RetSam Zhang, guest contributor, on understanding computers

Occasionally I invite a colleague to contribute to this blog. Today we are sharing the graphic  and written work of RetSam Zhang who has created the graphic depicted below which explains the computer.

Well. It's like a kid being grounded to do all the 

calculation works on a limited table.

Inspirations:

• It's good to have a smart kid who can calculate fast, or to have 2 or more kids working together.
• When the table is full, he can't open any more books.
• It's good to have a bigger table.
• A bigger bookshelf will allow you to store more informations.
• The kid works so hard that he always need a fan to cool him down(poor kid).
• what do you see? feel free to add your ideas ...

Notes:

• Computer Case - A computer case (also known as a computer chassis, cabinet, box, tower, enclosure, housing, system unit or simply case) is the enclosure that contains most of the components of a computer (usually excluding the display, keyboard and mouse).
• CPU - The central processing unit (CPU) is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, and is the primary element carrying out the computer's functions.
• Motherboard - In personal computers, a motherboard is the central printed circuit board (PCB) in many modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system, while providing connectors for other peripherals.
• RAM - Random-access memory (RAM) is a form of computer data storage.
• Program - A computer program (also a software program, or just a program) is a sequence of instructions written to perform a specified task for a computer.
• Process - In computing, a process is an instance of a computer program that is being executed. It contains the program code and its current activity.
• Data - In computer science, data is information in a form suitable for use with a computer. Data is often distinguished from programs. A program is a set of instructions that detail a task for the computer to perform. In this sense, data is thus everything that is not program code
• Input - An input device is any peripheral used to provide data and control signals to a computer. Examples - Pointing device (Joystick · Light pen · Mouse · Touchpad · Touchscreen · Trackball) · Microphone · Scanner · Webcam
• Output - An output device is any piece of computer hardware equipment used to communicate the results of data processing carried out by a computer. Examples - Monitor · Speakers · Printer

Background about RetSam:

RetSam Zhang is from a city in southern China, Zhongshan. He and Katrina Way are the two founders of Team SKoodle.

RetSam describes himself this way:

"I am a pretty creative spirit. I have a computer background, art talent and interest in learning and teaching English."

This is RetSam's Wiki http://wikieducator.org/User:RetSam

and Moodle Site - http://retsam.moodlehub.com

If you wish to contact RetSam, he can be reached in these ways:

• Skype(retsamzhang)

• Email: retsam@126.com

How Glogster can be used to promote learning in the classroom

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 continue our discussion on how  students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom can use Glogster to promote learning.

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

What is Glogster?

According to Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glogster  Glogster is a social network that allows users to create free interactive posters, or glogs. The glog, short for graphical blog, is an interactive multimedia image. It looks like a poster, but readers can interact with the content.[1] Glogster was founded in 2007. Currently this social network has hundreds of thousands registered users.  Glogster provides an environment to design interactive posters. The user inserts text, images, photos, audio (MP3), videos, special effects and other elements into their glogs to generate a multimedia online creation.[2] Glogster is based on flash elements.[3] Posters can be shared with other people. Glogs can also be exported and saved to computer-compatible formats. [4] Each visitor can integrate dynamic multi-sensory resources into traditionally text-oriented tasks.

Where is  Glogster located on the web?

http://www.glogster.com/

Note: Jewish educators should use Glogster EDU at this url: http://edu.glogster.com/what-is-glogster-edu/

How can you place the pictures that others have uploaded onto Glogster onto your Glogster  account?

To place other people's pictures on your Glogster account you will need their permission. The easiest way to gain permission to add the pictures of others is to learn if their photos have a Creative Commons License. 

How can Glogster be used in the classroom?

Click on the links below which describe how Glogster can be utilized in the classroom to promote learning.

• http://cnx.org/content/m32202/latest/
• http://www.slideshare.net/catherinelambert/using-glogster-in-the-classroom-2550646
• http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=601
• http://www2.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/dyck/dyck037.shtml
• http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/57951.aspx 
• http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2746565/teachers_guide_to_using_glogster_in.html?cat=15
• http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/4996400
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRdb_N6CBWE

On the next post we will share sample glogs that have Judaic themes.

Sample Glogs that have Judaic themes

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 continue our discussion on how  students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom can use Glogster to enhance learning.

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

What is Glogster?

According to Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glogster  Glogster is a social network that allows users to create free interactive posters, or glogs. The glog, short for graphical blog, is an interactive multimedia image. It looks like a poster, but readers can interact with the content.[1] Glogster was founded in 2007. Currently this social network has hundreds of thousands registered users.  Glogster provides an environment to design interactive posters. The user inserts text, images, photos, audio (MP3), videos, special effects and other elements into their glogs to generate a multimedia online creation.[2] Glogster is based on flash elements.[3] Posters can be shared with other people. Glogs can also be exported and saved to computer-compatible formats. [4] Each visitor can integrate dynamic multi-sensory resources into traditionally text-oriented tasks.

Note: Jewish educators should use Glogster EDU at this url: http://edu.glogster.com/what-is-glogster-edu/

Where is  Glogster located on the web?

http://www.glogster.com/

How can you place the pictures that others have uploaded onto Glogster onto your Glogster  account?

