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 PDF Buddy, a web tool that enables the
user to edit PDF (Portable Document Format) files, can be used to promote
Judaic instruction and to mentor/train pre-service and in-service
Jewish educators.
For additional information on PDF files click here.
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 PDF Buddy 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: PDF Buddy can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.
What is PDF Buddy?
PDF Buddy is a web tool that enables the user to edit PDF files.
Why would
a user want to edit a PDF file?
- To remove certain text in the PDF file
- To update the PDF file
- To invite students to write on the file
- To create a PDF file collaboratively
- To copy a portion of a PDF file
- To highlight certain portions of a PDF file
- To sign a PDF file
- To combine PDF files
In addition, PDF Buddy is free.
Where is PDF Buddy located on the internet?
Where can I find tutorials demonstrating how to use PDF Buddy, a PDF editing web tool?
- http://youtu.be/UmAlE0R3YdU
- http://www.screencast.com/t/ERou0qJ4n9EN
- https://www.pdfbuddy.com/how-to/edit-pdf
- https://www.pdfbuddy.com/how-to/erase-pdf
- https://www.pdfbuddy.com/how-to/highlight-pdf
- https://www.pdfbuddy.com/how-to/add-image-to-pdf
- https://www.pdfbuddy.com/how-to/add-text-to-pdf
- https://www.pdfbuddy.com/how-to/merge-pdfs
- https://www.pdfbuddy.com/how-to/split-pdf
- https://www.pdfbuddy.com/how-to/share-pdf
- https://www.pdfbuddy.com/how-to/sign-pdf
On the next post we will discuss the rationale
for using a PDF editing web tool like PDF Buddy.
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