K-12 Online 2012 presentation.

1. Make Meaning with
Wolfram Alpha
~
In Three Acts
Jane Krauss
K12 Online 2012

2. Eugene,
Oregon
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4. Make Meaning with Wolfram Alpha
Act I Thinking critically and
constructing knowledge in PBL
Act II Exploring knowledge
construction with Wolfram Alpha
Act III Representing new knowledge
with infographics

5. Make Meaning with Wolfram Alpha
Act I Thinking critically and
constructing knowledge in PBL
Act II Exploring knowledge
construction with Wolfram Alpha
Act III Representing new knowledge
with infographics

6. Act I
Thinking critically and
constructing
knowledge in PBL
Credit: High Tech
High

7. Credit: Texas State Library and Archives
Commission

8. Approaches to Critical Thinking
• Compare and contrast
• Predict
• Make a well-founded judgment, informed
decision
• Understand causal relationships (cause and
effect)
• Determine how parts relate to the whole
(systems)
• Identify patterns or trends
• Examine perspectives, alternate points of view
• Extrapolate to createSource: Center for Teaching Thinkingwww.nctt.net
something new or better
• Evaluate reliability of sources

9. Query: Minnesota passenger cars in use vs. price of a gallon of
gasoline
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11. Make Meaning with Wolfram Alpha
Act I Thinking critically and
constructing knowledge in PBL
Act II Exploring knowledge
construction with Wolfram Alpha
Act III Representing new knowledge
with infographics

13. Make Meaning with Wolfram Alpha
Act I Thinking critically and
constructing knowledge in PBL
Act II Exploring knowledge
construction with Wolfram Alpha
Act III Representing new knowledge
with infographics

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