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Tools for Thinking Agenda

Graphic Organizers, Concept Mapping & Mind Mapping

Essential Question: What tools enhance thinking?

Find all online resources in this module at the following websites:

eMINTS SmartIDEAS:  http://resources.emints.org/modresources/links/smartideas.shtml
Graphic Organizers  http://www.ohchs.sad17.k12.me.us/~WesternMaine_emints/graphicorganizer.html
Concept Mapping   http://www.ohchs.sad17.k12.me.us/%7EWesternMaine_emints/conceptmapping.html




Sign in, Connect, Review & Starter  (60)

1.  Cony ATM on Web Page Creation, February 10  - Cony High School ATM Room, 8:30
2.   Sign-up for Teacher Leader Retreat at Samoset on March 12 & 13  
3.   Review using FirstClass Web function
4.   Open source Nvu Web Editor   http://nvu.com/download.html
5.   DownloadFireworks Demo     http://www.macromedia.com/software/fireworks/
6.   Download Dreamweaver Demo    http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=dreamweaver
7.   Download SmartIDEAS Demo   http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/Products/SMART+Ideas/Free+trial.htm
8.   Download Inspiration Demo   http://www.inspiration.com/freetrial/index.cfm
9.   Planning a Website - Create Website Folder and Images Folder - Examples:
                                http://www.ohchs.sad17.k12.me.us/~WesternMaine_emints/websiteplanagenda.html

Sharing (20)


1.  United Streaming   http://www.unitedstreaming.com/
2.  Weather    http://www.ohchs.sad17.k12.me.us/~WesternMaine_emints/weather.html
3.  Heat Transfer   http://www.ohchs.sad17.k12.me.us/~WesternMaine_emints/heattransfer.html
4.  Van de Graaff   http://www.ohchs.sad17.k12.me.us/~WesternMaine_emints/vandegraaff.html
5.  Olympics  http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp
6.  Human Body    http://www.ohchs.sad17.k12.me.us/~WesternMaine_emints/humanbody.html
7.  Chance Encounters (probability)  http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/texts/mathscape/two.html
                                                          http://www.ohchs.sad17.k12.me.us/~WesternMaine_emints/probability.html
8.  Persuasive Writing  http://www.ohchs.sad17.k12.me.us/~WesternMaine_emints/persuasivewriting.html
9.  Google Earth  http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
10. Creating Posters Using Appleworks Drawing
11. Burn a CD

Lesson Analysis  (20)

1. http://resources.emints.org/modresources/examples/inquirybased/

Graphic Organizers (20)

1.  Visual Thesaurus   http://www.visualthesaurus.com/
2.  Graphic Organizers  http://www.ohchs.sad17.k12.me.us/~WesternMaine_emints/graphicorganizer.html
3.  Concept Mapping   http://www.ohchs.sad17.k12.me.us/%7EWesternMaine_emints/conceptmapping.html
4.   eMINTS Resources: SmartIdeas   http://resources.emints.org/modresources/links/smartideas.shtml
5.   Download SmartIDEAS demo and Inspiration demo

SMART Ideas to Support Learning (20)

Implementation Evaluation Cards  (20)

Introduction to SMART Ideas  (20)

Small-group Exploration  (10)

Creating a Template  (10)

Closing  (10)