Understanding
Anderson and Krathwohl's taxonomy – Understanding
2. Understanding: Constructing meaning from different types of function be they written or graphic.
The digital additions and their justifications are as follows:
2. Understanding: Constructing meaning from different types of function be they written or graphic.
The digital additions and their justifications are as follows:
- Advanced and Boolean Searching - This is a progression from the previous category. Students require a greater depth of understanding to be able to create, modify and refine searches to suit their search needs (see starter sheet for advanced search and Boolean searches).
- Blog Journaling – This is the simplest of the uses for a blog, simply a student “talks” “writes” or “type” a daily or task specific journal. This shows a basic understanding of the activity report upon. The blog can be used to develop higher level thinking when used for discussion and collaboration.
- Categorizing & Tagging – digital classification - organizing and classify files, web sites and materials using folders, using Delicious and other similar tools beyond simple bookmarking. Students need to be able understand the content of the pages to be able to tag it
- Commenting and annotating – a variety of tools exist that allow the user to comment and annotate on web pages, pdf files, Social bookmark entries, and other documents. The user is developing understanding by simply commenting on the pages. This is analogous with writing notes on hand outs, but is potentially more powerful as you can link and index these.
Lesson Ideas:Mindmapping is a tool that helps students organize, consolidate, and connect their ideas.
Using a tool like Mindmeister allows students to connect ideas while researching or planning a project. It further accentuates this process by allowing students to connect their ideas to websites, videos, images, and other students! Students can collaborate on one map or create their own and share, providing students with an opportunity to get ideas and feedback during the planning stages of any assignment. Mindmeister is easy to use and the website comes with simple step-by-step instructions:
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Demonstrating Understanding Through Student Blogs
The benefits of blogging are endless! Students get instant access to each other's words, and they get to actually publish all their hard work! They can also utilize the opportunity to comment and critique each other in order to leave feedback/advice.
It takes a few lessons to teach students the basics and let them set up their free accounts, but with APPS for Edublogs they can take their writing anywhere on the go! |
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Why Students Should be Blogging... |
Links to some exemplary student blogs from Fall 2011Project Ideas:
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