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More and more, adult learners are finding the convenience and flexibility of online learning a match for their learning goals and busy lifestyles. Online degree programs, courses, and virtual universities targeting adult learners have proliferated in the past decade.

I agree with this statement in this article: "Online discussions with fellow students and the instructor are central to the learning experience." In the 5 C's, this would be all about collaboration, connectivity, and communication. If it's and art project, you could through creative expression in there too. If specific questions are asked too, customization would be the next step too. Having our class last night and yesterday afternoon really helped me see the big picture of where we are headed in this summer course. Surfing can be isolating, as can teaching, so the more we can increase communication with real people the better. I just signed up for a free quote from a car insurance deal online and not three minutes later, my cell phone rings with a service agent trying to get my business. How efficient is that...but kind of creepy too!

Collaborize Classroom is a free, online learning platform for teachers and students to create structured discussions in a private online community. Students can expand on discussions as well as interact with online lesson plans that allow for deeper participation inside and outside the classroom.

If kids love online gaming, why not connect it with their Jewish education?

Different uses for pair-share cooperative learning. Helps with discussion skills, utilizes reciprocal teaching, organization skills, writing and problem solving in both the classroom setting and online.

Great presentation about mobile learning. Hebrew school like camp, Skype classes.

He uses an image of a young/old woman on one of his slides. I use this same image (along with some others) in the first few days of class to talk about perception and acceptance of others' viewpoints. For me, it is a matter of figuring out how to change within the framework of my school. I only have so much flexibility in what I am allowed to do. I can use tools and technology, but have to seek approval for any new technology tool (online forums, social networking sites, etc.). My school is talking about having students sign up for Judaic Studies courses online to broaden their choices of topics. I am not sure what impact this will have on the teachers on campus, as these students would then not need to be in a physical class for their Judaica requirement. I think it is important that we look at alternatives for Jewish Education, we don't lose our human resources on site.

NFTY's resource space for their initiative to maintain sanctity online. a great resource for teens, adults and educators to start a discussion about how what we put online goes further than just our "friends" or "followers"

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

I sent this out to my school famlies last week when behrman house sent their email out. I love this game. It's an innovative way to combine fun and Jewish values. When I play Jenga with my kids, I like to put Jewish values on each block and when they pick a block or remove a block from the tower, they have to say how the Jewish midah applies to their life or situation. I think it's also interesting to see how Behrman House is amping up their technology. Like I said in a previous post, they also have a new Online Learning Center as well. The new fad of technology is becoming the new norm.

We started using QR Codes in our classrooms in the summer of 2011. We began investigating how we could make use of them and found a large amount of information online about the potential for QR Codes being used in the education environment.

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.

Thousands of shiurim/lectures by world renowned speakers, organized by topic or by speaker

Despite the fact that the site is not currently supported by JPS (or anyone), the full modern (1985) JPS translation of the Tanakh is available, and searchable, online. (From taggedtanakh.org: The Tagged Tanakh is a collaborative platform around the Jewish Bible, brought to you by JPS)

An incredibly useful site for creating legally procured texts for source sheets. (From Sefaria.org: We are building a free living library of Jewish texts and their interconnections, in Hebrew and in translation. Our scope is Torah in the broadest sense, from Tanakh to Talmud to Zohar to modern texts and all the volumes of commentary in between. Sefaria is created, edited, and annotated by an open community.)