Links You’ll Love – 2/10/12
It’s February…time to start shaking things up a little. Check out Mrs. Ripp’s blog for a cute post on 10 easy things you can change in your classroom. I think we’ll start taking a dance break in the computer lab! http://mrspripp.blogspot.com/2012/02/10-easy-things-you-can-change-in-your.html
Oprah (remember her?) just taped a two-part special on her visit to Chasidic Brooklyn and speaks a bit about her observations at this video: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/09/oprah-hasidic-rabbi-interview-brooklyn-jewish-tour_n_1265684.html. It’s actually quite a nice interview. Having just taken a tour of Crown Heights, a lot of what she said resonated with me.
Fresh Ink for Teens at http://www.freshinkforteens.com, is a project of the Jewish Week, and, as you might guess, is a website written for Jewish teens. It’s very contemporary, featuring articles about the Hebrew Mamita, cheating on SATs and dating.
Sir Isaac Newton – he wasn’t just about gravity, y’know… Turns out he thought – and wrote – quite a bit about theology, mysticism and the like. And in a turn of events worthy of a Spielberg movie, Newton’s works on theology have found their way to the National Library of Israel. There’s an interesting Haaretz article about it at http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israel-national-library-uploads-trove-of-newton-s-theological-tracts-1.411811 and the collection can be viewed (what? You mean it’s digitized TOO?) at http://jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/mss/newton/. Newton thought a lot about the world to come (and about how it would end), but I bet he never figured we’d be reading his writings over the Internet!
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Debbie Harris is the director of educational technology at the Sager Solomon Schechter Day School in Northbrook, IL. Involved in Jewish education for over thirty years, she has an education degree from Northwestern University with a concentration in instructional media and a master’s degree in professional Jewish studies from Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership. She is skilled in using and teaching desktop publishing, video editing, presentation and animation software; and consults and presents regularly on integrating technology into Judaic studies. Her students podcast, blog, edit video and create claymations. She co-chaired the technology track for CAJE 33 in Vermont, is a SMART Certified Trainer for SMART Notebook, and a 2011 recipient of the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education.
When not learning, teaching or writing about technology, Debbie likes to sketchnote and craft. She likes to knit, do calligraphy, sew, watercolor, paint fabric and just generally play with fun toys like scrapbooking supplies and anything with texture. Debbie travels to California every summer to paint tallitot with high school aged campers. Finally, she is incredibly proud of her two daughters; Lori, who teaches English at a community college; and Allie, who is the director of the URJ’s Camp Newman in California.
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