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Academic Qualifications
- M A, Education, Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, Texas, May 1996.
Texas Teaching Certificate, Grades 1-8.
- Fulbright-García Robles Fellowship, U.S.-Mexico
Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange, Mexico City,
Mexico, 1992-93
Research topic: Latin American Security Issues
- B S, Political Science and Geography (Spanish minor),
US Air Force Academy,
Colorado, May 1992.
Honors and Awards
- Selected The 1996-97 Elementary Sally Mae Award Winner,
Lubbock ISD (Outstanding first year teacher award).
- Selected The Outstanding Graduate, Department of Geography, US
Air Force Academy, 1992.
Published Work
The TechEdge is the Technology in Education newsletter of the
Texas Computer Education
Association. My column has been regularly featured since the fall
of 1997.
- "Webpages
to Go: Offline with Internet Explorer" (December 2000
TechEdge)
- "Web
Based Calendars for Education" (October 2000 TechEdge)
- "Teaching
With Templates" (Spring 2000 TechEdge)
- "Affordable and
Efficient: The Cody Model of Technology Deployment"(December
1999 TechEdge)
- "Y2K: A Teachable
Moment" (September 1999 TechEdge)
- "At War in
Yugoslavia: Seeking Perspective Through Technology" (May 1999
TechEdge)
- "Set Your
Site on Success" (March 1999 TechEdge)
- "Wagging
the Dog in Educational Technology: Elevating 'IT' Into the
Classroom"
(January 1999 TechEdge)
- "Hurricane
Georges: An Interdisciplinary Lesson"
(December 1998 TechEdge)
- "Validating
Information and Resolving Information Conflicts" (October 1998
TechEdge)
- "Downloading
Internet Files" (August 1998
TechEdge)
- "Presentations with
Quicktime" (May 1998 TechEdge)
- "Cross Platform
Computing" (March 1998 TechEdge)
- "Offline Web Browsing = No
More Excuses!" (January 1998 TechEdge)
- "Successful Search
Strategies" (November 1997 TechEdge)
- "Streamlining Student
Internet Access" (September 1997 TechEdge)
- "Web Browser Skills for
Research" (August 1997 TechEdge)
Fulbright Research (published online only)
- "Mexican
Security" (Completed 24 August 1993. A 1992-93
Fulbright-Garcia Robles grant administered by the U.S.-Mexico
Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange supported this
research.)
- "US Drug
Control in the Americas: Time for a Change" (30 August 1993. A
1992-93 Fulbright-Garcia Robles grant administered by the
U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange
supported this research.)
- "Defining
and Refocusing US Policy Toward Latin America" (Completed 24
August 1993. A 1992-93 Fulbright-Garcia Robles grant administered
by the U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural
Exchange supported this research.)
- "Prospects
for Collective Security in the Western Hemisphere" (Completed
31 August 1993. A 1992-93 Fulbright-Garcia Robles grant
administered by the U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and
Cultural Exchange supported this research.)
Other Work
- I maintain the website, Tools for the TEKS: Integrating
Technology in the Classroom (http://www.wtvi.com/teks)
and publish a free, twice-monthly enewsletter with over 500
subscribers (http://www.wtvi.com/teks/updates.html).
- "American
POWs in Southeast Asia and the Violation of a National Ethic"
(Fall 1991. Prepared for course requirements at the United States
Air Force Academy.)
Presentations
- "Remember the Luddites: Asking Critical Questions about
Educational Technology." http://www.wtvi.com/teks/luddites/
21 November 2000: Rush Elementary School, Lubbock ISD, TX
- "Developing a Vision of Information Literacy."
http://www.wtvi.com/teks/integrate/vision/
10 February 2000: Texas Computer Education Association's
Annual Conference: Austin, TX.
23 November 1999: Rush Elementary School, Lubbock ISD, TX
- "Set Your Site on Success: Designing Effective Educational
Websites." http://www.wtvi.com/html/sitesuccess/
15 February 1999. Texas Computer Education Association's
Annual Conference: Austin, TX.
