Introduction to Edcanvas.com, a multi-media presentation tool and platform which displays web-based knowledge products (i.e. documents, movies, audios, etc.)

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 the web-based multi-media presentation tool and platform, Edcanvas.com , can be used for Judaic instruction and the mentoring/teaching of pre-service and in-service 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 Edcanvas.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. For example, here is a CoP you might want to join. 

Note: Edcanvas.com can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.

What is Edcanvas.com?

Edcanvas.com is a a multi-media presentation tool and platform which displays web-based knowledge products (i.e. documents, movies, audios, etc.).

Where is  Edcanvas.com located on the internet?

http://www.edcanvas.com/

Where can I find tutorials demonstrating how to use Edcanvas.com?

Click on the links below to find tutorials on using Edcanvas.com:

• http://blog.edcanvas.com/post/34572561871/edcanvas-every-teacher-will-want-one
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiEVoth893c      
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcxnwcy8bUo
• http://vimeo.com/54296133
• http://libraryinitiative.com/edcanvas
• http://www.kleinspiration.com/2012/11/edcanvas-interactive-lesson-board.html

On the next post we will discuss how the web-based multi-media presentation tool and platform, Edcanvas.com, can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom.

List of Additional web-based translation tools

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-based translation tools.

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 Google Translate 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. 

What is a Web-Based Translation Tool?

A web-based translation tools is one that translates a narrative from one language (e.g. English) into another (e.g. Hebrew).

List of web-based translation tools

Click on the links below and fined additional online translation web tools:

• http://www.reverso.net/text_translation.aspx?lang=EN
• http://webtranslation.paralink.com/translator/default.asp
• http://mylanguages.org/hebrew_translation_en.php 

On the next post we will share additional multi-media presentation tools.

How the web-based translation tool, Google Translate, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train 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 translation tool, Google Translate, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and mentor/train pre-service and in-service 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 Google Translate 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: Google Translate can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.

What is Google Translate?

Google Translate is a web tool that translates a narrative from one language (e.g. English) into another (e.g. Hebrew).

Where is  Google Translate located on the internet?

http://translate.google.com

How the web-based translation tool, Google Translate, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and mentor/train Jewish educators

Click here to see and hear how Google Translate can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor or train pre-service and in-service Jewish educators. 

On the next post we will share a list of additional web-based translation tools.

How the web-based translation tool, Google Translate, can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom

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 translation tool, Google Translate, can be used for instruction in the blended learning classroom.

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 Google Translate 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: Google Translate can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.

What is Google Translate?

Google Translate is a web tool that translates a narrative from one language (e.g. English) into another (e.g. Hebrew).

Where is  Google Translate located on the internet?

http://translate.google.com

How the web-based translation tool, Google Translate, can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom

Click on the links below to resources explaining how Google Translate can be used to promote instruction in the face to face and virtual classroom:

• http://paxalles.blogs.com/virted/2011/08/notes-from-virted-using-google-translate-as-a-classroom-tool.html
• http://blog.edutechserve.com/2011/09/using-google-translate-in-classroom-pt.html
• http://blog.edutechserve.com/2011/10/using-google-tranlate-in-classroom-pt-2.html
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RhJP6tpGpp4Jt2R-PgPBblZHndBYKwfGfcBz9kf6zBE/edit
• http://tivytech.blogspot.com/2012/05/google-translate-for-classroom.html
• http://teachersusingtech.com/2012/04/translate-your-classroom-blog-with-google/
• http://ictforlanguageteachers.blogspot.com/2011/11/google-translate-friend-or-foe.html
• http://esl.about.com/b/2010/04/29/use-google-translate-to-help-teach-english.htm
• http://edudemic.com/2012/11/google-translate-update/

On the next post we will discuss how the web-based translation tool, Google Translate, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators.

Introduction to Google Translate , a web-based tool that translates a narrative from one language (e.g. English) into another (e.g. Hebrew)

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 the web-based translation tool, Google Translate, can be used for Judaic instruction and the mentoring/teaching of pre-service and in-service 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 Google Translate 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: Google Translate can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.

What is Google Translate?

Google Translate is a web tool that translates a narrative from one language (e.g. English) into another (e.g. Hebrew).

Where is  Google Translate located on the internet?

http://translate.google.com

Where can I find tutorials demonstrating how to use Google Translate?

Click on the links below to find tutorials on using Google Translate:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trO97buhajY
• http://translateclient.com/tutorial.php
• http://blog.edutechserve.com/2011/09/using-google-translate-in-classroom-pt.html

On the next post we will discuss how the web-based translation tool, Google Translate, can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom.