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 Fotor can be used to edit photos.
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 Fotor 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 Fotor?
Fotor is a photo editing
web tool.
Where is Fotor located on the internet?
Where can I find tutorials demonstrating how to use Fotor?
Click on the links below to find tutorials on how to used Fotor:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agybJHax
- http://www.screencast.com/t/zH1octgX
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvE8iUMiASUhttp://www.fotor.com
- http://www.fotor.com/features/color-splash.html
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ltn-eqLiIM
- http://web.appstorm.net/reviews/images/fotor-lets-you-get-creative-with-your-photos/
NOTE: When converting an image always make certain that
you either own the image or have permission to copy it.
On the next
post we will discuss how Fotor, a photo editing tool, can be used to promote
instruction in the Judaic Studies and secular classroom.
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