I really liked the way the author classified current digital terminology into Bloom’s taxonomy. It shows how Bloom’s taxonomy can be applied to any content area and be used to order all kinds of subjects. I generally find a lot of value in Bloom’s taxonomy, and I think this is a clever way to use it.
The author was definitely able to hook his current observations to Bloom's research. What is so great about Bloom's taxonomy (that I have noticed) is that it seems to be very malleable to the times in which it is studied.
I think that by allowing technology into Bloom's taxonomy allows students to use upper level thinking in education today. It gives students options and a chance to expand their creativity. Technology also allows students to apply their skills to education and develop something original for use in class.
Bloom's taxonomy is so versatile that it can be used in many ways or areas. I think it makes things a little more clear and it is nice to see it related to tech, because tech is a subject that gives me trouble.
I agree with Bill's comments. I also think it is important to relate technology with Bloom's taxonomy because many students these days can really relate to technology, so if they can relate this to something they understand, it will make it easier for everyone.
Technology has been an important part of our life and by applying it in Bloom's taxonomy it gives the teacher a new dimensions to prepare a lesson plan in a current scenario. It will make students more excited for the lessons and easier for the teacher to reach out to the audience.
Yes, I think the other did connect Bloom’s to his work. I find it very useful to use Bloom’s taxonomy in teaching Math. Also using technology in Math helps a lot in solving very complicated problems that would have been impossible to solve without powerful computers and program; For example a large Matrix.
The author largely succeeded in linking Bloom with the modern process of digital editing. As Rachel also commented, Bloom's taxonomy holds up extremely well even though it's more than a half-century old. I'm not sure how many process theories developed in the 1950's could be almost seemlessly applied to digital editing in 2010. In particular, technological advances allowing students to script, shoot, edit and create their own films (at relatively little cost)...may be the best illustration of Bloom's higher levels. As a bonus, this technology allows students to think and create in areas they are often quite comfortable (visual mediums and applying technology).
I think the author of this article hit "Blooms Technology Taxonomy" right on the nose! Technology is an entire knowledge base of its own and includes all the levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. I really liked the 1990's version of Bloom's, especially when looking at technology because everything done in the technology realm incorporates some sort of action. In order for students to be successful when they come out of school, I believe it's vital for us as teachers to continue to increase each student's ability in technology. Our goal should be to move the students up the latter of Bloom's Taxonomy until they are able to create products and create them well. This ability will most likely be much more important than even expertise in the subject area we are teaching.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy I am wondering already what will be next. While reading this article, I realized how our lives are involved with technology and we don’t even know it, or how wonderful it is to live in a one-click-fix-it all world. On the other hand, I came to realize that the one-click thing is not perfect for us and it has some drawbacks. For example, we don’t cherish knowledge as much as we used to. Sometimes we don’t even know what we know, how much we know or if what we know is true because so much knowledge and information is very handy and all around us. I am sorry but I have to say this - this high technology era makes me sometimes miss the good old manual days..the days when at least, we cherished knowledge and information we got because it took us a long time and all the trouble to obtain it.
Just when I thought it was safe to know or remember something that was taught to me and apply the information for higher order skills, they changed the rules. As I was reading the descriptions of the new digital taxonomy, I realized that I have not yet made it out of the "remembering" phase. I am close but still have a few things to learn.
I like the fact that Bloom's is applicable to the digital age but I wonder if it shouldn't have age-appropriate divisions such as what a person should know how to do once they finish the 6th grade, 8th grade, etc. Also, what is the least amount a digital immigrant can know to keep up with the kids.
I think this is more than smart to update the taxonomy. To pretend that technology isn't a viable part of our everyday life is to be in a self-delusion fit for a padded room. I think one reason why teachers shy away from technology is because they feel inferior in their skills and understanding of it. They don't want to look dumb in front of their kids, who practically have their fingers welded to keyboard keys. By applying the taxonomy to things like Google, it legitimizes such services ... as if they needed to be legitimized ... I used Google to find blackboard today.
I think the incorporation of the digital assessment as part of bloom's taxonomy is great. This model can provide clarity and additional means for assessing student learning as technology seems to be the new standard for teaching. If this is so, we need just as good of an evaluation blueprint to coexist....okay back to football...
This article just reminded me to always keep in mind to have students use their higher order thinking skills. With the use of technology today, this is easier to achieve. Students today have limitless possibilities due to the help of technology. It really would be silly for us as teachers not to incorporate technology into our lessons.
I think the author did a good job at connecting Bloom's Taxonomy to current digital learning. This article shows how Bloom's Taxonomy can be applied to all areas of learning. I think it makes a lot of sense and can be very useful to teachers.
