ComicMaster is a really nice looking website for creating your own short graphic novels (or, as we used to call them, comics). Signing up is free and you can save or print.
At EdJEWcon we used backchanneling a lot. That’s where you use a website where participants can add their thoughts during a presentation. If you like the idea and would like to explore using it in class, check out this blog post.
This is fun! If you’d like for your students to create their own Facebook-type pages, you can download a PowerPoint template that they can modify as needed. Download it here. If you’d like to stick with a Google doc, here’s a tutorial you can use.
I wanted to remind everyone about Newsela. Newsela is a great site for current events articles. You can sign up using your Google credentials, create classes, and assign articles. You can even choose the right reading level for your students.
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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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