http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/VisualRanking Authors:(Group 3) Huebner, Vaughn, Reich Category: Listmaker Grade level use: all levels Topic/discipline: math and technology Tutorial information: Easy training for organizational techniques Possible uses: Helping students work on organizational skills by introducing a technology aide. Basic explanation: Any student can create a list or organizational page. Positives: Easily move throughout the website to find information. Negatives: The process is not very intuitive or dynamic.
http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/SeeingReason Authors:(Group 3) Huebner, Vaughn, Reich Category: Cause and effect relationships Grade level use: all levels Topic/discipline: Science and Social Studies. Tutorial information: Easy training for organizational techniques of cause and reflect relationships. Possible uses: Helping students work on organizational skills by introducing a technology aide. Also can be used to visually see the relationships between events Basic explanation: Students can create connections between cause and effect relationships. Positives: Easily move throughout the website to find information. Helps students use technology to see connections in material. Negatives: The process of using the website lacks a great tutorial.
http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/ShowingEvidence Authors:(Group 3) Huebner, Vaughn, Reich Category: Research Grade level use: all levels Topic/discipline: Science and Social Studies. Tutorial information: Aides students in gaining research techniques that justify their opinions or beliefs. Possible uses: Developing research for a research project or gaining background information. Basic explanation: Students work to build a library of research related to their topic, and ensure their work is reliable. Positives: This is a process that most students do not understand well in almost all situations, so it helps them gain the skills necessary to do the critical thinking to make the work relavent. Negatives: The process of using the website lacks a great tutorial.
http://educate.intel.com/en/WildRide/ Authors:(Group 3) Huebner, Vaughn, Reich Category: Technology Curriculum Grade level use: all levels Topic/discipline: Any--Technology integration. Tutorial information: A website dedicated to how to use the entire curriculum is included. Possible uses: Gain comfort with technology integration in the classroom. Work to start students on computer material necessary for further online integration. Basic explanation: Students will work out a case study which will show their effectiveness in learning the technology integration techniques. Positives: This is a great way to introduce students to hybrid or internet courses. Negatives: The online curriculum may be too much for younger classes.
http://www.intel.com/education/technologyliteracy/index.htm Authors:(Group 3) Huebner, Vaughn, Reich Category: Technology Literacy Grade level use: all levels Topic/discipline: Any--Technology Literacy. Tutorial information: A website dedicated to how to use the entire curriculum is included. Possible uses: A very basic introduction to student technology literacy including keyboarding, mouse work and internet. Basic explanation: Students work together to explore their technological surrounding. Positives: For younger level students and older non-experienced students, this is a great way to introduce students to technology skills. Negatives: The online curriculum may be too basic for any experienced users.
Authors:(Group 3) Huebner, Vaughn, Reich
Category: Listmaker
Grade level use: all levels
Topic/discipline: math and technology
Tutorial information: Easy training for organizational techniques
Possible uses: Helping students work on organizational skills by introducing a technology aide.
Basic explanation: Any student can create a list or organizational page.
Positives: Easily move throughout the website to find information.
Negatives: The process is not very intuitive or dynamic.
http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/SeeingReason
Authors:(Group 3) Huebner, Vaughn, Reich
Category: Cause and effect relationships
Grade level use: all levels
Topic/discipline: Science and Social Studies.
Tutorial information: Easy training for organizational techniques of cause and reflect relationships.
Possible uses: Helping students work on organizational skills by introducing a technology aide. Also can be used to visually see the relationships between events
Basic explanation: Students can create connections between cause and effect relationships.
Positives: Easily move throughout the website to find information. Helps students use technology to see connections in material.
Negatives: The process of using the website lacks a great tutorial.
http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/ShowingEvidence
Authors:(Group 3) Huebner, Vaughn, Reich
Category: Research
Grade level use: all levels
Topic/discipline: Science and Social Studies.
Tutorial information: Aides students in gaining research techniques that justify their opinions or beliefs.
Possible uses: Developing research for a research project or gaining background information.
Basic explanation: Students work to build a library of research related to their topic, and ensure their work is reliable.
Positives: This is a process that most students do not understand well in almost all situations, so it helps them gain the skills necessary to do the critical thinking to make the work relavent.
Negatives: The process of using the website lacks a great tutorial.
http://educate.intel.com/en/WildRide/
Authors:(Group 3) Huebner, Vaughn, Reich
Category: Technology Curriculum
Grade level use: all levels
Topic/discipline: Any--Technology integration.
Tutorial information: A website dedicated to how to use the entire curriculum is included.
Possible uses: Gain comfort with technology integration in the classroom. Work to start students on computer material necessary for further online integration.
Basic explanation: Students will work out a case study which will show their effectiveness in learning the technology integration techniques.
Positives: This is a great way to introduce students to hybrid or internet courses.
Negatives: The online curriculum may be too much for younger classes.
http://www.intel.com/education/technologyliteracy/index.htm
Authors:(Group 3) Huebner, Vaughn, Reich
Category: Technology Literacy
Grade level use: all levels
Topic/discipline: Any--Technology Literacy.
Tutorial information: A website dedicated to how to use the entire curriculum is included.
Possible uses: A very basic introduction to student technology literacy including keyboarding, mouse work and internet.
Basic explanation: Students work together to explore their technological surrounding.
Positives: For younger level students and older non-experienced students, this is a great way to introduce students to technology skills.
Negatives: The online curriculum may be too basic for any experienced users.