Blog 7 - Bloom's taxonomy, adaptive tech, and Weebly

Power points are very effective and if used correctly they can be very beneficial to the audience. Bloom’s Taxonomy has six levels which include create, evaluate, analyze, apply, understand, and remember. For example, a teacher designs a Power Point for her kindergarten students about geometry. The students are supposed to be able to identify and compare shapes. Bloom’s Taxonomy starts at the top with create. The teacher would create new work meaning that she would construct her own shapes. Then evaluate; the teacher would compose facts that support why that shape is what it is called. Analyze; the teacher would compare that shape to others. Apply; she could sketch another shape and solve the question as to how these shapes are different. Understand; she would explain the ideas and concepts of the lesson. Finally, remember; have the students recall the basic concepts of what shapes are and how they are different from each other.

Adaptive technologies are used to help students with learning disabilities. They are “equipment or products used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a child with a disability. There are many different technologies that benefit these students. Some adaptive technologies include recorded books, text-to-speech software, digital books, and much more. I used to be a student aide in the ESE classroom at my high school. I worked with a young girl who was severely disabled. She used the recorded books technology. This helped her because she couldn’t see too well to read the words; instead the computer read the words to her. I honestly don’t imagine coming across many challenges using adaptive technology. If anything it would be beneficial to ALL students.

I learned a lot from making my first website using Weebly. I really liked the different templates and how easy it was to make new pages and navigate through the website. Next time I could include more pictures and make it more appealing to the human eye. I will definitely be using Weebly to create different websites as I get older and during my career.

http://missmurnane.weebly.com/