Week 10 -- Bloom's Taxonomy and Tech

http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/11/blooms-taxonomy-and-the-digital-world/

The article that I read discussed Bloom's Taxonomy as influenced by newly increasing technology in school. It chronicled the observations of Mr. Churches, a New Zealand middle school and technology teacher, who integrated the modified hierarchy, with technology standards. The basic point of Bloom's is the levels of knowing information. For example, one can't know something they don't remember, etc. When one is master of certain information, they can create with it.

The levels with their tech (from lowest to highest levels of thinking/processing)

1. Remembering
1. Basic focus on retrieval of information
2. Phrases such as recognizing, naming, listing describe this stage
3. Tech: students bookmark information so as to be able to return later
2. Understanding
1. Basic processing of information
2. Phrases such as interpreting, inferring, comparing describe this stage
3. Tech: blog journaling to discuss new learning, refining search topics to make more accurate
3. Applying
1. Using what you know 
2. Phrases such as implementation or completing describe this stage
3. Tech: initiating a program or operating hardware, gaming tech, sharing information, hacking
4. Analyzing
1. Thinking about what has been learned
2. Phrases such as comparing, integrating, or organizing describe this stage
3. Tech: tagging content (sorting it, categorizing it)
5. Evaluating
1. Placing "informed judgments to start toward new ideas"
2. Phrases such as critiquing, experimenting, making judgments, or testing describe this stage
3. Tech: Leaving comments on others' blogs, testing programs or different tools
6. Creating
1. Using mastered knowledge to create new things
2. Phrases such as designing, inventing, or producing describe this stage
3. Tech: creating animations, videos, or programs