Bloom's+and+ICT+tools

=Introduction= toc Many teachers use Bloom's Taxonomy and Bloom's Revised Taxonomy in developing and structuring their teaching & learning experiences. Bloom's Digital taxonomy is an attempt to marry Bloom's revised taxonomy and the key verbs to digital approaches and tools. This is not a replacements to the verbs in the revised taxonomy, rather it suppliments and supports these by including recent developments, processes and tools. This page looks at some specific examples of tools and match them to Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Many of these tools that are FOSS (**F**ree or **O**pen **S**ource **S**oftware). These are in italics. Some tools are marked with abbreviations as they cover a variety of tools. Main page Traditional and Digital approaches =So what is Blooms Taxonomy?= Benjamin Bloom developed, in the 1956 while working at the University of Chicago, developed his theory on Educational Objectives. He proposed 3 domains or areas: Bloom's Taxonomy is a taxonomy of activities and behaviours that exemplify **Higher Order Thinking Skills** (HOTS) and **Lower Order Thinking Skills** (LOTS). Bloom's allows use to rank and structure different classroom activities and plan the learning process. In the 2001, Lorin Anderson and other revised Bloom's original work to give use **Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.** However, we don't need to start at lower order skills and then build piecemeal throught the taxonomy towards higher order thinking like creativity. By providing a suitably scaffolded task, the lower order skills of remembering and understanding become inherent in the learning process. By challenging our students to be analytical, evaluative or creative, they will within these processes develop understanding. ||  ||
 * **Cognitive** - person's ability to process and utilize information (thinking), this is what Bloom's Digital Taxonomy is based on
 * **Affective** - This is the role of feeling and attitudes in the learning/education process
 * **Psychomotor** - This is manipulative or physical skills
 * Bloom's and Revised Bloom's give us a learning process.
 * Before you can //**understand**// a concept or fact you must //**remember**// it,
 * To //**apply**// a concept you must //**understand**// it first,
 * To //**evaluate**// a process you must have //**analysed**// it etc.Each layer builds on the previous The creative process naturally incorporates these elements. If you look at the constructionist principles that [|Gary Stager] applies using [|lego] to problem solve all of the elements of Bloom's are present in the process of creating a "[|lego]" solution to a problem. You must remember (even if you are learning as you go), understand and apply these principles and concepts, analyse and evaluate the success of your design, the process and concept.


 * **Bloom's Original taxonomy** ||  || **Bloom's revised taxonomy** ||
 * Evaluation || **(HOTS)** || Creating ||
 * Synthesis ||  || Evaluating ||
 * Analysis ||  || Analysing ||
 * Application ||  || Applying ||
 * Comprehension ||  || Understanding ||
 * Knowledge || **(LOTS)** || Remembering ||
 * HOTS** is an abbreviation for **H**igher **O**rder **T**hinking **S**kills and **LOTS** for **L**ower **O**rder **T**hinking **S**kills.

