How the web-based photo-editing mashup tool, MakeSweet.com, can be used to promote Judaic instruction, train and mentor Jewish 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 (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 photo-editing mashup tool, MakeSweet.com, can be used to promote Judaic instruction, and 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 MakeSweet.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 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: MakeSweet.com can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.

What is MakeSweet.com?

MakeSweet.com is a web-based multi-media presentation mashup tool.

Where is  MakeSweet.com located on the internet?

www.MakeSweet.com

How the web-based photo-editing mashup tool, MakeSweet.com, can be used to promote Judaic instruction, train and mentor Jewish educators

Below see an example of how MakeSweet.Com, might be used to promote Judaic instruction or to train and mentor pre-service and in-service Jewish educators.

Here is the original picture of the flag of Israel.

Now here is that picture placed on a park billboard through using MakeSweet.com.

http://www.makesweet.com/share/show/29085dcb/ (The flag of Israel on a park billboard)

On the next post we will begin our exploration of websites and web tools that promote creative and critical thinking. 

How the web-based photo-sharing mashup tool, Photosnack, can be used to promote Judaic instruction, train and mentor Jewish 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 (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 photo sharing and slideshow mashup tool  Photosnack can be used to promote Judaic instruction, to train and mentor 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 Photosnack can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, they 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: Photosnack can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.

What is Photosnack?

Photosnack is an online photo-sharing slideshow mashup tool. 

Where is  Photosnack located on the internet?

http://www.photosnack.com/

How the web-based photo-sharing mashup tool, Photosnack, can be used to promote Judaic instruction, to train and mentor Jewish educators

Click on the links below to find resources explaining how Photosnack can be used to promote Judaic instruction, to mentor/train pre-service and in-service Jewish educators:

• http://share.snacktools.com/AB5DE8BA9F7/pzksom59
• http://www.sharesnack.com/5DBE85BA9F7/p32a932781594bb56a450a48da1176533

On the next post we will explore a new web-based mashup tool, Zentation.

How Popplet, the web-based organizing mashup tool, can be used to promote Judaic instruction, train and mentor Jewish 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 (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 graphic organizing mashup tool  Popplet can be used to promote Judaic instruction, train and mentor 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 Popplet can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, they 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: Popplet can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.

What is Popplet?

Popplet is a mashup tool  in which images, videos and web links (i.e. urls) can be added to online graphic organizers.

Where is  Popplet located on the internet?

http://popplet.com/

How the web-based graphic organizing mashup tool can be used to promote Judaic instruction, to mentor and train pre-service and in-service Jewish educators:

Click on the links below to find resources describing how Popplet can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to train and mentor Jewish educators:

• http://mjgds.org/classrooms/4thgrade/author/zoe-m/
• https://getsatisfaction.com/popplet/topics/intoduced_popplet_to_many_teacher_workshops
• http://goo.gl/NNADW
• https://sites.google.com/a/ofakim.tzafonet.org.il/ofakim/passover/pesach

On the next post we begin our exploration of  a new web-based book or story creation mashup tool, My Ebook.

How the web-based story-telling mashup tool, Little Bird Tales, can be used to promote Judaic instruction, train and mentor Jewish 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 (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 story-telling mashup tool  Little Bird Tales can be used to promote Judaic instruction, to train and mentor pre-service and in-service Jewish 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 or Ipads. Given parental and school approval, and the development of specific guidelines, smartphones can be used to enhance instruction as well.

Note: Although Little Bird Tales can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, they 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: Little Bird Tales can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.

What is Little Bird Tales?

Little Bird Tales is a web-based mashup tool  in which images, videos and audio can be added to the text of a story.

Where is  Little Bird Tales located on the internet?

http://www.littlebirdtales.com/home/default/

How the web-based story-telling mashup tool, Little Bird Tales, can be used to promote Judaic instruction, train and mentor Jewish educators

Click here to learn how Little Bird Tales can be used for Judaic instruction and the mentoring/training of pre-service and in-service Jewish educators.

On the next post we begin our discussion of another mashup tool, Tildee.

How the web-based mashup tool, Vuvox, can be used to promote Judaic instruction, train and mentor Jewish 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 (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 mashup tool  Vuvox can be used to promote Judaic instruction and teach and mentor pre-service and in-service Jewish 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 or Ipads. Given parental and school approval, and the development of specific guidelines, smartphones can be used to enhance instruction as well.

Note: Although Vuvox can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, they 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: Vuvox can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.

What is Vuvox?

Vuvox is a web-based mashup tool  that can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor or train Jewish educators. Click here for more information about mashup tools.

Where is  Vuvox located on the internet?

http://www.vuvox.com/

How the web-based mashup tool,  Vuvox, can be used to promote Judaic instruction, mentor and train pre-service and in-service Jewish educators.

Click on the links below to find resources explaining how Vuvox can be used to promote Judaic learning and to mentor and teach Jewish educators:

• http://www.vuvox.com/collage/detail/03cf117d0f
• http://www.vuvox.com/presentations/0534fb9dc1
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CClyvjnsJQw
• http://www.vuvox.com/my_vox/show/043acf27fd?presentation=04584b0c3e
• http://takeaction1.blogspot.com/

On the next post we will share another web-based mashup tool, Capzles.