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TableofContentsSynopsis:

KeyResourcesBloom'sDigitalTaxonomyQuickSheets.

IntroductionandBackground:Bloom'sDomainsoflearningTheCognitiveDomainBloom'sTaxonomyBloom'sRevisedTaxonomyBloom'sRevisedTaxonomySubCategories

Bloom'sasalearningprocess.

Isitimportantwhereyoustart?MustIstartwithremembering?

Bloom'sDigitalTaxonomyBloom'sDigitalTaxonomySummaryMap

Bloom'sDigitalTaxonomyandCollaboration.

Resources:Web2.0Tutorials

Acknowledgements:

TableofContentsSynopsis:

KeyResourcesBloom'sDigitalTaxonomyQuickSheets.

IntroductionandBackground:Bloom'sDomainsoflearningTheCognitiveDomainBloom'sTaxonomyBloom'sRevisedTaxonomyBloom'sRevisedTaxonomySubCategories

Bloom'sasalearningprocess.

Isitimportantwhereyoustart?MustIstartwithremembering?

Bloom'sDigitalTaxonomyBloom'sDigitalTaxonomySummaryMap

Bloom'sDigitalTaxonomyandCollaboration.

Resources:Web2.0Tutorials

Acknowledgements:

ThisistheintroductiontoBloom'sDigitalTaxonomy.Thedifferenttaxonomicallevelscanbeviewedindividuallyviathenavigationbarorbelowthisintroductionasembeddedpages.

Synopsis:ThisisanupdatetoBloom'sRevisedTaxonomywhichattemptstoaccountforthenewbehavioursandactionsemergingastechnologyadvancesandbecomesmoreubiquitous.Bloom'sRevisedTaxonomydescribesmanytraditionalclassroompractices,behavioursandactions,butdoesnotaccountforthenewprocessesandactionsassociatedwithWeb2.0technologies,infowhelm(theexponentialgrowthininformation),increasingubiquitouspersonaltechnologiesorcloudcomputing.Bloom'sDigitalTaxonomyisn'taboutthetoolsortechnologiesratheritisaboutusingthesetofacilitatelearning.Outcomesonrubricsaremeasuredbycompetenceofuseandmostimportantlythequalityoftheprocessorproduct.Forexample.Bookmarkingaresourceisofnovalueiftheresourceisinappropriate,invalid,outofdateorinaccurate.Bloom'sDigitalTaxonomylendsitselftoproblemandprojectbasedlearningwherethestudentmustworkthroughtheentireprocessofdevelopmentandevaluation.The21stCenturyFluencyProjects 6DmodelforSolutionFluency isanexcellentexampleofhowtoworkthroughtheprojectorproblembasedlearningframework.

Bloom'sDigitalTaxonomyhasbeentranslatedintoSpanishbyClaudiaUribedePiedrahita,theDirectorofEdutekaandisavailableathttp://www.eduteka.org/TaxonomiaBloomDigital.php

KeyResources

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IntroductionandBackground:

Bloom'sDomainsoflearningInthe1956,BenjaminBloom, aneducationalpsychologistworkingattheUniversityofChicago,developedhistaxonomyofEducationalObjectives .Histaxonomyoflearningobjectiveshasbecomeakeytoolinstructuringandunderstandingthelearningprocess.Heproposedthatlearningfitsintooneofthreepsychologicaldomains(seebelowillustration1):

theCognitivedomainprocessinginformation,knowledgeandmentalskills.theAffectivedomainemotions,attitudesandfeelings.thePsychomotordomainmanipulative,manualorphysicalskills.

BloomsDomainsoflearning.MadewithCMap

BloomsDomainsoflearning.MadewithCMap

BenjaminBloom isbestknowfor,Bloom'sTaxonomywhichexamineslooksatthecognitivedomain.Thisdomaincategorizesandordersthinkingskillsandobjectives.Histaxonomyfollowsthethinkingprocess.

TheCognitiveDomainBloom'sTaxonomyThiscategorizedandorderedthinkingskillsandobjectives.Histaxonomyfollowsthethinkingprocess.Youcannotunderstandaconceptifyoudonotfirstrememberit,similarlyyoucannotapplyknowledgeandconceptsifyoudonotunderstandthem.ItisacontinuumfromLowerOrderThinkingSkills(LOTS)toHigherOrderThinkingSkills(HOTS).Bloomdescribeeachcategoryasagerund.Theyarearrangedbelowinincreasingorder,fromlowerordertohigherorder.

