Choosing the best app to meet the level of Bloom’s your teaching doesn’t need to be daunting. To be honest, there is no exact way to determine this for an app. As an instructor, you have to use good teaching skills to make the app meet your needs. You can take just about any app and put it on any level. Just experiment with it and see where it will take your instruction. If it doesn’t work, scrap it and try something different next time. It’s good to keep the kids guessing anyway. Below are some out-of-the-ballpark home runs. Please let your peers know if they helped you out, and if you have any questions about what they did, ASK!

Sondro Cantu, Business Law instructor, had his students use Prezi or Emaze to deliver their understanding of major trade in different countries. The students presented findings to the entire class. They worked in pairs or trios. Getting the students to collaborate and exchange ideas is a trademark example of a Blended Learning Environment.

Katherine Smith uses her Gaggle class site to host discussions for her freshmen level classes. Ideally, the students would be able to interact and engage with their peers to aid in understanding concepts and topics presented.

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Greg Martin, Freshman Social Studies teacher, used Bubbl.us to have students create a detailed timeline of 6 historical periods.(Bubbl Us example) He also had shared a blank map to the students Google drive and had them draw out the ship routes of early explorers. (Google Draw example) Technology integration increases student engagement in addition to solidifying concepts taught in class.

Lastly, what are some things you’ve done with apps that didn’t go as expected? Whether they are positive or negative, share them here.