Comments for always learning http://kimcofino.com/blog teaching technology abroad Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:34:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Are You a Tech Pilot? by Denise http://kimcofino.com/blog/2012/01/29/are-you-a-tech-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-57049 Denise Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:34:10 +0000 http://kimcofino.com/blog/?p=889#comment-57049 Kim, I have found your posts extremely informative, especially the technology toolbox. I have been looking for ways to integrate technology into my lessons, and this has helped me a great deal. As an older teacher who is willing to take risks and try new things, I find the time commitment necessary to learn about and implement some of these new ideas overwhelming without support. How did you create a tech community and move your tech department from a place that distributes and fixes hardware to a professional development community? I can only dream about having a technology coach. What steps did you take to convince your administrators to support your vision? Kim,
I have found your posts extremely informative, especially the technology toolbox. I have been looking for ways to integrate technology into my lessons, and this has helped me a great deal. As an older teacher who is willing to take risks and try new things, I find the time commitment necessary to learn about and implement some of these new ideas overwhelming without support. How did you create a tech community and move your tech department from a place that distributes and fixes hardware to a professional development community? I can only dream about having a technology coach. What steps did you take to convince your administrators to support your vision?
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]]> Comment on Are You a Tech Pilot? by Andrew McCarthy http://kimcofino.com/blog/2012/01/29/are-you-a-tech-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-56819 Andrew McCarthy Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:10:28 +0000 http://kimcofino.com/blog/?p=889#comment-56819 Hi Kim, Thanks for the post, enjoyed the read. I also think lots about the ways we deliver professional development to our teachers and facilitate their growth. I wrote a post last year about my approach at a previous school. http://ajmccarthynz.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/elearning-and-professional-development/ When I get some time, I will share some ideas of what has worked (and didn't) so far at UWCSEA. Keep up the writing. Andrew. Hi Kim,

Thanks for the post, enjoyed the read. I also think lots about the ways we deliver professional development to our teachers and facilitate their growth. I wrote a post last year about my approach at a previous school. http://ajmccarthynz.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/elearning-and-professional-development/

When I get some time, I will share some ideas of what has worked (and didn’t) so far at UWCSEA.

Keep up the writing.
Andrew.

]]> Comment on Podcasting Power by Mary Fish http://kimcofino.com/blog/2009/03/11/podcasting-power/comment-page-1/#comment-56657 Mary Fish Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:16:20 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/?p=341#comment-56657 Thanks for this post Kim! I too use the Lucy Calkin's approach to teaching reading, and I am always keen to hear about others who use the same approach and the different things they do with it. I am really interested in listening to the podcasts as I think my students might be able to learn from them and also might like to create their own. Unfortunately, I can't seem to play the podcasts. I can find them in iTunes, but they will not play. Can you offer any help here? Also, I noticed that this post is from 2009. Have the teachers decided to continue with the podcasting or was this a project that was just done during one school year? I love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for this post Kim! I too use the Lucy Calkin’s approach to teaching reading, and I am always keen to hear about others who use the same approach and the different things they do with it. I am really interested in listening to the podcasts as I think my students might be able to learn from them and also might like to create their own. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to play the podcasts. I can find them in iTunes, but they will not play. Can you offer any help here? Also, I noticed that this post is from 2009. Have the teachers decided to continue with the podcasting or was this a project that was just done during one school year? I love to hear your thoughts.
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]]> Comment on Sustaining Change: The Next Level of PD by Are You a Tech Pilot? | always learning http://kimcofino.com/blog/2008/11/09/sustaining-change-the-next-level-of-pd/comment-page-1/#comment-56238 Are You a Tech Pilot? | always learning Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:20:59 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/?p=309#comment-56238 [...] always looking for ways to build a sustainable, job-embedded, professional development model for technology. As much as I love running after school sessions for teachers, and even with all of [...] [...] always looking for ways to build a sustainable, job-embedded, professional development model for technology. As much as I love running after school sessions for teachers, and even with all of [...]

]]> Comment on Creating a Culture of Collaboration Through Technology Integration by ICT in the PYP Reflections @#IBAPADL « The Learning Journey http://kimcofino.com/blog/2010/03/20/creating-a-culture-of-collaboration-through-technology-integration/comment-page-1/#comment-56007 ICT in the PYP Reflections @#IBAPADL « The Learning Journey Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:23:57 +0000 http://kimcofino.com/blog/?p=579#comment-56007 [...] speaker who skyped in from Japan and as always she was an inspiration to everyone. We looked at her Collaboration Cycle, I use this in my own school with teachers and can highly recommend Kim’s cycle. It just [...] [...] speaker who skyped in from Japan and as always she was an inspiration to everyone. We looked at her Collaboration Cycle, I use this in my own school with teachers and can highly recommend Kim’s cycle. It just [...]

