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Intel’s Thinking Tools

The Thinking with Technology Course

0Learn about different Thinking Theories0Create a teacher Workspace where you set up

thinking tool exercises0Create a project incorporating the Thinking Tools0Create Assessments using the Intel Assessment site

Thinking with Technology Tools

0Visual Ranking

0Seeing Reason

0Showing Evidence

On Line Tools

0Work only when connected to Internet0Teachers can set up projects0Stored on Intel data base0Can be accessed from any computer which is on line0Require Flash to run the tools

Visual RankingVisual Ranking

0 "The exercise of ordering your favourites…ranking one a level higher than another, and then articulating why you chose the way you did-requires a depth and clarity of consideration and comparison that inspires richer appreciation and enjoyment."

Michael J. Gelb, How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

What is ranking?

0Making Lists0Putting things in order from

0 Best to worst0 Most important to least important0 Favourite to least favourite

0Simple Ranking exercises0 Parachute debate0 Favourite restaurants0 Worst villain in TV soaps

What makes Visual Ranking different from any other type of ranking exercise?

0 It is visual0 It is electronic0 It allows for articulation of the reasons behind your choices0 It can be saved in different versions and revisited any time

http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/VisualRanking/

0Teacher ID = averyd0Student ID = conf10Password = intel

0Select “Which Extreme Sport is the most fun?””0http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/

VisualRanking/

Encouraging Higher Order Thinking

0Work in groups0Evaluate each ranking0Reach consensus0 Justify your choices0Compare with other groups

How do you use it in a classroom?

0Brainstorm and then create a list to rank0Make a rank list as an introduction to a lesson0Make a rank list to help learners process data they

have gathered

Where do you find it?

0http://educate.intel.com/en/thinkingtools/Visualranking/

Seeing ReasonSeeing Reason

0Students use higher-order thinking skills when they analyze cause and effect.

The Seeing Reason Tool

0CAUSAL MAPPING 0Maps CAUSE and EFFECT relationships0Helps students analyse complex systems eg

0 If x happens then y will happen0 a was caused by b0 What caused z to happen?0 Are a and x linked in any way?

http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/SeeingReason/

• Teacher ID = averyd• Student ID = conf1• Password = intel

• Select “Effective Learning?”

• http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/SeeingReason/

Higher order thinking skills

0Collaborative work0Analysis of complex systems0Categorisation0Precise use of language to describe precise situations

Where do you find it?

0http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/SeeingReason

Showing Showing EvidenceEvidence

0 "People generally quarrel because they cannot argue."

Gilbert Chesterton (1874-1936)English writer

The Showing Evidence Tool

0Tool to develop argument0Evaluation of evidence0Making decisions

0Helps learners to construct well-reasoned arguments supported by evidence, using a visual framework

The Hypothesis/Claim

0The most dangerous sports are not “extreme sports” but South Africa’s two national sports, Rugby and Soccer.

0Extreme Sports are usually well regulated and have stringent safety measures in place.

0Regular sports, however, are played by large numbers of players, often young players, often without supervision and safety measures.

0This often leads to injury and fatality.

Aspects of the Tool

0Learners rate the quality of the evidence

0Learners decide if it supports the evidence or not, and how strong its support is

http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/ShowingEvidence/

• Teacher ID = averyd• Team ID = conf1• Password = intel

• “Is Extreme the same as Dangerous?”

• http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/ShowingEvidence

Higher Order Thinking Skills

0Constructing an argument0Analysis – analysing evidence0Evaluation – of data and sources0Making decisions – using the ranking of the evidence0Synthesis – creating your own knowledge

Using this tool in the classroom

0Teacher creates a Claim (hypothesis) and learners find evidence to prove/disprove it

0Teacher provides evidence and learners create a claim for one side or other of the argument

0Learners are given a topic area and create the claim and find evidence

Where do you find it?

0http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/ShowingEvidence

The Thinking with Technology Course

0One of the Intel stable offered by Schoolnet0Contact Dezlin at dezlin@schoolnet.org.za

or0deb@schoolnet.org.za