Introduction

Rationale

Goals

Progress Continuum

Benchmarks

Guiding Principles

Independence

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Benchmarks of Computers as Mindtools

A teacher just might be using Computers as Mindtools if...

• Thinking is critical, complex, creative

• Technology leads to new insights

• Skills being practiced can be transferred to other fields

• Lesson could not be completed without the dynamic capabilities of the computer

• Learners think about computer output

• Learners manipulate variables

• Learners collaborate

• Learners reflect on their learning