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 Skim, a web
tool that enables Judaic educators and staff developers to edit, annotate and collaborate on PDF
documents
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 Skim 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: Skim can be used in a face to face and virtual
classroom.
What is Skim?
Skim is a web-based collaborative tool that enables users to edit, annotate
and collaborate on PDF documents.
Where is Skim
located on the internet?
Where can I find
tutorials demonstrating how to use Skim?
On the next
post we will discuss how the
web-based collaborative tool, Skim, can be used to promote instruction in the
blended learning classroom.
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