Richard D. Solomon's Blog on Mentoring Jewish Students and Teachers

Our hope is that this blog will become a forum in which people can exchange ideas on how to recruit, develop and retain exceptional Jewish educators through mentoring and e-mentoring students, teaching candidates, and teachers in our day and supplemental schools. The present focus of this blog is to empower Jewish teachers, administrators, teacher trainers, consultants, and staff developers to integrate web technology (i.e. web tools and apps) into their teaching and teacher training.

Friday, June 29, 2012

Introduction to Flickr Videos as a video hosting and sharing website for instruction, including Judaic instruction, teacher training and mentoring

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 discuss how the video hosting and sharing website, Flickr Videos, can be used for Judaic instruction, teacher training and mentoring.

For additional information about Flicker on this blog click here, here, here and here.

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 the videos on Flickr Videos can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, they 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: The videos found in Flickr Videos can be used in both a physical and virtual Judaic Studies classroom.

What is Flickr Videos?

Flickr Videos is a website that hosts and shares videos, including ones that relate to Israel and Judaism, that can be used within a Judaic Studies instructional program, and for teacher/mentor training.

Where is Flickr Videos located on the web?

http://www.flickr.com/help/video/

Where can you find helpful tutorials on how to use Flickr Videos ?

Click on the links below for tutorials on how to use Flickr Videos:

Below you will find videos about Israel and Judaism on the Flickr Videos website.

Note: Some of these videos may not be appropriate for all students.

On the next post we will discuss how the video hosting and sharing website, Veoh, can be used to promote instruction, including Judaic instruction and for the training and mentoring of pre-service and in-service of Judaic educators.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

How Teacher Tube can be used to promote Judaic instruction and for the training and mentoring of pre-service and in-service of Judaic educators Teacher Tube on Judaism and Israel

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 the video hosting and sharing website, Teacher Tube, can be for both Judaic instruction and teacher training and mentoring

Note: Although the videos on Teacher Tube can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, they 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: The videos found in Teacher Tube can be used in both a physical and virtual Judaic Studies classroom.

What is Teacher Tube?

Teacher Tube is a website that hosts and shares videos, including ones that relate to Israel and Judaism, that can be used within a Judaic Studies instructional program, and for teacher/mentor training.

Where is Teacher Tube located on the web?

http://www.teachertube.com/

Click on the links below to find Teacher Tubes on Israel and Judaism:

Note: Some of these videos may not be appropriate for all students.

On the next post we will discuss another video hosting and sharing website, Flickr Videos, which provides videos on Judaism and Israel that can be incorporated within a Judaic instruction program and for teacher training and mentoring.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

How Teacher Tube, a video hosting and sharing website, can be used to promote instruction, including Judaic instruction

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 of how the video hosting and sharing website, Teacher Tube, can be for both Judaic instruction and teacher training and mentoring

Note: The videos found in Teacher Tube can be used in both a physical and virtual Judaic Studies classroom.

What is Teacher Tube?

Where is Teacher Tube located on the web?

http://www.teachertube.com/

Click on the links below to find web resources describing how Teacher Tube can be used to promote learning and for teacher training and mentoring:

On the next post we will discuss how Teacher Tube can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to train and mentor pre-service and in-service Judaic educators.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Introduction to Teacher Tube as a video hosting and sharing website for instruction, includin gJudaic instruction, teacher training and mentoring

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 discuss how the video hosting and sharing website, Teacher Tube, can be for instruction, including Judaic instruction and teacher training and mentoring

Note: The videos found in Teacher Tube can be used in both a physical and virtual Judaic Studies classroom.

What is Teacher Tube?

Where is Teacher Tube located on the web?

http://www.teachertube.com/

Below you will find tutorials on how to find, and share videos on Teacher Tube.

http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=250280&title=TeacherTube_Tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOt5rKMfNj8

On the next post we will discuss how Teacher Tube can be used to promote instruction, including Judaic instruction and for the training and mentoring of pre-service and in-service of Judaic educators.

Monday, June 25, 2012

List of additional web resources to obtain free and downloadable pictures and images related to Judaism and Israel

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 share a list of additional web resources to obtain free and downloadable pictures and images related to Judaism and Israel.

Note: Some of the pictures on the list of websites may not be appropriate for all students.

Note: Although the pictures and images on listed on the links below can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, they 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.

List of additional web resources to obtain free and downloadable pictures and images related to Judaism and Israel

Click here to find those web resouces.

On the next post we will begin sharing video hosting and sharing websites (as alternatives to YouTube) for instruction and teacher training and mentoring.

Friday, June 22, 2012

Introduction to PhotoEverywhere as a web resource for locating and downloading free pictures and images for Judaic instruction

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 share free pictures and images from PhotoEverywhere that can be used within the Judaic Studies program.

Note: Some of these pictures may not be appropriate for all students.

Note: Although the pictures and images on PhotoEverywhere can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, they 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: The pictures and images found in PhotoEverywhere can be used in both a physical and virtual Judaic Studies classroom.

What is PhotoEverywhere?

PhotoEverywhere is a website containing pictures and images that Judaic Studies teachers can download for free.

