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 Paper 53 , a
digital scrapbook app, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to
mentor/train Jewish educators.
Note: Paper
53 can also be used for writing and drawing assignments for the flipped
classroom. For
more information about the ‘flipped classroom' click here.
What is a digital scrapbook?
A digital scrapbook is similar to an e-portfolio; it is a
curated collection of online artifacts (e.g. photos, images, documents, fliers,
videos, audio files, etc.) that capture the life experiences and highlights of
its creators.
For more information on digital scrapbooking 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 Paper 53 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: Paper 53 can be
used in a face to face and virtual classroom.
What is Paper 53?
Paper
53 is digital scrapbook web app. It can also be used for writing and drawing
for the flipped classroom.
Where is Paper 53 located on the
internet?
How Paper 53 can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to
mentor/train Jewish educators
Click
here to see an example of how Paper 53 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 new video
web tools and apps.
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