Richard D. Solomon's Blog on Mentoring Jewish Students and Teachers: How ScreenChomp, a free Apple or Mac screen recording app, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators

Thursday, July 17, 2014

How ScreenChomp, a free Apple or Mac screen recording app, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators

Note: ScreenChomp is designed to operate on an iPad and iPad mini. It will not function on a Mac desktop or laptop computer.

Links to Mac/Apple Apps: http://www.apple.com/osx/apps/app-store.html
http://www.techsmith.com/screenchomp.html

Before we explore how ScreenChomp can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators, let’s define the construct, the flipped classroom.

What is the flipped classroom?

In a typical classroom, the teacher presents information (e.g. a new idea, procedure or way of solving a problem) to his or her students and then assigns students homework based on the information presented. In the flipped classroom the reverse process occurs. The teacher presents information (e.g. a new construct, process or procedure to solve a problem) to students via a video recording or audio podcast which the students review at home. Then students return to class to apply the knowledge they had received via the teacher's video or audio presentation, and apply that knowledge in the classroom. The role of the teacher is therefore transformed in at least two ways:

The teacher presents information via a screen recording or audio podcast that can be accessed via a link on the internet.
The teacher and his/her aides provide whole group, small group and individualized instruction to students while they are working on applying the knowledge they received online. The degree to which the teacher and his or her instructional aides use whole group, small group or individualized learning modalities is dependent upon the instructional needs of his or her students.

What is ScreenChomp?

ScreenChomp is a free screen recording Apple app that is specifically designed to be used in a flipped classroom.

Where is ScreenChomp located on the internet?

http://www.techsmith.com/screenchomp.html

How ScreenChomp, a free Apple or Mac app, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators

Click on the links below and find examples of how ScreenChomp can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to train or mentor pre-service and in-service Jewish educators. Below you will also find websites that recommend using ScreenChomp to enhance Jewish learning.