Engaging Digital Natives in the Classroom

All students can benefit from using social media and digital technology in the classroom.  There are many ways to (create a lesson) plan for and engage the many types of learners that exist. As a novice pre-service teacher, I have yet to learn how to properly assess and evaluate the steps and products of learning.  Andrew Churches (2009) has created an interesting paper on Blooms Digital Taxonomy and suggests ways to evaluate and assess digital technology use by the student.

I brainstormed the following list of ways to plan for diverse learners in your classrooms, and I am sure you could add to this:

Logical/Mathematical	Programming, creating new games, games, concept mapping, flowchart, Gantt charts,
Visual	Online posters, painting, games, video blogging, Skype, movie making, videos, model making
Verbal/linguistic	Podcast, film making, story making, presentation tools, word processing
Interpersonal	Website creation, blogging, audio/vodcast, planning, presentations, planning skills and activities, creating advertisements
Intrapersonal	Games, problem solving skills and activities, story making, e-journal, blogging, presentations, planning skills and activities
Musical/Rhythmic	Media products, song making, video making, word processing, podcast, creating presentations with sound
Body/Kinesthetic	Gaming, creating new games, song making, media products, presentations with sound and movement, painting