When mentoring our
pre-service and in- (i.e. online) classroom for both 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 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 discuss how the web-based book creating tool, Bookbuilder.cast.org,
can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to train/mentor 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 Bookbuilder.cast.org 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: Bookbuilder.cast.org can be used in a face to
face and virtual classroom.
What is Bookbuilder.cast.org?
Bookbuilder.cast.org is a web-based book creating tool.
Where is
Bookbuilder.cast.org located on the internet?
How the web-based book
creating tool, Bookbuilder.cast.org, can be used to promote Judaic instruction
and to mentor/train Jewish educators
Click on the links below
and find examples showing how Bookbuilder.cast.org can be used to promote
Judaic instruction and to mentor/train pre-service and in-service Jewish educators:
- http://bookbuilder.cast.org/view_print.php?book=22791
- http://bookbuilder.cast.org/view_print.php?book=25535
- http://bookbuilder.cast.org/view_print.php?book=6522
- http://bookbuilder.cast.org/view_print.php?book=37439
- http://miasmediaarts.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post-1.html
On the
next post we will discuss another book creating web tool, Bookemon.
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