1. Adena Raub Dershowitz
AJL Yom Limmud
November 6, 2011

2.  Kids’ culture is technology
 The Jewish future will change
because of technology
 Tech can extend contact hours and
make those hours more effective.
 Tech can help students use higher
order thinking skills.

3.  Change
 Information Overload
 Lack of Control
 New Language
 New Skillset
 Kids are Light Years Ahead.

4.  Don’t invest too much in any one
thing…except maybe the Internet
 Be prepared to fail publicly
 Collaborate
 Utilize our experts: our children
 Make expectations clear and establish policy.
 Never ever start with the technology. Always
start with the learning goal.

5.  Are FREE or have free versions (in terms of $$)
 Are all accessed via the web
 Are not Jewish tools, but can be applied to
Jewish content
 Your students know them, or can learn how to
use them easily
 Are the same tools that the madrichim will be
working with later!

6.  What: A site that allows for the building of
“Facebook-like” pages
 Where: http://classtools.net/fb/home/page
 How: Parsha Study, History, Film, Biography
 Why:
 Kids know this platform already
 Students need to think about interactions/cause and
effect
 Students can insert their own personality
 Can be done in teams or individually

7.  What: Comic Strip Generator
 Where: http://www.toondoo.com
 How: Parsha study, History, Life Cycles,
Ethics,
 Why:
 Creative way for students to interpret a narrative (or
create their own)
 Format requires students to select the most
important elements
 Can be a one-time or ongoing project (comic book).

8.  What: Create your own animation
 Where: www.goanimate.com
 How: Parsha Study, History, Ethics, Life cycles,
Literature, Hebrew
 Why:
 Can be used by the teacher or the student
 Students need to think critically about characters
points of view
 Interesting way to practice Hebrew conversation
 Students will spend the time!

9.  What: An online quiz/flashcard/game center
 Where: www.quizlet.com
 How: Hebrew letter recognition, Hebrew
vocabulary, Life cycles vocabulary, Holiday
vocabulary/photos
 Why:
 Database exists which includes some Hebrew and
Jewish content
 Students can create quizzes/cards for each other
 Can be sent to parents and students
 Hebrew Typing:
http://gate2home.com/Hebrew-Keyboard

10.  What: Screen capture software
 Where: http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
 How: Hebrew writing
 Why
 Allows students or teachers to create tutorials to
share
 Gives a greater purpose to student work

11.  What: Multimedia Presentation Tool
 Where: www.glogster.com
 How: Any research project, teacher uses to
present information, holiday breaks, family
involvement
 Why:
 Better than a book report
 Creative expression of knowledge and skills
 Can be combined with video/photo/text creation

12.  What: Online polling using mobile phones
 Where: www.pollanywhere.com
 How: Sensitive topics, Create a game to review
content, Tzedekah allocation, “Text” Study
 Why:
 Includes all students anonymously
 Easy for multiple choice or free response
 Don’t need Smartphones – just texting
 Can be a synchronous or asynchronous poll

13.  What: Bar codes which can be scanned to link
to web sites, video, photos, text
 Where:
 To Generate: http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
 Need a smartphone app to scan: like Scanlife
 How: Scavenger hunts, Book tags, Prayer
 Why
 Connect the physical to the virtual

14.  What: Connect with classrooms all over the
world
 Where: www.epals.com
 How: Connect with Israel, with Jewish
classrooms abroad
 Why:
 A safe, verified way to open up the world to your
students
 Can use other technologies to connect to your new
“sister classroom”

15.  What: A classroom management system and
parent communication tool
 Where: www.micro-steps.com
 How: Create a central portal for your school.
 Why:
 Post assignments
 E-bulletins to parents
 Post photos
 Spaces for clubs to meet

16.  http://www.edgalaxy.com/
 www.edutopia.com
 www.iste.org
 www.edupln.com
 http://www.committedsardine.com/

17.  Only limited by your imagination
 Strength in Numbers
 Trust your educational instincts!
 Feel free to call for help!
 Adena Raub Dershowitz
570-575-8433
araub@pelie.org
Twitter: @PELIE_Org