Critical Thinking - 1 views
A website with information and materials on how to teach/apply critical thinking at various levels. http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/high-school-teachers/807
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Minecraft - 0 views
The ability to create and navigate in a virtual world requires real-life problem solving and inquiry-learning, while keeping students engaged and interested. Minecraft would be a great tool in STEM...
Ditch the chart paper and mind map with an infinite digital canvas with MindNode - www.... - 1 views
I like the idea of mapping to support student's critical thinking. Being able to visually arrange information to connect ideas helps frame students' critical thinking process. I find creating maps ...
Essay Map - 3 views
The Essay Map tool on NCTE's Read Write Think is a great resource to help students develop their critical thinking skills in relation to paper writing. In order to fill out the map, students need t...
Whooo's Reading https://www.whooosreading.org - 2 views
Short Description: Whooo's Reading is a tool used to check reading comprehension in elementary school aged students. The process begins with the students completing their reading that was either as...
Critical Thinking - 0 views
Students are able to explore topics for debates and speeches using the Issues Researcher! #techinpedagogy Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mr_Henry6H/status/965982163165466625 Tool Name: Pro...
Orwell - A game where you play as an analyst in a surveillance state PC/Mac/Linux - 2 views
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caseytorstenson on 19 Feb 18(Please note the link to a Free Demo download on the right hand side of the linked page) Orwell is an episodic indie game that puts players in the role of an analyst working for a fictional surveillance state in the wake of a bomb explosion in a public square. Players are tasked with scouring news sites, social networking sites, message boards, blogs, text chats, and the like for clues as to the identity of the bomber and possible motivations for the bombing. Potentially relevant information is highlighted, but it is up to the player to decide whether each piece of information is worthy of inclusion in a report to be passed up the chain of command. The items selected create the narrative that law enforcement will act upon, but the player has no say as to what actions are taken beyond selecting what to include in the accumulated data. The story unfolds through the narrative that player-selected data constructs and the actions that result. Mistakes can result in the detention or prosecution of innocents. This forces the player to exercise research and critical thinking skills, particularly evaluating data as relevant or irrelevant, reading between the lines, and maintaining awareness of how each piece of information contributes to an overall narrative. Embedded in all of this is a clever critique of the surveillance apparatus and how it relates to our conceptions of freedom, safety, and privacy-a critique, I would argue, worthy of the game's name. I selected Orwell for this critical thinking post because it is essentially a gamified exercise in research, or, put another way, research with training-wheels. All of the pieces of data that the user can include are presented in context, and players must evaluate how a clue relates to both its context and to the investigation as a whole in order to make useful selections. That kind of consideration is essentially what we are doing as we research material for inclusion in an academic paper, and so I believe the game doe
BrainPOP - 1 views
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BrainPop offers a variety of activities for students to work together in pairs or groups on any device. To implement critical thinking in a lesson, teachers can use games, concept mapping, videos, and quizzes. One of the many aspects of Brainpop is that it provides resources for any subject, grade, or skill level. The educator section for teachers offers activities and lesson plan ideas that align with Common Core, national, and state standards. For example, BrainPop provides a detailed lesson plan for the Quandary Game (https://educators.brainpop.com/lesson-plan/quandary-problem-solving/?bp-topic=critical-reasoning). During the various episodes of the game, students use their problem-solving skills to assess issues and find solutions for each challenge. Through critical thinking, students learn how to put themselves in another's shoes by viewing a situation from a character's point of view.
Critical Thinking Tool - Mind Meister - 1 views
This is a mind mapping tool that encourages critical thinking and collaboration. It can be used with small groups or whole class. Brainstorming can be done in real time, allowing students to coll...
Whooo's Reading - 0 views
Whooo's Reading motivates students to read and answer critical thinking questions by rewarding them with coins and badges to customize their "owlvatars." Not a free tool, but has many features and ...
MindMeister: Online Mind Mapping and Brainstorming - 0 views
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Mind Meister is a free application used to create mind maps. Students can work collaboratively on group projects, sharing ideas and seeing how everything relates. Teachers can use it to break down hard concepts. It promotes higher thinking and is visually stimulating.
Class Debates, Engagement and Critical Thinking Skills Oh My! - 1 views
Pollseverywere.com is a text messaging system that allows students to vote on topics with their device. The results are posted right away and can be displayed for the whole class to see. This can b...
What is StudySync? | StudySync - 1 views
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"StudySync is a powerful digital literacy curriculum designed to advance reading, writing, critical thinking, speaking and listening skills, with optional print support for districts in transition"
Learn Math For Free. Forever. - 1 views
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Join over 3 million students, teachers, and parents using our free math game for Grades 1 - 8. Prodigy is a strategic math game that helps develop critical thinking, decision making, and math skills for younger students.
Lessons Worth Sharing | TED-Ed - 0 views
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Engaging videos to supplement or be used for a lesson. Teachers can create leassons or take from lessons done by other contributors. The videos promote criticaal thinking skills on more levels than one!
SPENT - 1 views
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Spent is an interactive game created by McKinney that challenges you to think critically in order to manage your money, raise a child and make it through the month getting paid minimum wage after a stretch of unemployment.
Between the Lions . The Quiet Machine | PBS KIDS! - 0 views
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Mind Meister - 2 views
*John Spignesi* Tool Name: Mind Meister Description: Mind Meister is a great way to create a visual concept map on the computer! Students can create central ideas and draw lines or shapes off of t...
Code.org and HourofCode.com - 1 views
https://code.org/ and https://hourofcode.com/us Both allow teacher to creativity introduce students to the wide world of computer programming. There are a variety of simple to complex computer bas...