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Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy (2025): Levels, Digital Verbs, and AI-Aware Classroom Examples
Summary: A practical update to Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy that aligns cognitive levels with digital verbs and AI-aware classroom applications. Use it to map technology-rich tasks to the level of thinking you want students to demonstrate and to design beyond low-level digital busywork.
Keywords: Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy, digital verbs, AI in education, lesson design, assessment
What This Page Covers
Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy extends the revised taxonomy into technology-rich contexts. It emphasizes verbs and tasks native to digital environments and clarifies how AI tools can support, extend, or hinder thinking at each level (Anderson & Krathwohl, 2001; Churches, 2009). Below you’ll find a quick-reference list of digital verbs and level-by-level examples that are ready to adapt to your classroom.
For a traditional, non-digital list of verbs by level, see Bloom’s Taxonomy Verbs. If you’re newer to the framework, start with What Is Bloom’s Taxonomy? for a clear overview, then come back here to plan tech-rich tasks.
Digital Verbs Quick Reference
Use these verbs during planning to align tasks with the intended level of thinking. Pair with the examples that follow.
Remember: bookmark, tag, subscribe, retrieve, list, locate, capture, screenshot
Understand: comment, annotate, organize, categorize, summarize, thread, react, highlight
Apply: edit, format, prototype, simulate, configure, deploy, record, embed
Analyze: compare, visualize, trace, version, inspect, cluster, query, audit
Evaluate: review, verify, curate, moderate, peer-assess, cite, attribute, fact-check
Create: compose, code, publish, remix, storyboard, render, prompt, orchestrate
Remember
Goal: recall facts, terms, and basic concepts.
Teacher cues
- Identify, list, define, match, label, recall.
Digital verbs: bookmark, tag, subscribe, retrieve, list, capture, screenshot
AI-aware classroom examples
- Create a shared bookmark folder of core sources. Students add captured screenshots and one-sentence labels.
- Use a class glossary where students tag terms and retrieve definitions during a timed recall activity.
- With AI: have students ask an AI to generate five distractor terms mixed with real ones, then identify the correct set and justify choices.
Assessment ideas
- Auto-graded recall quiz built from the class glossary.
- “Find and label” screenshot set with a rubric for accuracy and clarity.
Pitfalls
- Confusing collection with understanding. Add short rationales to demonstrate more than gathering.
Understand
Goal: explain ideas or concepts; show comprehension.
Teacher cues
- Explain, classify, summarize, compare, infer, exemplify.
Digital verbs: comment, annotate, organize, categorize, summarize, thread, react, highlight
AI-aware classroom examples
- Threaded annotation of a primary source with highlights and short rationales linked to key terms.
- One-sentence summaries for each paragraph using your summary frame; compare interpretations in pairs.
- With AI: students generate two alternative summaries at different reading levels, then critique which preserves meaning best and why.
Assessment ideas
- Annotation rubric that scores selection, accuracy, and insight.
- Concept map scored for correctness and clarity of relationships.
Pitfalls
- AI-produced summaries can mask gaps. Require a “why this is the best summary” reflection.
Apply
Goal: use information in new but structured situations.
Teacher cues
- Implement, perform, execute, solve, demonstrate.
Digital verbs: edit, format, prototype, simulate, configure, deploy, record, embed
AI-aware classroom examples
- Configure a science simulation, record a screencast walk-through, and explain parameter choices.
- Embed a prototype (slide deck or low-code app) into a portfolio; add a 90-second voiceover describing how it meets constraints.
- With AI: prompt an AI “coach” for setup tips, then document which were used and why.
Assessment ideas
- Checklist for procedural accuracy and evidence of transfer.
- Short oral defense that explains choices and outcomes.
Pitfalls
- Over-scaffolded templates can reduce thinking. Keep constraints, not step-by-step answers.
Analyze
Goal: break information into parts and explore relationships.
Teacher cues
- Differentiate, organize, attribute, compare, deconstruct.
Digital verbs: compare, visualize, trace, version, inspect, cluster, query, audit
AI-aware classroom examples
- Version two drafts of an argument and visualize changes; annotate why each change improves the claim or evidence.
- Cluster sources by claim type and audit credibility signals. Build a table that pairs source claim with verification tactic.
- With AI: generate a counter-argument outline, then trace which parts are weak and replace them with evidence from vetted sources.
Assessment ideas
- Rubric for reasoning quality, evidence selection, and structure.
- Side-by-side “before vs after” analysis with written justifications.
Pitfalls
- AI may fabricate or over-generalize. Require links to sources and a short verification log.
Evaluate
Goal: justify a decision or judgment using criteria and standards.
Teacher cues
- Critique, defend, appraise, verify, prioritize, justify.
Digital verbs: review, verify, curate, moderate, peer-assess, cite, attribute, fact-check
AI-aware classroom examples
- Peer-review a class set of infographics using a shared rubric; write a short justification for the top three selections.
- Moderate a discussion by curating the strongest claims, linking each to its evidence and credibility score.
- With AI: run generated claims through a fact-checking workflow, then document corrections and final judgment.
Assessment ideas
- Rubric emphasizes criteria selection, evidence quality, and transparency of reasoning.
- Short “why this, not that” reflection that defends final choices.
Pitfalls
- Binary “right vs wrong” judgments. Require criteria first, then apply them visibly.
Create
Goal: put elements together to form a new, coherent product or point of view.
Teacher cues
- Design, compose, construct, plan, produce, author.
Digital verbs: compose, code, publish, remix, storyboard, render, prompt, orchestrate
AI-aware classroom examples
- Storyboard and publish a multimedia explainer with citations and alt text for accessibility.
- Create a mini-podcast series with show notes that explain how each episode advances the thesis.
- With AI: design an AI-assisted workflow (prompt, draft, peer review, revision, publish). Turn the workflow into a diagram and explain each decision.
Assessment ideas
- Product rubric plus process “maker’s notes” that document key choices and revisions.
- Public-facing criteria: usefulness, clarity, originality, ethical sourcing.
Pitfalls
- Over-reliance on AI for drafting. Require visible iteration, source logs, and author commentary.
Planning With Digital Verbs
- Start with outcomes. Choose the level first, then select digital verbs and tools that fit the thinking.
- Add constraints, not recipes. Set audience, time, and criteria. Let students design how to meet them.
- Make process visible. Require short “maker’s notes,” version history, or verification logs.
- Assess transfer. Ask students to adapt the product for a new audience or constraint and explain the changes.
Related Reading & Planning Tools
- Bloom’s Taxonomy Verbs (Traditional) — verbs by level without the digital framing.
- What Is Bloom’s Taxonomy? — a clear overview of the framework and levels.
- Questioning & Inquiry — prompts and structures that elevate thinking.
- Assessment Fundamentals — rubrics, criteria, and examples for judging thinking.
- Reading Strategies — practical approaches for comprehension and transfer.
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Works Cited
- Bloom, B. S. (Ed.). (1956). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals. Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. New York: David McKay Company.
- Anderson, L. W., & Krathwohl, D. R. (Eds.). (2001). A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. New York: Longman.
- Churches, A. (2009). Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy. Educational Origami.