Bloom's Digital Taxonomy This diagram details Bloom's Revised Taxonomy with some of the original verbs. =ICT Tools Key and examples= Inspiration, kidspiration, Mind Manager, Smart ideas, //[|Cmap]//, Mindmapper, //f[|reemind]// Online tools [|http://www.gliffy.com/][|http://www.mindmeister.com http://www.drawanywhere.com/examples.aspx][|] || Online tools [|http://www.ajaxwrite.com/][|http://www.picnik.com] || Spreadsheet Tools || MS Excel, Open Office Calc, Star Office Calc, Numbers, Google Spreadsheet (part of Google Docs), Zoho Spreadsheet (part of Zoho Office) || =Bloom's revised taxonomy and Digital Approaches=
 * **ICT Tool Category** || **Possible Tools** ||
 * **WP** - Word Processing || MS Word, Staroffice writer, pages MS Works, [|Open Office], [|Abiword], [|Google documents], [|AJAXWrite,] Notepad, [|Zoho Documents], Wordpad, [|Adobe Buzzword] ||
 * Presentation Tools || Staroffice and //[|open office]// Impress, Keynote, Microsoft Powerpoint, [|Google presentation], [|Zoho presentation,] //[|C-Map presentation builder]//, Mind mapper in presentation mode, [|prezi.com] Mind Manager - presentation Mode, [|Voicethread], [|Slideshare] ||
 * **DTP** - Desktop Publishing || MS Publisher, [|Serif page Plus,] Pages, Adobe Pagemaker, [|//Scribus//,] Quark Express, Adobe Indesign ||
 * **GIS** - Geographical Information systems || Arc Explorer, Arcview, [|Google Earth], [|Google maps] Microsoft Live Maps, [|Gap-Minder] ||
 * I**M** - Instant Messaging || IRC, IRQ, yahoo messenger, MSN messenger, First Class IM, //Moodle IM//, Twitter, texting and SMS ||
 * Audio tools || Sound recorder, //[|Audacity,]// [|readplease 2003], Garage band, adobe acrobat reader - read out loud Online tools [See web2.0] [] [] [|http://www.jamglue.com] [|http://www.podomatic.com/mix]Elluminate ||
 * Video Tools || Movie maker, iMovie, [|Pinnacle studio], //[|Pinnacle Videospin,]// Final Cut, Adobe premier (and premier elements) [|photostory 3], Online tools [See web2.0] [] [|www.jumpcut.com], [|www.eyespot.com], [|www.pinnacleshare.com], [|www.cuts.com], [|www,animoto.com] ||
 * Mind mapping tools || See Bloom's, Learning styles & thing organisers
 * Graphics tools || Corel Draw suite, Adobe Photoshop, MS Paint, //paint.net, [|the GIMP],// //[|Tuxpaint] Gimp Shop, Inkscape//, Adobe Illustrator
 * Project Tools || MS project, //[|Ganttproject]// //[|openproj]// ||
 * Modelling tools || [|Google Sketchup], //MayaPLE, Blende//r, Autocad ||
 * Timeline tools || [|Preceden - http://www.preceden.com/] [|xTimeline - http://www.xtimeline.com/] [|interactive timeline - read write think] ||
 * Data processing &

Higher order to lower order thinking || ==**Keywords & Actions**== Items in //italics// are part of Blooms' digital taxonomy || ==Digital Approaches== Key: WP word processing, DTP desktop Publishing, GIS Geographic Information Systems || //Generating/creating new ideas, products, or ways of viewing things (Putting together/combining ideas, concepts or elements to develop/construct/build an original idea or engage/stimulate in creative thinking).// Rubrics At create level - || **Designing Constructing Planning Producing Inventing Devising Making Building** //**programming, filming, animating, Blogging, Video blogging, mixing, remixing, wiki-ing, publishing, videocasting, podcasting, directing/producing**// || **Film** (Movie maker, Pinnacle Studio, Adobe premier elements Online tools [See web2.0] [|www.jumpcut.com], [|www.eyespot.com], [|www.pinnacleshare.com], [|www.cuts.com], [|www,animoto.com])
 * ==**Taxonomy Element**==
 * || **Higher Order Thinking** ||
 * ===//Creating//===