Drawing1.Bloom'sTaxonomy

Drawing1.Bloom'sTaxonomy

Bloom'sRevisedTaxonomyInthe1990's,aformerstudentofBloom,LorinAndersonandDavidKrathwohl ,revisedBloom'sTaxonomyandpublishedthisBloom'sRevisedTaxonomyin2001.Keytothisistheuseofverbsratherthannounsforeachofthecategoriesandarearrangementofthesequencewithinthetaxonomy.Theyarearrangedbelowinincreasingorder,fromLowerOrderThinkingSkills(LOTS)toHigherOrderThinkingSkills(HOTS).

Drawing2.Bloom'sRevisedTaxonomy

Drawing2.Bloom'sRevisedTaxonomy

Bloom'sRevisedTaxonomySubCategoriesEachofthecategoriesortaxonomicelementshasanumberofkeyverbsassociatedwithit.LowerOrderThinkingSkills(LOTS)

RememberingRecognising,listing,describing,identifying,retrieving,naming,locating,findingUnderstandingInterpreting,Summarising,inferring,paraphrasing,classifying,comparing,explaining,exemplifyingApplyingImplementing,carryingout,using,executingAnalysingComparing,organising,deconstructing,Attributing,outlining,finding,structuring,integratingEvaluatingCheck ing,hypothesising,critiquing,Experimenting,judging,testing,Detecting,MonitoringCreatingdesigning,constructing,planning,producing,inventing,devising,mak ing

HigherOrderThinkingSkills(HOTS)

TheelementscovermanyclassroomactivitiesandobjectivesbuttheydonotaddressthenewobjectivespresentedbytheemergenceandintegrationofInformationandCommunicationTechnologiesintotheclassroomandthelivesofourstudents.ThisrevisionisfundamentallybasedontherevisedtaxonomyproposedbyAndersonetal,butismoreinclusiveofdigitaltechnologiesanddigitalcognitiveobjectives.

Bloom'sasalearningprocess.Bloom'sTaxonomyinitsvariousformsrepresentstheprocessoflearning.IthasbeensimplifiedinsomecaseliketheThreeStoryIntellect(OliverWendellHolmesandArtCosta),butitstillessentiallyrepresentshowwelearn.

BeforewecanunderstandaconceptwehavetorememberitBeforewecanapplytheconceptwemustunderstanditBeforeweanalyseitwemustbeabletoapplyitBeforewecanevaluateitsimpactwemusthaveanalyseditBeforewecancreatewemusthaveremembered,understood,applied,analysed,andevaluated.

Somepeoplemayargueaboutthatyoudonotrequiresomeofthestagesforeachandeverytask,actionorprocesssometoomayargueaboutthenecessitytoreachthecreationlevelforallactivities.Thisisthechoiceoftheindividual.

Isitimportantwhereyoustart?MustIstartwithremembering?Idon'tthinkitis.Thelearningcanstartatanypoint,butinherentinthatlearningisgoingtobethepriorelementsandstages.

Bloom'sDigitalTaxonomy

Bloom'sDigitalTaxonomySummaryMap

TableofContentsRemembering

AndersonandKrathwohl'staxonomyRememberingKeyTermsRemembering:Rubricsandresources

Bloom'sDigitalTaxonomyConceptmap.

Bloom'sDigitalTaxonomyConceptmap.

Bloom'sDigitalTaxonomyandCollaboration.IntheDiagramabove,Collaborationisincludedasaseparateelementaswellassomeelementsbeingshared.Collaborationcantakemanyforms(seeabove)andvalueofthecollaborationcanvaryhugely.Thisisoftenindependentofthemechanismusedtocollaborate.Alsocollaborationisnotanintegralpartofthelearningprocessfortheindividual,youdon'thavetocollaboratetolearn,butoftenyourlearningisenhancebydoingso.Collaborationisa21stCenturyskillofincreasingimportanceandonethatisusedthroughoutthelearningprocess.InsometaxonomiclevelsthecollaborationverbsareincludedasanelementofBloom'sDigitaltaxonomyandinothersitsisjustamechanismwhichcanbeusetofacilitatehigherorderthinkingandlearning.

