22 Ways To Use Twitter For Learning Based On Bloom's Taxonomy Last year we created a “twitter spectrum,” an image that clarified different ways that twitter could be used in the classroom in (hopefully) authentic ways. TeachBytes has followed that up with an excellent graphic of their own that uses a pure Bloom’s Taxonomy approach. The specific ideas range from “remix trending tweets with video and music” to creating concept maps showing the relationship between tweets. We must admit to going back and forth over the exact fit of a social media platform like twitter in a formal (or informal) learning environment. Clearly it’s a great way to skim and monitor information streams, but just like we wouldn’t use sing Shakespearean sonnets to toddlers at birthday parties, using twitter as an in-depth critical thinking tool requires a bit of squinting, even as an Avante-garde 21st century learning tool. Unless you’re using it as a cultural survey of sorts. As with all things, sweet spot matters.
A Juicy Collection of Bloom's Digital Taxonomies! Today, educators are overwhelmed (literally drowning!) by thousands of web 2.0/social media/apps that they can use for learning and teaching. But, where/how to start? The LMS can certainly not solve all our learning and teaching needs and requirements. One way to find the right tool (or app) for a learning context/activity/situation, is to look through the eyes of Bloom's taxonomy. But, please keep in mind that many tools/apps can easily be used for all the levels of Bloom's taxonomy with an open and creative mindset. Here is a collection of Bloom's digital taxonomies that I have discovered until now: Updated version (2014): Old Version: * Click on the image to view the full size, or the 'Source' under each version to discover more about them (origin). (The following three diagrams below are not Bloom's Digital Taxonomy stuff, but included anyway!) Source Source Source Source (Download the PDF version)
4 Visual Guides To Bloom's Taxonomy Apps Yesterday, we looked at an overview of the old and revised versions of Bloom’s taxonomy. We talked a little bit about categorizing current classroom activities to see which of Bloom’s objectives you’re addressing (whether intentionally or unintentionally). Today, we’re looking at some apps and web tools that address the Bloom’s taxonomy objectives – helping bring Mr. Bloom into the 21st century. There are a ton of great lists out there that showcase many (many, many) apps and digital tools that address the objectives. Rather than reinventing the wheel here, we’ll start by looking at a few lists compiled by different folks along the way. Next, we have a graphic formatted in the same way as the revised taxonomy. Next up, a visually pleasing peacock. Kathy Schrock always puts together great lists of tools that address Bloom’s – here is just one of them.
Does the education industrial complex want teaching to be a trade or a profession? | Official Reuven Carlyle Blog My great hope for our city, state and nation is that we can embrace the courageous honesty to radically transform how we tackle real deal ‘systems issues.’ Sometimes bold change comes through elected officials willing to raise tough issues and sometimes through direct civic engagement among people with knowledge of the issues on the ground. In education, some argue we’ve had too much of the former and not enough of the latter. As a part of that hope, it’s also fair to acknowledge that for many of us much of the perceived and real tension between the education reform community and opponents–unfairly categorized solely as the teacher’s union– comes down to this central issue: Is teaching a trade or a profession? A political, edgy, fiercely pro-University of Washington blog called The Ave posted a punchy post here about the big deal ‘systems’ issue of the difference between K-12 and higher education financing. Why is this small interaction between a teacher and a professor such a big deal?
A back to basics thought experiment about blended learning By Anders Norberg (Education Strategist, Campus Skellefteå, Sweden ) Imagine yourself as a teacher with virtually no media in a face-to-face teaching environment in an isolated part of the world. You have 30 students who are going to learn x. You have them all under a tree. Suddenly someone brings in paper and pencils for all. Then suddenly textbooks arrive for everyone. Now, would you still keep talking all day and telling the students everything just in case they can’t read or do not understand the book, or because they say that it is dull to read? But what if those books were going to replace you in a longer perspective? And then along come film, radio lectures, video…and Internet access with an abundance of tools and communication possibilities. For every media enhancement, there is a blending possibility.
