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 Puppet Pals HD,
an IOS (Apple) app that enables the user to create stories or narratives via
puppet animations, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to
mentor/train 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 Puppet Pals HD
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: Puppet Pals HD can
be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.
What is Puppet Pals HD?
Puppet
Pals HD is an IOS (Apple) app that enables the user to create stories or
narratives via puppet animations.
Where is Puppet Pals HD located on the web?
Where can you find helpful tutorials on how to use Puppet Pals HD?
Click
on the links below for tutorials on Puppet Pals HD:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOxLbSJV0Eo
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=puppet+pals+hd (many tutorials)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYUx7QVXXX4
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfX0tNsTmx0
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Smfxk4zZ4
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sQ3V1UV8g0
On the next post we will share resources describing how Puppet
Pals HD, a digital story telling IOS (Apple) app, can be utilized to promote
instruction in the blended learning classroom.
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