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Get “Centered” – URJ’s Torah at the Center, Spring 2009 is hot off the press! This must read edition focuses on technology and Jewish education. Articles include: The Digital Culture that Shapes our Educational Environment (Brian Amkraut); Professional Learning at Your Fingertips (Lisa Colton and Caren Levine); Podcasting for Smarties (Heidi Estrin); Tech-Kun Olam: Using [...]

Thanks to my friend and colleague, LaDonna Coy, over at Technology in Prevention for highlighting a new publication by educator and blogger Liz Davis of The Power of Educational Technology. Liz recently published a spanking new version of 21st Century Technology Tools: Tutorials for Teachers, Second Edition. It is available on lulu.com in book format [...]

(cross-posted on TechStew). A few posts ago, we wrote about personal and organizational “friending” policies on social networks like Facebook. Many thanks to Shayna Kreisler, BBYO’s Director, Education and Teen Initiatives, and her colleagues for their willingness to share their organization’s social networking policy. BBYO is a provider of identity-building and leadership development programs for [...]

Take a look at the following publications for some interesting articles on social networking, online learning environments, and what it’s like to be Jewish in a virtual world: The Wall Street Journal published a series of articles in its June 18, 2007 print edition Report on Technology. Copies of select articles are available online including [...]

According to the latest Pew report, A Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users: Fully 85% of American adults use the internet or cell phones – and most use both. Many also have broadband connections, digital cameras and video game systems. Yet the proportion of adults who exploit the connectivity, the capacity for self expression, [...]

Jacob Richman is the creator of a number of online Jewish directories / resource centers, including Jewish Hotsites, the J Site – Jewish Education and Entertainment, and most recently, his blog, Good News From Israel. In his recent article, “Case History of A Jewish Website,” published by CAJE’s Jewish Education News, Jacob offers several recommendations [...]

Does your school or institution have an acceptable use policy for learners and staff? What makes for robust AUPs, particularly for use in Jewish educational settings? How can we develop good digital citizenship that reflects the ethical values of derech eretz, and educates about user safety and the responsible use of information? Acceptable use policies [...]