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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

How the web-based photo-sharing mashup tool, Photosnack, can be used to promote Judaic instruction, train and mentor Jewish 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 discuss how the web-based photo sharing and slideshow mashup tool  Photosnack can be used to promote Judaic instruction, to train and mentor Jewish educators.




Assumption: The teacher or mentor teacher has an 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 Photosnack 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: Photosnack can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.

What is Photosnack?

Photosnack is an online photo-sharing slideshow mashup tool. 


Where is  Photosnack located on the internet?



How the web-based photo-sharing mashup tool, Photosnack, can be used to promote Judaic instruction, to train and mentor Jewish educators

Click on the links below to find resources explaining how Photosnack can be used to promote Judaic instruction, to mentor/train pre-service and in-service Jewish educators:




On the next post we will explore a new web-based mashup tool, Zentation.

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