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 Filler, an IOS (Apple) and Google app that enables mobile device users to place and
edit all their PDF (Portable Document Format) files into one location, 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 Filler 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 Filler can be
used in a face to face and virtual classroom.
What is PDF Filler?
PDF Filler is an IOS (Apple)
and Google app that enables users to place and then edit all their PDF
(Portable Document Format) files into one location on their mobile device.
Where is PDF Filler located on the
internet?
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/doc-scan-scanner-to-scan-pdf/id453312964?mt=8 (IOS/Apple app)
- https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pdffiller/gphandlahdpffmccakmbngmbjnjiiahp?hl=en
- (Google app)
Where can I find tutorials demonstrating
how to use PDF Filler, a PDF app?
On the next blogpost we will discuss how PDF Filler can be used to
promote instruction in the blended learning classroom.
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