Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Google Proofing Questions?

I read a great article by the Electric Educator about using Bloom's Taxonomy to help "Google - Proof" questions that we ask students.    So, what is a "Google-proof question?" It is a question that can not be directly answered via Google (or any other search engine) because it requires, analysis, interpretation, and investigation. Writing such questions can be challenging. A helpful tool is Bloom's Taxonomy.


As you know, I am a huge Google fan, however, with the Common Core State standards we are trying to increase rigor in instruction and really try to our students to be higher level thinkers, not just search Google for an answer.   The top two levels in Bloom's Technology, Synthesis and Evaluation can be considered "Google Proof".  Students can use Google or any other search resources to help construct an answer.  This chart can help you create some questions, as well as some projects to help deepen understanding learning of various topics.

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