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Another fan of Bloom?s

March 28, 2008

I received a comment from Barbara Dieu in reference to my “Blooming” Webloggers post. She is also a fan of Bloom’s taxonomy. She pointed to an excellent resource, Key Words and How to Proceed,that she has created for Bloom’s. I can’t wait to share this with my students this Thursday.

Her weblog, Bee-Online, is a meeting place for students to share opinions and discuss. There are links there that point to the student blogs. I enjoyed browsing through them this morning. Barbara has also created a rubric to evaluate the blogs.

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Thinking Out Loud

March 28, 2008

At my school, I am often sought out for technology ideas. For instance, my school is really good about publicizing the things I do with blogs and wikis. When The Atlanta Jewish Times called the school looking to speak with educators about their use of technology, my colleagues made sure the reporter, Suzi Brozman, talked to me. They are really supportive of what I do with technology, and they seem really interested in the applications available. My colleagues, in short, see me as a leader in integrating technology into the classroom. But I’m not nearly doing enough. So much more could be done! A cursory glance at the things Lisa Huff (no relation — I don’t think!) is doing with her students was enough to tell me that. I was quite humbled by what I saw — saving and sharing her posts in Google Reader left and right. Here is what I want to do next year:

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