeJEzQawjAH5DzuQ/viewform?usp=send_form Learn more about and participate in the K-12 Online Conference on: http://k12onlineconference.org http://twitter.com/k12online Contributor video clips are also available in this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcCkQ9mj_ok8N9Y-IGGAriekglnM13ars Contributors to this video include: Wesley Fryer http://twitter.com/wfryer Rachel Fryer http://www.rachelfryer.com Brad Wilson http://twitter.com/dreambition Autumn Laidler http://twitter.com/mslaidler Jess McCulloch http://twitter.com/jessmcculloch Cheryl Oakes http://twitter.com/cheryloakes50 Amy Burvall http://twitter.com/amyburvall Richard Byrne http://twitter.com/rmbyrne Kevin Hodgson http://twitter.com/dogtrax Brian Crosby http://twitter.com/bcrosby Jennie Magiera http://twitter.com/MsMagiera Jason Neiffer http://twitter.com/techsavvyteach Diane Woodard http://twitter.com/dianewoodard Michelle Roundy http://twitter.com/mroundy11

Don't lose your spark!

youtu.be/_q2dThmwg0s?si=USsXY...

#create2learn #creativity #innovation #k12online

Screenshot of the Mac Burn app on macOS showing a DVD-Video project named “MintHill40-videos” being written to a disc. A progress dialog with the Burn flame icon displays a blue progress bar labeled “Burning ‘MintHill40-videos’ – Writing track (00:00:39),” with Cancel button below.

Check out my new blog post, "Burning DVDs in 2025"
www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/11/20/b...

#create2learn #edtech #MediaLit #edtechSR

HBCU Students Shine At Black Enterprise's Hackathon In Charlotte (QCity Metro, 10 Nov 2025)
qcitymetro.com/2025/11/10/hbc...

#stem #hackathon #AI #create2learn #MediaLit #edtechSR

#Jesus #dw4jc #PrayAsYouGo #create2learn #YouVersion #BibleVerse #Bible #LostSheep

Spooky Scratch Stories (October 2025) YouTube video by Dr. Fryer @ PDS

Here's the 4 minute video of "Spooky Stories" my middle school computer programming students created, shown today at our middle school assembly!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=966-...

More info on:
lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/spoo...

#coding #Scratch #ComputerScience #create2learn #MediaLit

A collage showing screenshots of Wes Fryer’s YouTube Shorts from his June 14, 2025 “No Kings” rally speech in Charlotte, North Carolina. The thumbnails feature Wes speaking on stage in a blue Air Force shirt with a microphone and paper notes, the “No Kings” banner visible behind him. Text overlays include phrases like “Find out the story of your neighbors,” “We Reject Monarchy,” “Resist with Media,” and “Democratic.” On the left, a playlist cover reads “Shorts from #NoKings June 14, 2025 (by Wes Fryer)” with highlighted text “wfryer.me/nokings” and “wesfryer.com” in bold yellow letters.

Check out 7 YouTube shorts from my speech at #NoKings in Charlotte on June 14, 2025:
wfryer.me/nokings

My full 8 minute speech:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHRP...

Post on my creative workflow:
www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/10/10/c...

#NoKings #create2learn #MediaLit #edtech #Descript #AI

A four-panel comic strip shows a man’s journey from digital overwhelm to organized curation. In the first panel, a blonde man with glasses looks stressed while surrounded by chaotic notifications, emojis, and clickbait words; a thought bubble with a Gmail logo and lightbulb offers clarity. In the second panel, he smiles at his computer alongside a friendly robot, with a thought bubble showing Gmail, Mastodon, and Flipboard logos as his idea. The third panel illustrates a clean flowchart: Gmail → Google Apps Script → Mastodon, symbolizing the workflow. In the final panel, hands hold a tablet displaying a neat Flipboard magazine-style feed of curated articles, with the GitHub logo subtly in the corner, conveying open-source sharing.

Check out my latest #VibeCoding project, "DIY Federated Reader"
www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/09/05/d...

On GitHub: github.com/wfryer/feder...

#create2learn #AI #MediaLit #edtechSR #edtech #SocialMedia #HealOurCulture #OwnYourFeed

Meta partners with Midjourney on AI image and video models | TechCrunch Meta's chief AI officer said that the company is partnering with Midjourney to license its AI image and video model technology.

Meta Partners With MidJourney on AI Image and Video Models (TECHCRUNCH, 22 Aug 2025)
techcrunch.com/2025/08/22/m...

