Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky's Page

The #SiyumHashas, #140Edu and the importance of creating our own #PLN (personal learning network).

The following post is cross-posted from techrav.blogspot.com. Kaddish on the Siyum by Mr. Jay Schottenstein Dancing after the Siyum.These last two days, I had the privilege to go to two events…See More

Aug 2, 2012

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Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky joined Eliezer Jones's group

ISTE Conference 2012

This group is for YU2.0 members attending the ISTE conference this summer in San Diego. Click here to find out more about the conference.See More

Apr 5, 2012

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Judith Cahn commented on Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky's blog post A Discussion Evening about iPads in Jewish Education

"It was a valuable event. Unfortunately I had to leave early. Was there any discussion about security and preventing students from downloading material on their own?"

Apr 2, 2012

Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky posted a blog post

A Discussion Evening about iPads in Jewish Education

(post originally appeared on the TechRav blog)Noam Davidovics from Ohr Chadash Academy presenting virtually on the WebYeshiva Webex platform about their 1:1 iPad Initiative. (Photo Credit: Rabbi Dov Emerson)A few months ago, Rabbi Meir Fachler, a dear friend and long time mentor of mine in the world of Jewish Educational Technology,…See More

Mar 31, 2012

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Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky added a discussion to the group iPads in Jewish Education

Discussion Evening on iPads in Jewish Education

Photo Credit: Rabbi Dov Emerson This past Monday night, March 26, Rabbi Aaron Ross and I organized a discussion evening devoted to iPads in Jewish education. Thanks to Rabbi Jeffrey Saks and WebYeshiva, much of this evening was recorded.The recording from WebYeshiva is now online so you can access the excellent presentations by Noam…See More

Mar 27, 2012

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Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky joined Dov Emerson's group

iPads in Jewish Education

This group will discuss ideas and share resources for implementing iPads in Jewish educational settings. See More

Mar 27, 2012

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Yehuda Chanales commented on Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky's blog post Flipping the Shivat Zion

"Tzvi- These videos look great but I think could be a more engaging form of homework than simply reading the text. I am more curious, though, to hear what you (and other teachers who are trying this) are doing differently in the classroom as a result…"

Sep 25, 2011

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Sep 4, 2011

Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky commented on Dov Emerson's group Flipped Classroom

"Besides my recent posting on YU 2.0 of my first attempts at flipping my Nach class, I have blogged about this in the past here and here. I have mixed feelings about this model but am trying it in my school to see if it works. Would love to see…"

Aug 25, 2011

Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky posted a blog post

Flipping the Shivat Zion

This is cross-posted on my TechRav blog and my TanachRav blog.I am planning to try the Flipped Classroom model this year in my Nach class. We are learning about Shivat Zion through Sefer Ezra/ Nechemiah, Chagai, Zechariah, and (maybe) Malachi.Here are my first 5 videos on Ezra Chapters 1-3 with HW…See More

Aug 25, 2011

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Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky joined Dov Emerson's group