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 can encourage various levels of thinking.

Blooms Taxonomy and Telecommunications
Level of Thought Description Telecollaborative Activities
Knowledge Name, locate, tell, list repeat, point to Look up facts to be used in a composition.
Comprehension Define, summarize, infer, project, describe Summarize and sort information into smaller categories.
Application Use, solve, adapt, relate, perform,  Using information from another school students find a place on a map, pose a question, etc.
Analysis Compare, classify, screen, test for, examine Students compare information from the partner class with information from their own.
Synthesis Create, develop, build, design, compile, generate Add information to the e-mail from a partner class.
Evaluation Judge, reject, criticize, rate, rank Judge if information obtained, sent and/or received is correct..
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Building Bridges with Technology
Boise State University, 2003