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I came across this list of technology resources almost by accident but found that it added to the apps and resources that we have been exploring. I thought that it was helpful to have them categorized and organized in a way that grouped together applications based on their function, much like we have discussed in our class sessions. This list addresses the level of technology our students are experiencing in their daily lives and allows Jewish Educators to better implement technology in the classroom.

Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston (JCRC)'s site on Tzedek-related topics (e.g., Homelessness, Poverty). Click on "Jewish Educational Resources" to see links to a variety of resources, curricula, and learning activities.

on-line resource for reading Hebrew use for practice/homework uses magnifying glass to keep place

I feel like I MUST be the last to know about this but just in case I'm not....

A compilation of links of Judaic resources that helps teachers create web-based learning materials that can be used by students.

A list of online resources for teaching Jewish arts and culture

A resource center for Jewish learning, reflecting the diversity and pluralism of world Jewry.

While "Kakatuv" as a website is not very interactive, it has been an invaluable resource for me as an educator. It has collected nearly every prayer and presents them in a legible PDF format along with transliteration and translation. Students who are just learning to read Hebrew have benefited a lot from this resource.

This page gives you information on how to bring a group of kids (from a nonprofit religious group) for free or a reduced price. Especially since the dead sea scroll exhibit is coming this is a fabulous shul Ed resource!

Great resource for students to understand various concepts of group work such as Brainstorming, Interview Techniques, Building Consensus, etc.

Jewish Interactive makes Jewish learning relevant, fun & engaging by blending 21st century digital technology with Jewish traditions and Torah learning. The Educator section allows you to download clip art for many of the Holidays and curriculum areas, provides PowerPoint presentations and additional teaching resources as well as links and blog entries from other educators. Interactive White Board Resources are also available for purchase. Corresponding apps are available in the AppStore.

This website was created to help with the specific 5th grade class at Temple Emunah. It can be uses as a prayer resource for learning Shabbat Shacharit Prayers or for seeing a model of a class website.

This is a wonderful site for links to classic biblical and rabbinic texts, in Hebrew and English. It is a fantastic resource for finding texts online and being able to "cut and paste". It has some weaknesses,since some of the links do not have search capabilities, and some do not have English translation for all the texts. It is a very useful site for webquests into classical Jewish texts, and for translation of such texts. It would be more useful if a search engine could be developed to use as a concordance for the texts covered. Note who publishes the site and how you think that affects its legitimacy or authenticity. It's publisher is connected to Yeshiva University, so the sources tend to be academic and traditionally oriented, with no links to any liberal commentators. However, the texts presented are authentic and complete.

A place for Jewish educators to discuss issues and share resources and approaches related to teaching Hebrew in Jewish supplementary education.

Joan, what are the features of the Hebrew Project-(what's on the web site) and-how might this help you in your teaching?

There was a great deal of information on the website, but a few specific things from the reading struck me. One is to devote more "time on task" to the Hebrew reading and allow students more time to decode, read to one another, and read to the group. Also, with teaching siddur based Hebrew, students need the opportunity to practice it in real settings, such as an in class tefillah service. Also, it is important for students to practice at home with parents. So, I might provide transliteration of prayers or have parents use an on line program for the prayers, assuming they are not Hebrew readers.

Information, resources and reflection on Jewish early childhood education

Thanks, Lisa. This one is especially helpful to me. Have you see any of the blogs that Ellen Dietrick has done? She is the new director at the Temple Beth Shalom Nursery School in Needham, and she uses blogging to involve parents in a way that is rich, deep, and meaningful. Her blogs are private, though, so I cannot share the link with you, but perhaps you or I could drop her an e-mail if you'd like to see. At TOS, we are anticipating replacing our weekly newsletters to parents with blogs beginning this summer or next fall, so I was interested in looking at this one! I think that this tool is useful in its ability to communicate more efficiently with parents (and with other educators and community members) and to engage them more deeply. I also feel that blogging can be a great way to make connections between curriculum, activities, and child development more transparent for parents through the use of tags. For example, you could tag all of the activities that incorporate, for example, Israel, and then parents could see how Israel is integrated strongly throughout the curriculum. I have used blogging before. I personally find it very user friendly.It produces a strong documentation of children's learning over time, and of the growth of curriculum over time. I do feel that one of the dangers of blogging, however, is the ability to quickly publish information without much editing. I noticed in the first post today on this blog that were a few type-os! I think that particularly in early childhood education, there is a need to produce quality well-written communications to demonstrate that educators are knowledgeable and themselves well-trained.

Online resources including: lessons, activities, teacher guides, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, on-line exhibitions, animated maps, Holocaust chronology [PDF], photos of artifacts [PDF], library, and an on-line teacher workshop.

Resources and multi-media on a wide range of Jewish topics