1. SEED Conference Sunday, August 14, 2011 Facilitator: Rebecca Starr

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8

3.  Text Study  Basic Terms Defined  Examples of Classroom Use - Cell Phones - Social Networking Sites - YouTube - Web Based Projects  The Pros and Cons  Conclusions/Evaluations

4. “Educate a child according to his way and when he is old, he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6 )” חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר, עַל - פִּי דַרְכּוֹ -- גַּם כִּי - יַזְקִין, לֹא - יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה. -What excites you about using technology in the classroom? -What scares you about using technology in the classroom? -Do you think that we can avoid using technology in the classroom if it is the way of our students outside the classroom?

5. Using Cell Phones in Class 1. Podcasts, oral recordings or oral quizzes 2. Digital storybooks (yodio.com) 3. Photo projects 4. Classroom Response Systems (polleverywhere.com)

6.  Create a classroom social action group project  Communicate with parents by forming a Facebook group  Establish a classroom student blog  Send a tweet to parents after class about the day

7.  Record, edit, and upload a classroom video project  Research study topics through You Tube  Play music videos related to topics of study  Watch news clips related to topics of study  Play Hebrew language clips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiCzoTs1AdE

8.  Find appropriate games for students to play  Organize a web treasure hunt  Assign research projects and ask students to do their research on-line. Supervision is required.

9.  Empowers the students and the parents  Enhances communication with families  Meets students where they are at  Expands the boundaries of the classroom  Facilitates customized, multi-dimensional, multi-sensory learning

10.  Technology substitutes virtual experiences for real ones  Undermines textual sills  Diminishes the role and authority of the teacher  Requires skill and time on the part of the teacher  There is some ethically questionable behaviors that can arise

11.  Using one or more of the technologies we discussed, create a lesson plan or communication plan that will allow you to utilize them! Remember, start with the end in mind. Ask yourself first, “what is the goal of the lesson or communication?” Then, plug in the technologies. Have fun! Work in groups if you would like!

12.  The Talmud and the Internet by Jonathan Rosen  Educational Leadership Journal – February 2011  Teaching Tolerance Journal - Spring 2011  URJ Teacher Newsletter – March 2009