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Use Wordle to Create Vocabulary Word Lists for Torah Study
Wordle is an amazing tool that I have used in the graphic design part of my life…I didn’t realize that it had great applications for education as well. Wordle creates word clouds based on word usage frequency in a body of text. All you need to do is paste in the text and click “Go” to create [...]
OpenSim – Potentially a Better Option for Virtual Education
I recently tried Second Life as part of a course I am taking on Educational Technology and, although I felt that the whole thing was very weird, immediately saw the benefits for education. I did, however, feel that the dangers and shortcomings outweighed them and therefore wrote Second Life as an educational tool. Until today… [...]
Wikis and Differentiated Instruction
I don’t really use Wikis in my classroom. In fact, for a while, I couldn’t understand the hype about their application for education; and then it hit me, most of the educators I interact with (online) teach large groups of students spread out into multiple class groups. This type of set-up is an amazing opportunity [...]
Why Prezi is a Better Educational Tool Than PowerPoint
Everybody knows that there are hundreds of words for snow in the Eskimo language for snow (which may not be entirely true) and that there are many words to describe the nuanced differences of pasta dishes in Italian (and as the joke goes, hundreds of nuanced words for an idiot in Yiddish), but in Hebrew [...]
3 Ways to Use Google Docs in Your Judaic Classroom
Google Docs is a tremendously powerful tool for use in and out of the classroom. The first layer of its awesomeness comes as a function of its creator’s software-philosophy, namely the fact that it – and all the files a user creates and edits – live entirely in the cloud; this makes it accessible from anywhere with [...]
ISTE Day 4 Wrap Up
The ISTE Conference is winding to a close and all of us are delirious from exhaustion, but I can honestly say this was some of the most valuable time I have spent in a while. Today I only attended one session, which was very educational and engaging, and spent the rest of my time interacting [...]
ISTE Day 3 Wrap Up
Today was as amazing as, and yet very different from, yesterday. I only attended two actual sessions today and spent a significant amount of my time checking out the Exhibit Hall and the Showcase Tables. So let’s start with the sessions, both of which were incredible: Session 1 - Beyond Words: Using Infographics to Help Kids [...]
ISTE Day 1/2 Wrap Up
Today was my second day, but my first full/real day at the ISTE Conference in Philadelphia, PA and I am so thankful/happy to have this opportunity. First of all, a very huge thank you to the AVI CHAI Foundation and NCSY for making it possible for me to be here; next, a big thank you to Causil [...]
Use Microblogging for Rich-Media Homework
Microblogging (such as Twitter) can be a great tool in the classroom. But the place it can be an even more amazing tool is outside the classroom. I often assign a video for students to watch at home, or an online article to read and reflect on. This can sometimes be difficult, it can be [...]
How To: Set Up A Self-Hosted WordPress Blog
WordPress is the most versatile, customizable and extensible blogging platforms out there. In fact, it is so versatile that I have a difficult time even calling it a “blogging platform” it is really more of a Content Management System. Terminology aside, there are tons of great uses for WordPress in the classroom and I am [...]
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