An updated Bloom's Taxonomy, based on technology in the classroom.

There has been some conversation about updating Bloom's Taxonomy. Here is an example  from the  Med Kharbach's blog Educational Technology and Mobile learning.  http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/04/a-new-poster-on-blooms-digital-taxonomy.html

In another entry Med lists digital tools that could be used in each of the layers. It is not comprehensive and has a few too many ipad tools but it is a start- http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/01/web-based-version-of-blooms-taxonomy-30.html

Flipped Model for Social Studies-- a chart.

At the link below is a a chart that a teacher created that lays out the ground work for the logic behind a flipped class room based on the social studies. Maybe a good discussion starter at some point.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0VIwE5hKSWteVdMNGNrWGpUUy1DM0NocGE5c0lhQQ/edit

Pinterest site that compiles a number of Educational Visuals-

I came across a a pinterest site that had a number of visual "Posters" that conveyed  many different educational ideas and lists. Even a couple about managing time. Take a look. There a going to be some of the  20 to 30 of them that you will find interesting, . The shorter ones can be printed easily.


http://pinterest.com/socrative/education-visuals/

A guide to using videos (includes stuff on flipped classes, and publishing).

I came across another resource that contained some things even I had not seen. The pamphlet is called -Mind shift :Teachers’ Guide to Using Videos by Catlin Tucker. It is a 17 page pdf file with working links if you open it on your computer.
Some sections-
5 Awesome sites for instructional videos
Sites that curate educational videos
What makes a good video?
Flip your classroom: extend and engage!
Exercises for flipped classrooms
Create opportunities for publishing

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/files/2013/03/MindShift-Guide-to-Videos.pdf

Again, I would love to get any feed back about this resource.

Enjoy,

Peter

50 Education Tech tools---

I have been wanting to discuss a number of tools but have not caught up with other things yet. In the mean time I came across this blog post about 50 Ed Tech sites many of you might be curious about. Try a few or email me and I will make it a priority to review it. Happy Hunting!

-Peter

http://fluency21.com/blog/2013/03/26/50-education-technology-tools-every-teacher-should-know-about/

Texting- Teacher to Student

In the new rash of software I have discovered and been playing around with, one seems to reach out more than the others for discussion. This is Remind101.com. This site allows the teacher to text all the students in a class. The teacher cannot see the student's numbers , nor they the teacher's. This can be used in a a few different forms. You could make an announcement to an after school group,  reassign a homework, or reminding about a test. An interesting feature is that the site also has a widget for your web site (this can keep a record of communications, though why use it if the student's are on your web site already?)

With the snow day communication like Remind 101 can certainly come in handy. If my project is still due on Monday a little reminder might go a long way. When my Model United Nations group needs to communicate I can have my President quickly call off a meeting.

I would love people's feedback about how this would work for them. Enjoy!

I wanted to follow up the Colonel with a blog post that just came out.

10 Great Technology Initiatives for Your Library

https://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/features/02192013/10-great-technology-initiatives-your-library?tab=comment&utm_source=buffer&buffer_share=ca646

There are a number of issues and information based solutions that a librarian can use in a school. Take a look and see if there is one that would start a good discussion. I'll take a deeper look into it. Though if you want to go to the source, contact Ms. Andronik (I have already emailed this to her), I'm sure she would be happy to start a dialogue on any of the suggestions.