Print Friendly & PDF Epic Pen 20 Great Rubrics for Integrating Bloom's Digital Taxonomy in Your Teaching June 15, 2014 I have always been inspired by the great work of Andrew Church. This guy has been one of my authority sources for everything related to Bloom's digital taxonomy. Andrew provided a detailed account of how teachers can align the thinking levels of Bloom's original taxonomy with the different digital tools. Each of these rubrics is related to a tinkling stage of Bloom's taxonomy. Here is a quick round-up of all the Bloom's digital taxonomy rubrics created by Andrew: Remembering:
instaGrok | A new way to learn Create a Check In/ Out System in Google Forms There are many uses for Google Forms in classrooms. I’ve used Google Forms to create review quizzes, surveys, and sign-up sheets. This week I discovered a new use for Google Forms. That is using Google Forms to create a check-in/ check-out system for items in a classroom library. Here are this week’s most popular posts on FreeTech4Teachers.com: 1. 5 Tools for Creating Multimedia Quizzes – A Comparison Chart 2. The Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp is being held on July 13 &14.
The Benefits of Creating an Online Learning Space · TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting NetworkbyJeffrey Bradbury You teach every day in an offline classroom, but the benefits of spending some class timeonline are impossible to deny. When you bring online learning into the equation, students can step outside the four walls of your classroom, while engaging with the content and building a wide variety of 21st century skills. But that’s not all—consider the full list of benefits online learning has for the offline classroom and the tools you can use to create an ideal learning experience. Seamless Student Collaboration While collaboration isn’t a given, most online learning spaces inherently encourage it. Tools to Try: Increased Student Participation Class-wide discussions are the bloodline of a good lesson—when students are talking, they’re not only engaged with the content, but sharing ideas and finding new ways to understand the subject matter. What’s more, as a teacher, it’s easier to track participation. Deeper Engagement Improved Workload Management Personalized Learning Opportunities