- "Cross Platform Networked Harmony." http://www.wtvi.com/teks/crossplatform/
26 October 1998: South Plains Technology Conference. Wolfforth,
TX.
- "Integrating Technology in the Classroom." http://www.wtvi.com/teks/tair98.htm
2 October 1998: Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading
(TAIR) Conference. Lubbock, TX.
- "Explorations in the Global Village, a 1996-97 TENET
Mini-Grant."
April 1997. Texas State School Board Conference. Austin, TX.
Workshops Taught
- Educational Technology Integration
- Technology Integration Strategies for Grades K-5 (6
hours, hands-on), http://www.wtvi.com/teks/integrate/strategies
23 September 2000: Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
7 August 2000: Longview ISD, Longview, TX
5, 6, 7, 12 June 2000: Education Service Center Region 17,
Lubbock, TX
9 June 2000: Education Service Center Region 15, San Angelo,
TX
28 February 2000: Education Service Center Region 15, San
Angelo, TX
- Technology Integration Strategies for Grades 6-12 (6
hours, hands-on), http://www.wtvi.com/teks/integrate
1 August 2000: Education Service Center Region 15, San Angelo,
TX
13 June 2000: Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
29 February 2000: Education Service Center Region 15, San
Angelo, TX
11 April 2000: Guernsey-Sunrise High School, Guernsey, WY
- Technology Integration Strategies Part 2 (6 hours,
hands-on), http://www.wtvi.com/teks/integrate/strategies2/
30 September 2000: Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
- Encouraging Campus and District Level Technology
Integration (6 hours, demo only), http://www.wtvi.com/teks/integrate/facilitatorssep99.htm
3 February 2000: Workshop for all district K-12 principals,
McKinney ISD, TX
2 September 1999: Education Service Center Region 15, San
Angelo, TX
- Tips and Techniques for Integrating Technology in the
Classroom (3 hours hands-on), http://www.wtvi.com/teks/integrate/integratetips.html
2 July 1999: Education Service Center Region 15, San Angelo,
TX
- Technology Issues in the SBEC Standards & Skills for
Principalship (6 hours, demo only), http://www.wtvi.com/teks/integrate/adminstratorssep99.html
29 September 1999: Education Service Center Region 15, San
Angelo, TX
- 1 Computer Classroom Part B (6 hours, demo
only),
25 July 2000
- Webpage Design and Website Development
- Basic Webpage Writing (6 hours hands-on), http://www.wtvi.com/html/basic.html,
17 October 2000: Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
9 August 1999: The Kinkaid School, Houston, TX
10 October 1998, Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
29 July 1998, San Angelo ISD, TX
27 July 1998, Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
13 July 1998, Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
3 February 1998: Texas Computer Education Association's Annual
Conference, Austin, TX
1 July 1997: Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
24 & 29 April 1997: Lubbock ISD, Cavazos JHS Computer
Lab
5 April 1997: Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
22 February 1997: Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
- Intermediate Webpage Writing (6 hours hands-on),
http://www.wtvi.com/html/intermediate/
26 October 2000: Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
8 February 2000: Texas Computer Education Association's Annual
Conference, Austin, TX
14 February 1999: Texas Computer Education Association's Annual
Conference, Austin, TX
30 July 1998: San Angelo ISD, TX
14 July 1998: Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
15 July 1997: Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
- Internet Skills
- Intermediate Internet Skills: Download, Expand, Install
and Zip (6 hours hands-on), http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/rush/downloads/intermediateinternet/
11 November 2000: Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
31 July 2000: Education Service Center Region 15, San Angelo,
TX
8 June 2000: Education Service Center Region 15, San Angelo,
TX
11 January 2000: Lubbock ISD, TX (3 hour version)
- Internet Research in the Classroom: Online and
Offline (6 hours hands-on), http://www.wtvi.com/offline/
