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 on how Overstream, a
video web tool that enables the user to add subtitles to a video recording, 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 Overstream 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: Overstream can be
used in a face to face and virtual classroom.
What is Overstream?
Overstream is a video web tool that enables the user to
add subtitles to a video hosting website like YouTube.
Where is Overstream located on the
internet?
Where can I find tutorials demonstrating how to
use Overstream?
Click on the links below to find tutorials on
how to use Overstream:
On the next blog post we will discuss how Overstream can be used
to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom.
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