Bloom's Taxonomy Homework

Dear All,

Thanks again for a good lesson yesterday. It was a bit un-planned, but because we couldn't get into the computer lab we had to make a quick change.

So, I'd like us all to continue thinking about Bloom's taxonomy, it is a subject we're going to come back to later in the year too.

Remember that Bloom talked about lower order and higher order thinking skills. Here is a list of the thinking skills in Bloom's revised taxonomy. I hope that today's task will give us an opportunity to use almost all of the skills.

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Here is your homework task for this week:

1. So, first of all, what I would like us to do is a little bit of remembering and understanding. Please look again at the rubric for blogging tasks we look at in class. You can also download a copy here.
2. Read through the rubric. Look at all the different categories. Which one talks about relevance? Which one talks about links and images? Which one talks about grammar?
   
3. Now I'd like us to do some applying, analysing and evaluating. Please look at one or two posts from your blog (I think the Blogfest post would be a good idea.) Look at the rubric and think about what mark (voto) you would give your own posts. Look at a Blogfest post form one of your classmate's blogs. Again, evaluate your colleague's blog post and decide how well they would score using our rubric.
4. Now, the most interesting part for me as a teacher, the creating section of the homework. Please write a reflective blog post talking about your own blog, your colleagues blog and what you think about them so far. Talk about the parts you like of the blogs, then discuss the marks you would give them from the rubric. You should also offer some advice if there are any areas that need to improve.

I don't want to set a minimum length for you post. I would expect something about 100 words, but that is not mandatory. Remember, your posts will be given marks (voti) from the rubric, so check what you have written against the rubric.



Finally, please make sure you have replied to any comments where neccessary. I know that Denise and Teri have left comments on some of our blogs, and it's important that you reply (where relevant.) Also please check all your homework is up to date.

As always, contact me if you need help. I know that many of you have been working hard on your blogs. Keep up the good work - and - I will remember all your hard work at the Scrutinio ;-) !