Posted on November 20th, 2009 by Wesley Fryer
This week Oklahoma educators participated in our 29th “Celebrate Oklahoma Voices” workshop since 2008, and created some fantastic digital stories about the history, geography, and people of our great state.
Did you know Oklahoma is home to a growing black bear population and just had its first open hunting season for bears this year? Brad Hill [...]
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Posted on November 12th, 2009 by Wesley Fryer
Yesterday was Veteran’s Day here in the United States, and three students of Pam Henley in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, contributed videos to our statewide “Celebrate Oklahoma Voices” project which pay tribute to our Oklahoma veterans.
“In Honor of My Grandfather” was created by Laney Miller, as a tribute to her great-grandfather who was born in 1929 in [...]
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Posted on September 5th, 2009 by Wesley Fryer
Teachers in Kansas, Oklahoma, participated in our phase 1 Celebrate Oklahoma Voices workshop this past week, and created some superb digital stories. These are five we’ve featured among the 431 videos now included in our online learning community.
The Five Fighting Starrs of Oklahoma tells the amazing story of Paul Starr’s grandfather and five of [...]
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Posted on August 15th, 2009 by Wesley Fryer
Rene Hall’s video, “A Day to Remember,” is one of my favorite digital storytelling examples to share with others about the potential and power of people becoming “digital witnesses.”
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Renee personifies the concept of a “digital witness” in this video because she powerfully communicated with images [...]
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