Understanding: . The ability to show an understanding of information.
Students demonstrate an understanding of facts and ideas by organizing, comparing, translating, interpreting, giving descriptions, and stating main ideas based on prior learning.
Apps that fit into this "understanding" stage provide opportunities for students to explain ideas or concepts. Understanding apps step away from the selection of a "right" answer and introduce a more open-ended format for students to summarise content and translate meaning.
ACTION VERBS
explain, summarize, paraphrase, describe, illustrate, classify, convert, define, discuss, distinguish, estimate, explain, express, extend, generalized, give example(s), indicate, infer, locate, paraphrase, predict, Recognize, rewrite, review, select, summarize, account, clarify, discuss, explain, distinguish, predict, qualitatively account for, trace, interpret, paraphrase, exemplify, advanced search, blogging, twittering, categorise and tag, commenting, annotating, subscribing and translate.
Possible Learning Activities:
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Students demonstrate an understanding of facts and ideas by organizing, comparing, translating, interpreting, giving descriptions, and stating main ideas based on prior learning.
Apps that fit into this "understanding" stage provide opportunities for students to explain ideas or concepts. Understanding apps step away from the selection of a "right" answer and introduce a more open-ended format for students to summarise content and translate meaning.
ACTION VERBS
explain, summarize, paraphrase, describe, illustrate, classify, convert, define, discuss, distinguish, estimate, explain, express, extend, generalized, give example(s), indicate, infer, locate, paraphrase, predict, Recognize, rewrite, review, select, summarize, account, clarify, discuss, explain, distinguish, predict, qualitatively account for, trace, interpret, paraphrase, exemplify, advanced search, blogging, twittering, categorise and tag, commenting, annotating, subscribing and translate.
Possible Learning Activities:
- Summary (Word Processing, Mind map, web publishing, Simple DTP products – blog journals & simple page construction collaborative documents, wiki)
- Collection (Word Processing, Mind map, web publishing – blog journals & simple page construction collaborative documents, wiki)
- Explanation (Word Processing, Mind map, web publishing, simple DTP Products – blog journals & simple page construction collaborative documents, wiki)
- Show and tell (Word Processing, presentation – online & desktop based, graphics, audio tools - audacity sound recorder & pod casting tools, video tools, Mind map)
- List (Word Processing, Mind map)
- Label (Word Processing, Mind map, Graphics, online tools - ajaxdraw)
- Outline (Word Processing, Mind map)
- Advanced and boolean searches - advanced search features - google etc.
- Blog journaling - Bloglines, blogger-one of the simplest uses for a blog is where a learner simply “talks” “writes” or “types” a daily or task specific journal. This type of assignment can show a basic understanding of content. Blogs can also develop higher level thinking skills when used for discussion and collaboration
- Diary/Journal (blogging, MySpace, Bebo, Facebook, Bloglines, blogger, ning)
- Categorizing and Tagging –digital classification -organizing and classify files, web sites and materials using folders, using Del.ico.us and other similar tools beyond simple bookmarking. This can be organizing structuring and attributing online data, meta-tagging web pages etc. -noticeboards, discussion boards, threaded discussions, adobe acrobat reader, blog readers, Firefox, zotero
- Tagging, commenting and annotating –a variety of tools exist that allow learners to comment and annotate on web pages, pdf files and other documents. Learners will develop understanding by simply commenting on the pages. This type of activity is analogous with writing notes on hand outs, but is potentially more powerful as they can link and index these.
- Subscribing – RSS aggregators e.g. blog lines, blogger etc, Firefox extensions
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Free, best-in-class course ware in math, science, reading and keyboarding.
Short videos about every element on the periodic table, plus other cool experiments and chemistry stuff.
Featured Bloggers.
Teachers can create a video to explain or reinforce a topic and get their students to illustrate their knowledge on any topic.
Learn for free about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more. .
Easy way to create and collaborate in the world.
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Free open source, cross platform software for recording and editing sounds.
Free weblog publishing tool from Google, for sharing text, photos and video.
Google Groups allows you to create and participate in online forums and email-based groups with a rich experience for community conversations.
A fun and interactive way for students to illustrate your understanding and create timelines.
Over 1,500 video lessons covering maths through algebra.
Mathletics is an online math learning platform, helping students enjoy math and improve their results.
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Popplet is a free online tool that allows you to create mind mapping and brainstorming diagrams.
Keep, share, and discover the best of the Web using Delicious, the world's leading social bookmarking service.
Edublogs is the largest education blogging platform on the web.
Type in your word and find a meaning.
A visual online dictionary.
Find over 200 Jams on topics like The Universe , listen to songs about Landforms , and test yourself on concepts like Range .
Plotagon is a playful new app making stories come to life. Create characters, put them in funny situations, and press play – it's that simple.
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Google Docs brings your documents to life with smart editing and styling tools to help you easily format text and paragraphs.
Create the best looking mind map online and share it with others. Enjoy mind mapping by brainstorming collaboratively on ideas and projects.
Online library of thinking guides.
Freecorder captures and converts video and MP3 from any site.
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