The iLearn model video makes some very good points. Technology is amazing but needs to be used with the right intentions. As a teacher it is not enough to say to students, ‘We’re going to create a podcast today’. We need to first create a reason to use the technology. We need to engage students and have them decide what technology can help them solve a problem or accomplish a task most effectively. Yes, we need to expose students to what is out there but the most beneficial learning covers all aspects of Bloom’s Taxonomy. This learning becomes an exploration where students are engaged and find answers to questions that they themselves pose.
The language associated with Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy just helps us to align what we do with our technological tools with the different levels of Bloom’s.
Completing the Web 2.0 course has been eye-opening. Each module has opened up new avenues to take in order to get to a desired destination. Web 2.0 gives you the fastest option and the scenic option or tourist drive. In other words, the tools we can use might help us to get a job done faster or they might let us discover so much more on the way.
Thanks for providing this information and collection of tools. I have already used so much of what I have learnt and know I can refer back to this in future when trying to solve any new problems.
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I agree Andrew, children learn so much when they are truly angaged and with a real purpose. We can model a variety of technologies and tools to children in our own deliveries to give them ideas about what is possible as well as why particular tools are useful. My daughter recently developed a Prezi for her First Fleet assignmentas it is a very exciting and animated presentation tool. The skills and learning she developed were amazing making her a more confident and aware user of technology. She was delighted with her assignment and with herself!
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