Reading Response 2

Tellacollaboration projects if used correctly can be extremely beneficial to students especially in the area of critical thinking. Tellacollaboration projects open a new door to students to experiment with technology and to become immersed with new data that can be found on the internet. If these projects are created and used correctly for the students the projects will demonstrate the highest levels of Blooms Taxonomy Pyramid. The six levels of Blooms Taxonomy Pyramid (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation) are examples of what the teacher would want their students to know/learn from an assignment. When using a tellacollaboration project it will fit into Blooms Taxonomy Pyramid perfectly. Using each of these levels the student learn a lot from these assignments.

In order for tellacollaboration projects to be successful there are a number of things that teachers need to be aware of. From the article Commonly Asked Questions About Teaching Collaborative Activities the authors suggest that collaborative projects should be challenging enough so that one student would not be able to complete it alone. This way each student is using their own strengths in order to complete the task. This helps to improve students critical thinking skills because the task is challenging and will take time for the students to accomplish but at the same time it is not impossible to do with the help of other group members. Integrating collaboration projects and the internet is a great idea, this way the students are reaching their full potential based on Blooms Taxonomy Pyramid and also learning more about technology. Both of these things make for a great lesson plan that is beneficial and fun for the kids! Print Page in IE