Links You’ll Love 8-23-12
This link’s kind of funny – and I don’t believe I’ve ever sent an eBay link before. Check out the “vintage Navajo moose pendant” this eBay seller was offering. Make sure you scroll down to see the image of the “vintage moose.”
If you followed my links last year, you know that I’m a big fan of educational gaming. Here’s a great article on the difference between game based learning (GBL) and educational games.
Jacob Richman, who has several great websites of use to Jewish educators, has created his annual Rosh Hashanah card with a list of Jewish holidays (as they are celebrated in Israel) for the next three years. You can find it here.
No, silly…it’s not the technology that motivates kids…it’s the teacher (duh!). Here’s a lovely thought piece on that subject.
Mind/Shift is one of my absolute favorite places on the web. Here’s a terrific article on how to get the students in your classroom thinking BIG.
And, finally…shout out to Natalie for bringing this terrific TED talk to my attention: Check out child prodigy Adora Svitak who says the problem is that more adults don’t think like children…and that kids have a lot to teach us. Adora’s TED talk can be found here.
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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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