What Can We Do?Blending Technology into Education

March 2012

Kevin Martone

Technology Program ManagerGrinspoon Institute for Jewish Philanthropykevin@hgf.org

Determine Your Goals

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Blogs_________________________________________________________________

Video Sharing_________________________________________________________________

Remixed from Idealware’s Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide (www.idealware.org)

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Trad. Newsletter/Direct Mail____________________________________________________

Website_________________________________________________________________

Facebook_________________________________________________________________

eNewsletter_________________________________________________________________

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Other Offline – Events, Calls, Mtgs.____________________________________________________________

Photo Sharing_________________________________________________________________

4 Potential Goals re: Blending Tech Effectively into the Classroom

Share info with parents and families online Enhance education & make learning more

fun/interesting Build community online and off Increase/enhance learning between sessions (and

during summer)… and include parents in education

Other?

One Thing…

Share Info with Parents

Create an online resource center» Issue: synagogue website nonexistent or difficult to update

Ideally allow conversation/comments» Homework?» Moderate!

Other options» Google Group» Wiki» Facebook Group

Weebly Sites

Enhance Education & Make Learning More Fun/Engaging

Ask students to photograph anything of Jewish interest at home. The ten best were blown up, matted, and hung in the hallways of the school.

Digital Photography

Take digital photos of all students. Print into 1” headshots. Allow students to paste their own faces onto paper dolls with biblical clothing. Then they can put themselves into a scene – parting of the Red Sea, at the base of Mt. Sinai, etc. They can also add thought bubbles to incorporate emotion and actions. They can be placed as part of a giant mural for the entire Congregation as well.

www.babaganewz.com

Digital Video

Combine students into small groups. Assign each group two chapters of Megilat Esther to read; ask them to create a script for a 2-minute video using any format – live action, puppets, animation. They were recorded using a digital video camera (Flip Cam will do) and put together into one movie, and shared with the community for Purim.

www.babaganewz.com

Build Community Online and Off

Share projects among families» Blog?

Share projects with entire community» Digital presentations» Printouts at synagogue

Build Community Online and Off

How have you shared your class learning with the community?

Enhance Learning Between Sessions

Discussion Forum» Topics of interest to audience (not just classwork)» Keep parents involved » Moderate!» Consider tool options

- Weebly- Blog and/or Twitter- Facebook

Lois Tompkins, PrincipalBernard & Alice Selevan Religious School at the Jacksonville Jewish Center

Enhance Learning Between Sessions

Videoconferencing (i.e., Skype)» 1-on-1 tutorials» Buddy classroom in Israel?» Parent-teacher conferences?» Off-season seminars?

Learn Hebrew Online

Twebrew School

Behrman House

4 Potential Goals re: Blending Tech Effectively into the Classroom

Share info with parents and families online Enhance education & make learning more

fun/interesting Build community online and off Increase/enhance learning between sessions (and

during summer)… and include Parents in education

Other?

Your Ideas

You Can Do It