Classroom collaboration

Can the iPad 2 change the face of education?

     When the first iPad came out in April 2010, it was marketed as a textbook/classroom tool for students. Almost a year later, however, it has not taken off in the classroom in the ways that Apple had planned. The launch of the iPad 2 this past weekend again restores those hopes with several new features and additions which hope to reignite those promises of revolutionizing the classroom.

Think you can't afford a smart board for your school?

     When I ask someone to tell me how much a smart board costs today, the most common answer I hear is in the range of $10,000. Did you know you can have all the features and functionality of smart board in your school for much less? Want to know how?

Are They Paying Attention to Us?

Terry Kaye was in Los Angeles last week, in part to present to the Principals’ Council retreat organized by Janice Tytell.  She reports that for the first time at one of these sessions, many of the participants were on laptops and handheld devices throughout the session, taking notes and looking real-time at the websites and other digital resources she was referring to in her talk.

Teach Israel

Experience Modern Israel

New from Behrman House. Fly to Israel without a plane ticket.

Discover Israel

Let's Discover Israel

Offer younger children an exciting and age-appropriate introduction to the Jewish homeland