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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