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 Hackpad,
a web tool that facilitates student collaboration, 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 Hackpad 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: Hackpad can be used
in a face to face and virtual classroom.
What is Hackpad?
Hackpad is a web tool that facilitates student
collaboration.
Where is Hackpad located on the internet?
How Hackpad,
a free web tool that facilitates student collaboration, can be used to promote
Judaic instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators
Click on the links below to find resources
explaining how Hackpad can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to
train/mentor pre-service and in-service Jewish educators:
- https://jewish-educationorg.hackpad.com/What-are-your-favorite-web-tools-and-apps-to-enhace-Judaic-instruction-WW05jUX2voh
- https://youtu.be/Mn4mWvt5W4k
- http://www.screencast.com/t/D4KRzido5Vz1
On the next blog post we will
begin our exploration of Wizehive, a free web tool that facilitates student collaboration.
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