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 After
Photo, an IOS (Apple) photo captions app, can be used to promote Judaic
instruction and to mentor/train pre-service and in-service 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 After Photo
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: After Photo can be
used in a face to face and virtual classroom.
What is After Photo?
After Photo in an IOS(Apple) app that places
captions, text or sub-titles on one’s images.
Where is After Photo located on the
internet?
Where can I find tutorials demonstrating
how to use After Photo, an IOS(Apple) photo collage app?
Click
on the links below to find tutorials explaining how to use After Photo:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWOKI_a2BpU
- https://www.appannie.com/apps/ios/app/after-photo-add-caption-text-beautiful-message-over-your-pic-photo-editor-and-design-lab/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWOKI_a2BpU\http://slideme.org/application/after-photo
- https://youtu.be/ZmXAfyZ23qI
- http://www.screencast.com/t/MTok2qEKY
On the next blogpost we will discuss how After Photo, an IOS(Apple)
app that enables users to place captions, text or subtitles on their images,
can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom.
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