My Web 2.o tool of choice this week is a suite of tools from the Intel Education website. This set of tools is free for teachers to use and is great for collaborative projects or individual activities for students. The tools on this site promote critical thinking and analytical skills and can seamlessly trigger higher order thinking skills. There is a Visual Ranking Tool that enable students to rank a list and discuss the outcomes. This will teach students to have civil discussions and to respect differences. The Seeing Reason Tool will let students create concept maps and show cause and effect relationships. The Showing Evidence Tool will allow students to create reasoned arguments supported by evidence.
This is a great suite of tools that I have been able to gain experience in. I have created a wiki that has a lesson plan that I created using the tool. Check it out and feel free to use it in your classrooms. The link to the wiki is http://cherylwalker2006.wikispaces.com/
No comments:
Post a Comment