Bloom’s Taxonomy

and iPad Apps

Presented byGail Lanham

Remember

Remember: Exhibit memory of previously-learned materials by recalling facts, terms, basic concepts and answers.

describe name find name list tell

Suggested apps: iBook * Noteshelf Stack the Countries

** Evernote Peek* Nxt App4Kids Ansel’s

and Clair’s Adventure in Africa

Word Seek HD** eClicker Globe*

Understand

Understand: Demonstrative understanding of facts and ideas by being able to:

explain compare discuss predict translate outline restate

Suggested Apps: ScreenChomp* Motion Math Idea Sketch Corkulous Blogsy Good Reader TouchDraw Pages

Apply

Apply: Using new knowledge. Solve problems to new situations by applying acquired knowledge, facts, techniques and rules in a different way

show complete use examine illustrate classify solve

Suggested Apps: ShowMe* Poetry Creator* Keynote Visualize Posterous* ZigZag Board* Presentation Link* Xperica* Geared* Educreations* Show Me*

Analyze

Analyze: Examine and break information into parts by identifying motives or causes. Make inferences and find evidence to support generalizations

compare examine explain identify categorize contrast investigate

Suggested Apps: iThoughts HD Lino* Popplet Today’s Documents* Diigo* Explain Everything 3D Cell Simulation* Go Sky Watch* Go Docs $4.99

Evaluate

Evaluate: Present and defend opinions by making judgments about information, validity of ideas or quality of work based on a set of criteria

justify assess prioritize recommend rate decide choose

Suggested Apps Hoot Suite* Skype* Mobile RSS Science 360* Zite* Flipboard* Instapaper GoodReads* Wunderlist*

Create

Create: plan invent compose design construct imagine

Suggested Apps: Audioboo* iMovie Comic Book Reel Director Sonic Pics Animoto* Puppet Pals* Toontastic* Doink

Additional Information

You will notice that several apps that are in the same app category (ex. screencasting: ShowMe, ScreenChomp and ExplainEverything) are represented on different levels of the Bloom’s. The explanation is that each one of the apps can be used for the different levels. It is not to say that the ShowMe app could not be used on the “Analyzing” level. Also, be aware that simply by using one of the above mentioned app DOES NOT mean that you are working on the specified thinking level. Ex. you could ask your students to use the ScreenChomp app to simply list and record themselves “remembering” facts that they previously had memorized.

Have additional apps that you feel would fit on here….please share.

FYI

All apps that are free will be placed on the school iPads. We are still working on apps that need to be purchased.

We will have a training on checking out and using them in the classroom.

If you need to have an app added to the iPads…please fill out a technology work order. Long story short….it will make for less frustration.

Questions?

Exploration Time….

In small groups please look at least one app from each Bloom’s level. You will have 5 minutes at each station…if you don’t get finished, don’t worry the apps will be on the iPads unless we find reason to remove. Choose a Bloom’s level and one app to

look at.▪ What do you think of this app?▪ How could you use this app in your room?▪ Could this app fit another Bloom’s level?

Bloom’s Taxonomy for iPads

Special Thanks…

Pinterest Langwitches Blog…this is where I got

a lot of information for this training and she was also the one who created this great table for easy reference.