#AI #edtech #MediaLit #create2learn #MediaLiteracy

Google's NotebookLM Now Creates Video Overviews With Studio Bot AI (The Verge, 29 July 2025)
www.theverge.com/news/715283/...

#edtech #googleEDU #MediaLit #edtechSR #create2learn #AI

I Embraced AI in My Community College English Class — and My Students Loved It - EdSurge News “If we don’t meet this moment with intention, we will leave our most vulnerable students behind,” writes community college English professor Susan E. ...

I Embraced AI in My Community College English Class, and My Students Loved It (EdSurge, 21 Jul 2025)
www.edsurge.com/news/2025-07-...

#edtech #create2learn #MediaLit #edtechSR #AI

An announcement for Creative Commons 4.0 on Flickr, featuring a young woman with black hair and a red sweater against a pink background. The image includes branding for Creative Commons and Flickr, along with attribution details for the photo.

Creative Commons 4.0 Has Arrived on Flickr! (Flickr, 18 Jun 2025)
blog.flickr.net/en/2025/06/18...

#MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #edtech #copyright #create2learn

A new path forward for WordPress, and for the open web Back in December, I wrote about the state of leadership in the WordPress ecosystem. I shared how too much power rests with one person, and how the lack of clear governance puts contributors and businesses alike in difficult positions. That post ended with a call: we need to lead. That wasn’t rhetorical. It was a ... Read more

A New Path Forward for WordPress, and for the Open Web (JOOST.BLOG, 6 Jun 2025)
https://joost.blog/path-forward-for-wordpress/

#edtech #MediaLiteracy #edtechSR #create2learn #MediaLit #WordPress #WebDesign

College Board keeps apologizing for screwing up digital SAT and AP tests AP Psych is the latest casualty of digital snafus.

College Board Keeps Apologizing for Screwing Up Digital SAT and AP Tests (Ars Technica, 24 May 2025)
arstechnica.com/culture/2025/05/college-...

#edtech #MediaLit #edtechSR #create2learn

A colorful infographic titled "Flint AI in the Classroom" highlights lessons from a transformative school year. It features four sections: "Web Design," showing a student at a computer; "Refugee Support," depicting two students with a tablet; "

I recorded a new episode (#483) of my "Moving at the Speed of Creativity" podcast, which is 20 years old this year in 2025! I titled it, "Creativity, Code, and Compassion: AI Lessons from Middle School and Beyond."
www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/05/24/ep-483-creati...

The image shows a before-and-after cleaning of a grill rack. On the left, the rack is dirty with residue, while on the right, it is clean and placed next to a sink, with a person wiping a surface nearby. Text arrows indicate

Check out my new blog post: Better Video Audio with Auphonic
www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/05/18/better-video-...

Featuring my new video: Spring Cleaning My RecTeq RT-700 Bull Smoker: Tips & Tricks!
https://youtu.be/LT8hclB5C-0

#CookWithWes #create2learn #MediaLit #edtech

(1/2) Coding Mars with Minecraft Makecode and Scratch (March 2025)
www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/03/25/c...

Missed my session at #msmatters2025 today? Check out RECORDED AUDIO & my session slides / resources!

#stem #NCed #coding #Minecraft #MinecraftEDU #MinecraftEducation #create2learn

(7/7) #NorthCarolina #NCed #create2learn

New web design term and technique I’m going to share with my middle school web design students: “scrollytelling”

flourish.studio/visualisatio...

Via #FlourishStudio

#webdesign #MediaLit #edtechSR #GeekOfTheWeek #design #create2learn #DigitalStorytelling #EduSky

(2/2) shared it on a sample digital portfolio webpage:
sites.google.com/providenceda...

What an exciting tool to use for audio reflections!

#create2learn #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy

Check out my new 5 minute [VIDEO] #tutorial: How to Save / Upload / Remix a Scratch Project
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkB6...

Recorded with #Streamyard - Slightly edited with QuickTime Player for MacOS - Audio enhanced with #Descript.com

#coding #Scratch #stem #tutorials #MediaLit #create2learn

[VIDEO] How to expose a conspiracy theory? (4.5 min)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpBF...

by #MobileStories mobilestories.com

#ConCW #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #ConspiracyTheory #conspiracy #create2learn

New blog post: Dynamic Audio Waveform Videos
www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/01/25/d...

#podcasting #create2learn #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #MediaEdLab #EduSky