Intel+Thinking+Tools

There are three wonderful tools on Intel's website that can be useful in a variety of ways in the classroom. In order to use to tools, you must register on Intel's website. Registration is quick, easy, and free. These tools can be accessed at @http://www.intel.com/about/corporateresponsibility/education/k12/tools.htm.

This tool requires students to rank items according to significance or importance. In addition to ranking the items, students must also explain the reason they ranked the items in that particular order. This allows for higher-order thinking and discussion about academic content and concepts.
 * Visual Ranking Tool**

@http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/VisualRanking/ProjectExamples/ProjectIdeas/VR_ProjectIdeas2.htm is a link to an example of how this tool is utilized in a project.

@http://download.intel.com/education/common/en/resources/UP/demos/VR/VRoverview/VRoverview.htm is a video tutorial on how to use the Visual Ranking Tool.

This tool requires students to make a visual map of relationships between different concepts. The students must explain how the concepts are related to each other. For example, one factor may increase as another factor decreases. This relationship would be illustrated with a red arrow connecting the two concepts. A relationship in which both concepts increase would be notated with a blue arrow between the two concepts.
 * Seeing Reason Tool**

@http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/SeeingReason/ProjectExamples/ProjectIdeas/SR_Ideas1.htm is a link to an example of how this tool is utilized in a project.

@http://download.intel.com/education/common/en/resources/UP/demos/SR/SRoverview/SRoverview.htm is a video tutorial on how to use the Seeing Reason Tool.

This tool requires students to evaluate their argument. They must gather data and determine whether that data supports their argument or does not support it. This helps students develop higher-order thinking skills by visually demonstrating how they developed and determined their argument.
 * Showing Evidence**

@http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/ShowingEvidence/ProjectExamples/ProjectIdeas/SE_ProjectIdeas2.htm is a link to an example of how teachers can utilize this project in a classroom.

@http://download.intel.com/education/common/en/resources/UP/demos/SE/SEoverview/SEoverview.htm is a video tutorial on how to use the Showing Evidence Tool.