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 refDot a web tool for making
bibliographies and generating citations can be used to promote instruction
including Judaic 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 RefDot 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: RefDot can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.
What is RefDot?
RefDot is a web tool for
making bibliographies and generating citations. It is an extension that can be
placed on the Chrome browser.
Where is RefDot located on the internet?
How the web-based bibliography and
citation maker refDot can be used to promote instruction including Judaic
instruction in the blended learning classroom
Click on the links below to find resources explaining how refDot can be
used to promote instruction in the face to face and virtual classroom:
- http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/04/refdot-chrome-extension-for-organizing.html
- http://historytech.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/refdot-and-other-cool-online-bibliography-tools/
- https://historytech.wordpress.com/tag/educational-technology/
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