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 Google Drive and Google
Templates can be used to create infographics which promote learning in
the face to face and virtual classroom.
Note: Kindly click here for a tutorial on how to use Google Drive
and Google Templates for making Jewish themed infographics.
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 Google Drive and Google Templates can be applied in the Judaic
Studies blended learning classroom, they 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: Google Drive and Google Templates can be used in a face to face and
virtual classroom.
What is an Infographic web tool?
An infographic web tool
or app is an internet application or kind of software which enables the user
to create a meaningful pictorial or visual display of complex data.
According to http://www.techopedia.com/definition/27808/information-graphic-infographic
an infographic is:
a visual
representation of a data set or instructive material. An infographic takes a
large amount of information in text or numerical form and then condenses it
into a combination of images and text, allowing viewers to quickly grasp the
essential insights the data contains. Infographics are not a product of the
Web, but the Internet has helped popularize their use as a content medium.
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infographic info
graphics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to
present complex information quickly and clearly.[1][2]
They can improve cognition by utilizing graphics to enhance the human visual system’s
ability to see patterns and trends.[3][4]
The process of creating infographics can be referred to as data visualization, information design, or information
architecture.[2]
Click here to see
sample infographics on American Jews which were reported from the 2013
Pew Research Survey of American Jews.
Where is Google Drive and Google Templates located on the internet?
How Google Drive and
Google Templates (and other info graphic web tools) can be used to create infographics that apply to Judaic
Studies instruction and teacher training
Click on the links below
and find resources explain how all
infographic web tools such as Piktochart, easel.ly, infogr.am, Google
Drive and Google Templates, can be
used to promote instruction in the face to face and virtual classroom:
- http://www.schrockguide.net/infographics-as-an-assessment.html (general applications of infographics in the classroom)
- https://sites.google.com/a/kathyschrock.net/infographics/links (general links on the use of infographics)
- http://educationcloset.com/steam/creating-infographics-in-the-classroom/ (general)
- http://secondarysolutionsblog.com/infographics/ (general)
- http://misslwholebrainteaching.blogspot.com/2013/02/infographics-in-classroom.html (general)
Click here
and see a tutorial on how Google Drive and Google Templates can be used to
promote Judaic instruction in the blended learning classroom.
On the next post we will discuss how Google Drive and Google Templates can
be used to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators.
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