11.Tools+for+Thinking

What tools enhance thinking?
 * Essential Question: **

¨ Learners will understand the underlying purpose for different types of graphic organizers as tools for thinking. ¨ Learners will determine when students could use graphic organizers as a tool to support higher-level thinking. ¨ Learners will develop skills for using concept-mapping software with their students as a tool for organizing information and learning. ¨ Learners will gain the ability to produce visual models and diagrams to meet their students’ needs.
 * Purpose of the Module **
 * 1) Students must be able to connect information to prior learning and recall it as necessary for future connections.
 * 2) Concept-mapping software offer many ways to organize thoughts using techniques such as:
 * 3) Visual organizers
 * 4) Concept maps
 * 5) Idea maps
 * 6) Web and template designed
 * 7) Graphic organizers can assist students in making important connections between abstract ideas and the world.
 * Objectives: **


 * Graphic Organizers: **

Students can use graphic organizers for various process skills such as organizing, brainstorming, analyzing, classifying, evaluating and planning.

Freeman G. //The Graphic Organizer// http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html Kipperman D. & McKinstry M. //Write design online: Graphic organizers.// http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers Somers Central School District. //Graphic Organizers that Support Specific Thinking Skills//. Lincolndale/Sommers, New York. http://www.somers.k12.ny.us/intranet/skills/thinkmaps.html


 * [|5 Main types] of Graphic Organizers
 * [|Graphic Organizer Ideas] by Teacher Vision
 * Graphic Organizers by [|Enchanted Learning]
 * [|NCREL] Organizers and Descriptions
 * [|S.C.O.R.E] Organizers
 * [|Web English Teacher]
 * [|Organizers Described]
 * Eduscapes [|Amazing List] of Graphic Organizer Information
 * [|Eduplace Graphic Organizers]

Finding & Creating a Template **
 * Online Inspiration Tutorials**
 * 1) The Inspiration 8 Introduction [|Tutorial Video] gives an overview of many of the most often used features of the program.
 * 2) [|New features] of Inspiration 8.

Browse the following websites to find templates to match your curriculum or find a template to edit to fit your curriculum.
 * 1) Inspiration - [|Utah Curriculum Standards Match] Circled Items could easily be taught using Inspiration.
 * 2) Printable [|Classroom Examples] by subject area
 * 3) [|Information patterns] with example project
 * 4) Jordan School District's [|T4 Inspiration template] Ideas
 * 5) [|Just a few examples] organized by subject.
 * 6) Cape (Missouri) teacher's post their [|Inspiration template projects] by subject area.
 * 7) Canby (Oregon) [|4th and 5th grade template examples].
 * 8) Lakeland [|classroom examples]
 * 9) Integrated Technology Services shares their [|template examples].
 * 10) Rockingham, Virgina lists [|Inspiration lessons sorted by subject].
 * 11) [|Math-Tech example templates] for Inspiration and Math. (Be patient while you wait for this folder to open.)
 * 12) [|Inspiration in the Classroom] - Examples created by Teachers
 * 13) Seating Chart: easy to arrange students and can add pictures.
 * 14) http://missouri.emints.org/central/ct1/images/DecisionTree.jpg


 * General Resources **

http://resources.emints.org/modresources/links/thinkingtools.shtml The Graphic Organizer [|http://www.graphic.org]> Inspiration Software, Inc. Inspiration 8. http://www.inspiration.com/productinfo/inspiration/index.cfm Inspiration Software, Inc. Technical Support. http://www.inspiration.com/techsupport/index.cfm?fuseaction=inspiration Inspiration Software, Inc. Curriculum Integration. http://www.inspiration.com/resources/index.cfm Build Writing Skills with Kidspiration and Inspiration http://www.inspiration.com/resources/index.cfm?fuseaction=Zaner-Bloser Math Tech Myedesk [|http://math-tech.myedesk.org]

Inspiration Classroom Examples http://www.inspiration.com/productinfo/inspiration/using_insp/index.cfm?fuseaction=math Inspiration in the Classroom http://www.spart5.k12.sc.us/TechTraining/InspirationMatrix.htm Inspiration Resources http://www.inspiration.com/resources/ Visual Ranking http://www97.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/VisualRanking Seeing Reason http://www97.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/SeeingReason/ Showing Evidence http://www97.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/ShowingEvidence/
 * Intel Thinking Tools: **