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 of how Scott and Doodle, a collaborative whiteboard
web tool and app, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to
mentor/train 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 Scott and Doodle 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: Scott and Doodle can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.
What is Scott and Doodle?
Scott and Doodle is a
collaborative whiteboard web tool and app.
Where is Scott and Doodle located on the internet?
Note: Scott and Doodle is a free
app at the Apple Store (it is called Scoodle Jam) and can be found with this
url: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scoodle-jam-free-videochat/id640846057?ls=1&mt=8
Where can I find tutorials demonstrating how to use Scott and Doodle?
Click on the links below to find tutorials on how to use Scott and Doodle:
On the
next post we will discuss how the collaborative whiteboard web tool and app,
Scott and Doodle, can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning
classroom.
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