Where is PhotoEverywhere located on the web?

http://photoeverywhere.co.uk/

Below you will find several links displaying pictures and images related to Judaism and Israel from PhotoEverywhere:

On the next post we will share additional web resources to obtain free and downloadable pictures and image related to Judaism and Israel.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Introduction to Clip ArtETC as a web resource for locating and downloading free pictures and images for Judaic instruction

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 share free pictures and images from Clip ArtETC that can be used within the Judaic Studies program.

Note: Some of these pictures may not be appropriate for all students.

Note: Although the pictures and images on Clip ArtETC can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, they 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: The pictures and images found in Clip ArtETC can be used in both a physical and virtual Judaic Studies classroom.

What is Clip ArtETC?

Clip ArtETC is a website containing pictures and images that Judaic Studies teachers can download for free.

Where is Clip ArtETC located on the web?

http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/

Below you will find several links displaying pictures and images related to Judaism and Israel from Clip ArtETC:

On the next post we will share free and downloadable pictures and image related to Judaism and Israel available from PhotoEverywhere.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Introduction to Open Clip Library as a web resource for locating and downloading free pictures and images for Judaic instruction

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 share free pictures and images from Open Clip Library that can be used within the Judaic Studies program.

Note: Some of these pictures may not be appropriate for all students.

Note: Although the pictures and images on Open Clip Library can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, they 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: The pictures and images found in Open Clip Library can be used in both a physical and virtual Judaic Studies classroom.

What is Open Clip Library?

Open Clip Library is a website containing pictures and images that Judaic Studies teachers can download for free.

Where is Open Clip Library located on the web?

http://openclipart.org/

Below you will find several links displaying pictures and images related to Judaism and Israel from Open Clip Library:

On the next post we will share free and downloadable pictures and image related to Judaism and Israel available from Clip ArtETC .

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Introduction to Pics4learning.com as a web resource for locating and downloading free pictures and images for Judaic instruction

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 share free pictures and images from Pics4learning.com that can be used within the Judaic Studies program.

Note: Some of these pictures may not be appropriate for all students.

Note: Although the pictures and images on Pics4learning.com can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, they 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: The pictures and images found in Pics4learning.com can be used in both a physical and virtual Judaic Studies classroom.

What is Pics4learning.com?

Pics4learning.com is a website containing pictures and images that Judaic Studies teachers can download for free.

Where is Pics4learning.com located on the web?

http://www.pics4learning.com

Below you will find several links displaying pictures and images related to Judaism and Israel from Pics4learning.com:

On the next post we will share free and downloadable pictures and image related to Judaism and Israel available from Open Clip Library .

Monday, June 18, 2012

Introduction to Creative Commons Photographs as a web resource for locating and downloading free pictures and images for Judaic instruction

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 share free pictures and images from Creative Commons Photographs that can be used within the Judaic Studies program.

Note: Some of these pictures may not be appropriate for all students.

Note: Although the pictures and images on Creative Commons Photographs can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, they 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: The pictures and images found in Creative Commons Photographs can be used in both a physical and virtual Judaic Studies classroom.

What is Creative Commons Photographs?

Creative Commons Photographs is a website containing pictures and images that Judaic Studies teachers can download for free.

Where is Creative Commons Photographs located on the web?

http://www.everystockphoto.com/

Below you will find several links displaying pictures and images related to Judaism and Israel from Creative Commons Photographs:

On the next post we will share free and downloadable pictures and image related to Judaism and Israel available from Pics4Learning Photographs.

Friday, June 15, 2012

List of additional online certificate makers with printables

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 teachers and students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom can use (online) certificate making software that users can print and share with their students and colleagues.

Note: The online certificate making software 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: Each online certificate makeing software application can be used in both a physical and virtual Judaic Studies classroom.

List of additional online certificate makers with printables

On the next post we will share websites that enable the user to share Jewish pictures and images for free.

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Friday, June 29, 2012

Introduction to Flickr Videos as a video hosting and sharing website for instruction, including Judaic instruction, teacher training and mentoring

Thursday, June 28, 2012

How Teacher Tube can be used to promote Judaic instruction and for the training and mentoring of pre-service and in-service of Judaic educators Teacher Tube on Judaism and Israel

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

How Teacher Tube, a video hosting and sharing website, can be used to promote instruction, including Judaic instruction

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Introduction to Teacher Tube as a video hosting and sharing website for instruction, includin gJudaic instruction, teacher training and mentoring

Monday, June 25, 2012

List of additional web resources to obtain free and downloadable pictures and images related to Judaism and Israel

Friday, June 22, 2012

Introduction to PhotoEverywhere as a web resource for locating and downloading free pictures and images for Judaic instruction

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Introduction to Clip ArtETC as a web resource for locating and downloading free pictures and images for Judaic instruction

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Introduction to Open Clip Library as a web resource for locating and downloading free pictures and images for Judaic instruction

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Introduction to Pics4learning.com as a web resource for locating and downloading free pictures and images for Judaic instruction

Monday, June 18, 2012

Introduction to Creative Commons Photographs as a web resource for locating and downloading free pictures and images for Judaic instruction

Friday, June 15, 2012

List of additional online certificate makers with printables

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