HOTS

Incorporating HOTS into these different technology tools is important. First because these tools are great to play with and make fun and while you have the students engaged then you can make them learn while they are playing. The cool thing about using these tools is they don't even know that your hidden objective is to get them to do work to meet their objectives.

The blooms taxonomy is easy to include while using these tools because you can have them start at the lower tier level and work their way up everytime they get on the google doc, voice thread, or, blog. You can give them a simple assignment and have them work their way up everyday to extend that assignment and enhance their knowledge on the topic.

Here is one voicethread example I found that shows how the teacher implemented HOTS into a technology tool. http://voicethread.com/community/library/1st_grade__Reading_Analysis_from_Leanne_Windsor/