Collaborationisnota21stCenturySkill,itisa21stCenturyEssential.

Inarecentblogpostfromtheofficialgoogleblog,Googleidentifiedthefollowingaskeytraitsorabilitiesin21stCenturyEmployees:...communicationskills.Marshallingandunderstandingtheavailableevidenceisn'tusefulunlessyoucaneffectivelycommunicateyourconclusions....teamplayers.VirtuallyeveryprojectatGoogleisrunbyasmallteam.Peopleneedtoworkwelltogetherandperformuptotheteam'sexpectations.Source:http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/ourgoogleyadvicetostudentsmajorin.html

IfwelookatUNESCO'spublicationThefourpillarsofEducation, Learning:TheTreasurewithinCollaborationisakeyelementofeachofthefourpillars.

LearningtoknowLearningtodoLearningtolivetogetherLearningtobe

(http://www.unesco.org/delors/fourpil.htm )[10]

Sotoprepareourstudents,ourteachingshouldalsomodelcollaboration.Avastarrayofcollaborativetoolsareavailablewikis,classroomblogs,collaborativedocumenttools,socialnetworks,learningmanagementsystemsManyareavailableatnocost.Ifyouhavenotyettriedthem,lookat:

WikiswetpaintandwikispacesClassroomblogsedublogs,classroomblogmeister,blogger,WordPressCollaborativedocumenttoolsGoogledocuments,zohodocuments,icloudSocialNetworksning,facebook,twitter,instagram,LearningmanagementssystemsMoodle,Blackboard,edmodo,Canvas,JoomlaLMS,SharepointLMS,Ning,LAMSSocialbookmarkingDelicious,DIIGO,Digg,Reddit,Pinterest,StumbleUpon

Thesetoolsareenablersofcollaboration,andpotentiallyenablersof21stcenturyteachingandlearning.

Remembering

Remembering

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Whiletherecallofknowledgeisthelowestofthetaxonomiclevelsitiscrucialtolearning.Rememberingdoesnotneccesarilyhavetooccurasadistinctactivity.Forexample.Therotelearningoffactsandfigures.Rememberingorrecallisreinforcedbyapplicationinhigherlevelactivities.

RecognisingListingDescribingIdentifyingRetrievingNamingLocatingFinding

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TableofContentsUnderstanding

AndersonandKrathwohl'staxonomyUnderstandingKeyTermsUnderstanding:Rubricandresources

AndersonandKrathwohl'staxonomyRemembering1.Remembering:Retrieving,recallingorrecognisingknowledgefrommemory.Rememberingiswhenmemoryisusedtoproducedefinitions,factsorlists,orreciteorretrievematerial.

Thiselementofthetaxonomyinferstheretrievalofmaterial.Inadigitalage,giventhevastamountofinformationavailabletousitisnotrealistictoexpectstudentstoremembereveryfactorfigure.However,itiscrucialthatstudentscanusedigitalmeanstofind,record,organise,manageandretrievetheimportantresourcestheyneed.Thisisakeyelementgiventhegrowthinknowledgeandinformation.Thedigitaladditionsandtheirjustificationsareasfollows:

BulletpointingThisisanalogouswithlistingbutinadigitalformat.HighlightingThisisakeyelementofmostproductivitysuites,encouragingstudentstopickoutandhighlightkeywordsandphrasesisatechniquesforrecall.Bookmarkingorfavouritingthisiswherethestudentsmarkforlaterusewebsites,resourcesandfiles.Studentscanthenorganisethese.Socialnetworkingthisiswherepeopledevelopnetworksoffriendsandassociates.Itforgesandcreateslinksbetweendifferentpeople.Likesocialbookmarks(seebelow)asocialnetworkcanformakeyelementofcollaboratingandnetworkingSocialbookmarkingthisisanonlineversionoflocalbookmarkingorfavourites,itismoreadvancedbecauseyoucandrawonothersbookmarksandtags.Whilehigherorderthinkingskillslike,collaboratingandsharing,cananddomakeuseoftheseskills,thisisitssimplestformasimplelistofsitessavedtoanonlineformatratherthanlocallytothemachine.SearchingorgooglingSearchenginesarenowkeyelementsofstudentsresearch.Atitssimplestfor(here)studentarejustenteringakeywordorphraseintothebasicentrypaneofthesearchengine.Thisskilldoesnotrefinethesearchbeyondthekeyworkorterm.