[|http://www.ajaxwrite.com/)] || Justifying a decision, solution, answer or course of action (Judge/evaluate/analyse the value of ideas, concepts, materials and methods by developing/constructing and applying standards and criteria). Rubrics at Evaluating level - || **Checking Hypothesising Critiquing Experimenting Judging Testing Detecting Monitoring** //**(Blog/vlog) commenting, reviewing, posting, moderating, collaborating, networking, reflecting, (Alpha & beta) testing.**// || **Debate** (WP, sound recorder, podcasting, inspiration, free mind, Chatrooms, IM, email, Discussion boards, video and Phone conferencing [skype, IM]) I**nvestigation** (Internet, Online tools, camera, WP, GIS[//Google earth, Google Maps, Flickr// Arcview/explorer//]//) Breaking information into parts/components to explore/develop/construct understandings and relationships (Breaking information down into its component elements). Rubrics at Analysing level -
 * Presentation** (Powerpoint, Impress, [|Zoho] presentation tool, Photostory, [|Google present] Voicethread, Slideshare, Empressr)
 * Digita Story Telling** (WP, DTP, Presentation, podcasting, photostory, voicethread)
 * Project** **Management** (WP, [|Ganttproject] for Gantt charts and PERT Charts, [|Openproj] for gantt, Pert and critical pathways) calendars, flow charts [inspiration, freemind, C-Map, smartideas], mind maps)
 * Blogging & video blogging (**Creating original content in a blogging environment) - Blogging tool, blogger, wordpress, classroom blogmiester, bloglines
 * Vodcast, podcast videocasting screen casting** - voice thread, blogging tool, skype
 * Plan** (Inspiration, //[|Cmap], [|free mind],// WP, Calendar)
 * New game** (//Gamemaker, RPGmaker//)
 * Model** ([|Sketchup], Blender, Maya3d PLE, autocad)
 * Song** (//finale notepad//, WP, Sound recorder, //Audacity,// podcasting, recording narration in presentations [//photostory 3//, powerpoint, impress] Online tools [See web2.0] http://voicethread.com/ http://www.looplabs.com/ [|http://www.jamglue.com] [|http://www.podomatic.com/mix])
 * Media product** (DTP, Movie maker, Corel, //GIMP, Paint.net, Tuxpaint, Alice//, Flash, Podcasting - Online tools [See web2.0] http://voicethread.com/ http://www.looplabs.com/ [|http://www.jamglue.com] [|http://www.podomatic.com/mix])
 * Advertisement** (DTP, Corel, //GIMP, Gimpshop, inkscape Paint.net, Tuxpaint,// Movie maker, //Alice//, Flash, Podcasting)
 * Painting** (Corel, Paint, //GIMP,// //Gimpshop, inkscape,// //Paint.net, Tuxpaint// online tools - [|http://www.picnik.com]
 * ===Evaluating===
 * Panel** (WP, chatrooms, IM, email, Discussion boards, Video and phone conferencing)
 * Report** (WP, DTP, Presentation, Camera)
 * Evaluation** (WP, DTP, Mind Map Presentation, camera, GIS//[Google earth, Google Maps, Flickr// Arcview/explorer//]//)
 * Verdict** (WP etc)
 * Conclusion** (WP, DTP, Presentation)
 * Persuasive speech** (WP, Sound recorder, reasonable -argument software, Mind map - presentation mode)
 * Commenting, moderating reviewing posting** - discussion boards, forums, blog, wiki's, twitter, threaded discussions, bulletin boards, chatrooms
 * Collaborating:** discussion boards, forums, blog, wiki's, twitter, threaded discussions, bulletin boards, chatrooms, video conferencing, chatrooms, instant messaging, txt and pxt messaging, video messaging audio conferencing
 * Networking** - social networking tools, audio and video conferencing, email threads, telecommunications, instant messaging etc ||
 * ===Analysing===

