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Howard Rheingold speaks about how to know if a Web-based source is reliable.

I like that term Crap Detection. Literacy is so important. Not everything you read or see on the web is true. Haha. Seriously though, he makes a good point about the site that mentions MLK that is really a white supremecy site. I also feel like I have to be very careful when I send out links to parents to check out. I do this in all my mass emails because it's a good way to continue the discussion and learning. But one time I sent out a youtube video and in the comment section there were some bad words. So important to scroll to the bottom. Another time one of my teachers was using this site to get prayers off of but then realized it was a Jews for Jesus site that was cloaked as a Jewish site. Oye. She was mortified. So important to know how to detect crap! Especially when you can't smell the screen but have to dig a little deeper with your eyes.

The idea that we can use the web to explore the way we used to explore objects along the path is fascinating! The idea of nonlinear learning reminds me of the concept behind Montessori, Reggio or un-schooling philosophies.

eScapegoat is a great way to use the web for teaching at High Holy Days. buy a mini goat, and when Elul comes start placing your sins on it, head to escgoat.com.

The Critical Web Reader (CWR) is designed to enable students, teachers, and schools to focus on effective teaching and productive learning using web information sources.

Impart vital information literacy skills to your students.

This link is not working. Try this one - http://www.mindomo.com/edu/index.htm

I just used this mind map tool to help me get organized around a brain storming session I had with our membership chair. It was very helpful. I wish people could view it without being a member or signing up but I guess that's how they grow their membership. Here's my link if you want to check it out: http://www.mindomo.com/projects-1901

Explore Jewish Life and Judaism at My Jewish Learning, a trans-denominational website of information about Judaism. I find this website useful for students to look up basic information about many topics. It has been especially useful with our international Chinese students who have no background in Judaism, Jewish history or often, western religion at all.

"Our understanding of learning has expanded at a rate that has far outpaced our conceptions of teaching. A growing appreciation for the porous boundaries between the classroom and life experience...has created not only promising changes but also disruptive moments in teaching."

This is an innovative synagogue in SF that is successfully addressing the Gen Next Web 2.0 World, its a totally new model and it works well!

At first I was a little weary of this group and it's good to get the personal recommendation. I thought, who are these people? Are they Messianic? Ultra-religious? But then when I saw they supported IKAR in LA and just that Hayley gave us the link, I knew it was something to check out. I hope more and more of these types of networks and organizations form around the country. Once again the Bay Area paves the way. Thanks for sharing.

case based learning

This about.com page offers links to sites that have online classes on Judaism and being Jewish.

I am often newly amazed at the mushrooming capacity of the Web. I found this by following a link on the opening page of Firefox. Their tag-line is create and connect,

These sites will help you and your students avoid copyright infringement when using digital images on the Web.

A must for teachers of Torah (and/or TaNakh). Lectures and articles by top Jewish educators provided by Yeshivat Har Etzion (in Hebrew & English)

To what extent and in what ways do trips to Israel by Jewish high school students influence their decisions, years later, to marry a Jewish person and raise Jewish children? Understanding the import and value of teen trips to Israel will play an important role in determining the nature and level of anticipated increased support for such endeavors.

Encyclopedia Judaica is made available to the community through the generosity of the Bureau of Jewish Education in Central Indiana and its donors. To show your appreciation for this resource, please consider making a donation to the Bureau of Jewish Education.

Creative, brilliant, and use with caution! Lego expert and self-appointed "reverend" Brendan Powell Smith has created scene-by-scene recreations of most of the narrative parts of Tanakh, plus the Christian Bible as well, using legos and his own modern translation of the Bible. His goal was to expose people to the "real" Bible, so be careful, certain scenes (clearly labeled) are NSFW. (From bricktestament.com: The Brick Testament is the largest, most comprehensive illustrated Bible in the world with over 4,500 illustrations that retell more than 400 stories from The Bible.)

The iCenter is the hub for shaping and supporting the field of Israel Education (K-12). Through experiences facilitated by knowledgeable and passionate educators, using resources that draw on Israel's richness and diversity, children develop a meaningful relationship with Israel and understand it as a core part of their Jewish identity.