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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Introduction to Learni.st, a web-based multi-media presentation tool or platform for sharing documents, videos, audio files and other objects and links



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 the web-based multi-media presentation tool, platform and blog, Learni.st, can be used for Judaic instruction and the mentoring/teaching of 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 Learni.st 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: Learni.st can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.

What is Learni.st?

Learni.st is a web-based multi-media presentation tool or platform for sharing documents, videos, audio files and other objects and links.



Where is  Learni.st located on the internet?


Where can I find tutorials demonstrating how to use Learni.st?

Click on the links below to find tutorials on using Learni.st:


On the next post we will discuss how the web-based multi-media presentation tool, platform and blog, Learni.st, can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom.

Monday, December 30, 2013

How the web-based multi-media presentation tool, platform and blog, Tumblr.com, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and mentor/train 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 multi-media presentation tool, platform and blog, Tumblr.com, 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 Tumblr.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: Tumblr.com can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.

What is Tumblr.com?

Tumblr.com is a web-based multi-media presentation tool, platform and blog.



Where is  Tumblr.com located on the internet?


How the web-based multi-media presentation tool, platform and blog, Tumblr.com, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and mentor/train Jewish educators

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



On the next post we will introduce Learni.st, another web-based multi-media presentation tool or platform for sharing documents, videos, audio files and other objects and links.

Friday, December 27, 2013

How the web-based multi-media presentation tool, platform and blog, Tumblr.com, can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning 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 discuss how the web-based multi-media presentation tool, platform and blog, Tumblr.com , can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom.


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 Tumblr.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: Tumblr.com can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.

What is Tumblr.com?

Tumblr.com is a web-based multi-media presentation tool, platform and blog.



Where is  Tumblr.com located on the internet?


How the web-based multi-media presentation tool, platform and blog, Tumblr.com, can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom

Click on the links below to find resources explaining how Tumblr.com can be used to promote learning in the face to face and virtual classroom:




On the next post we will discuss how the web-based multi-media presentation tool, platform and blog, Tumblr.com, can be used to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators.

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Introduction to Tumblr.com, a web-based multi-media presentation tool, platform and blog



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 the web-based multi-media presentation tool, platform and blog, Tumblr.com, can be used for Judaic instruction and the mentoring/teaching of 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 Tumblr.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: Tumblr.com can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.

What is Tumblr.com?

Tumblr.com is a web-based multi-media presentation tool, platform and blog.



Where is  Tumblr.com located on the internet?


Where can I find tutorials demonstrating how to use Tumblr.com?

Click on the links below to find tutorials on using Tumblr.com:


On the next post we will discuss how the web-based multi-media presentation tool, platform and blog, Tumblr.com, can be used to promote instruction in the blended learning classroom.

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