1. May Your Tech
Toolbox Runneth Over
Technology Tools for Jewish Educators
Adena Raub Dershowitz
Moreh L’Morim 2012
2. Session Goals
• Discuss Why Technology Is Important to
Jewish Education
• Explore Web tools that can be used in
Jewish education (some Jewish, some not)
• Learn how to stay abreast of new resources
•Q &A
3. What does Technology Have to Do
With Jewish Education?
• Kid Culture is Immersed in Technology.
• Technology is Shaping a New Jewish Future.
• With Technology We Can:
o Extend contact hours with Jewish content
o Provide extended reach/purpose for student work
o Foster the use of higher order thinking skills
4.
5. Why Technology Scares Us
• The only constant is change.
• Everything is always new: vocabulary, skills
• Issues regarding control
• Kids are much more fluent.
• Risk
6. Easing the Transition
• Don't invest too much in any one thing...except the
Internet.
• Be prepared to fail publicly.
• Collaborate
• Trust your best tech support, your students.
• Have clear expectations and establish a policy.
• Always start with the goal, only then choose the
technology
7. Today's Tools
• Are free or have free Categories:
versions (in terms of $)
BL: Blended Learning
• Are all accessed via the
Web PC: Parent Connection
• Are not all Jewish tools CE: Classroom Engagement
but can be used for
Jewish content
PW: Purposeful Work
• Generally will be
intuitive to your
SC: Student Creations
students
8. Glogster SC
www.glogster.com
•Online Poster Creation Tool
•Need to Create a Free Account
•Across All Subject Areas
9. ToonDoo SC
www.toondoo.com
Comic Strip Creation Tool
• Need to Create a Free Account
• Print Out Blank for Students to Fill In
• Create A Class Comic Book
• Across Subject Areas
10. Domo Animate SC
http://domo.goanimate.com
•Cartoon Creation Tool
•Need to Create a Free Account
•Across Subject Areas
11. Present.me BL
http://present.me
•Present Slides and Video at the Same Time
•Need to Create a Free Account
•"Flipping the Classroom" -Also Good for PD or
Committees
13. Blabberize SC PW
www.blabberize.com
•Animating Still Photos
•Need to Create a Free Account
•Great for Hebrew, Biography/History
•Older students create for younger students
14. Easel.ly SC CE
http://easel.ly
•Create infographics by dragging and
dropping.
•Need a free account to save.
•Good for visualizing information/classroom
decoration
15. Jeopardy Labs CE
http://jeopardylabs.com
•Online Jewpardy! No more markers and
cards!
•No account needed, just a password to save
and retrieve
•Students can make games for the whole
class!
16. Remind101 PC
www.remind101.com
•Free text alerts to parents/students
•Participants self-subscribe, so no need for a
phone list.
•Snow days, test reminders, medical
announcements, etc...
17. Class Dojo CE PC
www.classdojo.com
•Classroom Management Tool
•Rewards Positive, Reprimands Negative
Behavior
•Easy to Send Reports to Parents
18. Edmodo BL CE PC
www.edmodo.com
•Social network designed for education
•Enclosed environment
•Extends contact hours with materials,
classmates
19. Pen.io SC PC
http://pen.io
•Quick way to publish content on the web
•No real need for web design knowledge
•Easy way for students/teachers to create
sites
20. Flixtime SC
www.flixtime.com
•Easy way to create "mashups" of photos,
videos, text and music
•Need to create a free account
•Max free video length is 60 seconds
21. We Video SC
www.wevideo.com
•Free web-based video editor
•Similar to iMovie, Windows Movie Maker
•Need to create a free account
22. Ted Ed Video Flipper BL CE
http://ed.ted.com/tour
•Ability to build lessons around videos
•Add questions, comments, see responses,
etc...
•Very much in Beta -- keep checking back!
23. Mentimeter BL CE
www.mentimeter.com
•Online polling
•100% Free, Do Need to Create an Account
•Students access in class or at home
