Homework Week #3 Blog Posts 3,4,5 due 9/21

All posts are due by Monday 9/21 

Blog Post #3: Bloom's

Title: Blooms Taxonomy

Share from the following concepts:   What I think and What I wonder (about learning and teaching with all this knowledge of Blooms, PBL, engagement, flipped classroom), .... and what questions do you have.    If you have time, google a question, and share a result, or share something that you think I should know about!

Grading look fors:   what do you think, what wonders, concerns, questions do you have?  

READ this to help you KNOW and understand Blooms!

Learning Theory explored...

1. Choose at least 5 links to read or watch from the list below.  
2. come to class ready to discuss what Blooms Taxonomy is all about! 

Some bloom's videos/resources- I've used...

• 3:30 Bloom's Intro
• 3:48 Bloom's intro made by kids music content
• 5:02 Engaged Learning
• Bloom's Taxonomy as a Sailing Comic Story  6:55
• Overview of Bloom's with objective writing  (5:05 minutes)
• Through Seinfield's eyes (14 minutes)

Not videos:

• An App for every level
• three little pigs- a slide show (not video)
• Infographic
• Info graphic with teaching ideas 
• Posters (free and what are in N)
• An example for kidmin
• Interactive Optionan interactive wheel and how to use

Blog Post #4 :  Digital Literacy
Part one:
How literate are you? Think about the five areas discussed in class (Or explored on your own).  Where are you on a scale of 1-5 (1 no ability, 3 ok literacy, 5 I can teach this) in each area. Talk about why or what you need to do to improve that number.

Learn the Basics

Build digital literacy skills by selecting from the categories below.

	Using a Computer or Mobile Device Learn how to use the mouse, keyboard, icons, and folders
	Using Software and Applications Use software applications: word processing, creating spreadsheets, tables and databases
	Using the Internet Search the Internet, use email, register on a website
	Communicating on the Web Share photos and videos, communicate using social networks, learn to be an informed digital citizen
	Child Online Protection Help children learn to be responsible and make informed decisions online

Part two:
What value does digital literacy have to you? do you love social media? gadgets? communicating on the web?  software or apps? Which parts of digital literacy energize you? and what parts scare or exhaust or intimidate you?

Part three:

Look at these links....

Quality Tools...
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/9-characteristics-of-21st-century-learning/

http://edtechreview.in/news/news/trends-insights/insights/546-free-online-tools-to-make-lesson-planning-easier

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/5-tools-for-increasing-teacher-productivity/

http://anethicalisland.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/21st-century-learning/

http://www.ovrdrv.com/social-media-map/

Blog Post #5 :  Goal #1  Blog Post:

• what's one goal you have with 21st century learning? online tool?  and what do you want to learn? 
• choose a two week goal
• it could be to learn to: ______ OR it could be to find a tool or app like powtoons, prezi, or blogger, or___)  OR it could be that you are lost in the concept of 21st century learning and want to research the teaching part before the tool part...you decide
• then decide to: 
• to be able to independently make it function?
• to find three ways to use is in your future classroom?
• to not be afraid of ______? 
• To find three ways to learn how to use it more effectively? or a tutorial?  
• What skills do you have related to these tools and what skills do you need?