KeyTermsRemembering:Recognising,listing,describing,identifying,retrieving,naming,locating,finding,Bulletpointing,highlighting,bookmarking,socialnetworking,Socialbookmarking,favouriting/localbookmarking,Searching,googling,

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Rubricsandresources

bookmarkingrubric.pdf

deliciousv2.pdf

Understanding

Understanding

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Understandingbuildsrelationshipsandlinksknowledge.Atthistaxonomiclevelthestudentsshouldunderstandtheprocessesandconceptsessentiallytheyareabletoexplainordescribethese.Theycansummariseandrephrasetheseintotheirownwords.

Thereisacleardifferencebetweenremembering,therecalloffactsandknowledgeinitsvariousformslikelisting,bulletpoints,highlightingetc,andunderstanding.Oneonlyhastolookattheyoungchildwhocancountfrom1to10butcannottellyouhowmanyfingersyouareholdingup.Orthestudentwhocanreciteforyouthefirst20elementsoftheperiodictableinsequencebutcannottellyouabouteachorrelatetheirpositioninthetabletothenumberofelectronsintheoutershellandfromthereexplainthebehaviouroftheelement.ThisUnderstandingisbuildingrelationshipsandconstructingmeaning

ThefollowingaresomeofthekeytermsforthisaspectoftheTaxonomy.

Interpreting

TableofContentsApplying

AndersonandKrathwohl'staxonomyApplyingKeyTermsApplying:

Rubricsandresources

SummarisingInferringParaphrasingClassifyingComparingExplainingExemplifying

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AndersonandKrathwohl'staxonomyUnderstanding2.Understanding:Constructingmeaningfromdifferenttypesoffunctionbetheywrittenorgraphic.

Thedigitaladditionsandtheirjustificationsareasfollows:

AdvancedandBooleanSearchingThisisaprogressionfromthepreviouscategory.Studentsrequireagreaterdepthofunderstandingtobeabletocreate,modifyandrefinesearchestosuittheirsearchneeds.BlogJournallingThisisthesimplestoftheusesforablog,simplyastudenttalkswritesortypeadailyortaskspecificjournal.Thisshowabasicunderstandingoftheactivityreportupon.Theblogcanbeusedtodevelophigherlevelthinkingwhenusedfordiscussionandcollaboration.Categorising&Taggingdigitalclassificationorganisingandclassifyfiles,websitesandmaterialsusingfolders,usingDel.ico,usandothersimilartoolsbeyondsimplebookmarking.Thiscanbeorganising,structuringandattributingonlinedata,metataggingwebpagesetc.StudentsneedtobeableunderstandthecontentofthepagestobeabletotagitCommentingandannotatingavarietyoftoolsexistthatallowtheusertocommentandannotateonwebpages,pdffilesandotherdocuments.Theuserisdevelopingunderstandingbysimplycommentingonthepages.Thisisanalogouswithwritingnotesonhandouts,butispotentiallymorepowerfulasyoucanlinkandindexthese.SubscribingSubscriptiontakesbookmarkinginitsvariousformsandsimplereadingonelevelfurther.Theactofsubscriptionbyitselfdoesnotshowordevelopunderstandingbutoftentheprocessofreadingandrevisitingthesubscribefeedsleadstogreaterunderstanding.

KeyTermsUnderstanding:Interpreting,Summarising,inferring,paraphrasing,classifying,comparing,explaining,exemplifying,Advancedsearching,booleansearching,blogjournalling,tagging,categorisingandtagging,commenting,annotating,subscribing

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Rubricandresources

bloggingrubric.pdf

threadeddiscussionrubric.pdf(ThisisatwopartrubricwithEvaluatinginthemorecomplexformat)

advancedsearchrubric.pdf

StartersheetAdvGooglesearch.pdf

Applying

Applying"Alanlookedatthebeakerofclearliquidthathadturnedalightshadeofredasheaddedlitmusliquid.Herecalledthefactsaboutlitmuspaperwhichchangescolourwhenexposedtoanacidorabase(alkaline).Heunderstoodthattheredchangeindicatedanacidandblueabase.Heappliedthisknowledgetodiscoverwhathecouldabouttheunknownliquidhehadfoundintheoldsoftdrink bottle.Hequick lyrealisedthattheliquidwasnotjustwaterandwasunsafetohandle."