7 & 15 April 1998: Lubbock ISD Advanced Technology Center,
Lubbock, TX
15 July 1998: Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
3 August 1998: Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
- Introduction to the Internet (hands-on, 1.5 hours),
http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/rush/downloads/internetintro/index.htm
and http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/rush/downloads/internetintro/index2.htm
22 November 1999: Rush Elementary School, Lubbock ISD, TX
- Teacher Internet Search Skills (hands-on, 1.5
hours), http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/rush/downloads/teachersearch/index.htm
23 November 1999: Rush Elementary School, Lubbock ISD, TX
- Integrating Internet Content into Mathematics
Curriculum (hands-on, 3 hours), http://www.wtvi.com/math
24 April 2000: Rush Elementary School for McKenzie JHS
teachers, Lubbock ISD, TX
- Copying and Pasting Internet Resources (1.5 hours
hands-on )
Spring 1999, part of The South Plains Peer to Peer Technology
Training Grant Project, http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/rush/peertopeer/
- Basics of Internet Searching (1.5 hours hands-on
)
Spring 1999, part of The South Plains Peer to Peer Technology
Training Grant Project, http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/rush/peertopeer/
- Advanced Internet Searching (Boolean queries) (1.5
hours hands-on )
Spring 1999, part of The South Plains Peer to Peer Technology
Training Grant Project, http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/rush/peertopeer/
- Introduction to Email and Netscape (6 hours hands-on
)
24 November 1997: Lubbock Christian University (for Wheelock
Elementary, Lubbock ISD)
25 November 1997: Lubbock Christian University (for Wheelock
Elementary, Lubbock ISD )
23 November 1998: Lubbock Christian University (for Wheelock
Elementary, Lubbock ISD )
24 November 1998: Lubbock Christian University (for Rush
Elementary, Lubbock ISD)
- Microsoft Windows/Office
- Introduction to Windows 95/98 (hands-on, 3 hours),
http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/rush/downloads/windowsintro/
29 August, 5 September 2000: Rush Elementary School, Lubbock
ISD, TX
5, 12 October, 1999: Rush Elementary School, Lubbock ISD,
TX
22 November 1999: Rush Elementary School, Lubbock ISD, TX
(shortened 1.5 hour version)
16, 17 February 2000: Rush Elementary School, Lubbock, TX
- Intermediate Windows 95/98, (hands-on, 3 hours),
http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/rush/downloads/wininterm.doc
21 November 2000, Rush Elementary School, Lubbock ISD, TX
25, 27 April 2000, Rush Elementary School, Lubbock ISD, TX
- Introduction to MS PowerPoint 97/2000 (hands-on, 3
hours), http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/rush/resources/workshops.html
9, 11 May 2000: Rush Elementary School, Lubbock ISD, TX
- Introduction to MS Word 97/2000 (hands-on, 3 hours),
http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/rush/resources/workshops.html
28, 30 March 2000: Rush Elementary School, Lubbock ISD, TX
- Christian Perspectives on Technology (seven 45 minute
sessions, demo only), http://www.wtvi.com/cp/
Wednesday evenings, 16 August - 27 September 2000, Westminster
Presbyterian Church, Lubbock, TX
- Other Software / Technology Skills
- HyperStudio in the Classroom (hands-on, length
varies), http://www.wtvi.com/hs/
4 November 2000: Education Service Center Region 17, Lubbock,
TX
10 August 1999: The Kinkaid School, Houston, TX (6 hours)
22 Nov 1999: Rush Elementary School, Lubbock ISD
28, 30, 31 March 1998 (Part A): Plainview Area Technology
Integration in Education Grant Training, Waylon Baptist
University, Plainview, TX.
2, 4, 6 April 1998 (Part B): Plainview Area Technology
Integration in Education Grant Training, Waylon Baptist
University, Plainview, TX.
9, 13, 14 April 1998 (Part C): Plainview Area Technology
Integration in Education Grant Training, Waylon Baptist
University, Plainview, TX.
16, 18, 20 April 1998 (Part D): Plainview Area Technology
Integration in Education Grant Training, Waylon Baptist
University, Plainview, TX.
