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ikatro23

Free Kids' Books for Jewish Families - The PJ Library - 2 views

www.pjlibrary.org/About-pj-library.aspx

learning education Jewish reading

shared by ikatro23 on 24 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • ikatro23 on 24 Jul 13
     
    I think PJ Library does a great thing for the youngest generation by sending stories monthly. It starts them out at a young age being invested in Judaism. But it is not always books. Sometimes it is CDs as well! I know my son looks forward to receiving his book each month.
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  • Eliyahu Krigel on 25 Jul 13
     
    I also love the PJ Library. What a simple but profound idea! All our kids five and below get the books. My two kids get it too and when they were younger they actually looked forward to the books each month. On their site they actually go up until 8 and below. Age appropriate books and CD's. I think they also sent us a DVD one time. Very multi-media and worthwhile. In Tulsa, it's run through our Federation and it costs them $40 per child per year to sponsor it. Our families love it. One issue though: At our Synagogue we have a full time preschool with 110 kids. Very big for Tulsa and we have a long waiting list. Literally. NAECY accredited and 3 stars. It's a fantastic school. I supervise the preschool director and we have a great relationship. The rub is that of the 110 kids, only a handful are Jewish, like 8 or 9 of them. So we have 100 kids here in the building learning about the universal themes of Judaism all week long, 7:30-5:30, and they are not Jewish. It's not that they are trying to be Jewish. It's just that our program is so great. So when I asked Federation and the PJ Library if they could be included, they said no. Even if the Synagogue paid for it. Boo-hoo. I wish there was an exception that could be made and all kids who go to Jewish schools, whether they are Jewish or non-Jewish, could get the PJ Library. What do you think?
  • ikatro23 on 25 Jul 13
     
    I completely agree with you, sort of. I think anyone who attends a Jewish school (Jewish or not) should be able to receive the PJ Library books. However, having worked for a little bit of time for the PJ Library in my area, the reason that they won't allow non-Jews to receive the books even if someone else pays for it, is because only a certain number of books are allocated per town that participates in PJ Library. If non-Jews receives those books, there is a chance that the Jews in your area will not receive the books.
  • Eliyahu Krigel on 31 Jul 13
     
    I see what you are saying about running out of books and I've heard that same perspective from someone who worked for PJ Library when they were at the ISJL conference. But I think if Harold Grinspoon heard that they were concerned with running out of books, they could solve that problem pretty quickly. I understand that the children who go to our Synagogue preschool are mainly non-Jewish and I'm not saying they should become members or anything. Getting the book would be nice but they are okay with out it. Each fall I check in with my federation executive to see if there should be any updates for the PJ library list. It is so generous and it works!
Erin Hirsh

Mission/Vision - 1 views

www.jcamp180.org/...mission--core-values.aspx

JCamp180

shared by Erin Hirsh on 20 Jul 13 - No Cached
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      Erin Hirsh on 20 Jul 13
       
      This is a Jewish organization taking a whole different role in working with Jewish camps and technology - funny that it came up right with the articles about Jewish camps, education and technology. At the same time, it shares the same core mission as many Jewish camps and camp organizations like FJC.
  • Eliyahu Krigel on 25 Jul 13
     
    Harold Grinspoon has done so much to help the Jewish people. Matching grants of 60 million, wow. PJ Library, the list goes on and on! What I apprecaite about Jcamp 180 and this site is that they work with all Jewish camps to make them more sustainable. This is a powerful model of Jewish unity. This type of program will help ensure Jewish continuity!
Erin Hirsh

Going iPhone-less: Camps trying to ban gadgets while embracing technology | Jewish Tele... - 1 views

www.jta.org/...ets-while-embracing-technology

mixed messages about tech and camp

shared by Erin Hirsh on 20 Jul 13 - No Cached
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      Erin Hirsh on 20 Jul 13
       
      Why does screen time seem diametrically opposed to the values of camp? Is this a false dichotomy? What messages are camps like this communicating to children about technology? I wish we were searching for a way to help kids use screentime in moderation year-round . . . that would seem like a great gift to our children and community to me.
  • Yvonne Webber on 24 Jul 13
     
    My children are all attending Camp Ramah in California and they are not allowed to use technology at camp either! (iPhones, cell phones, game bos, etc) They do have camper mail that parents email to the camp and the camp prints out. Their technological offerings are limited. This article does raise an interesting point. When we go camping as a family, we have ano technology rule as well. It is a time to connect as a family without the distractions of the outside world. Perhaps that is the goal of the summer camps as well. Thanks for posting this article!
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  • ikatro23 on 24 Jul 13
     
