The Seeds of a Good Project

Posted on June 7th, 2009 by Kim Cofino

Cross-posted on Always Learning One of my first tips for any teacher wishing to authentically embed technology into their classroom experience is always to start small. It’s easier to build on a simple, achievable idea, than it is to trim down an all-consuming tech monstrosity. So, with that in mind, one of our amazing grade [...]

TechTrain 2010: Get on Board!

Posted on May 9th, 2009 by Kim Cofino

Cross posted on Always Learning Over the last two years I’ve been fortunate to attend quite a few conferences (thanks to my wonderfully supportive admin at ISB). One of the things I’ve noticed at these conferences is that the attendees seem to be almost the same group of people over and over again, which I [...]

Apple Does it Again!

Posted on May 3rd, 2009 by Kim Cofino

Cross posted on Always Learning Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending, and presenting at, the Apple Global Leadership Summit in Hong Kong. I knew it was going to be great after presenting at the Think Ahead Roadshow here in Bangkok in February, but I don’t think I realized just how great it was [...]

Podcasting Power

Posted on March 11th, 2009 by Kim Cofino

Cross posted on Always Learning Three of our wonderful grade 5 classrooms (Chrissy, Robin and Ali) have been collaborating all year on a Reader’s and Writer’s workshop project with 4 other schools around the world. We initially made the connection because we were looking for a meaningful, year-long, collaboration based on our curricular focus for [...]