Kim's Technology Treasure Chest

Paychecks of the Heart

kcaise — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:13:51 +0000

As an educator for the past 20 plus years, I am definitely not in this career for the money. Yes, I need money to pay bills and would love to be frequently requested speaker or published author that makes a living where money is not a concern for my family members. But some times I [...]

Fun Cell Phone Activities at TCEA 2012

kcaise — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:22:54 +0000

If you attended TCEA in Austin recently, you may have noticed the abundance of mobile devices people were using to participate in sessions, workshops or just walking around the convention center and at social events. I presented a session on using cell phones in the classroom that had over 200 participants join me in the [...]

QR Codes Presentation on Classroom 2.0 LIVE

kcaise — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:15:19 +0000

I am sure you have heard the old joke, “What is black and white and red/read all over?” Answer: a newspaper! Well, the same joke/riddle can apply to QR codes as well. A QR code is a bar code as shown in the black and white bar code to the right. It is considered a [...]

QR Codes and Cell Phones as Instructional Tools at TCEA

kcaise — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:47:38 +0000

Next week, Feb. 6-10th is the Texas Computer Education Association’s Convention in Austin, Texas. I will be presenting two presentations. The first is on Wed., 2/8, in Room 19 B at 5pm titled, “Check this Out!” on QR Codes. I chose the title because cashiers have to scan bar codes on items to ‘check out’ [...]

No ‘Shame on Me’ Twice

kcaise — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:59:54 +0000

This past week when President Obama delivered the State of the Union address, I didn’t bother to listen to a speech filled with more unfulfilled promises just to get re-elected that would fall by the wayside in IMHO. I believed him once and had no intention of doing so again and fulfilling that typical adage [...]

Last Day to Nominate for the ’20 to Watch’ Recognition Program

kcaise — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:17:48 +0000

Today is the last day to nominate an emerging ed tech leader as one of the ’20 to Watch’ recognition program honoring educators that use technology to improve K12 instruction. Do you know educators who are passionate about using technology to transform teaching and learning; who can inspire their colleagues to embrace new tools; and [...]

Goals, Resolutions or Visions for 2012?

kcaise — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:54:23 +0000

With the start of a new year, most people set resolutions to lose weight, exercise more or to eat healthier. Those are all great goals to set but at the start of a new year, which is most appropriate to set: a goal, resolution or vision? In the past, I probably considered all three one [...]

Digital Learning Day – New Initiative to Improve Instruction

kcaise — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:27:17 +0000

This past year, a national effort has taken place to improve instruction that includes technology. The year long national awareness campaign will conclude with a culminating event of the first ever Digital Learning Day. Digital Learning Day will be celebrated on February 1, 2012. Digital Learning, as defined on the website as, …any instructional practice [...]

2011 Reflection Smackdown

kcaise — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:27:58 +0000

On January 7th, Classroom 2.0 LIVE will be having a ‘2011 Reflection Smackdown’ sharing favorite web tools from 2011. Peggy George attended a ‘Library World Smackdown Open Mic Night‘ and we decided to borrow this idea from the innovative, creative group of librarians at the Virtual TL Cafe of Gwyneth Jones and Joyce Valenza and crew. [...]

To Play or Not to Play

kcaise — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:48:35 +0000

The 2011 K12 Online Conference came to a close tonight with an AfterGlow live event tonight. The recording link will soon be posted on the K12 Online Conference blog. There was a great representation of presenters and viewers tonight. We got into a discussion about the theme ‘purposeful play’ and how many in education view [...]