Introduction to Makebeliefscomics.com, a web-based cartoon creation tool that can be used for Judaic instruction, for mentoring and teacher training

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 (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  students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom can use Makebeliefscomix.com.

Assumption: The teacher or mentor teacher has a 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 as well.

Note: Although Makebeliefscomix.com 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 growth 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.

Note: Makebeliefscomic.com can also be used in a face to face classroom without adding the online component.

What Is Makebeliefscomix.com?

Makebeliefscomic.com is a web-based cartoon tool that can be used for both Judaic Studies blended learning classroom and for the mentoring and training of  pre-service and in-service Judaic educators.

Where is  Makebeliefscomix.com located on the internet?

Here is the link: http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/

Click here to see a tutorial on how to make a comic strip using Makebeliefscomix.com .

On the next post we will share many different ways that  Makebeliefscomix.com can be used in the classroom to promote learning.

Introduction to the use of web-based cartoon tools for both the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, and for mentoring and staff development of pre-service and in-service Judaic educators

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 (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  web-based cartoon tools can be used in  a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom and for the mentoring and staff development of Judaic educators.

Assumption: The teacher or mentor teacher has a 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 as well.

Note: The web-based cartoon tools can also be used as a face to face classroom learning activity without adding the online component.

In the next post we will share the first of several web-based cartoon tools, Makebeliefscomix.com.

Additional movie animation tools Jewish educators, mentor teachers and staff developers can use in their instruction and teacher training

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 (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 continue our discussion on how  students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom can use movie animation tools  for both individual, group and classroom collaborative writing and for creating new knowledge products such as documents and other files that you want to modify that are on your computer.

Assumption: The teacher or mentor teacher has a 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 as well.

Note: Although movie animation tools 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.

Note: Movie animation tools can also be used in a face to face  classroom without adding the online component.

Click here to  find a list of free movie animation tools that Jewish educators, mentor teachers and staff developers can use in their instruction and teacher training.

On the next post we will begin our exploration of using web-based cartoon tools for Judaic instruction, mentoring and teacher training.

Demonstration of a movie animation I made using Xtranormal. This animation can be use for Judaic instruction and teacher training

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 (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 continue our discussion on how  Xtranormal, a web-based animation tool can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, and for  the mentoring and staff development of Judaic educators.

Assumption: The teacher or mentor teacher has a 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 as well.

Note: 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.

Note: Xtranormal can also be used in a face to face classroom without adding the online component.

What is Xtranormal?

Xtranormal is a free web-based animation tool  that allows one to create personalized speaking avatars or characters that can be used for Judaic instruction or teacher training.

Where is Xtranormal located on the internet?

http://www.xtranormal.com/

Click here and you will see and hear a movie animation I made using Xtranormal. The title is "What is Enduring Jewish Knowledge"?

On the next post we will share a list of additional  web-based tools for making movie animations.

How Xtranormal can be used in the classroom to promote learning

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 (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 continue our discussion on how  Xtranormal, a web-based animation tool can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, and the mentoring and staff development of Judaic educators.

Assumption: The teacher or mentor teacher has a 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 as well.

Note: 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.

Note: Xtranormal can also be used in a face to face classroom without adding the online component.

What is Xtranormal?

Xtranormal is a free web-based animation  that allows one to create personalized speaking avatars or characters that can be used for Judaic instruction or teacher training.

Where is Xtranormal located on the internet?

http://www.xtranormal.com/

The links listed below describe ways that Xtranormal can be used in the classroom to promote learning.

http://www.boxoftricks.net/?p=1381

http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/Xtranormal

http://blog.esldaily.org/2009/05/14/the-xtranormal-esl-classroom.aspx

http://www.web20erc.eu/node/191

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5530518/using_xtranormal_in_the_classroom.html

On the next post we will share an animation I made using Xtranormal.

Introduction to Xtranormal, a web-based animation tool for both the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, and for the mentoring and staff development of teachers

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 (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  Xtranormal, a web-based animation tool can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, and the mentoring and staff development of Judaic educators.

Assumption: The teacher or mentor teacher has a 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 as well.

Note: 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.

Note: Xtranormal can also be used in a face to face classroom without adding the online component.

What is Xtranormal?

Xtranormal is a free web-based animation  that allows one to create personalized speaking avatars or characters that can be used for Judaic instruction or teacher training.

Where is Xtranormal located on the internet?

http://www.xtranormal.com/

Click here and watch a slideshare tutorial on how to use Xtranormal.

Click here and  watch a video tutorial on how to make an animation movie using Xtranormal.

On the next post we will share several resources on how Xtranormal can be used in the classroom to promote learning.

Demonstration of an animation movie I made using Zimmertwins. This animation can be use for Judaic instruction and teacher training

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 (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 continue our discussion on how  Zimmertwins, a web-based animation tool can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, and for  the mentoring and staff development of Judaic educators.

Assumption: The teacher or mentor teacher has a 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 as well.

Note: 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.

Note: Zimmertwins can also be used in a face to face classroom without adding the online component.

What is Zimmertwins?

Zimmertwins is a free web-based animation tool  that allows one to create personalized speaking avatars or characters that can be used for Judaic instruction or teacher training.

Where is Zimmertwins located on the internet?

http://www.zimmertwins.com/

Click here and watch a movie animation I made using Zimmertwins.  Note: You will need to log into and join Zimmertwins to see my animation. However, it is free and not difficult to do.


You can also click here to see this movie animation I made using Zimmertwins.

On the next post we will share another web-based animation tool, Xtranormal.