Building Community - 2 views
I have heard community described as concentric circles. The innermost is filled with those who are actively involved. Each successive ring represents a lesser degree of involvement. In a synagogue,...
Mechon Mamre - 0 views
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jmmargo on 15 Jun 14This is a fantastic site for Jewish texts. TaNaKh, Mishnah, Gemara, Mishneh Torah are all available hear. Good for research or simply copying and pasting required verses from our traditional texts. I use this one weekly.
Rusty Brick (Mobile Device Applications) - 0 views
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Rusty Brick makes a lot of grey apps and if you were not aware of it, many of these support the observance of Jewish prayers and rituals. I use their app for counting the Omer and toting around an entire siddur (in HD). They are developing new apps all the time.
HebrewBooks.org - 0 views
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I spend a few hours a week studying with hevrutas over skype, and this website has been essential to my learning. Hebrew books can be expensive, and hard to find, but this website gives access to almost anything, including the entire Talmud, that you can think of. It's essential to my studies with others, and my own personal studies.
Lookstein Blogroll - 0 views
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A listing of blogs on Jewish topics, a great resource for finding interesting or informative articles on a variety of topics.
Jewish Meetup - 0 views
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Meetup is a popular website for finding groups of people that want to... well meet up. This link can be an important resource for finding events to attend through which you can network, and can be a useful tool for advertising one's own organizations.
Torah Tots - 0 views
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My father used to use this website as a source for our "Parsha of the Week" when I was young. Their drashes are easily digestible and applicable, for kids. This could be useful in a religious school context.
Jvillage Website Hosting and Design - 0 views
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Jvillage is a website designing organization that specialized in the Jewish non-profit world. They are very user friendly and offer seminars for free! If you are in the market for a new website, check out jvillage 2.0!
The Crowder - 0 views
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Not sure which crowdsourcing website to use for your new logo? This website gives the metrics for the leading sites. Crowdsourcing is usually a reasonable way to get a great design.
Nonprofit groups look to Google Glass - 0 views
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Five nonprofit groups got word on Wednesday that Google will help them fulfill visions of using the technology titan's Internet-linked Glass eyewear to do good. "Giving through Glass" program winners were selected from 1,300 proposals from US charities with ideas of how to use the eyewear to achieve their goals.
A Guide to the Best Times to Post on Social Media (Infographic) - 1 views
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Do you post social-media updates when your audience has the highest chance of seeing them, or just whenever you think of it or happen to have a free minute? If you aren't posting to a social media site when most of your audience members are on it, all that time you spent crafting the update goes to waste.
Nonprofit Social Media Policy - 0 views
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Here at the Next Mile Project we are just starting to build and create our social media presence. At the same time, we are also trying to figure out how to explain what we want to post to others, like our media lab interns, so they can help us interact and share on social media...
Social Media Policy - Darim Online - 0 views
Jewish Kids Tv from Chabad.org - 0 views
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Yes, I know the content leans to the right, but these videos are so well done and so clever. You can back up the URL to the main site to see lessons for adults as well. The content is very thorough. My teacher of Hilchot Bikur Cholim v'Avelut comes in once a month with a clever video to show the class.
Benny's Educational Toys - 0 views
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Benny's Educational Toys is one the most comprehensive Jewish supply websites I've found. You buy something from them once, and they send you coupons that usually fall around different holidays. They have holiday specific items, posters, and basic classroom supplies that fit better in a Jewish classroom. It's also reasonably priced.
G-dcast: Meaningful Jewish Screentime - 0 views
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G-dcast is a collection of short videos that correlate with different holidays or Torah portions. The appropriate age is listed, and many videos come with free lesson plans and resources to use. The also have a few apps that are also free to download.
Community for the 21st Century - The World Cafe Community - 0 views
Social Isolation and Disfunction Due to Increased Technology Use - 2 views
Some research seems to suggest that in spite of the increase in social interaction through media like Facebook and Twitter, teens and young adults are having more difficulty relating to others.