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Lookstein Center's Remote Teacher Program addresses a current challenge facing Jewish education: the dearth of quality Jewish Studies teachers in small, isolated North American communities. The program gives these schools the opportunity to hire master Jewish Studies teachers residing in Israel. Using video conferencing technology, which allows for simultaneous audio and video broadcasting, the teachers in Israel teach full courses in North American schools. The program can still accommodate two more schools during the coming school year.
Published: 2009
Updated: Aug. 24, 2009
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Jacob Richman has recently added a comprehensive listing of over 1500 Jewish and Israeli Facebook groups and fan pages to his JR Jewish Hotsites listing. Anyone interested in following and participating in Jewish and Israeli activities on this very popular global social network will find this listing to be very helpful.
Published: 2009
Updated: Aug. 05, 2009
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The federal Australian Government launched Cybersmart, the first national cybersafety education initiative of its kind, at Melbourne’s Beth Rivkah Ladies College this week. Launched by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, Cybersmart is an interactive website designed to keep kids safe when using the internet.
Published: 2009
Updated: Jul. 29, 2009
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Four Israeli students have just launched the world's first web-based hospitality project for Jews, allowing members of the tribe from all over the world to meet online and then stay at each other's homes instead of staying at a hotel. The model of the new website is based on the CouchSurfing Project, the world's largest free, Internet-based, international hospitality exchange network. Jewgether allows travelers to get in touch with people who registered themselves on the site as willing to host Jewish tourists.
Published: 2009
Updated: Jun. 30, 2009
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The Open Source Haggadah is a prototype for a software framework which would allow groups and individuals to compose their own prayer books online by compiling pre-written texts via a simple-to-use visual interface. The site allows registered visitors to build a Passover Haggadah for their own use. To do so, they can select scripture, translation, commentary, songs/readings, rituals, and/or illustrations for any or all of the fifteen sections of the Haggadah. Site users can also make their own contributions to any section of the Haggadah for the benefit of the other users.
Published: 2009
Updated: Jun. 22, 2009
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The deputy chief of staff of the IDF, Brig. Gen. Erez Weiner, wrote a damning indictment of Powerpoint presentations in last month's issue of the IDF journal Maarachot. He claimed that such presentations represent a strong point that has turned into a weak point. He emphasized that the prevalent use of these presentations in security discussions 'has made the level of discussion, and the depth of study, more superficial. The IDF remains addicted to this tool, and is paying for it dearly.'
Published: 2009
Updated: Jun. 09, 2009
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Legacy Heritage Fund Smart Board Project is pleased to announce theavailability of the Smart Board Jewish Educational Database (SJED) toteachers and educators throughout the Jewish educational world.SJED contains a large and growing database of interactive Smart Boardlessons submitted by Jewish educators from across the United States.The database is searchable by topic, language, and grade and allowsusers to download Smart Board lessons that can be used or adapted forany school. Users may also submit a lesson for posting, subject toreview.
Published: 2009
Updated: Jun. 07, 2009
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On Thursday March 30, 2009, The Shaar Hanegev Middle School hosted a conference for principals and edtech coordinators of the Southern Region of Israel. The conference, sponsored by Kadima Mada - (Science Journey) and the Southern Region Executive of the Ministry of Education aimed to acquaint the participants with Kadima Mada's Smart Classroom Pilot Project which had been underway in 6 Israeli schools since 2008 in preparation for expansion of the project to tens of schools in the southern and northern regions of Israel during the next school year.
Published: 2009
Updated: May. 03, 2009
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The Spring, 2009 issue of Torah at the Center, published by Department of Lifelong Jewish Learning of the Union for Reform Judaism, deals with Technology at the Center. Nearly twenty short articles in the online publication provide multiple perspectives on the virtues and vices of technology in the domain of Jewish learning.
Published: 2009
Updated: Apr. 30, 2009
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TorahSkills.org is an online course management system available for free to Judaic Studies teachers, who wish to add an online component to their classroom teaching. The moodle interface allows teachers to create online course components, which can be used to enhance face to face classes or even allow for distance learning. The system allows creation of various sorts of online activities such as interactive quizzes, message boards, wikis, glossaries, podcasts or online journals.
Published: 2009
Updated: Apr. 06, 2009