To place other people's pictures on your Glogster account you will need their permission. The easiest way to gain permission to add the pictures of others is to learn if their photos have a Creative Commons License. 

Click on the links below and find glogs that have Judaic themes.

• http://mrrandell.edu.glogster.com/chanukah-6th-grade-work/
• http://eks00961.glogster.com/Jewish-Children-of-the-Holocaust/
• http://sequoyah.glogster.com/Shalom/
• http://arenkae.glogster.com/the-ancient-hebrews/
• http://zoomgirrawr.glogster.com/jewish-holidays/
• http://hhliu.glogster.com/The-Boy-in-the-Striped-Pajamas-Book-Review/?offset=9
•  http://jndancer.glogster.com/milkweed/

On the next post we will share a demontration of how Glogster can be used for Judaic instruction and the mentoring and training of pre-service and in-service Judaic educators.

How Glogster can be used to promote learning in the classroom

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 continue our discussion on how  students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom can use Glogster to promote learning.

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

What is Glogster?

According to Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glogster  Glogster is a social network that allows users to create free interactive posters, or glogs. The glog, short for graphical blog, is an interactive multimedia image. It looks like a poster, but readers can interact with the content.[1] Glogster was founded in 2007. Currently this social network has hundreds of thousands registered users.  Glogster provides an environment to design interactive posters. The user inserts text, images, photos, audio (MP3), videos, special effects and other elements into their glogs to generate a multimedia online creation.[2] Glogster is based on flash elements.[3] Posters can be shared with other people. Glogs can also be exported and saved to computer-compatible formats. [4] Each visitor can integrate dynamic multi-sensory resources into traditionally text-oriented tasks.

Where is  Glogster located on the web?

http://www.glogster.com/

Note: Jewish educators should use Glogster EDU at this url: http://edu.glogster.com/what-is-glogster-edu/

How can you place the pictures that others have uploaded onto Glogster onto your Glogster  account?

To place other people's pictures on your Glogster account you will need their permission. The easiest way to gain permission to add the pictures of others is to learn if their photos have a Creative Commons License. 

How can Glogster be used in the classroom?

Click on the links below which describe how Glogster can be utilized in the classroom to promote learning.

• http://cnx.org/content/m32202/latest/
• http://www.slideshare.net/catherinelambert/using-glogster-in-the-classroom-2550646
• http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=601
• http://www2.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/dyck/dyck037.shtml
• http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/57951.aspx 
• http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2746565/teachers_guide_to_using_glogster_in.html?cat=15
• http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/4996400
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRdb_N6CBWE

On the next post we will share sample glogs that have Judaic themes.

Introduction to Glogster, a web-based multi-media presentation tool that can be used for Judaic instruction, the mentoring and training 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 (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 on how  students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom can use Glogster to enhance learning.

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

What is Glogster?

According to Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glogster  
glogster is a social network that allows users to create free interactive posters, or glogs. The glog, short for graphical blog, is an interactive multimedia image. It looks like a poster, but readers can interact with the content.^[1] Glogster was founded in 2007. Currently this social network has hundreds of thousands registered users.  Glogster provides an environment to design interactive posters. The user inserts text, images, photos, audio (MP3), videos, special effects and other elements into their glogs to generate a multimedia online creation.^[2] Glogster is based on flash elements.^[3] Posters can be shared with other people. Glogs can also be exported and saved to computer-compatible formats. ^[4] Each visitor can integrate dynamic multi-sensory resources into traditionally text-oriented tasks.

Where is  Glogster located on the web?

http://www.glogster.com/

Note: Jewish educators should use Glogster EDU at this url: http://edu.glogster.com/what-is-glogster-edu/

Where can you find helpful  tutorials on how to use Glogster?

 Click on the links below for tutorials on Glogster:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80NISdsoouE
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ4eljMaX4U&feature=related
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvC47fUANLk&feature=related

How can you place the pictures that others have uploaded from Glogster onto your Glogster  account?

To place other people's pictures on your Glogster account you will need their permission. The easiest way to gain permission to add the pictures of others is to learn if their photos have a Creative Commons License. 

On the next post we will share resources describing how Glogster  can be utilized to facilitate learning in the classroom.

Demonstration of how Photoshow can be used for Judaic instruction and for the training and mentoring 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 (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 continue our discussion on how  students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom can use Photoshow to enhance learning.

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

What is Photoshow?

Photoshow is a web-based multi-media presentation tool that invites users to write captions and add music to their pictures and images.

Where is  Photoshow located on the web?

http://www.photoshow.com/home/start

How can you place the pictures that others have uploaded onto Photoshow onto your Photoshow  account?

To place other people's pictures on your Photoshow account you will need their permission. The easiest way to gain permission to add the pictures of others is to learn if their photos have a Creative Commons License. 

Click here to listen and see a demonstration of how Photoshow can be used for Judaic instruction to the training and mentoring of pre-service and in-service Judaic educators.

On the next post we will discuss a new web-based multi-media presentation tool, Glogster.