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Guest blog by Simon Thomas (@thomas9ine) of 9ine Consulting – cross posted with kind permission. Simon Thomas worked with NAACE (a.k.a. “the ICT Association”) to produce this study. The study looks at the use of iPads at the Longfield Academy, where a large scale 1 to 1 iPad program was implemented last year. A brief overview of this groundbreaking studyRead more

Reposted with thanks to Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky   World ORT Naomi Prawer International Seminar for Digital Technology in Jewish Education, Johannesburg, South Africa One of the most important things to realize about educational technology is that the education must always drive the technology and not the technology driving the education. I love bells and whistles as muchRead more

One of the advantages of Jewish Interactive being based on a school campus is that we can participate in meetings that would otherwise be inaccessible to us! Today was one such meeting. World ORT (#ICTWO12) is holding their Naomi Prawer Kadar International Seminar for Digital Technology in Jewish Education this week on the King DavidRead more

I recently lectured in London at the Department for Education conference on 21st Century learning environments and apps that could enhance lessons. I showed teachers how free apps like Puppet Pals and StoryKit can be downloaded free in seconds and can enhance Jewish studies lessons dramatically. I have in mind Purim with Puppet Pals, and HebrewRead more

Posted with kind permission from Shelley Wright I think the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy is wrong. Hear me out. I know this statement sounds heretical in the realms of education, but I think this is something we should rethink, especially since it is so widely taught to pre-service teachers. I agree that the taxonomy accurately classifiesRead more

Guest blog from a teacher using Shabbat Interactive in her classroom   I teach Jewish studies to Grade 3 and Grade 5 in a Modern Orthodox Jewish Day School. The whole point of Jewish Education is to instill a love and passion of Torah and Yiddishkeit into our children, not just the dictates of theRead more

There is a profound gap between the knowledge and skills most students learn in school and the knowledge and skills they need in typical 21st century life. It has been an ongoing concern of mine, as I visit schools I work with, how vast the gap is between children’s experience of the world as theyRead more

Singapore’s 21st-Century Teaching Strategies (Education Everywhere Series) By cultivating strong school leadership, committing to ongoing professional development, and exploring innovative models like its technology-infused Future Schools, Singapore has become one of the top-scoring countries on the PISA tests.Read more

Would you like innovative interactive Jewish educator resources on tefillah (prayer) and Jewish children iPhone and iPad applications to inspire your 21st Century children to talk to God? When we attended the North American Jewish day school conference in Atlanta in January, one of the talks was entitled ‘Tefillah – The Vietnam of Jewish Education’.Read more