http://summercore.edublogs.org Humanware Tips and Tricks Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:28:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is a short list of my favorites: Edublogs.org for blogs designed for school use, the main site has video tutorials and an RSS feed for updates wikispaces and pbwiki for wikis useful for school use YouTube for videos useful for any curriculum- be sure to check out channels devoted to specific subjects Google ... http://summercore.edublogs.org/2008/05/11/top-web-20-sites/ We are now beginning to enroll in three of our sessions open to the public. Two are in New York City and one is in St. Petersburg, Florida. Check out the details on our Web Site--Summercore.com Summercore is a unique experience, an intense, small group of educators learning about effective technology ... http://summercore.edublogs.org/2008/02/26/summercore-is-coming/ One of the best things about Web 2.0 is the ease with which they fit into the curriculum, ranging from Foreign Language to Lower School Reading. There always seems to be a way to incorporate these sites into a digital storytelling project, an exploration of verb tenses, or a strategy ... http://summercore.edublogs.org/2008/02/20/two-cute-web-20-sites/ As a recent convert to Delicious, I spent a good part of the vacation spiffing up my Delicious page of links. I have added many new links for curriculum integration content and many new resources for Biology, Chemistry, and History. For those of you new to Delicious, please use my ... http://summercore.edublogs.org/2007/12/27/using-delicious/ | View | Upload your own http://summercore.edublogs.org/2007/12/20/web-20-presentation/ Foreign language teachers have so many possibilities open to them because their pedagogy mirrors the creativity allowed by Web 2.0. Voicethread is an obvious example; teachers can upload images for students to describe, and then students can listen to the responses of their classmates and their teacher. Voicethread can also ... http://summercore.edublogs.org/2007/12/10/web-20-for-foreign-language-teachers/ The abundance of cool web 2.0 sites can be overwhelming, so I thought I might highlight a useful dozen or so over the next few posts. For those of you unclear as to the meaning of web 2.0, these sites are designed for easy interaction, allowing you to create content ... http://summercore.edublogs.org/2007/11/19/some-cool-web-20-sites/ Google is constantly finetuning Google Earth, so each time you open the application and it connects to the GE server, you might find a surprise. The newest features is real weather info, terrific for those of you who do weather units in Science class. The Weather option has three layers: ... http://summercore.edublogs.org/2007/11/19/even-more-on-google-earth/ As you probably have guessed, I am obsessed with Google Earth. I read Google Earth blogs, search for KLM files, and try to come up with lessons to integrate GE into the curriculum. One recent innovation is the addition of youtube videos geotagged throughout Google Earth. To explore this new ... http://summercore.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/more-on-google-earth/ Be sure to upgrade to GE 4.2 because GE  has now gone into the skies; a new icon appears on the toolbar that changes Google Earth to Google Sky. You can view the sky with constellation names on, with tours of the solar systems, and many other cool features. The ... http://summercore.edublogs.org/2007/09/26/new-version-of-google-earth/