Demonstration of How Voice Thread can be Used for Instruction in the Judaic Studies Blended Learning Classroom and for the Mentoring/Training of Pre-Service and In-Service Judaic Educators

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 (i.e. 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 continue our discussion on how  students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom can use Voicethread to enhance learning.

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 Voicethread 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. For example, here is a CoP you might want to join. 

Note: Voicethread can also be used in a face to face classroom without adding the online component.

What is Voicethread?

 According to Voicethread, A this web-based tool is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too.

Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities, and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can also be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies.

Where is  Voicethread located on the web?

http://voicethread.com/

 How can you place the pictures that others have uploaded onto Voicethread onto your Voicethread account?

To place other people's pictures on your Voicethread account you will need their permission. The easiest way to gain permission to add the pictures of others is to learn if their photos have a Creative Commons License. 

Click here to see and hear my Voice Thread demonstration about the life of Golda Meir, the first woman prime minister of Israel.

On the next post we will be begin our discussion of another web-based photo sharing tool, PhotoPeach.

How Voicethread can be used in the classroom to promote learning

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 (i.e. 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 continue our discussion on how  students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom can use Voicethread to enhance learning.

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 Voicethread 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. For example, here is a CoP you might want to join. 

Note: Voicethread can also be used in a face to face classroom without adding the online component.

What is Voicethread?

 According to Voicethread, a this web-based tool is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too.

Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities, and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can also be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies.

Where is  Voicethread located on the web?

http://voicethread.com/

How can you place the pictures that others have uploaded onto Voicethread onto your Voicethread account?

To place other people's pictures on your Voicethread account you will need their permission. The easiest way to gain permission to add the pictures of others is to learn if their photos have a Creative Commons License. 

The links below describe how Voiceethread can be used to promote learning in the classroom:

• http://voicethread.com/media/misc/getting_started_in_the_classroom.pdf
• http://voicethread.com/image/voicethreads_in_the_classroom.pdf
• http://www.edutopia.org/voicethread-interactive-multimedia-albums
• http://cnx.org/content/m18419/latest/
• http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/

On the next post we will share a tutorial I made showing how Voicethread can be used for instruction in the Judaic Studies classroom and for mentoring/training of pre-service and in-service Judaic educators.

Introduction to Voicethread, a web-based photo presentation tool that can be used for Judaic instruction 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 (i.e. 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 Voicethread to enhance learning.

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 Voicethread 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. For example, here is a CoP you might want to join. 

Note: Voicethread can also be used in a face to face classroom without adding the online component.

What is Voicethread?

According to Voicethread, A this web-based tool is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too.

Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities, and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can also be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies.

Where is  Voicethread located on the web?

http://voicethread.com/

Where are helpful tutorials on how to use Voicethread?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XGpdy7c8DQ&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U1wlRrKyyk&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlDN9EjHF2E&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1--CdU4pljg

How can you place the pictures that others have uploaded onto Voicethread onto your Voicethread account?

To place other people's pictures on your Voicethread account you will need their permission. The easiest way to gain permission to add the pictures of others is to learn if their photos have a Creative Commons License. 

On the next post we will share resources describing how Voicethread can be utilized to facilitate learning in the classroom.

Tutorial on how to incorporate Photobucket in your Judaic Studies classroom and for the mentoring/training of pre-service and in-service Judaic educators

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 Photobucket to enhance learning. 

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 Photobucket 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. For example, here is a CoP you might want to join. 

Note: Photobucket can also be used in a face to face classroom without adding the online component.

What Is Photobucket?

Photobucket is a web-based presentation tool that offers image or picture hosting, photo and video sharing.

Where is Photobucket located on the web?

http://photobucket.com/

How can you place the pictures that others have uploaded onto Photobucket unto your Photobucket account?

To place other people's pictures on your Photobucket account you will need their permission. The easiest way to gain permission to add the pictures of others is to learn if their photos have  a Creative Commons License. 

Click here and watch a tutorial I made  on how to incorporate Photobucket in your Judaic Studies classroom and for the mentoring/training of pre-service and in-service Judaic educators.

Click here and see the photo album I made using photobucket. com .

On the next post we will share another web-based photo sharing and editing tool, Voicethread.

How Photobucket can be used in the classroom to promote learning

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 Photobucket to enhance learning. 

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 Photobucket 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. For example, here is a CoP you might want to join. 

Note: Photobucket can also be used in a face to face classroom without adding the online component.

What Is Photobucket?

Photobucket is a web-based presentation tool that offers image or picture hosting, photo and video sharing.

Where is Photobucket located on the web?

http://photobucket.com/

How can you place the pictures that others have uploaded onto Photobucket unto your Photobucket account?

To place other people's pictures on your Photobucket account you will need their permission. The easiest way to gain permission to add the pictures of others is to learn if their photos have  A Creative Commons License. 

How Photobucket can be used in the classroom to promote learning.

Click on the links below to obtain ideas on how Photobucket can be used for instruction and to promote learning.

http://hoggatt.edublogs.org/former-students/slideshows2015/

http://photobucket.com/images/classroom%20rules/

On the next post we will share a sample photo album I created using Photobucket.com.

Introduction to Photobucket, a web-based photo presentation tool that can be used for Judaic instruction 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 Photobucket to enhance learning. 

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 Photobucket 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. For example, here is a CoP you might want to join. 

Note: Photobucket can also be used in a face to face classroom without adding the online component.

What Is Photobucket?

Photobucket is a web-based presentation tool that offers image or picture hosting, photo and video sharing.

Where is Photobucket located on the web?

http://photobucket.com/

Where are helpful tutorials on how to use Photobucket?

Click on the two links below for tutorials on how to use Photobucket:

http://www.ehow.com/video_4978547_photobucket-tutorial-uploading-photos.html

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDTdh4FFoOI

How can you place the pictures that others have uploaded onto Photobucket unto your Photobucket account?

To place other people's pictures on your Photobucket account you will need their permission. The easiest way to gain permission to add the pictures of others is to learn if their photos have a Creative Commons License. 

On the next post we will share resources describing how Photobucket can be utilized to facilitate learning in the classroom.

Pictures I have uploaded on my Picasa account. These pictures can be used for Judaic instruction 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 continue our discussion on how  students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom can use Picasa to enhance learning.

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 Picasa 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. For example, here is a CoP you might want to join. 

Note: Picasa can also be used in a face to face classroom without adding the online component.

What Is Picasa?

According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picasa), Picasa is an image organizer and image viewer for organizing and editing digital photos, plus an integrated photo-sharing website, originally created by Idealab and owned by Google since 2004.[1] "Picasa" is a blend of the name of famed Spanish painter Pablo Picasso; the phrase mi casa for "my house", and "pic" for pictures (personalized art).[1][2] In July 2004, Google acquired Picasa and began offering it as a free download.[1][2]

Where is Picasa located on the web?

Click here to learn how to install Picasa on a Mac.

Click here to learn how to install Picasa on a PC.

Click here to see the pictures I have placed on my Picasa account.

On the next post we will introduce a new web-based photo presentation tool, photobucket.