How the web platform, Collaborize Classroom, can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom environment

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 Collaborize Classroom  can promote student collaboration 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 Collaborize Classroom 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 Collaborize Classroom?

Collaborize Classroom is a web tool designed to facilitate classroom collaboration.

Where is  Collaborize Classroom located on the internet?

http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com

How the web platform, Collaborize Classroom, can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom environment

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

• http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com/cc_buzz/free-technology-for-teachers
• http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com
• http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com/features
• http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com//blog/
• http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com//os/adopt-rb.html
• http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com/videos/collaborize-classroom-presentations
• http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com/support/topics
• http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com/support/topic-library

On the next blog post we will discuss how the web platform, Collaborize Classroom, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train Jewish education.

Introduction to Collaborize Classroom a web platform that promotes student collaboration in the 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 begin our discussion on how Collaborize Classroom,  can promote student collaboration in the face to face and virtual 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 Collaborize Classroom 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 Collaborize Classroom?

 Collaborize Classroom is a web tool designed to facilitate classroom collaboration.

Where is  Collaborize Classroom located on the internet?

http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com

Where can I find tutorials demonstrating how to use Collaborize Classroom?

Click on the links below to find tutorials on how to use Collaborize Classroom:

• http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com
• http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com/faqs
• http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com/resources
• http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com/on_demand_webinars/pd-on-demand
• http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com/features
• http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com//os/adopt-rb.html
• http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com/blog/teacher-spotlight-for-september-heidi-siwak/

On the next blog post we will discuss how the web platform, Collaborize Classroom, can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom environment.

How the multi-media presentation web tool, Meograph, 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 Meograph,  a multi-media presentation web tool, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train 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 Meograph 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 Meograph?

 Meograph is a multi-media presentation web tool.

Where is  Meograph located on the internet?

http://www.meograph.com/education/

How the multi-media presentation web tool, Meograph, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators

Click on the links below to find resources showing how Meograph can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to train/mentor pre-service and in-service Jewish educators:

• http://www.meograph.com/holocaust-2
• http://www.meograph.com/richarddsolomonphd/62231/new-meograph-1?moment=conclusion#edit

On the next blog post we will begin a discussion on web tools that promote collaboration, the first of which is Collaborize Classroom.

How the multi-media presentation web tool, Meograph, 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 Meograph,  a multi-media presentation web tool, can be used to promote 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 Meograph 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 Meograph?

 Meograph is a multi-media presentation web tool.

Where is  Meograph located on the internet?

http://www.meograph.com/education/

How the multi-media presentation web tool, Meograph, can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom

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

• http://www.meograph.com/ianallison7/44208/meograph-in-the-classroom
• http://edcrunch.org/2013/03/10/meograph/
• http://wonderfulclassroomofoz.info/2013/04/02/meograph/
• http://www.technapex.com/2013/04/meograph-releases-first-paid-license-for-educators/
• http://dynamicteaching.net/tag/meograph/
• http://cindyccm.blogspot.com/2013/05/meograph.html
• http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=14061
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdRSCfBvPHY

On the next blog post we will discuss how the multi-media presentation web tool, Meograph, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators.

Introduction to Meograph an online multi-media presentation tool

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 Meograph,  a multi-media presentation web tool, can be used to promote instruction in the Judaic Studies classroom and to train/mentor 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 Meograph 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 Meograph?

 Meograph is a multi-media presentation web tool.

Where is  Meograph located on the internet?

http://www.meograph.com/education/

Where can I find tutorials demonstrating how to use Meograph?

Click on the links below to find tutorials on how to use Meograph:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n9HZKu5X7s
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcb_hi0UMoY
• http://www.teachertube.com/video/273805
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n9HZKu5X7s
• http://www.newsu.org/digital-tools-meograph
• http://www.meograph.com/education
• http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2012/11/meograph-the-future-of-storytelling-is-4d-with-context324/

On the next blog post we will discuss how the multi-media presentation web tool, Meograph, can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom.