Computers as Mindtools for Schools: Engaging Critical Thinking

I. WHAT ARE MINDTOOLS? WHAT DO THEY DO? 1. What Are Mindtools? 2. Critical Thinking: The Goal of Mindtools. II. SEMANTIC ORGANIZATION TOOLS. 3. Databases as Mindtools. 4. Semantic Networks (Concept Maps) as Mindtools. III. DYNAMIC MODELING TOOLS. 5. Spreadsheets as Mindtools. 6. Expert Systems as Mindtools. 7. Systems Modeling as Mindtools. 8. Microworlds as Mindtools. IV. INTERPRETATION TOOLS. 9. Intentional Information Search Tools as Mindtools. 10. Visualization Tools as Mindtools. V. KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION TOOLS. 11. Hypermedia as Mindtools. VI. CONVERSATION TOOLS. 12. Synchronous Conferencing as Mindtools. 13. Asynchronous Conferencing as Mindtools. VII. IMPLEMENTING MINDTOOLS. 14. Entailments of Mindtools. 15. Assessing Learning with Mindtools.