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 teachers and students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom can use Easy Test Maker to create online quizzes and tests.
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 or Ipads. Given parental and school approval, and the development of specific guidelines, smartphones can be used to enhance instruction as well.
Note: Although Easy Test Maker 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: Easy Test Maker can be used in both a physical and virtual Judaic Studies classroom.
What is a Quiz or Test Web Tool?
Online quiz or test tools enable you, your teachers and your students to create multiple choice, matching, short answer, and other question formats for students to assess their own abilities to master the information or for you to see what students have learned and what needs to be reviewed and taught in a different way.
What is Easy Test Maker?
Easy Test Maker is an online quiz or test web application.
Where is Easy Test Maker located on the web?
Where can you find helpful tutorials on how to use Easy Test Maker?
Click on the links below for tutorials on Easy Test Maker:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgAOw9SsrBE http://www.easytestmaker.com/default.aspx
- http://www.slideshare.net/klatakci/easy-testmaker
On the next post we will share resources describing how Easy Test Maker can be utilized to facilitate learning inside and outside of the classroom.
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