Inthisexampleastudentappliedfactsandprocesshehadlearnttoasituation.Applyingcouldbeusingaprocess,skillorsetoffacts.


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CarryingoutUsingExecutingImplementingShowingExhibiting

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AndersonandKrathwohl'staxonomyApplying3.Applying:Carryingoutorusingaprocedurethroughexecutingorimplementing.Applyingrelatedandreferstosituationswherelearnedmaterialisusedthroughproductslikemodels,presentation,interviewsandsimulations.


RunningandoperatingThistheactionofinitiatingaprogram.Thisisoperatingandmanipulatinghardwareandapplicationstoobtainabasicgoalorobjective.PlayingTheincreasingemergenceofgamesasamodeofeducationleadstotheinclusionofthisterminthelist.Studentswhosuccessfullyplayoroperateagame/sareshowingunderstandingofprocessandtaskandapplicationofskills.UploadingandSharinguploadingmaterialstowebsitesandthesharingofmaterialsviasiteslikeflickretc.Thisisasimpleformofcollaboration,ahigherorderskill.Hackinghackinginitssimplerformsisapplyingasimplesetofrulestoachieveagoalorobjective.EditingWithmostmedia's,editingisaprocessoraprocedurethattheeditoremploys.

KeyTermsApplying:Implementing,carryingout,using,executing,running,loading,playing,operating,hacking,uploading,sharing,editing

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Rubricsandresources

wikiedittingrubricv2.pdf

collaborationrubric.pdfusingelluminateetc

Skyperubric.pdfalsoevaluatingelement

iwb_use_rubric.pdfTeachers

TableofContentsAnalysing

AndersonandKrathwohl'staxonomyAnalysingKeyTermsAnalysing:RubricsandResources:

IWBtaxonomystudents.pdf

googlemapsrubric.pdf

startersheetgooglemaps.pdf

collaborativeeditingusingonlineWPrubric.pdf

Analysing

Analysing"AlisonsentanemailtoherclassmateswiththeURLorwebaddressofthegoogleformshehadcreated.TheGoogleformaskedherpeers10basicquestionsaboutthemselves.Theseincludedtheirage,ethinicity,sex,suburbtheylivedinandwhethertheyhadamobilephone.Shecollectedinthedata(Rawfactsandfigures)andprocessedtheseintoinformation(processedandorganiseddata).Shewasabletopresentherfindingsasaseriesofgraphsincludingapiegraphforsex,andahistogramorbargraphforage,andasamapshowingthelocalsuburbsandthenumberofherpeersineach.Shehaslinkedthedataintheform,spreadsheetandgraph."

Alisonhasappliedaprocesstodevelopagoogleformtocollectinformation.Oncetheinformationiscollectedshehasprocessedthedataintoagraphicalformatandisabletoorganise,structureandcomparetheinformationshehasprocessed.Shehasselectedsuitablegraphsandmodeofpresentationbasedonthedatatypescontinuousanddiscontinuousdata.Shehasusedavarietyoftechnologiestoenablehertocollect,process(structureandorganise)andcompareherresults.


ComparingContrastOrganisingDeconstructingAttributingOutliningFindingStructuringIntegrating

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AndersonandKrathwohl'staxonomyAnalysing4.Analysing:Breakingmaterialorconceptsintoparts,determininghowthepartsrelateorinterrelatetooneanotherortoanoverallstructureorpurpose.Mentalactionsincludedifferentiating,organizingandattributingaswellasbeingabletodistinguishbetweencomponents.


Mashingmashupsaretheintegrationofseveraldatasourcesintoasingleresource.MashingdatacurrentlyisacomplexprocessbutasmoreoptionsandsitesevolvethiswillbecomeanincreasinglyeasyandaccessiblemeansofanalysisLinkingthisisestablishingandbuildinglinkswithinandoutsideofdocumentsandwebpages.Reverseengineeringthisisanalogouswithdeconstruction.Itisalsorelatedtocrackingoftenwithoutthenegativeimplicationsassociatedwiththis.Crackingcrackingrequiresthecrackertounderstandandoperatetheapplicationorsystembeingcracked,analyseitsstrengthsandweaknessesandthenexploitthese.

