Classification System and Reflection-Cathy Seibert - 27 views

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  #1 Cathy Seibert on 23 Oct 09

   

  I organized my classification scheme into the following header categories:
  USE
  SUBJECT-PRIMARY
  SUBJECT-SECONDARY
  TOPIC
  SPECIFIC USE
  WEBSITE
  TYPE OF SITE
  URL
  
  Some examples under USE are:
  Student use
  Teaching
  Resources
  Professional Development
  
  Some examples under SUBJECT-PRIMARY are:
  Student Use
  Math
  Reading
  
  Teaching
  Copyright
  Reading
  Math
  
  Resources
  Copyright
  Math
  
  Professional Development
  Copyright
  Various Issues
  
  Some examples under SUBJECT-SECONDARY (as they relate to or are integrated with SUBJECT-PRIMARY) are:
  COPYRIGHT
  Plagiarism
  Fair Use
  Ethics
  
  READING
  Math
  Writing
  
  MATH
  Government
  
  Some examples under TOPIC (and the corresponding PRIMARY SUBJECT) are:
  MATH
  Money
  
  COPYRIGHT
  Policies
  Websites
  Issues
  Law
  
  READING
  Basic Kindergarten Skills
  Dolch list sight words
  The Gingerbread Man theme unit
  
  The SPECIFIC USE column is useful in a more personal way to categorize my specific use for the website.
  
  
  Organizing and creating a classification scheme really helped me to see how useful a tool such as this (the classification scheme and diigo) can be. It helped me to realize how important such organization is for keeping track of internet resources and for tracking their use, be it professional development, teaching, student use, etc. Having a classification system in place makes it easier to add information to it. Even as I was creating my chart, I realized that I probably would want to add a column indicating what type of site it is, such as an interactive site for students, a threaded discussion, pod casts, informational site, etc. So even as I was creating it I was editing and tweaking it. I noticed I was looking back at my tags on diigo (and delicious before I imported my sites to diigo) to help create the chart and classify sites by category. In return, this also gave me ideas for tags when bookmarking sites in the future. I will be more likely to tag them with some of my category headings.
  I also realized that the current chart I have is only a starting point and is very limited. I can envision and anticipate how I would add to the categories and possibly even include additional categories.
  My first attempt at creating a classification scheme was more of a reflection of my two instructional blueprints in a 'quick look' chart form. By working on that, I realized that the system I was using was not going to work for this assignment and actually doing one 'wrong' helped me to focus on the purpose of the task.
  I can definitely see how this chart would be helpful to have at my fingertips on my computer. With the ability to sort the columns, it will become a great tool for finding resources, both internet and otherwise - just like a filing system!! It is a great way to keep track of lessons, theme units, topics of study, etc. And having the relevant websites just a click away is invaluable.
  
  The sorting feature of the Word document came in handy, especially as I was preparing this explanation of categories. I was just inputting information into the chart as I went down the list of bookmarks in my diigo library. Since I did not create the chart by category, to be able to sort and see each category grouped together was helpful.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I organized my classification scheme into the following header categories: <br /> USE <br /> SUBJECT-PRIMARY <br /> SUBJECT-SECONDARY <br /> TOPIC <br /> SPECIFIC USE <br /> WEBSITE <br /> TYPE OF SITE <br /> URL <br /> <br /> Some examples under USE are: <br /> Student use <br /> Teaching <br /> Resources <br /> Professional Development <br /> <br /> Some examples under SUBJECT-PRIMARY are: <br /> Student Use <br /> Math <br /> Reading <br /> <br /> Teaching <br /> Copyright <br /> Reading <br /> Math <br /> <br /> Resources <br /> Copyright <br /> Math <br /> <br /> Professional Development <br /> Copyright <br /> Various Issues <br /> <br /> Some examples under SUBJECT-SECONDARY (as they relate to or are integrated with SUBJECT-PRIMARY) are: <br /> COPYRIGHT <br /> Plagiarism <br /> Fair Use <br /> Ethics <br /> <br /> READING <br /> Math <br /> Writing <br /> <br /> MATH <br /> Government <br /> <br /> Some examples under TOPIC (and the corresponding PRIMARY SUBJECT) are: <br /> MATH <br /> Money <br /> <br /> COPYRIGHT <br /> Policies <br /> Websites <br /> Issues <br /> Law <br /> <br /> READING <br /> Basic Kindergarten Skills <br /> Dolch list sight words <br /> The Gingerbread Man theme unit <br /> <br /> The SPECIFIC USE column is useful in a more personal way to categorize my specific use for the website. <br /> <br /> <br /> Organizing and creating a classification scheme really helped me to see how useful a tool such as this (the classification scheme and diigo) can be. It helped me to realize how important such organization is for keeping track of internet resources and for tracking their use, be it professional development, teaching, student use, etc. Having a classification system in place makes it easier to add information to it. Even as I was creating my chart, I realized that I probably would want to add a column indicating what type of site it is, such as an interactive site for students, a threaded discussion, pod casts, informational site, etc. So even as I was creating it I was editing and tweaking it. I noticed I was looking back at my tags on diigo (and delicious before I imported my sites to diigo) to help create the chart and classify sites by category. In return, this also gave me ideas for tags when bookmarking sites in the future. I will be more likely to tag them with some of my category headings. <br /> I also realized that the current chart I have is only a starting point and is very limited. I can envision and anticipate how I would add to the categories and possibly even include additional categories. <br /> My first attempt at creating a classification scheme was more of a reflection of my two instructional blueprints in a 'quick look' chart form. By working on that, I realized that the system I was using was not going to work for this assignment and actually doing one 'wrong' helped me to focus on the purpose of the task. <br /> I can definitely see how this chart would be helpful to have at my fingertips on my computer. With the ability to sort the columns, it will become a great tool for finding resources, both internet and otherwise - just like a filing system!! It is a great way to keep track of lessons, theme units, topics of study, etc. And having the relevant websites just a click away is invaluable. <br /> <br /> The sorting feature of the Word document came in handy, especially as I was preparing this explanation of categories. I was just inputting information into the chart as I went down the list of bookmarks in my diigo library. Since I did not create the chart by category, to be able to sort and see each category grouped together was helpful.</div>

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  #2 rumpleteaser on 23 Oct 09

   

  Our classification schemes seem pretty different; we do both break our Lesson Plans up by subject and we both included Professional Development and a Copyright section though, so that's a start. Plus, I also see a Resources tag under Use, which sounds similar to my Elements tag.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Our classification schemes seem pretty different; we do both break our Lesson Plans up by subject and we both included Professional Development and a Copyright section though, so that's a start. Plus, I also see a Resources tag under Use, which sounds similar to my Elements tag.</div>

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  #4 Matt Prusch on 27 Oct 09

   

  Even though the headings of your list are quite different than mine I can see similarities throughout you list.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Even though the headings of your list are quite different than mine I can see similarities throughout you list.</div>

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  #5 Ben P on 29 Oct 09

   

  I can see that you have placed definite thought into composing your list. Underneath your main headings you have sub-headings that repeat in several other main headings, and this is something that I found occurring in my system as well. It makes it possible to reference the sites by subjects or by main headings, which can be useful depending on what is being planned.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I can see that you have placed definite thought into composing your list. Underneath your main headings you have sub-headings that repeat in several other main headings, and this is something that I found occurring in my system as well. It makes it possible to reference the sites by subjects or by main headings, which can be useful depending on what is being planned.</div>

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