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 continue our
discussion on how students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom
can use Zooburst to create their own books or
stories.
Assumption: The teacher or mentor teacher has a 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 Zooburst 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: Zooburst can
be used in both a physical and virtual Judaic Studies classroom.
What is Zooburst?
Zooburst
is a web-based book or story creation internet application.
Where is Zooburst located on the web?
How Zooburst, a story telling IOS (Apple) app and web tool, can be used
to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators.
Click
on the links below to see how the ZooBurst web tool and IOS (Apple) app can be
used to promote Judaic instruction and to train/mentor pre-service and
in-service Jewish educators.
On the next blog post we will begin our discussion of another story
telling app, Videolicious.
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