    I used to work at sleep away camp and I completely understand having the kids disconnect from technology for the summer, while at camp. If there is a serious issue, their counselors and the administration staff have direct contact with the camper's parents. Also, if they have access to a phone and a problem occurs with another camper, they will call home and complain to their parents and say they want to come home. By the time the parent reaches the camp and staff has had a chance to talk to the camper, the issue has been resolved already. This is especially true for middle school students who are constantly having "fights" with their friends. This has happened to me! Kol Ha'Kavod to the camps for not giving in to letting kids have electronics!
  • Eliyahu Krigel on 25 Jul 13
     
    My two kids are at Ramah Outdoor Adventure in CO right now. I miss them so much. One more week. They have a similar policy. Now onto to the topic: I've also worked at camp before (Ramah and Camp Thunderbird) and we also didn't allow screens. The exception that Ramah makes though is for kids who have their bar and bat mitzvah training. They can use their screens for that. And they also told us the kids could have an MP3 player and listen to soft music if they needed to in order to fall asleep. It's very true that the phones would be abused at camp like mentioned above. I think I also could see the need to have like 12 IPads at camp for a special video making elective. It's not that the technology is inherently bad or something to always shy away from. For me, the technology ban is so the kids can connect with nature and not have anything holding them back like mentioned by Yvonne. Every year I lead a b'nai mitzvah camping trip at our Synagogue and I tell parents it's fine with me if the kids bring their screens, we just limit the time they can use them. But if it breaks, it's on them. One time a camper brought an expensive screen with them and it broke and I said oh well, that's what happens in the woods. While on the theme of screens: When my kids at home overstep their lines or are not the nicest to each other or whatever (they are really good kids), they get their screens taken away. We don't say no TV, because then they go to the IPad, or the computer, so we just say no screens period when they overstep. I do think this is an important topic though and but would like to see ways camp can integrate technology more. It's pretty cool I think that I can email my kids every day and look at pictures of them every day on photobucket. Thanks for the conversation!
  • Yvonne Webber on 25 Jul 13
     
    Eliyahu, I am not sure how old your kids are, but we find it difficult to take away screens because our two oldest (15 and 17) have many of their school books, assignments, projects, etc on their tablets! It can become tricky. We do limit xbox, game time, movie time, etc, but the absolute no screen time becomes too difficult and therefore takes much more monitoring if they have overstepped the bounds!
  • Eliyahu Krigel on 25 Jul 13
     
    Good point Yvonne. My kids are 12 and 8. As they get older, you're totally right that it really isn't realistic and hard to monitor. Saying no to every screen, especially if they have homework to do on it. That would be like shooting yourself in the foot and no one likes to do that! And even though screens are limited at camp, at least at ROA, the counselors can go to the staff lounge and log in when they have time at night to do so.
Lisa Vendeland

Lesson 13: cooperative Learning with the Computer - 0 views

www.slideshare.net/...ive-learning-with-the-computer

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  • Lisa Vendeland on 02 Aug 13
     
    Learning by small groups of students who work together in a common learning task.
Rachel Rosenberg

'Start-up nation' Israel to help Jewish day schools go from textbooks to tablets? - 1 views

www.jns.org/...y-go-from-textbooks-to-tablets

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  • Rachel Rosenberg on 26 Jul 13
     
    Another article about tablets being used in the classroom setting
  • Eliyahu Krigel on 31 Jul 13
     
    Tablets will be the new spiral notebooks, every student will have them. Even in our Synagogue supplemental school, we are moving away from computers with keyboards and more in the direction of having tablets for the students to work on. Hebrew apps continue to get better and I hope one day our Jewish games will be as tech savvy as the best of the X-Box or whatever counsel games. We're on the right path but we are not there quiet yet.
  • Lisa Vendeland on 02 Aug 13
     
    Another benefit of using the tablet is that it isn't as likely to get left at school, like textbooks are now, they weigh less, so much less impact from those backpacks kids lug around with them all day and finally, when kids want to read or work on an assignment they easily can. Not just at a time or place where they are suppose to. I think having a flash card program on a tablet or hand held mobile device can be a great tool for Hebrew teachers to use also for vocabulary. Morah Rickey uses Quizlet for our class. So I agree with EK that we are on the right path in this respect.
babscohn

Click and Read Free | Behrman House Publishing - 0 views

www.behrmanhouse.com/click-and-read-free

Hebrew Jewish technology classroom Tech education

shared by babscohn on 29 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • babscohn on 29 Jan 15
     
    This is a wonderful site for students to build Hebrew reading skills as they work through the Alef-Bet. It is auditory, visual & kinesthetic in it's approach; each child can work at their own pace.
Deborah Nagler

Uses of Mindmaps in Education - 0 views

www.mindomo.com/htm

collaboration organization web

shared by Deborah Nagler on 23 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • Deborah Nagler on 23 Jul 13
     
    This link is not working. Try this one - http://www.mindomo.com/edu/index.htm
  • Eliyahu Krigel on 25 Jul 13
     
