May2016

InthisNewsletter:
DJLNEducatorSpotlight
CelebrateYomHa'atzmautwithIsraeliEdTechTools
TeachingResponsibilityintheWildWestofCyberspace
HowIIntroducedMyStudentstoBlendedLearning
BringingtheTechnologyPlaygroundBacktoSchool
CounttheOmerwithBlogB'Omer
ResourcesforJewishAmericanHeritageMonth
ConnectWithUs

DJLNEducatorSpotlight
DifferentiatinginEnglishClasswithJenniferOhana
Ifyou'veeverwantedtoknowhowtouse
datafordifferentiatedinstruction,thenthis
EducatorSpotlightisamustread!You'll
getaninsidelookathowJenniferOhana
usesblendedlearninginherclassroom
andhoweducationaltechnologyplaysa
keyroleinempoweringherstudentsto
becomeindependentlearners.

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CelebrateYomHa'atzmautwithIsraeliEdTech
Toolsformath,coding,assessment,andmore!
BackinMarch,wegottomeet
representativesfromIsraeliEdTech
startups.InhonorofYomHa'atzmaut,
Israel'sIndependenceDay,we'resharing
sharesomeoftheincredibleinnovation
comingoutoftheseEdTechcompanies.
You'llalsofindouthowyoucanusethe
technologyinyourclassroom!

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TeachingResponsibilityintheWildWestof
Cyberspace
Helpingstudentstonavigatethroughtheonlineworld
TheInternetoffersunprecedented
opportunitiesforstudentstoexpress
creativityandconnect,butthereisagreat
needforstewardship,saysAllison
Sheppard,DirectorofTechnologyat
MargolinHebrewAcademy.Findouthow
Allisonistakingonthischallengewitha
newDigitalCitizenshipcurriculum.

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HowIIntroducedMyStudentstoBlendedLearning
Positiveoutcomesfromabigclassroomchange
Haveyouwonderedwhatitwouldbelike
tocompletelychangeyour classroom
setup?Well,nowyouhaveachanceto
seetheresults!After participatinginour
JBlendMiamiprofessionaldevelopment,
Lauren Roismanbroughtblended
learningtoherclassroom.Findouthow
shedidit andwhatherstudentshadto
say.
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BringingtheTechnologyPlaygroundBacktoSchool
FinallytimeforteacherstotryoutallthecoolEdTechtools
Afterattendingtheconferencelastyear,
TiffanyZonneveldrecreatedISTE'shands
onTechnologyPlaygroundatTheWeber
School.Everyteacherhadthechanceto
tryoutEdTechfirsthandintheplayground,
andeveryonediscoveredthatbeing"tech
savvy"isn'tnecessaryfortryingsomething
new!
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CounttheOmerwithBlogB'Omer
DailyinsightsandinspirationfromJewisheducators
ThisyearatTheJewishEducationProject,
we'recountingthe49daysoftheOmer
withaspecialseriesofblogposts.Blog
B'Omerisadailypostofpersonalinsights
frompeoplepassionatelyengagedand
committedtoJewisheducation.Headover
totheBlogB'Omersiteforyourowndaily
doseofinspiration!
VISITBLOGB'OMER

ResourcesforJewishAmericanHeritageMonth
In2006,MaywasdeclaredtobeJewish
AmericanHeritageMonth.Eachyear,this
timeprovidesaspecialopportunityto
celebratethemanycontributionsJews
havemadetoAmericancultureand
society.Herearesomegreatonline
resourcesforblendedlearninglessonson
thethemeofAmericanJewishhistory.
JewishWomen'sArchive:TheGo&Learnsitecontainsmorethanadozen
primarysourcedrivenlessonplansthatbringtheexperiencesofJewish
Americanwomentolife.
AmericanJewishArchives:Notonlycanthissiteconnectyouwitha
plethoraofresources,italsohasthiscomprehensivetimelineofAmerican
Jewishhistory.
TheLibraryofCongress:TheFromHaventoHomesitefeaturesa
collectionofovertwohundredprimarysourcedocumentsofAmerican
Judaica.
AmericanJewishHistoricalSociety:Inadditiontovastcollections
searchableontheirmainwebsite,theAJHShasover400photographs
hostedonFlickrshowingbothJewishandsecularactivitiesofJewish
Americansovertheyears.
TheJewishAmericans:Hereyou'llfindalargenumberofvideoclipsfrom
thePBSdocumentaryaswelllessonplans,stories,otherresources.

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