Introduction to Superherosquad.marvel.com/create your own comic, a web-based cartoon creation tool that can be used for Judaic instruction, for mentoring and teacher training

When mentoring our pre-service and in-service teachers we need to describe and model both research-based and clinically tested best practices, and demonstrate how these best practices can be applied in the real (i.e. physical) and virtual (online) classroom for both teaching and teacher training. The combination of face to face instruction in a physical setting and online learning is called blended learning. In this section of the blog we will describe how the internet can serve as a supplemental resource for instruction and the mentoring of pre-service and in-service Jewish educators. In this post we will begin our discussion on how  students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom can use Superherosquad.marvel.com/create your own comic.

Assumption: The teacher or mentor teacher has a interactive white board (i.e. SMART Board, Promethean, etc.), a Tablet PC (also called a Slate or Blade), a computer presenter or computer with internet access attached to an LCD projector in the classroom. It would be ideal if students or mentees had access to their own laptop computers as well.

Note: Although Superherosquad.marvel.com/create your own comic.com can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, it can be also be used for training pre-service and in-service Jewish educators for professional or staff development. It is our hope that Jewish educators around the globe will form an online community of practice, a CoP, a group of people who share an interest, a craft, and/or a profession, to enhance the delivery of instruction and training of Jewish educators.

Note: Superherosquad.marvel.com/create your own comic.com can also be used in a face to face classroom without adding the online component.

What Is Superherosquad.marvel.com/create your own comic.com ?

Superherosquad.marvel.com/create your own comic.com is a web-based cartoon tool that can be used for both Judaic Studies blended learning classroom and for the mentoring and training of  pre-service and in-service Judaic educators.

Where is Superherosquad.marvel.com/create your own comic.com located on the internet?

Here is the link: http://superherosquad.marvel.com/create_your_own_comic

Click here to see a tutorial on how make a comic strip using Superherosquad.marvel.com/create your own comic.com

On the next post we will share 21 different ways that  Superherquad and other cartoons can be used for instruction in the classroom.