    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
Deborah Nagler

Collaboration in the Classroom and Over the Internet - 2 views

www.globalschoolnet.org/...collaboration.html

collaboration

shared by Deborah Nagler on 31 Jul 13 - Cached
  • Deborah Nagler on 31 Jul 13
     
    Collaboration in the Classroom and Over the Internet written by Yvonne Marie Andres email yvonne@globalschoolnet.org Copyright 1995 Why Collaboration is Important Significant global changes are rapidly occurring and political boundaries are becoming less distinct. Certain issues such as the environment, terrorism, and inflation affect all populations of all countries.
  • Eliyahu Krigel on 01 Aug 13
     
    The idea of people who work, "together in teams to accomplish common goals" makes good sense to me because it's utilizing all of our resources. Especially when planning for classes, there's no need to recreate the wheel. There are so many lessons out there. What is important is knowing your goals and then having clear objectives which help you attain your goals.
Deborah Nagler

What Are Some Advantages & Disadvantages of Collaboration in the Classroom? - 1 views

www.ehow.com/s-collaboration-classroom.html

collaboration education

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  • Deborah Nagler on 31 Jul 13
     
    Classroom collaboration can take many forms. Teamwork, group projects, and team games all fit under the larger umbrella that is collaborative learning. Working with other students can provide children certain benefits but may also come with its fair share of costs. Collaborative learning should only be used with a firm understanding of its basic...
Hayley DeLugach

Home - The Kitchen | Slow Down, Jew Up - 1 views

www.thekitchensf.org

Jewish learning organization jewish education

shared by Hayley DeLugach on 30 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • Hayley DeLugach on 30 Jul 13
     
    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!
  • Eliyahu Krigel on 31 Jul 13
     
    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.
ikatro23

Moving Traditions - 0 views

movingtraditions.org

Jewish tradition teens helping

shared by ikatro23 on 25 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • ikatro23 on 25 Jul 13
     
    Moving Traditions inspires people to live fuller lives -- and to work for a better world for all -- by advocating for a more expansive view of gender in Jewish learning and practice. Moving Traditions really focuses on specific gender roles. The organization embraces girls helping girls and boys helping boys, so that each gender can learn to help themselves. Also, you are sometimes more comfortable talking to someone who is the same gender as you.
Adara B

The Jewish Week - 0 views

www.thejewishweek.com/...new-york-city-school-their-own

special education day school

shared by Adara B on 29 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • Adara B on 29 Jul 13
     
    A special needs Jewish day school is in the works for NYC, would be the first pluralistic special education Jewish day school in the country. Not an inclusion model, but meets the needs of parents who prefer a program tailored for special education
dinamaiben

Jewish Education | Facing History and Ourselves - 0 views

www.facinghistory.org/...jewish-education

jewish education collaboration classroom

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  • dinamaiben on 01 Feb 15
     
    Jewish Education Program Since 1990, our Jewish Education Program has worked with educators and young people to connect the past to the present. Through the integration of history and ethics, this program promotes an understanding of how Jewish values can inspire students to combat prejudice with compassion and indifference with participation.
ctureff

Sinai and Sunna - Moving Torah - 0 views

www.movingtorah.com/sinai-and-sunna.html

Peace Partnership Muslim Jewish

shared by ctureff on 02 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • ctureff on 02 Feb 15
     
    This is a great organization that really helps students to connect to the weekly parasha through movement. They also do wonderful work with Jewish/Muslim relations.
roni30

Tzofim Garin Tzabar Events - 0 views

www.israelscouts.org/#!events/csu3

learning collaboration team work love for Israel

shared by roni30 on 28 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • roni30 on 28 Jan 15
     
    Garin Tzabar is a program for young Diaspora Jews who choose to immigrant to Israel and serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
amykingschoppert

The Ten Commandments of Social Media - 0 views

www.behrmanhouse.com/...n-commandments-of-social-media

jewish education technology

shared by amykingschoppert on 31 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • amykingschoppert on 31 Jan 15
     
    Written by Guest Blogger, 24 of June, 2014 By Rabbi Arnold Samlan A hallmark of my work as a rabbi and Jewish educational leader has included the use of social media, be it as a blogger, and as a user of Facebook and Twitter.
Deborah Nagler

15 Best Google Drive Add-Ons for Education - 4 views

www.coolcatteacher.com/best-google-drive-add-ons

Google tools Mind Map applications

shared by Deborah Nagler on 04 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • Deborah Nagler on 04 Feb 15
     
    Google Drive has enabled Google Add Ons and there are some that you and your students will want to enable right away. Others may appeal more to professional developers or those who work remotely . How To Enable Add Ons for Google Drive Here's a tutorial on enabling add ons.
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