Module 1 - Targeting Thinking in the Classroom
Activity 1.2
Introducing the Thinking Tools
Step 1: Previewing the Intel Education Web Site
Browse the Intel Education Web site to preview its resources that you can use in this course and beyond.
The Intel Education Web site provides resources, tools, and strategies that support effective practices in ICT integration. It is a free resource for educators developed by an extended team with expertise in education, technology, and innovation. The free teaching tools that are used in this course are available on the Intel Education Web site, along with technical instructions and best practices for using these tools.
Additional K-12 teaching resources reside on the Web site, most notably Designing Effective Projects (www.intel.com/education/designprojects), which includes a collection of exemplary Project Plans that effectively integrate ICT, strategies for developing your own exemplary technology-supported learning, and resources to support higher-order thinking skills.
Also of interest is Technology Literacy (www.intel.com/education/tools/
technologyliteracy), a three-year curriculum for Senior Phase learners that embeds ICT
literacy skill development in core content courses, especially appropriate for first language. Projects that cumulatively provide learners with opportunities to
become fully technologically literate and provide opportunities for authentic research,
writing, and communication.
Using the Intel® Education Help Guide
Throughout this course, you will be looking to other resources to help you find answers to your questions. Often, you can search online or ask a peer when you are looking for help. When you are looking for technical help on how to use the thinking tools, the Assessing Projects application, Microsoft Office applications, and other Web or productivity resources, you can use the Intel Education Help Guide. You can use the Help Guide on the Web to quickly learn how to do certain tasks on the computer as they are needed. Preview this valuable resource that is available to you while you are enrolled in this course and in the future.
Intel Education Help Guide
www.intel.com/education/tools
Note the variety of tools available on the Intel Education Web site. Select Help Guide from the list of tools.
