This software allows students another opportunity, beyond Excel, to investigate, analyze, and represent data and information in dynamic graphs and charts. It fosters critical thinking, analytic skills, and data literacy.
Students practice breaking down steps within the scientific method as they attempt to escape a dark room. Inquiry-based and game-like scenario. This is a very short activity, great for introduction.
This is a great resource for both current events and informative articles pertaining to technology. The pictures, descriptions, and definitions are invaluable for learning hard-to-grasp concepts.
A collection of web 2.0 resources and tools aligned to ISTE NETS to engage and motivate student and teaching learning, specifically in the realm of literacy. Links are provided to sites such as those that promote/develop citizenship, critical thinking, creativity, communication, research fluency, etc.
This website, from the University of Houston, provides links to a categorized array of Web 2.0 learning tools in line with 21st century skills. It is quite thorough and provides great options for technology integration for specific types of tasks.