The Lippman Kanfer Institute is an action-oriented think tank for innovation in Jewish learning and engagement. It recently developed a wiki through which to disseminate its work and to elicit feedback. The Institute’s first major initiative is “Redesigning Jewish Education for the 21st Century,” an opportunity to map out an agenda and strategy for ensuring [...]
Two interesting quotes from recent books: From The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, Release 2.0 by Thomas L. Friedman, Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2006 (pp. 10-11): The flat-world platform is the product of a convergence of the personal computer (which allowed every individual suddenly to become the author of his [...]
The latest report from the Pew Internet Project indicates that more than half of all online Americans ages 12-17 use social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook. These sites are used as public and private communications tools to maintain and manage current and new friendships. According to the report, these sites “have rocketed from [...]
Coming of Age: An Introduction to the New Worldwide Web (2006) is edited by Terry Freedman and includes contributions from many early adopter educators, including Alan November and David Warlick. The publication offers teachers “a gentle introduction to Web2.0” tools and provides a general overview of what these tools are and how they can be [...]
Below is a preliminary review of literature on Jewish education and the use of technology. Are we missing your favorites? Help us compile a list of other resources – post them below as a comment, or email us at jlearn2.0.Read more…Isaacs, Leora; Levine, Caren N.; and Goldwater, Rebecca. Preliminary Survey of Distance Learning in Jewish [...]
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