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The Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing This is a great site an educator could use for discussion prompts to promote critical thinking in the math classroom.

How blogs are assessed depends on the assignment. You may assess each blog post (students respond to a given prompt) or you may assess all their entries together (students write regular entries without specific prompts, like a journal). Below are example rubrics for both types of blog assignments.

Tired of the same old open ended questions with minimal debate? Try these suggestions!

Close your eyes, and picture the most engaging discussion you've ever had in a classroom. What characterized that discussion? Was it the participants' passion and enthusiasm for a particular topic? Was it their energized, but respectful, debate around differing perspectives on a challenging subject?

VoiceThread is an excellent online tool that promotes meaningful conversation through the use of visual prompts such as video clips, images, graphs, and more. This article gives step-by-step instructions to help educators create VoiceThreads that will engage students and stimulate thoughtful dialogue and collaboration.