Links You’ll Love – 10-5-12
While NBC Learn is a for-fee product, there are a lot of valuable free resources on the site. One of them is Writers Speak to Kids, where seven writers share their insights into the creative process. There’s also a nice section on the upcoming election (although no mention of Big Bird getting fired by Mitt Romney Wednesday night).
Interested in project based learning (PBL)? According to the Buck Institute for Education, PBL is “an extended process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or challenge.” The Buck Institute has a terrific set of resources in you’re contemplating PBL, including project planners, rubrics, videos and research summaries.
Power My Learning has a really nice selection of free educational games. They’re organized by content area, and then further by grade, so it’s easy to find what you’re looking for. Sign up for an educator account and you can create a virtual class with playlists of games for your students to use.
It’s finally happened…we have Google Earth, Google Sky… and now, Google is starting to bring you…Google underwater. Check out the Google blog for information on how to explore the ocean with Google. What’s next? Google-inside-the-human-body?
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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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