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 the web camera recording and email sharing
online application, Eyejot, can be used
for Judaic instruction and the mentoring/teaching of 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 Eyejot 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: Eyejot can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.
What is Eyejot?
Eyejot is a web camera
recording and email sharing online application.
Where is Eyejot located on the internet?
Where can I find tutorials demonstrating how to use Eyejot?
Click on the links below to find tutorials on using
Eyejot:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEt26_zi2Bk
- http://www.eyejot.com/features/eyejotthis.html
- http://www.eyejot.com/help/performance_tips
- http://corp.eyejot.com/?page_id=109
- http://www.wcrtexas.org/how-to-use-eyejot/
- http://www.polzleitner.com/epep/Help-files/How-to-record-eyejot-public.pdf
- http://techytalktuesdays.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-to-use-eyejot.html
On the
next post we will discuss how the web recording tool, Eyejot, can be
used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom.
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