Handhelds + Math + Bloom's Taxonomy = Loads of Learning
July 7, 2005
Lexington, South Carolina
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Description: Take a trip through Benjamin Bloom’s Taxonomy by learning about cool activities for third through eighth graders that use Palm™ and Pocket PC™ handheld computers. The journey begins with digital flash cards for the Knowledge level of Bloom’s Taxonomy. The trip also includes activities for teaching the Order of Operations, algebra concepts, spreadsheets, Roman numerals, and more. After sampling activities from a full array of thinking skills, teachers will have numerous ideas for teaching differentiated math lessons using handhelds.

Benjamin Bloom ranked thinking skills from simple to complex:
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/dalton.htm
http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/bloom.html

Knowledge Level: Flash Cards

MathCard Palm only
www.freewarepalm.com/educational/mathcard.shtml

FlashMath Pocket PC only
www.freewareppc.com/educational/flashmath.shtml

Comprehension Level: Lightning Distance

FlashBoom! Palm only
palmguy.surfhere.net

FlashBoom! Worksheet

Storm Voice Pocket PC only
www.freewareppc.com/misc/stormvoice.shtml

Storm Voice Worksheet

Application Level: Balancing Equations

Balance Keeper Pocket PC only
www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=13647

Application Level: Order of Operations

MathWiz Palm only
hippa-potta.jamisbuck.org/mathwhiz/index.html

Analysis Level: Tired of Tapping

People Counter Palm only
appsbyaaron.tripod.com/peoplecounter.htm

Tapping Spreadsheet

Estimation Sheet

Synthesis Level: Geometry Forumla Spreadsheets

Use Pocket Excel for Pocekt PC or Sheets To Go for Palm OS

Evaluation Level: Roman Numerals

Numerus Palm only
www.freewarepalm.com/calculator/numerus.shtml

Lesson Plan
learninginhand.com/lessonplans/romannumerals.html

Evaluation Level: Units of Measure

Converter CE Pocket PC only
www.freewareppc.com/calculator/converterce.shtml

Converter Palm only
mattmarsh.net/computing/converter.shtml

Multi-Level Activity: Games

Summing Palm only
www.freewarepalm.com/games/summing.shtml

Palm Games Listing Palm only
learninginhand.com/palmsoftware/games.html

Pocket PC Games Listing Pocket PC only
learninginhand.com/ppcsoftware/games.html

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www.tomsnyder.com/Products/product.asp?SKU=JANHAN

Handhelds in Omaha Video
teachingnow.org/watchTV.php?id=32

Tony's List of Web Links
learninginhand.com/links