Steps Into 21st Century Classroom In olden days, students used to confine to their seats for the whole day listening to long lectures, carry heavy textbooks and felt difficulty in understanding complicated concepts. Teachers also used to depend only on chalk boards and textbooks, hardly got time to concentrate on students individually, felt difficulty in providing students with a real-life learning environment. But nowadays, technology overcomes all the above drawbacks and is becoming a boon for students, parents, educators and administrators. Mobile learning , eLearning, Game based learning, Project based learning, Inquiry based learning, Blended learning, and various practices like these are introduced into the 21st century classroom to help students learn with ease. 21st century technology enables students to adopt their unique learning style . This infographic describes the data and statistics of all the educational technologies that are introduced into the 21st century classroom. Real world specimen:
How To Make Students Better Online Researchers I recently came across an article in Wired Magazine called “Why Kids Can’t Search“. I’m always interested in this particular topic, because it’s something I struggle with in my middle and high school classes constantly, and I know I’m not alone in my frustrations. Getting kids to really focus on what exactly they are searching for, and then be able to further distill idea into a few key specific search terms is a skill that we must teach students, and we have to do it over and over again. We never question the vital importance of teaching literacy, but we have to be mindful that there are many kinds of “literacies”. An ever more important one that ALL teachers need to be aware of is digital literacy. I could go off in many directions on this, but for the purpose of this post I’m focusing strictly on the digital literacy of searching. As they get older, kids often employ the tactic of typing a question into the search bar – “How do I find out about mummies in Egypt?” The real answer? 1.
Why The Brain Benefits From Reflection In Learning Why The Brain Benefits From Reflection In Learning by Judy Willis M.D., M.Ed., radteach.com Executive function stimulation: include questions in homework and tests that require mathematics communication. In addition to showing the steps used to solve a problem, when students are asked to explain their thinking and why they selected a procedure or what similar mathematics they related to when solving the problem, they are using more executive function. This process engages the mental manipulation of metacognition, thought organization, concise consolidation of knowledge, deductive and inductive thinking. Activities That Reach Executive Function 1. Mental Manipulation & Executive Function Processing time, reflection, and metacognition are vital to the learning environment. Thus, much of the effort put into teaching and studying is wasted because students do not adequately process their experiences, nor are they given time to reflect upon them. Reflection Can Build Confidence
What inner city kids know about social media, and why we should listen — I.M.H.O. I know which of my teenage students smokes weed in the park after class on Fridays, and which other students are with him. I know which ones are struggling with making friends in their first few weeks at college, and which ones aren’t. I know which of my students chafe against overly strict parents on a regular basis. I know which one spends every weekend in the hospital due to a chronic condition. I know which ones got arrested last night. I know all these things because I follow them all on various social media services. Are actual teachers—that is, those employed by the school system—tapped into this wealth of information from their students? Becoming Techie Teacher First, I want to clear the air before I muddle it up again. Which is why, when I found myself speaking in front of ~150 teenagers for six weeks this summer, it was unlike anything I’d ever done before. One of the goals behind Civic Innovation Summer was, in fact, violence reduction. I was a bit surprised.
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Schools' test-focus queried New Zealand's children will lose out on jobs if the schooling system becomes too focused on tests and traditional measures of achievement, a visiting expert has warned. Professor Yong Zhao, the presidential chair at the University of Oregon's College of Education, said a focus on measuring traditional success risked producing homogenous, compliant workers ill-suited for a modern economy. In the country as a guest of the NZEI education union, Professor Zhao told business leaders and academics that a focus on international test rankings was misguided. When Shanghai, China ranked first in reading, writing and mathematics in the latest international standardised testing, it caused much angst in Western countries including the United States, Professor Zhao said. The results were called a "Sputnik" moment, referencing the satellite which symbolised the Soviet Union's lead in the space race. What's best for students?
“So, What’s Your Book All About?” | Engaged Learning It’s the question I’ve been dreading over the past two years. I don’t know many authors, so I can’t say if it’s a universally felt reaction, but my unspoken response is ‘If I could sum it up in a couple of sentences, I wouldn’t have needed to write 200 pages’. Nonetheless, the so-called elevator pitch is a necessary aspect of promoting a book. So, here’s a slightly longer version, in case you’re thinking of investing your hard earned cash in a purchase: Thanks to the speed and scale of digital communications, we’re witnessing a set of profound shifts in how we view, share and apply knowledge. What we’re seeing, however, is an unevenly spread revolution. I deliberately combine the worlds of business and education because the challenges are the same. The global challenge for our institutions is to acknowledge that, having discovered a sense of self-determinism socially, we increasingly expect to see that at work and in school. That’s the gist of it. Like this: Like Loading...