Some fascinating articles/posts I have come across recently about using social media to help advance the level of discussion in the classroom. An article in the NY Times talks about how teachers create “back channel” discussions using twitter and other platforms that allow students to discuss the topic in class online even while the lecture is taking place. I also came across a …
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On Vodcasts and Gemara - Going Back to Khan
In reading about the various types of 'casts out there, and reflecting on both what I have learned about Khan Academy over the past year and the limited foray I have made into the world of Podcasts, I keep going back to thinking about how we can replicate Khan's model in the Talmud class.
Here is what I have come up with so far:
1) Assign the class to go over a section of the Talmud at night, which involves watching a YouTube (Vodcast) video of that section being read and…
ContinueAdded by Dov Emerson on May 30, 2011 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments
Attending AIPAC from My House…The Power of the #Hashtag
Right now, over 10,000 delegates are gathered in Washington, DC, for the annual AIPAC Policy Conference. This event, hosted by the primary Pro-Israel lobby in the United States, brings together the movers and shakers from the American Jewish community for three days of intense discussions and presentations by major political leaders. On Sunday, President Obama addressed the conference, and tonight, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be speaking to the group. While I did not have the…
ContinueAdded by Dov Emerson on May 24, 2011 at 10:00pm — No Comments
Dealing With Blog Overload (An Ode to Google Reader)
I would say that my eyes were opened to the incredible world of educators communicating online about a year ago, when I started to follow some edu-rock stars like Eric Sheninger, Steven Anderson, George Couros, and our own Dr. Eliezer Jones on Twitter. These follows quickly led to more people, and…
ContinueAdded by Dov Emerson on May 16, 2011 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment
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