KeyTermsAnalysing:Comparing,organising,deconstructing,Attributing,outlining,finding,structuring,integrating,Mashing,linking,reverseengineering,cracking,mindmapping.

TableofContentsEvaluating

AndersonandKrathwohl'sTaxonomyEvaluatingKeyTermsEvaluating:Rubrics

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RubricsandResources:

startersheetgoogleforms.pdf

Evaluating

Evaluating"OliviareadthroughthecommentsleftontheprojectblogbyherclassmatesandthestudentsinFrank linCountyHighSchool.Theoriginalpostontheeffectoftechnologyontheclassroomhaddrawnmanyresponses.Somewerepositiveandsomewerenegative.Shereadeachoneandconsideredwhetherornotsheshouldapprovethem.Sheevaluatedthepointstheyputforward,thelanguageandtonetheyarewrittenin,thepossibilitythattheycouldbemisconstrudedorofferoffense,judgingtheworthofthecomments."

Blogsarepowerfultoolsforlearning.Theyprovideamediumwithwhichtocommentandcritique.InthisexampleAlisionisevaluatingthecommentsinthemoderationprocess.Sheisessentiallycritiquing,judging,checkingandmonitoring.Thestudentswhopostcommenttothepostsarealsoevaluatingthepostorthereplysubmitted.ThefollowingaresomeofthekeytermsforthisaspectoftheTaxonomy.

CheckingHypothesisingCritiquingExperimentingJudgingTestingDetectingMonitoring

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AndersonandKrathwohl'sTaxonomyEvaluating5.Evaluating:Makingjudgementsbasedoncriteriaandstandardsthroughcheckingandcritiquing..


Blog/vlogcommentingandreflectingConstructivecriticismandreflectivepracticeareoftenfacilitatedbytheuseofblogsandvideoblogs.Studentcommentingandreplyingtopostingshavetoevaluatethematerialincontextandreplytothis.Postingpostingcommentstoblogs,discussionboards,threadeddiscussionsareincreasinglycommentelementsofstudentsdailypractice.Goodpostingslikegoodcommentsarenotsimpleonelineanswersrathertheystructuredandconstructedtoevaluatethetopicorconcept.ModeratingThisishighlevelevaluation,themoderatormustbeabletoevaluateapostingorcommentfromavarietyofperspectives,assessingitsworth,valueandappropriateness.CollaboratingandnetworkingCollaborationisanincreasingfeatureofeducation.Inaworldincreasinglyfocusedoncommunication,collaboration,leadingtocollectiveintelligenceisakeyaspect.Effectivecollaborationinvolvesevaluatingthestrengthsandabilitiesofthetheparticipantsandevaluatingthecontributiontheymake.Networkingisafeatureofcollaboration,contactingandcommunicatingwithrelevantpersonviaanetworkofassociates.Testing(AlphaandBeta)Testingofapplications,processesandproceduresisakeyelementinthedevelopmentofanytool.Tobeaneffectivetesteryoumusthavetheabilityofanalysethepurposeofthetoolorprocess,whatitscorrectfunctionshouldbeandwhatitscurrentfunctionis.ValidatingWiththewealthofinformationavailabletostudentscombinedwiththelackofauthenticationofdata,studentsoftodayandtomorrowmustbeabletovalidatetheveracityoftheirinformationsources.Todothistheymustbeabletoanalysethedatasourcesandmakejudgementsbasedonthese.

KeyTermsEvaluating:Checking,hypothesising,critiquing,experimenting,judging,testing,detecting,monitoring,(Blog/vlog)commenting,reviewing,posting,moderating,collaborating,networking,reflecting,(Alpha&beta)testing,Validating.

WikispacesClassroomisnowfree,social,andeasierthanever.Tryittoday.(http://www.wikispaces.com/t/y/classroomswitch/banner/2/)

TableofContentsCreating

AndersonandKrathwohl'staxonomyCreatingKeyTermsCreating:Rubricandresources

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Rubrics

Skyperubric.pdfalsoapplyingelement

validatingrubric.pdf

2threadeddiscussionrubric.pdf(Thisisatwopartrubricwithunderstandinginthesimplerformat)

Creating

Creating"Theconceptwasdetailedandtheoutcomesclearlyidentified.Thestoryboardwasconstructedandtransitions,timingandscenedetailed.Thepicturesweretakenandthemusicsourced.AliandKendalluploadedthecontenttoAnimoto,theonlinevideotool,andstructuredtheproduct,addingtextandtransitionstoillustratetheirmessageinthe30secondtimeframetheyhad.Applyingtheprocessestheyhadlearntearlier.Theyranandrerantheclip,evaluatingtheimpactoftheirmessage,modifyingthesequenceandjudgingthechangestheyhadmade.Finallysatisfiedtheypublishedtotheblogthecliptheyhaddesigned,constructed,directedandproduced."

