Use of Telecommunications in K-12
Teachers in K-12 classrooms use the Internet to help students conduct research and communicate their findings.  Look at the chart below to see how the Internet encourages various levels of thinking.

Blooms Taxonomy and Internet Research
Level of Thought Description Internet Research Activity
Knowledge Name, locate, tell, list repeat, point to As students read articles and triangulate for accuracy, they learn facts.
Comprehension Define, summarize, infer, project, describe Students summarize information and relay it in their own words.
Application Use, solve, adapt, relate, perform,   
Analysis Compare, classify, screen, test for, examine During triangulation, students examine, compare, and test information and ideas for accuracy and logic.
Synthesis Create, develop, build, design, compile, generate Create a new piece of work compiling ideas and facts.  Generate conclusions.
Evaluation Judge, reject, criticize, rate, rank When students write a conclusion they judge among competing ideas and draw a conclusion.
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Building Bridges with Technology
Boise State University, 2003