Bloom’s
taxonomy is an organization of learning objectives within education. This
organization has become a vital tool in structuring and understanding the learning
processes of individuals. Overtime, Bloom’s Taxonomy has been revised and
adjusted to effectively analyze student’s thought processes. The first two
levels that we have learned about in this course so far are remembering and
understanding. Remembering is the most basic level out of all of Bloom’s
Taxonomy. This is the level where students simply recall or recite the
information being taught. Key words that would be used for this aspect of
Bloom’s Taxonomy are recognizing, listing, identifying, naming, locating, and
finding. Remembering is the most basic level because it only requires an
individual to memorize something and regurgitate it. They do not need to
understand or be able to apply the concept or knowledge. The second level of
Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy is understanding. This is a more complex level of
thinking because an individual must now build relationships and link the knowledge
they previously learned. Understanding requires the individual to understand
concepts and have the ability to explain them. Some of the key words that would
be used for this level are interpreting, inferring, paraphrasing, classifying,
explaining, and comparing (Churches, 2009).
Technology is
an effective tool, for both teachers and students, that can be integrated into
the classroom. This effective tool can have many benefits in the classroom, the
main one being a tool of engagement and motivation. Students today are emerged
in technology and it is a big part of their everyday life. Therefore, I find it
important to utilize tools that students are most accustomed to because they
are able to relate to it more. Utilizing and integrating technology into the
classroom, especially the elementary level, allows teachers to use visuals and
simulations that are able to explain more complex or in depth concepts
(Kessler, 2010). Visuals allow students to picture what the concept is about
and better understand it. Additionally, technology allows students to expand
their cooperative learning ability. Especially in the younger grades, teachers
want students to work together and interact with one another to problem solve
and come up with their own knowledge/learning. Technology integration is also
beneficial to teachers in many ways because it acts as a motivational factor
for students. Teachers are able to grasp the students’ attention more easily
when the students are using the technology in some way (Manraj, 2010). Being in
the classroom, I notice that technology also allows me to create interactive
lessons that keep students on task and interested. This is an important aspect
because teachers are now seeing how much more is being demanded from the
students. On the flip side, the state is also asking a lot more from the
teachers. We are all being held more accountable for what the students know and
understand; therefore we want to create the most engaging and productive
learning environment for our students. That being said, technology integration
is something that can help us achieve this high standard.
These past three
weeks/units have truly shown me the importance of technology and how it can
enhance a learning environment if incorporated properly and appropriately, when
it comes to remembering and understanding.
Here is a video that illustrates :
References:
Churches,
A. (2009, january 4). Bloom. Retrieved
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Digital taxonomy
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Kessler,
S. (2010, November 22). 8 ways technology is improving
education. Retrieved from http://mashable.com/2010/11/22/technology-in-
education/
Manraj,
R. (2010, July 2). Benefits of using technology in the classroom.
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