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More Web 2.0 Tools for Applying

October 4, 2012 Applying - Bloom's Digital Taxonomy 1 Comment

Last week, I posted information on Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy tools for Applying.  Here are three more Web 2.0 Tools that fall into this category.

Gliffy is a free web-based digram appliciation.  Gliffy may be used to create flow charts, diagrams and floor plans.  Gliffy allows you to share your work.

Wolfram Alpha is a computational search engine and it is fun.  Wolfram Alpha will make conversions, give quick facts on states and countries, and even rank your given name.  Here’s a few Sally facts from Wolfram Alpha:

  • There are an expected 154,829 Sallys in the world today.
  • 1 person in 1553 will be named Sally
  • Sally is ranked 330th in female names in the United States
  • The most common age of a person named Sally is 57. 

Wolfram Alpha is a great place to explore.  I see many applications for Math and Science teachers on this computational search engine.

GO2WEB2.0 is an on-line application site where the searcher can find information and ratings about applications and sites.  Applications are tagged so the searcher can sort applications of interest.  Say, for instance, you are interested in photography applications.  Select the photography tab from the right hand menu and photography application icons appear in the center of the screen.  From there you may click on an icon to learn more particulars on that specific application.  This is a valuable resource for finding applications you or your students may need.

Web 2.0 Tools Applying

September 27, 2012 Applying - Bloom's Digital Taxonomy - Google 0 Comments

Level 3 of Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy is Applying.  Anderson and Krathwohl define applying as follows: “carrying out or using a procedure through executing or implementing.  Applying is related and refers to situations where learned material is used through products like models, presentations, interviews and simulations.”  Andrew Churches’s edorigami lists applying key verbs as implementing, carrying out, using, executing, running, loading, playing, operating, hacking, uploading, sharing and editing.  Some possible activities for applying using digital tools are illustration using Paint, Comic creation tools such as Comic Life, Inkscape, or GIMP; simulation using Google Sketchup and other graphic tools; scuplture or demonstration using presentation tools, graphics, screen capture and audio and video conferencing; presentation using PowerPoint, Pezi, Google presentations, Skype, interactive whiteboard collaboration using e-tools and audio and video conferencing; interview using word processing, mind mapping tools, podcasting, vodcasting, Audacity, Sound Recorder, collaboration using e-tools and Skype; performance using podcating, vodcasting film, audio and video conferencing, audio recording, speech, PowerPoint show and collaboration using e-tools; editing using, video and sound tools, Wiki editing, and developing a shared document in Google Drive or other similar programs; and playing using online games and simulations.

Kathy Schrock suggests the following applications on her Bloom’ Apps website.  For Google Apps Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy for applying she recommends Google Presentations, Google Drive,  Google Docs, Google Sites, Google Drawing, Google Reader, Google Talk, Google Sketchup, Google Spreadsheets and Google Voice.  For Web 2.0 Tools that support the level of applying in Bloom’s Taxonomy, Schrock recommends Yahoo Pipes,  PodOmatic, Scribble Maps, and Soundation.

All information in this posting comes from Andrew Churches’ edorigami and Kathy Schrock’s Bloomin’ Apps.  Follow the links to their valuable sites!

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