]]> Comment on Mix and Match: Creating a Blended Learning Environment with WordPress and Google Apps by Steve Amoapim http://kimcofino.com/blog/2011/10/09/mix-and-match/comment-page-1/#comment-54252 Steve Amoapim Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:52:23 +0000 http://kimcofino.com/blog/?p=886#comment-54252 Hi Kim, I seem to be pretty up to date on my technology but it never occurred to me to consider using Google apps for education. What do you use Google apps for besides emailing? I find it very interesting that 61 of the top 100 colleges use Google apps in some way (http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/edu/university.html). Have you encountered any type of resistance in requiring all teachers to have to post on TheLearningHub? I think it’s a great idea to require use of such a great collaborative tool. However, with change comes resistance. What are/were the top selling points to your board to require the use of TheLearningHub? The section on Collaborative Google Calendars for Easy Communication was very interesting. You would think that these sorts of things would have been thought of and implemented in most schools by now. This post gave me an idea; I work in the admissions department for our national/international online division. Our admissions representatives often times run into issues with students that forget what they need to do complete the admissions process as well as forgetting due dates for time sensitive documents etc. What I’m going to do is create a Google calendar for a controlled group of students and input what they need to do next in the enrollment process and include due dates, and next action items. I will keep you updated to see if this helps improve our overall communication and shorten/make the enrollment process more effective and user friendly. I look forward to reading your past and future blog postings. Keep up the innovation! Hi Kim, I seem to be pretty up to date on my technology but it never occurred to me to consider using Google apps for education. What do you use Google apps for besides emailing? I find it very interesting that 61 of the top 100 colleges use Google apps in some way (http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/edu/university.html).

Have you encountered any type of resistance in requiring all teachers to have to post on TheLearningHub? I think it’s a great idea to require use of such a great collaborative tool. However, with change comes resistance. What are/were the top selling points to your board to require the use of TheLearningHub?

The section on Collaborative Google Calendars for Easy Communication was very interesting. You would think that these sorts of things would have been thought of and implemented in most schools by now. This post gave me an idea; I work in the admissions department for our national/international online division. Our admissions representatives often times run into issues with students that forget what they need to do complete the admissions process as well as forgetting due dates for time sensitive documents etc. What I’m going to do is create a Google calendar for a controlled group of students and input what they need to do next in the enrollment process and include due dates, and next action items. I will keep you updated to see if this helps improve our overall communication and shorten/make the enrollment process more effective and user friendly.

I look forward to reading your past and future blog postings. Keep up the innovation!
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]]> Comment on Mix and Match: Creating a Blended Learning Environment with WordPress and Google Apps by Amy http://kimcofino.com/blog/2011/10/09/mix-and-match/comment-page-1/#comment-53770 Amy Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:34:02 +0000 http://kimcofino.com/blog/?p=886#comment-53770 I have started using Google Apps this year. I am just getting my feet wet with it, but the one thing I like about it is that it is always there, and it saves everything so easily. I love that the kids can go onto each other's work and post comments and work together on projects. It looks to be a worthwhile idea that we will continue to use in the future. I have started using Google Apps this year. I am just getting my feet wet with it, but the one thing I like about it is that it is always there, and it saves everything so easily. I love that the kids can go onto each other’s work and post comments and work together on projects. It looks to be a worthwhile idea that we will continue to use in the future.

]]> Comment on Mix and Match: Creating a Blended Learning Environment with WordPress and Google Apps by Chris Betcher http://kimcofino.com/blog/2011/10/09/mix-and-match/comment-page-1/#comment-49698 Chris Betcher Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:40:41 +0000 http://kimcofino.com/blog/?p=886#comment-49698 Hi Kristi, The answer IS deceptively simple... (and it wasn't obvious to me either at first, so don't feel bad) Log into your school Google Apps account. Then point your browser to http://reader.google.com. Done. Reader uses your Apps account, but you just need to go there manually. It doesn't appear on the black Google Bar, or even in the More menu, you just seem to have to go there manually. Too simple huh? Chris Hi Kristi,

The answer IS deceptively simple… (and it wasn’t obvious to me either at first, so don’t feel bad)

Log into your school Google Apps account. Then point your browser to http://reader.google.com. Done.

Reader uses your Apps account, but you just need to go there manually. It doesn’t appear on the black Google Bar, or even in the More menu, you just seem to have to go there manually.

Too simple huh?

Chris

]]> Comment on On my way to work by Blogs of international school teachers: “Tip of the Iceberg” « international school community http://kimcofino.com/blog/2011/09/23/on-my-way-to-work/comment-page-1/#comment-48276 Blogs of international school teachers: “Tip of the Iceberg” « international school community Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:27:04 +0000 http://kimcofino.com/blog/?p=862#comment-48276 [...] I love seeing the diverse lifestyles of my friends around the world – check out the journeys of Kim, Jess & Clint, by way of example.  The journey starts at the elevator, where my son Griffin [...] [...] I love seeing the diverse lifestyles of my friends around the world – check out the journeys of Kim, Jess & Clint, by way of example.  The journey starts at the elevator, where my son Griffin [...]

]]> Comment on Advice from an Expert: Dr. Mary Hayden on Measuring 1:1 Sucess by Kimberly Lefferson http://kimcofino.com/blog/2011/10/02/advice-from-an-expert-dr-mary-hayden-on-measuring-11-sucess/comment-page-1/#comment-47894 Kimberly Lefferson Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:45:27 +0000 http://kimcofino.com/blog/?p=876#comment-47894 Hey Kim, I am a student at the University of South Alabama and enrolled in EDM 310 a class for future teachers. I really enjoyed reading this blog post and thought it had a lot of important information. I think its great that so many people and big researchers have taken the time to help you in the process to start evaluating your schools programs. Evaluations are great since they not only tell you where you came from and how much you have achieved, but also what you want to do next or where you want your program to go. Thanks for the great post! Kimberly Lefferson Hey Kim,
I am a student at the University of South Alabama and enrolled in EDM 310 a class for future teachers. I really enjoyed reading this blog post and thought it had a lot of important information. I think its great that so many people and big researchers have taken the time to help you in the process to start evaluating your schools programs. Evaluations are great since they not only tell you where you came from and how much you have achieved, but also what you want to do next or where you want your program to go.
Thanks for the great post!
Kimberly Lefferson
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