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Pages tagged "edtech"


Jewish EdTech Central

Posted on Resources by Jewish Funders Network · November 28, 2018 12:28 PM

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.

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Jewish EdTech in a World of Cognitive Surplus

Posted on News by Tzvi Pittinsky · September 19, 2017 6:00 AM

In 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?

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The Maker Movement & Jewish EdTech

Posted on News · August 22, 2017 6:00 AM

The Maker Movement is simple: if you have ever created anything, you are a member of the movement.

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Ubiquity, Access, & Availability: How EdTech Can Transform Schools, Homes, & Anywhere In Between

Posted on News by Michael Cohen · August 15, 2017 5:00 AM

Michael Cohen, The Tech Rabbi

To 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.

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Jewish EdTech: If You Build It, Will They Come?

Posted on News by Jewish Funders Network · August 08, 2017 6:00 AM

By Jarred Myers & Nicky Newfield

Developing 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.

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Augmented Reality in Jewish Day Schools

Posted on News by Moshe Rosenberg · July 31, 2017 6:00 AM

Augmented reality tools can be used by teachers and students to enhance Jewish learning.

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Building Jewish Identity Through Engaging Video: A Developer's Perspective

Posted on News by Sarah Lefton · July 25, 2017 6:00 AM

'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.

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Open is a Winning Strategy for Technology Investment

Posted on News by Brett Lockspeiser · July 17, 2017 6:00 AM

If 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.

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Questions for Funders—Nurturing an Ecosystem to Embrace Technological Advances for Jewish Education

Posted on News by Jewish Funders Network · July 10, 2017 5:32 PM

By Jarred Myers & Nicky Newfield

Even 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.

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Scale-Up Nation

Posted on News by Jewish Funders Network · July 03, 2017 6:00 AM

By Jarred Myers & Nicky Newfield

The world has shifted. Are basic literacy, Jewish culture and Judaic values still adequate to enable Jews to change the world?

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