Creativityinvolvesalloftheotherfacetsofthetaxonomy.Inthecreativeprocessthestudent/s,remembers,understands&appliesknowledge,analysesandevaluatesoutcomes,results,successesandfailuresaswellasprocessestoproduceafinalproduct.ThefollowingaresomeofthekeytermsforthisaspectoftheTaxonomy.

DesigningConstructingPlanningProducingInventingDevisingMaking

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AndersonandKrathwohl'staxonomyCreating6.Creating:Puttingtheelementstogethertoformacoherentorfunctionalwholereorganisingelementsintoanewpatternorstructurethroughgenerating,planningorproducing.


ProgrammingWhetheritiscreatingtheirownapplications,programmingmacrosordevelopinggamesormultimediaapplicationswithinstructuredenvironments,studentsareroutinelycreatingtheirownprogramstosuittheirneedsandgoalsFilming,animating,videocasting,podcasting,mixingandremixingtheserelatetotheincreasingtrendandavailabilityofmultimediaandmultimediaeditingtools.Studentsfrequentlycapture,create,mixandremixcontenttoproduceuniqueproducts.Directingandproducingtodirectingorproducingaproduct,performanceorproductionisahighlycreativeproduct.Itrequiresthestudenttohavevision,understandthecomponentsandmeldtheseintoacoherentproduct.Publishingwhetherviatheweborfromhomecomputers,publishingintext,mediaordigitalformatsisincreasing.Againthisrequiresahugeoverviewofnotonlythecontentbeingpublished,buttheprocessandproduct.RelatedtothisconceptarealsoVideobloggingtheproductionofvideoblogs,bloggingandalsowikiingcreating,addingtoandmodifycontentinwikis.CreatingorbuildingMashupswouldalsofithere

KeyTermsCreating:designing,constructing,planning,producing,inventing,devising,making,programming,filming,animating,Blogging,Videoblogging,mixing,

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remixing,wikiing,publishing,videocasting,podcasting,directing/producing,creatingorbuildingmashups

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Rubricandresources

Publishingpodcastingrubric.pdf

digitalpublishingrubric.pdf

startersheetvoicethread.pdf

Resources:

Anderson,L.W.,andD.Krathwohl(Eds.)(2001).ATaxonomyforLearning,TeachingandAssessing:aRevisionofBloom'sTaxonomyofEducationalObjectives.Longman,NewYork.

Crockett,L.Jukes,I.Churches,A.(2011)Literacyisnotenough.CorwinPress

GlobalDigitalCitizenshipFoundation.21stCenturyFluencies.http://globaldigitalcitizen.com

http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Bloom's_Taxonomyhttp://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/bloomrev/http://www.ops.org/reading/blooms_taxonomy.htmlhttp://teachingacademy.wisc.edu/archive/Assistance/course/blooms2.htmhttp://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196605124

Web2.0TutorialsWithoutadoubtoneofthebestresourcesonthewebforweb2.0Technologiesisthecommoncraft show.LeeLeFever'sproductionsareclear,simpleandtothepointmostofalltheyare"InPlainEnglish".Herearethelinks:

http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitterhttp://www.commoncraft.com/photosharinghttp://www.commoncraft.com/bookmarkingplainenglishhttp://www.commoncraft.com/videosocialnetworkinghttp://www.commoncraft.com/videowikisplainenglishhttp://www.commoncraft.com/rss_showhttp://www.commoncraft.com/blogshttp://www.commoncraft.com/videogoogledocshttp://www.commoncraft.com/mylocationhttp://www.commoncraft.com/wetpaint

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Acknowledgements:Forassistance,discussionandoftenpunctuation...MiguelGuhlin,SherylNussbaumBeach,AlanKnightbridge,SueCattell,RaewynCasey,MargMcLeod,DougDeKock,RodFee