Bloom's Taxonomy

I was very glad to see the topic of Bloom's Taxonomy in our course. I see so often at the secondary level the big push to get the kids to be higher order thinkers, without realizing that you have to start slow and concrete, working your way up to abstract thoughts. Even with more mature students, if the topic/knowledge area is unfamiliar, start slow and concrete.

What a sense of accomplishment!

I've worked collaboratively with many people in the education field for many years. This was the first time I've worked this way in a NOT face-to-face situation. The project was done completely online, using old tech, new tech and it doesn't work tech. Margaret and Katie were a hoot to work with and we had a few giggles along the way. The adrenaline rush towards the end was no slouch either: and it became apparent that one of the team members tried to have a life! *g* Its now late. To sleep, perchance to dream...about the upcoming thrills of the FINAL!

Quiz & test builders

Well I'll be dashed... as in my hopes. I was thinking that this assignment would bring to light some new and innovative ways to do online quizzes, but that was not to be the case.

On the other hand though, I did find out that the service I am using now, PROPROFS is very, very good especially considering it is a freebie. I've changed my mind in light of what I now know, and have decided that it will be worth my while to tweak it just a bit more. I have also begun to notice that the age/maturity level of your students makes a difference in which tool you can use and how you want to use it. My middle schoolers take great delight in seeing how many ways they can mess up things. I have to design things as idiot-proof as possible. Even then, the little sweeties have found ways to try and beat the system. Gotta luv'em!

Mid-term project

I'm glad to have the chance to examine other online test and quiz builders as assessment tools. I just recently tried one at my school with some 7th graders. It did not work out as well as I had hoped, so I hope to discover what the weak link might be. It might be the actual program I used, it may be something inherent in any online testing program or it may be a flaw in the design of the lesson. I would like to find the answers soon, as I have high hopes to try something like this again in a few months. This should be interesting!

Mod 3 Concept Mapping

After I finished my map, I realized that perhaps I did not really want to make it concentric. I wanted to show the topic (PSP12) and 4 outcomes and 3 tools to use to post/share the outcomes. It is fairly easy to move things around using Inspiration, however I just ran out of time. Where have we heard that line before? *g*