Journal 6

Kuhn, Matthew S. (2008, Aug.). Connecting Depth and Balance in Class. Learning and Leading with Technology, [18-21].

This article by Khun begins with the discussion of some positive and negative of new technologies in the educational setting. A negative being that new technologies are being spawned so fast that understanding often precedes their presence in the classroom. But the positive aspect is that technology can give new relevance and efficacy to pre-existing educational paradigms like Benjamin Bloom’s Taxonomy and Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Both of which have been seen as challenging to apply in the classroom. While the organizational characteristics of Bloom’s Taxonomy can represent much of this challenge, the article suggests that organization is a characteristic of utilizing technology. The article also suggests that, along with this organization, technology in the classroom lends itself to accounting for multiple intelligences and individual student’s learning styles, and gives examples of implementation of strategies experimented with at different schools across the nation, and world. The article ends with a statement explaining that even inexperienced teachers can use new technologies in the classroom to aid with the success of students.

1. Is technology necessary in order to develop and maintain learning taxonomies in the
No. But as the article suggests, it easily lends itself with its organizational characteristics.


2. Are multiple intelligences something that a teacher is going to run into in every
classroom, and give an example of one type of technology that can reach at least two different types of intelligences.
Yes. And a PowerPoint presentation would be suitable for visual/spatial learners, who could read along with the presenter, and verbal/linguistic learners, who could concentrate on listening to the presentation.