Jewish EdTech Central
JFN is proud to launch Jewish EdTech Central, a new Jewish education technology resource for funders who are passionate about advancing Jewish education, and who realize the incredible opportunities afforded by education tech.
Read moreJewish EdTech in a World of Cognitive Surplus
Read moreIn an age where everyone has ready access to what would have recently been considered to be a supercomputer, how can an industrial-age educational system adapt to an abundance of knowledge and tools?
The Maker Movement & Jewish EdTech
Read moreThe Maker Movement is simple: if you have ever created anything, you are a member of the movement.
Ubiquity, Access, & Availability: How EdTech Can Transform Schools, Homes, & Anywhere In Between
Read moreTo understand and then appreciate technology’s role in our learning and our lives, we need to understand the essence of what technology is and what it allows us to do. When we move beyond brand names and the latest technical features we can see that technology is meant to allow us to increase our production, communication, and give us the ability to interface and interact with the world around us.
Jewish EdTech: If You Build It, Will They Come?
By Jarred Myers & Nicky Newfield
Read moreDeveloping the Jewish EdTech ecosystem requires an agile investment approach. The optimal framework for this is an application of the Lean start-up methodology, often referred to in the social sector as the Lean Impact Methodology.
Augmented Reality in Jewish Day Schools
Read moreAugmented reality tools can be used by teachers and students to enhance Jewish learning.
Building Jewish Identity Through Engaging Video: A Developer's Perspective
Read more'Since this is media, how can you know that you’re really having an impact? What proof do you have that video can build Jewish identity or literacy?'
Well-designed Jewish media programs that are informed by best practices from secular educational media are as effective as their peers.
Open is a Winning Strategy for Technology Investment
Read moreIf we want to elevate the field of Jewish educational technology as a whole, we need to make certain that as many paths as possible are open for exploration.
Questions for Funders—Nurturing an Ecosystem to Embrace Technological Advances for Jewish Education
By Jarred Myers & Nicky Newfield
Read moreEven though the Jewish Ed Tech market is small, all parts need to work; the full continuum needs to be in place. Without the luxury of a large market, we need to build a sustainable ecosystem, and we need to build smart.
Scale-Up Nation
By Jarred Myers & Nicky Newfield
Read moreThe world has shifted. Are basic literacy, Jewish culture and Judaic values still adequate to enable Jews to change the world?