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Written by Nikki Mandelberg   Content creation tools appropriate for different ages What is Digital Content Creation (DCC)? According to Wikipedia, “Digital Content Creation is a modern term denoting the creation and modification of digital content, such as animation, audio, graphics, images and video, as part of the production process before presentation in its finalRead more

The air is filled with a dozen languages and the sweet smells of traditional cooking. My legs defy me as I race down the cobblestone street to beat the morning rush. Is this collection of stones a street? It was originally designed for horses and carts, and only the bravest drivers zoom down it (atRead more

21st Century technology is a tool that we as teachers can use to reach all of our students.  Many students have a hard time learning how to analyze text and connecting to the text through words alone.  It was very important for me to integrate technology into my classroom in a way that supported theRead more

This post was written by Charles Cohen (@PEJECohen) and crossposted from the PEJE blog with his permission. I have spent the last nine months immersed in day school affordability. I eat it, I drink it, I sleep in it. I’ve learned more about the heroic efforts of schools and communities as they try to balanceRead more

This post was written by Chana Kanzen (@ChanaKanzen) our UK Director. Over the past few weeks I have been researching the new Computing curriculum and its implications for our schools in the UK. More and more schools are asking about how to implement computing and programming in the ICT lessons. While many new organisations areRead more

Written by Nikki Mandelberg   What I have observed while giving workshops As part of the Jewish Interactive team, I have been privileged to be involved with 7 different schools throughout South Africa. As a parent, and an occupational therapist, I feel I have a very unique opportunity to observe the elements of a schoolRead more

Written by Channah Goldblatt (@JewishIntUK) [quote]“No technology has an impact on learning in its own right; rather, its impact depends upon how it is used.” At Jewish Interactive we actively promote the use of iPads in education.  We develop iPad apps; run iPad workshops; and advise schools, teachers and parents on what apps are usefulRead more

This post was written by Nikki Mandelberg, our workshop facilitator in South Africa.     The excitement when walking into a classroom of children knowing that they are about to have an hour and a half session, using iPads, is palpable. Preparing the iPad workshop When preparing for the workshop, it is important to understandRead more

Rabbi David Etengoff, the Director of Educational Technology at Magen David Yeshivah Elementary School in Brooklyn gives us the lowdown on the Samsung Chromebook S3. I have had the Samsung Chromebook S3 ($249) since January of this year. In many regards, it is an amazing post-PC device. It runs the Chrome Operating System (OS) – a variant ofRead more

Professional development: your schedule, your interest, your bed (or wherever else you’d like…) I am a huge proponent of using Twitter for your own professional development. When I say that to my colleagues they usually answer with “I don’t have time for Twitter” or “why would anyone care what I eat for lunch?” Allow me to debunkRead more