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February 2016 Newsletter
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February2016InthisNewsletter:DJLNEducatorSpotlight3NewVirtualRealityToolsfromGoogleHowtoUseTechnologyWithoutLosingYourTeachingStyleParticipateinDigitalLearningDay2016FebruaryisJewishDisabilityAwareness&InclusionMonthUpcomingProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesFeaturedBlendedLearningResources
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DJLNEducatorSpotlightWhat'sUpatJBlendMiamiwithLaurenRoismanandLauraPachter
InthisspecialeditionoftheEducatorSpotlight,we'reshowcasingtheworkoftwoeducatorswhoareparticipatinginJBlendMiamithisyear.LaurenandLaurasharethehighlightsoftheirlearninginJBlendMiamiandhowithascontributedtothesuccessoftechnologyintegrationandblendedlearningintheirschool.
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3NewVirtualRealityToolsfromGoogleTakestudentsonavirtualtourofsitesaroundtheworld
Googlecontinuestobetheplacetoturntoforinnovationineducation.ThismonthDJLN'sAssociateDirector,TatyanaDvorkin,providesaguidetoGoogle'snewestvirtualrealityproducts.Thesenewtoolsarebreakingdownclassroomwallsandhelpingstudentsbringlearningtolife.
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HowtoUseTechnologyWithoutLosingYourTeachingStyle"Technologywillneverreplaceteachers..."
You'vedevelopedyourteachingstyleovertheyears,butnowyou'vegottointegratetechnology,too.Weknowitcanbeachallengetogetcomfortablewiththisnewroutine,butfearnot!Withthesetipsandtricks,you'llbeabletousetechnologyinyourclassroomandkeepyourteachingstyle,too.
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ParticipateinDigitalLearningDay2016JointhenationwidecelebrationonFebruary17th!
DigitalLearningDayisanationwidecelebrationofinnovativeteachers,leaders,andinstructionaltechnologyprogramsthatareimprovinglearningoutcomesandstudentachievement.DigitalLearningDay
materialsandresourcessupporteducatorsatalllevelsastheyimplementrobustdigitallearningenvironmentsfortheirstudents.
Therearemanywaysyoucangetinvolved!VisittheDigitalLearningDaywebsite,registeryourschool'sevent,finddigitalresourcesinDJLN'sResourcePortal,learnhowtointegratetechnologywithDJLN'sprofessionallearningvideos,followthehashtag#DLDay,andshareyourclassroom'sactivitieswithusbymentioning@DigitalJLearnonTwitter!
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FebruaryisJewishDisabilityAwarenessandInclusionMonth
ThemissionofJewishDisabilityAwarenessandInclusionMonthistouniteJewishcommunitiesworldwidetoraiseawarenessandchampiontherightsofallJewstobeincludedandtoparticipateinallaspectsofJewishlife.Themonthprovidesawonderfulopportunityforteacherstofindwaystomaketheirclassroomandschoolcommunitiesmoreinclusive.
Herearesomewaysyoucangetstarted!
ReadaboutanInclusionShabbattogetlessonideasBrowseonlineeducationalresourcesfromGateways,Boston'scentralagencyforJewishspecialeducationReadDJLN'sinterviewwithLuisPrez,aninclusivelearningexpert,andfindouthoweducationaltechnologycansupportinclusionVisittheURJ'sDisabilitiesInclusionLearningCentertofindresourcesondozensofinclusiontopicsFollowthehashtag#JDAIM16onTwittertoseewhatinclusioneducationandactivitiesaregoingonintheglobalJewishcommunity
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UpcomingProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunitiesTakeyourtechnologyintegrationskillstothenextlevelWanttopickupsomenewtechnologyintegrationskillsinthenewyear?Improve your blended learning classroom? Find the best EdTech tools for
yourstudents?Checkoutoneofthesemanyupcomingprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities!
JETSIsraelisofferingawebinaronFebruary7thatwillshoweducatorsthebestwaystouseeducationaltechnologyto
teachHebrew.
TheMidwestEducationTechnologyCommunity(METC)ConferencewilltakeplaceonFebruary810.
iNACOLisofferingawebinaronFebruary18entitled"TeachersKnowBest:MakingDataWorkforStudentsandTeachers."
eSparkhasawebinaronFebruary24called"TacklingiPadDeployment:Q&AwithaDistrictTechnologyDirector."
TheMidAtlanticConferenceonPersonalizedLearning(MACPL)willtakeplaceonFebruary29March2.
TheSXSWeduConferencewilltakeplaceonMarch710.
CUE2016NationalConferencewilltakeplaceMarch1719.
FeaturedBlendedLearningResourcesToolsforJudaicStudies,math,andmore
BetaMidrashappwithoneofthelargestlibrariesofTorahandJewishtextsandwillbetheofficialSefariaapp
LearnBoponlinetoolforpersonalizingmathematicsforK12withatutorlikeresponsesystem
AlephBetaAcademyvideosonholidays,weeklyparasha,andmuchmore
VarsityTutorspracticetestsfor150subjectsandstandardizedtests
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