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Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy

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!

Web 2.0 Tools Understanding

September 13, 2012 Bloom's Digital Taxonomy - Google - Understanding 0 Comments

As we implement strategies in our teaching that gradually release responsibility to our students, consider digital tools and applications that will move them through the various levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.  This week I’m sharing the work of Andrew Churches and Kathy Schrock on Bloom’s Level of “Understanding”.

Understanding is defined by Anderson & Krathwohl as constructing meaning from different types of function be they written or graphic.  According to Andrew Churches, key verbs used in the Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy are interpreting, summarizing, inferring, paraphrasing, classifying, comparing, explaining, exemplifying, advance searching, Boolean searching , blogging, journaling, sending tweets on Twitter, categorizing and tagging, commenting, annotating and subscribing.  On his Edorigami Wikispaces site, Churches describes possible activities in which students can participate for each Understanding verb.  For summarizing and explaining, students may participate in word processing, mind mapping, web publishing, simple blogging activities, and simple page construction on collaborative documents and wikis. For showing and telling, students may utilize word processing, presentation applications- on-line and desktop versions, graphics, audio tools such as Audacity sound recorder or podcasting tools, video tools and mind mapping.  For Advanced Searching and Boolean searches, student may learn to use advance searching techniques on Google and other search engines and databases.  For blogging and journaling activities, students may participate on controlled social networks like our own School Loop or Edumodo or on Facebook or Twitter or other such social networks (where allowed), nings, and blogs. For cateogorizing and tagging activities, students may use applications like Delicious.  For activities that involve tagging, comments and annotating, students may use noticeboards, discussion boards, threaded discussions, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and blog readers like Google Reader, Firefox, and Zotero. For subscribing activities, students may use RSS aggregators such as the ones mentioned above.

Kathy Schrock suggests using the following Google tools to promote understanding for Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy:  presentation, drawing, groups, news, Advanced Search, documents and translate.  For Web 2.0 Apps Kathy Schrock recommends, Diigo, Google Reader and Google Advanced Search. Check out Kathy Schrock’s Bloomin Apps site where she has an abundance of information on applications to use with various technologies such as smart phones, tablets and computers.

 (The ideas in this blog belong to Andrew Churches and Kathy Schrock.  I am just sharing them with my teaching staff to give them ideas of how to use digital tools in their lessons.)

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