Bloom's Taxonomy deals with lower and higher level thinking, and I think it is very dangerous to say some sort of process indicates a certain level of thinking. For example, I can imagine a teacher assigning one of these things like making a film and thinking if the student completes this, he/she has successfully taken the student to the highest level of thinking ("creating" according to the revised taxonomy). However, a film could represent almost any level of thinking on Bloom's taxonomy, from knowledge to evaluation. I think accepting this revision of Bloom's taxonomy is "bida" - an invention that could simplify but distort Bloom's Taxonomy.
Reading the latest horizon report, I find the first key trend; “Technology is increasingly a means for empowering students, a method for communication and socializing, and a ubiquitous, transparent part of their lives” deserves most of our attention as educators because of the increased cyber bulling and how it lead to increased suicide rate among teens and young adults. It is very important to educate our students and guide them to safer ways of using these technologies and to keep them informed of remedies and resources that help once problem arises. That is just as important as using technologies to help them learn and succeed. One of the critical challenges I find it hard to address is the establishment of fundamental structure of the K-12 education due to the diverse populations of teachers and their philosophies, teaching styles, students from different ethnic and racial backgrounds, learning styles, diverse governmental policies as per different States and school districts as well as financial implications and resources. It a hugely complex issue that is not impossible but it is a very long term. I find collaborative environment to be very useful technology to watch and adopt in science education. Science learned best as hands on approach that works in small groups where peer interaction and teacher mentoring are very essential for best outcomes.
I would place the author at the top of Bloom's Taxonomy as he created clever links of the levels of Bloom's Taxonomy and the technological applications. However, this only entails the use of technology. Unless I am missing a point here, the question that remains to be answered: Are we evaluating the students use of technology or the learning process of different subject matter?
Bloom's taxonomy put into a digital context makes perfect sense to me. Education, from diagnostic evaluation to summative, is steeped heavily in digital technology. Students who are not well-versed in this will accordingly suffer due to their inability to navigate the more intricate technologies introduced to them in the classroom.
I really liked the way the author classified current digital terminology into Bloom’s taxonomy. It shows how Bloom’s taxonomy can be applied to any content area and be used to order all kinds of subjects. I generally find a lot of value in Bloom’s taxonomy, and I think this is a clever way to use it.
ReplyDeleteThe author was definitely able to hook his current observations to Bloom's research. What is so great about Bloom's taxonomy (that I have noticed) is that it seems to be very malleable to the times in which it is studied.
ReplyDeleteI think that by allowing technology into Bloom's taxonomy allows students to use upper level thinking in education today. It gives students options and a chance to expand their creativity. Technology also allows students to apply their skills to education and develop something original for use in class.
ReplyDeleteBloom's taxonomy is so versatile that it can be used in many ways or areas. I think it makes things a little more clear and it is nice to see it related to tech, because tech is a subject that gives me trouble.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Bill's comments. I also think it is important to relate technology with Bloom's taxonomy because many students these days can really relate to technology, so if they can relate this to something they understand, it will make it easier for everyone.
ReplyDeleteTechnology has been an important part of our life and by applying it in Bloom's taxonomy it gives the teacher a new dimensions to prepare a lesson plan in a current scenario. It will make students more excited for the lessons and easier for the teacher to reach out to the audience.
ReplyDeleteYes, I think the other did connect Bloom’s to his work. I find it very useful to use Bloom’s taxonomy in teaching Math. Also using technology in Math helps a lot in solving very complicated problems that would have been impossible to solve without powerful computers and program; For example a large Matrix.
ReplyDeleteThe author largely succeeded in linking Bloom with the modern process of digital editing. As Rachel also commented, Bloom's taxonomy holds up extremely well even though it's more than a half-century old. I'm not sure how many process theories developed in the 1950's could be almost seemlessly applied to digital editing in 2010. In particular, technological advances allowing students to script, shoot, edit and create their own films (at relatively little cost)...may be the best illustration of Bloom's higher levels. As a bonus, this technology allows students to think and create in areas they are often quite comfortable (visual mediums and applying technology).
ReplyDeleteI think the author of this article hit "Blooms Technology Taxonomy" right on the nose! Technology is an entire knowledge base of its own and includes all the levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. I really liked the 1990's version of Bloom's, especially when looking at technology because everything done in the technology realm incorporates some sort of action. In order for students to be successful when they come out of school, I believe it's vital for us as teachers to continue to increase each student's ability in technology. Our goal should be to move the students up the latter of Bloom's Taxonomy until they are able to create products and create them well. This ability will most likely be much more important than even expertise in the subject area we are teaching.
