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Copyright © 2008 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and the Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 2 Overview of the Intel ® Education Web Site Three thinking tools –Visual Ranking Tool –Seeing Reason Tool –Showing Evidence Tool Two online productivity resources –Assessing Projects application –Intel® Education Help Guide

Copyright © 2008 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and the Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 3 Introducing the Thinking Tools Previewing the Intel Education Web Site Visit –Designing Effective Projects –Technology Literacy –Intel® Education Help Guide

Copyright © 2008 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and the Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 4 Visual Ranking Tool Establish criteria to evaluate and prioritize information View issues from multiple perspectives and make decisions by seeking consensus and negotiating new options Collaborate with peers and community members Introducing the Thinking Tools

Copyright © 2008 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and the Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 5 Introducing the Thinking Tools Previewing the Thinking Tools Visual Ranking 1.Open: 2.Review the home page and notice sections. 3.Click Project Examples, and then click Project Ideas. 4.Discuss the use of Visual Ranking in the Impact of Inventions project idea. 5.Click Try the Tool, and then click Demo. 6.Rank the list of inventions. 7.Compare lists.

Copyright © 2008 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and the Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 6 Seeing Reason Tool Understand complex problems or systems that involve cause-and-effect relationships Discuss, represent, and defend interpretations of problems or systems that involve cause and effect Use mathematical reasoning and understanding across the curriculum through the use of –Logic –Critical thinking –Visual representation of direct and inverse relationships Introducing the Thinking Tools

Copyright © 2008 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and the Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 7 Introducing the Thinking Tools Previewing the Thinking Tools (continued) Seeing Reason Open: View overview. Click Project Examples, and then click Project Ideas. Discuss the use of Seeing Reason in the Road Safety unit plan. Click Try the Tool, and then click Demo. Practice reading the map, and double-click existing factors and relationship arrows to read the descriptions. Experiment with the map by adding factors and relationships.

Copyright © 2008 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and the Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 8 Supporting Thinking Understanding the Seeing Reason Tool View a demo of the Seeing Reason Tooldemo

Copyright © 2008 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and the Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 9 After viewing the demo, go to Seeing Reason: Add to your Favorites. Click Student Log-In. From the perspective of a 21st century citizen, explore answers to the question What makes you really think? Work with a partner to add several factors and relationships Save your map periodically Save your final map in your portfolio Step 3: Reflecting on Map-Building Reflect on map-building using the questions on page 1.33 Supporting Thinking Exploring Thinking with the Seeing Reason Tool

Copyright © 2008 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and the Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 10 Showing Evidence Tool Develop effective argumentation skills Develop strategies for encouraging discussion as students make claims, support claims with evidence, debate differences, and reach conclusions Analyze and evaluate criteria for their decisions Standard version Simplified version Introducing the Thinking Tools

Copyright © 2008 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and the Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 11 Introducing the Thinking Tools Previewing the Thinking Tools (continued) Showing Evidence Open: View overview. Click Try the Tool, and then click Elementary Demo. Review the claim and evidence, and experiment with the case. Go to Secondary Demo and experiment with the case. Click Project Examples and Unit Plans. Discuss the completed simplified Showing Evidence project in the Jack and the Beanstalk unit plan. Review and discuss The Mysterious Malady unit.

Copyright © 2008 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and the Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Taking Tools into your Classroom Explore… Brainstorm… Discuss… How will you use these tools with your students? 12

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