|| **Comparing Organising Deconstructing Attributing Outlining Structuring Integrating**, //**Mashing, linking, reverse-engineering, cracking, mind-mapping, validating**// || **Survey** (Web, WP, Spreadsheet, [|surveymonkey] email, discussion boards) [|http://www.gliffy.com/][|http://www.mindmeister.com http://www.drawanywhere.com/examples.aspx]) Using information, concepts and ideas in another familiar situation (Using strategies, concepts, principles and theories in new situations). Rubrics at Applying level - || **Implementing Carrying out Using Executing Doing**, //**running, loading, playing, operating, hacking, uploading, sharing, editing**//, //**[|Wiki editing]**// || I**llustration** (Corel, inkscape, GIMP, Paint) Explaining/defining ideas or concepts (Understanding of given information). Rubrics at Understanding level - || //**I**//**nterpreting Exemplifying Summarising Inferring Paraphrasing Classifying Comparing Explaining**, //**Advanced searches, boolean searches, [|blog journalling], [|twittering], categorising and tagging, commenting, annotating, [|subscribing]**// || **Recitation** (WP, Mind map, flashcards, presentation tools) Recalling specific information (Recall or recognition of specific information). Rubrics at Remembering level - || **Recognising Listing Describing Identifying Retrieving Naming Locating/Finding**, //**Bullet pointing, highlighting, bookmarking, [|social networking], [|Social bookmarking], favouriting/local bookmarking, Searching, googling,**// || **Quiz/Test** (Online tools, WP, Cue sheets)
 * Database** (relational; databases using MySQL and Access,Flatfile database using Spreadsheet, wikis, GIS //[Google earth, Google Maps, Flickr,// Arcview/explorer//]//)
 * Abstract** (WP)
 * Relationship maps** - Herring or fish bone mind maps, SWOT Analysis, PMI, Venn, 6 Questions [See Bloom's, Learning styles & thinking organisers] ( Inspiration, kidspiration, smart ideas, //[|Cmap]//, Mindmapper, //f[|reemind]// Online tools -
 * Report** (WP, DTP, spreadsheet, presentation, web, GIS //[Google earth, Google Maps, Flickr// Arcview/explorer//]//)
 * Graph** (Spreadsheet, digitizer)
 * Spreadsheet** (Calc, excel)
 * Checklist** (WP, Spreadsheet)
 * Mashing** - intel mash up
 * Chart** (Spreadsheet, digitizer, mind mapping tools online tools - [|www.gliffy.com]) ||
 * ===Applying===
 * Simulation** (Floor map, graphic tools, //google sketchup//)
 * Sculpture Demonstration** (Presentation, graphics, screen capture)
 * Presentation** - impress, powerpoint, google presentation, Zoho presentation, online presentation tools
 * Interview** (WP, mind mapper,podcast, vodcast, //audacity//, sound recorder, [|voicethread], [|Elluminate])
 * Performance** (Podcast, vodcast, film, audio recording, speech, Powerpoint Show)
 * editing** - video and sound tools
 * playing** - mmorpg's online games, simulations like Global conflicts palenstine ||
 * ===Understanding===
 * Summary** (WP, Mind map, internet, wiki)
 * Collection** (WP, Mind map, internet)
 * Explanation** (WP, Mind map, internet)
 * Show and tell** (WP, presentation, graphics, audio tools - //audacity// sound recorder, video tools, Mind map)
 * Example** (WP, Mind map, internet, DTP)
 * List** (WP, Mind map)
 * Label** (WP, Mind map, Graphics, online tools - ajaxdraw)
 * Outline** (WP, Mind map)
 * Advanced and boolean searches** - advanced search features - google etc
 * Blog journalling** - bloglines, blogger etc
 * Diary/Journal** (blogging, Myspaces, bebo, facebook, bloglines, blogger)
 * Categorising and tagging** - Del.icio.us etc
 * tagging, comments annotating** - -noticeboards, discussion boards, treaded discussions, adobe acrobat reader, blog readers, firefox, zotero
 * Subscribing** - aggregators - bloglines, firefox extensions
 * Timeline** - Online time line tools, WP, Spreadsheet, Mindmapping & flowchart tools ||
 * ===Remembering*===
 * Flashcards** (//Moodle, Hot potatoes,// //scorm objects//)
 * Definition** (WP, simple Mind maps, wiki)
 * Fact** (WP, Mind map, internet, discussion boards, email) **Worksheet/book** (WP, Mind map, Web)
 * Label** (WP, graphics tools)
 * List** (WP, Mind map, Web publishing)
 * Reproduction** (WP, internet, graphics tools, Chatrooms, email, discussion boards)
 * Bookmarking** internet browsers, web 2.0 tools del.icio.us
 * Social Networking** - facebook, myspaces, bebo
 * Basic Searches** - search engines google ||

=//Resources://=

Web 2.0 Tutorials
Without a doubt one of the best resources on the web for web2.0 Technologies is the [|commoncraft] show. Lee LeFever's productions are clear, simple and to the point; most of all they are "In Plain English". Here are the links:
 * http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter
 * http://www.commoncraft.com/photosharing
 * http://www.commoncraft.com/bookmarking-plain-english
 * http://www.commoncraft.com/video-social-networking
 * http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english
 * http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_show
 * http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs
 * http://www.commoncraft.com/video-googledocs
 * http://www.commoncraft.com/mylocation
 * http://www.commoncraft.com/wetpaint