Developing thinking skills through technologies

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Developing
thinking skills
through
technologies
Rosamaria Felip Falcó
@rosamariafelip
14th April 2016

I teach in …
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Vocational Training Education
d. More than one level

What’s your location?
Where are you?
https://gaspull-geeksaresexytech.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/12.04.07-1-in-4-Facebook-Users-are-Geotagging.jp

In Google maps, create a
route based on the book
and add photos and
information.

• In terms of cognition, are the two activities
with Google maps equally demanding?
• What’s your conclusion? Use the chat to
share it!

It’s not about which tools we use but HOW we
use them

The focus is on how these tools can challenge
students’ High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)

Are you familiar with
Bloom’s Taxonomy?
Yes/no

1956 2000 Revised by
Anderson & Krathwohl
Lower order thinking skills
(LOTS)
Higher order thinking skills
(HOTS)
Bloom’s taxonomy

Thinking skills
Concrete thinking,
memorization and
understanding.
Abstract, critical,
metacognitive, creative
thinking.
LOTS
HOTS

Matching game

1-d, 2-f, 3-e, 4-b, 5-c, 6-a

Locate places
on the map
Create a
literary route

Digital Bloom’s
The verbs, questions and instructional strategies
associated with each level go digital.
Digital action verbs to promote 21st
century skills
such as critical thinking, creativity,
communication and collaboration.

Describing, Finding,
Identifying, Labeling,
Listing, Locating, Naming
Networking, liking
Social bookmarking,
Google-searching
Remembering

From: Inicia. Geology 1. The Earth and the Universe. Unit 2.

What tools and apps can help
remember content?

Social bookmarking
https://delicious.com/
https://www.diigo.com
https://www.symbaloo.com

Networking
https://es.pinterest.com/rfelip/
https://es.pinterest.com/

Visual English Dictionary - Oxford Reference
http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606239.001.0001/acref-9780
Online dictionaries

http://ninjawords.com/

http://ninjawords.com/
http://visuwords.com/London
Interactive lexicon

3D and interactive info
http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/
Body maps

https://www.flickr.com
Image & video hosting sites
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juWYhMoDTN0

Mapping tools
Google & Google imagery

Understanding
Classifying, Comparing, Demonstrating,
Explaining, Grouping, Predicting,
Representing, Summarizing.
Tweeting, Advanced google searchin
Categorizing, Discussing, Blog
journalling, commenting.

From: Inicia.Technology. Structures.

understand content better?

Geolocation tools
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dunechaser/1721982928/

HistoryPin
https://www.historypin.org/en/

http://www.sepiatown.com
SepiaTown

Blogging

Wordpress.com
Blogger.com

Tweeting
Is your class tweeting?

Why tweet?
Can you think of some reasons?

Why tweet?
• As a bulletin board
• Family communication
• Real audience
• Communicating with experts
• Poetry writing
• Learning to be concise
• Conversations, discussions.
• Link sharing
• Language learning

Boolean searching
http://bibliotheek.zuyd.nl/files/23762/w442h261b1/Boolean.png

Applying
Carrying out, Demonstrating,
Differentiating between, Discovering,
Discussing, Examining, Experimenting,
Preparing, using
Uploading, Sharing, Wiki editing,
Operating, Playing, Planning

From: Inicia. Biology 3. Humans and Health I. Unit 2

apply knowledge to new
situations?

Ustream
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com

http://www.voxopop.com

Simulations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/rev_irrev_changes.shtml

Virtual labs
Labster
https://www.labster.com

Games

Flowcharts
https://www.gliffy.com

Analyzing
Analyzing structure, Categorizing,
Classifying, Comparing, Deconstructing,
Discriminating, Forming generalizations,
Organising, Outlining, Selecting,
Structuring, Transforming
Mind-mapping, mashing, linking,
validating, calculating.

From: Inicia. Geologoy. The Earth’s relief and evolution. Unit 2

students analyze and make sense
of content?

iMashup - Mashup Remix App
Trio: mash it up

Mindmaps
http://mindnode.com

https://coggle.it

Interactive timelines
http://www.dipity.com/dgholman/Ancient-Greece/

Charts and graphs
http://www.onlinecharttool.com
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/d
efault.aspx

Surveys
http://www.wufoo.com
https://es.surveymonkey.com

Evaluating
Arguing, accepting, Checking,
Defending, Experimenting, Judging,
Hypothesizing, Interpreting, Measuring,
Rejecting, Testing, Verifying.
Blogging/Vlogging Commenting,
Reviewing, Posting, Moderating,
Collaborating, Networking, Reflecting

From: Inicia. Biology 3. Humans and Health II. Unit 5

students make judgements based
on criteria?

Evaluating information &
critiquing
http://www.snopes.com

Vlogging
PocketVideo
Easy Vlogging from your Phone

ePortfolios

Arranging, Blending, Creating,
Constructing, Designing, Inventing,
Making, Planning, Presenting,
Producing, Rewriting, Rearranging,
Synthesizing
Coding, Filming, animating,
Blogging, Video Blogging,
Mixing, Remixing, Wikiing,
Publishing, Videocasting,
Podcasting
Creating

From: Inicia. Geography 1.
Physical geography.Unit 1.
From: Inicia. Technology. Plastics and textiles

students reorganize elements to
create something new?

Collaborating
http://www.protagonize.com

Animation
Toontastic

Infographics
http://www.zooatlanta.org/

Podcasting
https://voicethread.com

Video editing
VidTrim

Coding
Hopscotch For Schools
https://www.gethopscotch.com

Coding
https://scratch.mit.edu

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