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 Sliderocket, a free presentation making web tool and app, can be used to promote instruction in the blended
learning classroom.
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 Sliderocket
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: Sliderocket can be
used in a face to face and virtual classroom.
What is Sliderocket?
Sliderocket is a free presentation making web
tool and app.
Where is Sliderocket located on the web?
- http://www.sliderocket.com (web tool)
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sliderocket-player/id462996758?mt=8 (Apple App)
How Sliderocket, a free
presentation making web tool and app, can be utilized to promote instruction in
the blended learning classroom
Click
on the links below to find resources explaining how Sliderocket can be used to
promote instruction in the face to face and virtual classroom:
- http://richarddsolomonsblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-sliderocket-can-be-utilized-to.html
- http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/SlideRocket
- http://www.learnitin5.com/Using-Slide-Rocket-to-enrich-learning
- http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/01/sliderocket-online-presentation.html
- http://youtu.be/56v9f7Rm6XA
On the next blogpost we will discuss how Sliderocket, a free
presentation making web tool and app, can be utilized to promote Judaic
instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators.
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