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**Thinking with Technology Module 1 - Targeting Thinking in the Classroom ** ======



Activity 2

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Browse the Intel Education Web site to preview its resources that you can use in this course and beyond. [|**www.intel.com/education**] Additional K-12 teaching resources reside on the Web site, most notably Designing Effective Projects [|**www.intel.com/education/designprojects**] Also of interest is Technology Literacy [|**www.intel.com/education/tools/technologyliteracy**] 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. **[|www.intel.com/education/tools] ** To prepare for this course and begin thinking about how you might integrate the thinking tools into your classroom, use this time to become familiar with how these tools work and their intended purpose. Use the // Help Guide // as necessary to help you explore these tools. Preview the tools used in this course: ======

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[|The Visual Ranking Tool] [|The Seeing Reason Tool] [|The Showing Evidence Tool] ====== 

Activity 3 Read a list of essential [|21st century skills] (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2007). Consider which skills are actively taught or supported in your own teaching.

Work through the Step 1: Applying Bloom's Taxonomy of Thinking Skills