#5- Bloom's Taxonomy and multi-media

Multi-media and powerpoint can be a beneficial tool for both students and teachers in the classroom. It allows teachers to present the curriculum visually, which is beneficial to students who fall under the multiple intelligence of visual learners, and also helps keep the teacher on topic. Furthermore, it can be used year after year,saving the teacher the time to create the powerpoint and requiring them instead to just brush up on the topic. In some instances, teachers can simply reinvent the wheel, adding their own touches and notes to the presentation. The notes section is useful because it helps trigger the memory of additional information for providing the students with the most beneficial and effective lesson possible. For students, powerpoint stimulates the visual learners where they are both hearing and seeing the information being relayed. The visual appeal captures students attention and peaks their interest which is necessary when their attention span is only seconds long.

As a teacher I will use powerpoint in my classroom to improve my organization skills and reduce unnecessary tangents. I get distracted easily so by reading each bullet and my notes at the bottom I will remember what the main points I need to reveal in the lesson and what is relevant and what is not. This will in turn benefit my students learning where we can maximize the time in the classroom. In essence, powerpoint will also help improve students learning because they are visually enticed and more prone to pay attention and learn. Once their attention is captured, hopefully, the students will begin to comprehend what they are learning and will store the information in both their long and short term memories.


Bloom's taxonomy theories address test questions dealing with the six concepts of the cognitive domain: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Overall I agree with Bloom when he says that students only are asked to think at the lowest level possible, which is to recall. Students are simply memorizing the information for a day, and not critically analyzing at abstract levels or putting it to use. This implies that students are not utilizing the capability to become critical thinkers. They are in turn lazy, not thinking, and not truly learning the subject matter. It is important as a teacher to examine the students at higher levels of evaluation so that they can become advanced thinkers, analytical, and knowledgeable. It is important to recognize this as a teacher so we can create test questions that maximize the child's full potential and expand the minds of little ones.