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May 2016 In this Newsletter: DJLN Educator Spotlight Celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut with Israeli EdTech Tools Teaching Responsibility in the Wild West of Cyberspace How I Introduced My Students to Blended Learning Bringing the Technology Playground Back to School Count the Omer with Blog B'Omer Resources for Jewish American Heritage Month Connect With Us DJLN Educator Spotlight Differentiating in English Class with Jennifer Ohana If you've ever wanted to know how to use data for differentiated instruction, then this Educator Spotlight is a mustread! You'll get an inside look at how Jennifer Ohana uses blended learning in her classroom and how educational technology plays a key role in empowering her students to become independent learners. READ THE INTERVIEW

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May 2016In this Newsletter:DJLN Educator SpotlightCelebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut with Israeli EdTech ToolsTeaching Responsibility in the Wild West of CyberspaceHow I Introduced My Students to Blended LearningBringing the Technology Playground Back to SchoolCount the Omer with Blog B'OmerResources for Jewish American Heritage Month

Connect With Us

DJLN Educator SpotlightDifferentiating in English Class with Jennifer Ohana

If you've ever wanted to know how to usedata for differentiated instruction, then thisEducator Spotlight is a must­read! You'llget an inside look at how Jennifer Ohanauses blended learning in her classroomand how educational technology plays akey role in empowering her students tobecome independent learners.

READ THE INTERVIEW

Celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut with Israeli EdTechTools for math, coding, assessment, and more!

Back in March, we got to meetrepresentatives from Israeli EdTechstartups. In honor of Yom Ha'atzmaut,Israel's Independence Day, we're sharingshare some of the incredible innovationcoming out of these EdTech companies.You'll also find out how you can use thetechnology in your classroom!

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Teaching Responsibility in the Wild West ofCyberspaceHelping students to navigate through the online world

The Internet offers unprecedentedopportunities for students to expresscreativity and connect, but there is a greatneed for stewardship, says AllisonSheppard, Director of Technology atMargolin Hebrew Academy. Find out howAllison is taking on this challenge with anew Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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How I Introduced My Students to Blended LearningPositive outcomes from a big classroom change

Have you wondered what it would be like to completely change your classroom setup? Well, now you have a chance to see the results! After participating in our JBlend Miami professional development, Lauren Roisman brought blended learning to her classroom. Find out how she did it and what her students had to say.

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Bringing the Technology Playground Back to SchoolFinally time for teachers to try out all the cool EdTech tools

After attending the conference last year, Tiffany Zonneveld recreated ISTE's hands­on Technology Playground at The Weber School. Every teacher had the chance to try out EdTech first­hand in the playground, and everyone discovered that being "tech savvy" isn't necessary for trying something new!

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Count the Omer with Blog B'OmerDaily insights and inspiration from Jewish educators

This year at The Jewish Education Project, we're counting the 49 days of the Omer with a special series of blog posts. Blog B'Omer is a daily post of personal insights from people passionately engaged and committed to Jewish education. Head over to the Blog B'Omer site for your own daily dose of inspiration!

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Resources for Jewish American Heritage MonthIn 2006, May was declared to be JewishAmerican Heritage Month. Each year, thistime provides a special opportunity tocelebrate the many contributions Jewshave made to American culture andsociety. Here are some great onlineresources for blended learning lessons onthe theme of American Jewish history.

Jewish Women's Archive: The Go & Learn site contains more than a dozenprimary source driven lesson plans that bring the experiences of JewishAmerican women to life.

American Jewish Archives: Not only can this site connect you with aplethora of resources, it also has this comprehensive timeline of AmericanJewish history.

The Library of Congress: The From Haven to Home site features acollection of over two hundred primary source documents of AmericanJudaica.

American Jewish Historical Society: In addition to vast collectionssearchable on their main website, the AJHS has over 400 photographshosted on Flickr showing both Jewish and secular activities of JewishAmericans over the years.

The Jewish Americans: Here you'll find a large number of video clips fromthe PBS documentary as well lesson plans, stories, other resources.

The DigitalJLearning Network is an initiative of The Jewish Education Projectsupported by funding from The AVI CHAI Foundation.

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