Presentation Resources

[Kim Cofino]

I have had an absolutely fantastic 2 days here at QA - thank you so much for inviting me out to work with you!

I know that many of you are anxious to access some of those resources I shared during our training, so here they are! If I've forgotten anything, please leave me a comment and I'll add it!

Videos: All the videos I showed in various sessions are now posted in the Videos section.

Blog posts I referenced during our sessions:

Detailed description of my lesson planning for introducing a blog in the elementary classroom: Learning to Blog the Elementary Way

Basic introduction to the BlogPals project: Adventures in Blogging With Third Grade

Detailed description of how to create linked g-mail accounts: Sign Me Up! The Elementary E-mail Solution: Linked Gmail Accounts

Detailed description of how to add students as contributing authors for a blog: Students as Contributors on Edublogs: The Quick and Easy Way.

The Technology ToolBox: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job

All projects I've worked on in the last two years - short descriptions and links to the final product

Connect 2.0: ISB's Elementary Learning Hub Blog - all ISB classroom and student blogs are linked here (the one I referenced the most was grade 3 BlogPals, but feel free to have a look at any and all of them!)

Great Kindergarten Class blog: Maria Knee

Great post by David Warlick: A Path to Becoming a Literate Educator

Nings:

Global Education Collaborative
Classroom 2.0
NextGen Teachers
TechnoSpud Projects
EduBlogger World
Ning in Education

My presentation wikis (all slideshows are posted, as well as all the resources mentioned in the presentations):

Developing the Global Student: Practical Ways to Infuse 21st Centur...
The 21st Century Educator: Embracing Web 2.0 in Your Professional P...
The 21st Century School: Making the Shift Happen

I hope that's everything! If anything is missing, leave me a comment and I'll add it up here!

Please take a moment to fill out the online survey of my training sessions (it's only for me, not for anyone else's sessions) - it's totally anonymous and I would love to hear your feedback!

[Julie Lindsay]

Kim, as I mentioned in the initial introduction to you and the PD sessions I congratulate you on your amazing passion for learning and passion for sharing with others. As we work through our various individual degrees of exhaustion, confusion and excitement post-conference I want to thank you once again for showing QA Primary school the path to new ways for teaching and learning and for pushing us along it.
We hope in your busy schedule you will find time to stay in touch with us here in Qatar!