The free technology that I have chosen is an Online Literacy Map from a digital library. The one that I have chosen to use is from the National Science Digital Library’s website http://strandmaps.nsdl.org/.
What is a Online Literacy Map?
“It is a tool for teachers and students to find resources that relate to specific science and math concepts. The maps illustrate connections between concepts as well as how concepts build upon one another across grade levels. Clicking on a concept within the maps will show NSDL resources relevant to the concept, as well as information about related AAAS Project 2061 Benchmarks and National Science Education Standards.”
-These concept maps can help students understand different connections between certain topics and definitions that they normally would or could not relate to.
The picture is an example of a literacy map but created using a online social networking sites.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystaleagle/2386230724/
-This kind of technology I believe hits all four levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy with the most important level being used moving through the cognitive domain.
