Using Technology to Promote Higher Order Thinking Skills

Using Technology to Promote Higher Order Thinking Skills

I. Research

II. Higher Order Thinking Skills

Bloom's Taxonomy
	Learning Domains or Bloom's Taxonomy
	Bloom's Taxonomy:
	Teaching Using Bloom's Taxonomy
HOTS Curriculum
Critical Thinking and Creative Thinking Skills: S. Isaksen & D. Treffinger Using the Internet to Promote Inquiry-based Learning

III. Asking open-ended questions which promote HOTS

Examples:

Does weather happen randomly? Asks a series of open-ended, weather related questions and provides resources for determining the solutions?
Should criminals be classified by DNA fingerprinting? and more

IV. Simulations and other computer tools

Area
Math	MasterTools	The Adventures of Jasper Woodbury	Math Simulations
Science	Interactive Periodic Table from WebElements	ScienceNet: Links to many different science tools		Virtual Universe	Butterfly Gardening Fossil Fuels Zebra Mussels
Social Studies	Telling Their Stories: A compilation of stories from survivors of the Holocaust	History Wired	Civil War Revisited Road Rage
ELA	Student Materials for ELA
Current Events	Decisions, Decisions: online simulation on current issues	Online field trips

V. Tools to present, communicate, and share results

Databases	Computer databases: Applications for Social Studies: Eric Digest	Searchable lesson plans using MS Office applications
Spreadsheets	Ideas for every disciplinary area	Searchable lesson plans using MS Office applications
Word Processors	Searchable lesson plans using MS Office applications
Multimedia Authoring/Presentation	Searchable lesson plans using MS Office applications
Browsers	National History Day Student and Teacher competitions	History & Social Studies: web sites for research	Read, Write, & Think	Webquest Portal
Student conducted research projects	LCSD Research Page

VI. General Lesson Plan Collections