- Introduction to Inspiration Software (hands-on, 1.5
hours), http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/rush/downloads/inspirationworkshop/
23 November 1999: Rush Elementary School, Lubbock ISD, TX
- Introduction to Making the Grade Gradebook Software
(1.5 hours hands on), http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/rush/downloads/mtgintro/
September 1998, Rush Elementary School, Lubbock ISD
- Introduction to Adobe Photoshop and Digital Art (1.5
hours hands-on)
Spring 1999, part of The South Plains Peer to Peer Technology
Training Grant Project, http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/rush/peertopeer/
- Digital Camera Basics (1.5 hours hands-on )
Spring 1999, part of The South Plains Peer to Peer Technology
Training Grant Project, http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/rush/peertopeer/
- Introduction to ClarisWorks Draw &endash; Making Lesson
Plans (1.5 hours hands-on )
October 1998, Rush Elementary School, Lubbock ISD
23 November 1999: Rush Elementary School, Lubbock ISD
- Educational Telecomputing Projects (3 hours
hand-on), http://www.wtvi.com/internet/
7 February 1998: Plainview Area Technology Integration in
Education Grant Training, Waylon Baptist University, Plainview,
TX.
9 February 1998: Plainview Area Technology Integration in
Education Grant Training, Waylon Baptist University, Plainview,
TX.
- ClarisWorks (AppleWorks) Basics (3 hours)
Spring 1997, Wheelock Elementary School, Lubbock, TX
Consultancies, Community Service and Other Work
- Founding shareholder and employee, Lone
Star Learning of Lubbock, TX (formerly Summit Educational
Enterprises, Inc.), 1996 - 2000.
Helped produce and market K-12 math curriculum products including
a state standards correlated bulletin board math program,
TAAS Target
Practice.
Corporate webmaster, 1996-2000.
- Lubbock ISD District Technology Committee Member,
1998-present.
- Apple Computer Demo
Representative, hired by Marketsource Inc.
14 June 1998, CompUSA Lubbock, TX
15, 16 August 1998, CompUSA Lubbock, TX
12, 19 November 2000, Circuit City Lubbock, TX
- Technology Workshop Curriculum Writing
July 2000: Two day integration workshop on "Curriculum Design" for
Schoolvision Inc.
- Computer Basics tutoring (iMac: Outlook Express,
AppleWorks)
3 hours, July 2000
- Installed NICs on 12 Win95 clients and setup peer to peer LAN
at Westminster Presbyterian
Church, Lubbock, TX. Setup internet access through DSL line
sharing initially via Macintosh shareware (IPNetrouter) and
finally with a hardware router.
- Boy Scout Troop
536 (Lubbock, TX)
June 2000 - present: Troop Committee Member
August 1999 - May 2000: Scoutmaster
August 1998 - July 1999: Assistant Scoutmaster / Troop Committee
Member
- School computer lab networking, website, and software
consultation
7 March 1998: Sundown ISD, TX
- Webmaster, Education Service
Center Region 17, Lubbock, Texas. 1997-1999.
Special Skills and Knowledge
- Extensive and up-to-date knowledge of the Internet, website
development and various software productivity tools, esp. as they
apply to educational technology integration. Working knowledge of
Windows 95/98 desktop clients and Macintosh OS 7 - 9 clients, and
related networking capabilities of each. Extensive knowledge of
software packages including PhotoShop, MS Office 2000/97
Professional, MS Office 2001/98 Macintosh, Filemaker Pro,
Filemaker Homepage, AppleWorks, HyperStudio, Inspiration, Virtual
PC, and iMovie.
- Networking skills include ethernet CAT-5 cable installation
(Panduit components preferred), patch cable manufacture, ethernet
card installation, LAN setup with peer to peer networking in
Windows and Macintosh environments. Working knowledge of Netware 4
Administrator and Windows NT Server 4.0, and support issues for
Mac and Wintel clients in Novell and WindowsNT server
environments. Well versed on file compatability issues and file
sharing between networked Macintosh and Wintel clients.
- Foreign language fluency:
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Writing
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Speaking
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Spanish
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Good
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Fair
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Fluent
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Please contact Wesley Fryer if you have
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