blog and twitter

Blogs and twitter can be very valuable education tools. Back in the old days you it was slow to find out news and what the reader got was the writers depiction of what was happening. With blogs people can get news right away. It allows anyone to tell the world what is going on. Twitter is a great way to stay in touch with friends and family. It may not important enough to call or email and say I am going to the store but you can twitter it and they will fill more connected to you and know what is going on in your life.

When looking at blogs and twitter and how they relate to education and Bloom's Taxonomy they fit right in. Blogs fit into the evaluation and understanding parts of Bloom's. They allow the student to post something and get feedback from others which will help the student evaluate the material. Twittering helps the understand things better. It can be as simple as where are you? What ever the simple question is it allows the student to better understand something.