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Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy
I am wondering already what will be next.
While reading this article, I realized how our lives are involved with technology and we don’t even know it, or how wonderful it is to live in a one-click-fix-it all world. On the other hand, I came to realize that the one-click thing is not perfect for us and it has some drawbacks. For example, we don’t cherish knowledge as much as we used to. Sometimes we don’t even know what we know, how much we know or if what we know is true because so much knowledge and information is very handy and all around us. I am sorry but I have to say this - this high technology era makes me sometimes miss the good old manual days..the days when at least, we cherished knowledge and information we got because it took us a long time and all the trouble to obtain it.
Just when I thought it was safe to know or remember something that was taught to me and apply the information for higher order skills, they changed the rules. As I was reading the descriptions of the new digital taxonomy, I realized that I have not yet made it out of the "remembering" phase. I am close but still have a few things to learn.
ReplyDeleteI like the fact that Bloom's is applicable to the digital age but I wonder if it shouldn't have age-appropriate divisions such as what a person should know how to do once they finish the 6th grade, 8th grade, etc. Also, what is the least amount a digital immigrant can know to keep up with the kids.
I think this is more than smart to update the taxonomy. To pretend that technology isn't a viable part of our everyday life is to be in a self-delusion fit for a padded room. I think one reason why teachers shy away from technology is because they feel inferior in their skills and understanding of it. They don't want to look dumb in front of their kids, who practically have their fingers welded to keyboard keys. By applying the taxonomy to things like Google, it legitimizes such services ... as if they needed to be legitimized ... I used Google to find blackboard today.
ReplyDeleteI think the incorporation of the digital assessment as part of bloom's taxonomy is great. This model can provide clarity and additional means for assessing student learning as technology seems to be the new standard for teaching. If this is so, we need just as good of an evaluation blueprint to coexist....okay back to football...
ReplyDeleteThis article just reminded me to always keep in mind to have students use their higher order thinking skills. With the use of technology today, this is easier to achieve. Students today have limitless possibilities due to the help of technology. It really would be silly for us as teachers not to incorporate technology into our lessons.
ReplyDeleteI think the author did a good job at connecting Bloom's Taxonomy to current digital learning. This article shows how Bloom's Taxonomy can be applied to all areas of learning. I think it makes a lot of sense and can be very useful to teachers.
ReplyDeleteBloom's Taxonomy deals with lower and higher level thinking, and I think it is very dangerous to say some sort of process indicates a certain level of thinking. For example, I can imagine a teacher assigning one of these things like making a film and thinking if the student completes this, he/she has successfully taken the student to the highest level of thinking ("creating" according to the revised taxonomy). However, a film could represent almost any level of thinking on Bloom's taxonomy, from knowledge to evaluation. I think accepting this revision of Bloom's taxonomy is "bida" - an invention that could simplify but distort Bloom's Taxonomy.
ReplyDeleteReading the latest horizon report, I find the first key trend; “Technology is increasingly a means for empowering students, a method for communication and socializing, and a ubiquitous, transparent part of their lives” deserves most of our attention as educators because of the increased cyber bulling and how it lead to increased suicide rate among teens and young adults. It is very important to educate our students and guide them to safer ways of using these technologies and to keep them informed of remedies and resources that help once problem arises. That is just as important as using technologies to help them learn and succeed.
ReplyDeleteOne of the critical challenges I find it hard to address is the establishment of fundamental structure of the K-12 education due to the diverse populations of teachers and their philosophies, teaching styles, students from different ethnic and racial backgrounds, learning styles, diverse governmental policies as per different States and school districts as well as financial implications and resources. It a hugely complex issue that is not impossible but it is a very long term.
I find collaborative environment to be very useful technology to watch and adopt in science education. Science learned best as hands on approach that works in small groups where peer interaction and teacher mentoring are very essential for best outcomes.
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ReplyDeleteHere is my comments on Bloom's digital:
I would place the author at the top of Bloom's Taxonomy as he created clever links of the levels of Bloom's Taxonomy and the technological applications. However, this only entails the use of technology. Unless I am missing a point here, the question that remains to be answered: Are we evaluating the students use of technology or the learning process of different subject matter?
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ReplyDeleteBloom's taxonomy put into a digital context makes perfect sense to me. Education, from diagnostic evaluation to summative, is steeped heavily in digital technology. Students who are not well-versed in this will accordingly suffer due to their inability to navigate the more intricate technologies introduced to them in the classroom.
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