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 Free-Bitsela.com, a clip art website, can be
used to promote instruction 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 Free-Bitsela.com 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 Free-Bitsela.com?
Free Bitsela is a website that
provides free Jewish clip art that can be used to enhance Judaic instruction
and staff development.
What is clip art and how can
it enhance instruction?
From a educational
technology perspective, clip art is a collection of simple pictures that can be
downloaded onto one’s computer.
Assumption. The clip art we will be sharing on this blog
all have a Creative Commons License, and are free.
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clip_art Clip
art refers to pre-made images used to illustrate any medium. Today, clip
art is used extensively in both personal and commercial projects, ranging from
home-printed greeting cards to commercial candles. Clip art comes in many
forms, both electronic and printed. However, most clip art today is created,
distributed, and used in an electronic form. Since its inception, clip art has
evolved to include a wide variety of content, file formats, illustration
styles, and licensing restrictions. Clip art is generally composed exclusively
of illustrations (created by hand or by computer software), and does not
include stock
photography.
Here are some examples
of Clip Art:
How can clip art enhance
teaching and learning?
Teachers can use clip art for worksheets, lesson plans,
quizzes, and too enhance bulletin boards, classroom
assignments, and student and class journals. Clip Art can also be used to
support phonics and English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction. In
addition, students can use clip art for their homework assignments,
classwork and projects.
Click on the link
below and find clip art related to different grades (K-12)
and subject matter:
• http://www.internet4classrooms.com/links_grades_kindergarten_12/clipart_resources_graphics.htm
Where is Free
Bitsela.com located on the internet?
Where can I find tutorials
demonstrating how to use Free- Bitsela.com?
Click on the four links below to find tutorials on how
to use the free Jewish clip art website, Free-Bitsela.com:
- http://free-bitsela.com/?page_id=580
- http://free-bitsela.com/?page_id=287
- http://www.screencast.com/t/eqbVo4ujARv
On the next blog post we will explore another free
Jewish clip art website, Student-handouts.com .
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