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 the web-based power point tool, Knovio, 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 Knovio 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: Knovio can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.
What is Knovio?
Knovio is a power point
web tool that enables users to upload their slides, record a narrative for each
slide and share their presentations over the internet.
Where is Knovio located on the internet?
How the web-based
presentation tool, Knovio, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and
to mentor/train Jewish educators
Click here to find to see how Knovio can be
used to promote Judaic instruction and mentor/train pre-service and in-service
Jewish educators:
On the next post we will discuss another power
point web tool, Hello Slide.
