Critical thinking involves analyzing, evaluating, and reconstructing one's own thinking to improve the quality of thought. It has three components: analytic, evaluative, and creative. The document provides examples of questions teachers could ask students using different words to promote critical thinking. It also describes how to create an online poster called a Glog that allows adding images, video, audio, and text to demonstrate concepts.

1. Why does Critical
Thinking
fall under 21st
Century Learning?

3. Let's reflect on
ourselves as
critical thinkers

4. Critical Thinking defined . . .
"Critical thinking is that mode of thinking -- about any subject,
content, or problem -- in which the thinker improves the quality of his
or her thinking by skillfully analyzing, assessing, and reconstructing
it. Critical thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored,
and self-corrective thinking."
Paul and Elder

5. Critical Thinking has three dimensions/
components . . .
Analytic
Evaluative
Creative
As critical thinkers, we analyze thinking in
order to evaluate it.
We evaluate it in order to improve it.
(Paul and Elder)

6. Let's Write Some Questions ---
Think about a unit you will be teaching in the next few
weeks.
Using the words on the yellow and blue cubes, write 4
or 5 questions you might ask a student using the
content of that unit.
Depending on your grade level, you may use the exact
words or a "grade level appropriate" version.
Choose one color of "Post-Its" to write your questions.

7. Examples of Questions
Hypothesize why some smells are stronger than others.
Decide which community helper you could go to if you
lost your pet.
Verify 8 X 8 = 64
Judge the impact of the First Amendment on the
1960's.
Justify Hermione's inclusion in Hogwart's

8. Directions . . .
After writing your questions, determine which
"Standard of Thought" is most applicable. (large
poster)
Place your Post-Its next to the standard you've
identified.

9. Debates . . . Problem Solving Activities
Essays . . . Speeches . . . Editorials
Cartoons . . . PowerPoint Presentations

10. What if . . . ?
What if we ran out of natural gas?
What if the California Gold Rush never happened?
What if Mozart had lived to a ripe old age?
What if Rosa Parks had not sat down on the bus?
What if we had no common number system?

12. Glog One!
Glog All!
Glog On!
Adapted from:
Jan McGee, Technology Coordinator
West Monroe High School
201 Riggs Street
West Monroe, LA 71291
Library Coordinator
Ouachita Parish School System
jmcgee@opsb.net

13. A Glog is like a poster . . . only better
Glogs allow students to create
an online poster using
photographs
images
graphics
video files
sound files
hyperlinks

14. 9 Reasons to Use a Glog
1. It allows students to create an online
poster
2. It is free
3. It is web-based
4. It uses no ink
5. It allows students to add images, video—
such as YouTube--music, text, and
hyperlinks
(What cardboard poster does that?)

15. Reasons, continued
6. It easily incorporates student research and
educational content
7. It addresses multiple learning styles
8. It can be accessed from any location with
an Internet connection
9. Did I mention that it is economical because
it uses NO ink?

16. Glog Example #1

17. Glog Example #2

18. Getting Started
1. Go to: http://www.
glogster.com
2. Click Register
3. Fill out online
registration form.
Type code
from box
above

19. Profile Page
Email Reminder
Click “Create a New Glog”
NOTE: A generic icon will appear beside your name
unless you import a photo or other image.

20. Create Glog
A blank glog screen will appear.

21. Magnet Toolbar
Use the magnet toolbar to
add page elements
Toolbar will slide up and
down the page
Begin with the “Wall” tool
to select a background
Once other page
elements have been
added, the wall cannot be
changed

22. Naming Your Glog
At the top of the glog screen, there will be a
rectangular box labeled “Glog name” next to
it. When you first open your glog, it is only
identified with a glog number. Click in the
box and give your glog a unique name.

23. Save and Publish
Select a category.
Add some “tags” to
make it more
searchable
Mark as “Public” or
“Private.”
Click “Save & Publish”
You will be taken back to your main blog screen with
the option to “View” or “Continue Editing.”

24. Text
To add text, select “TEXT”
from the toolbar
Choose a textbox (default), a
title box, bubbles or stickers
for your text
A wide variety of text box
styles are available from
each category
TIP: Text boxes are square.
Titles are rectangular, as in a
banner or heading

25. Add a Title
Select “Title”
View the sample styles by
clicking the numbers at
the bottom of the screen
or by clicking the list of
styles on the left-hand
side of the screen.
Basic title creates a title
without a frame.

26. Titles
Select the style you want and click “USE IT.”
The textbox will appear at the bottom of your
glog screen.

27. Title Fonts
The title appears
as “poster
yourself”
Click the “EDIT”
button to change/
add text
Click “Ab1” to
change to font
style, color, size
or justification

28. Title Effects
Click the “fx”
button to create
special effects such
as title shadows
Change the
shadow, use a blur
effect, adjust the
distance, angle, etc.
Click “APPLY”
Click “OK”

29. Adding a Hyperlink to a Title
To hyperlink your
title to a website,
select the link button
An “Add URL”
window will open
Paste the URL of the
website into the
“Link” box
Click “APPLY”

30. Creating Text Boxes
To create a regular
(square) textbox,
select “TEXT” on the
toolbar
Choose “Sticker”
from the text menu
list.

31. Text Box Styles
“Basic Text”
creates a box
without a frame.
The other styles
appear as a
“sticker” in which
text may be typed.
Select a style
Click “USE IT”

32. Text Effects
Font styles, size,
color and alignment
are accessed from
the same Menu icons
used with Title
effects.
Hyperlinks may also
be added to text
boxes and stickers.

33. Images
Locate images from the Internet, digital camera,
or other sources and save to a folder on
computer
Click “IMAGE” on menu
Select “UPLOAD” button

34. Uploading Images
Browse to folder
Select the image
Click “Open”
Image will upload
to image
collection.

35. Adding the Image
Select image
Image will appear
on the right
Click “USE IT” to
add it to glog
OR
Add a frame by
clicking “ADD A
FRAME” button

36. Adding a Frame
Use menu on left
to view and select
a frame around
image
Click “USE IT” to
add image and
frame to glog
Remove a frame
before adding to
glog by choosing
“Basic” frame

37. Image Adjustment
Adjust size and
placement of image using
handles on side
Use menu bar above
image to bring image
forward, send to back for
layering or duplicate
image.
Bring to front Choose trash can to
delete image.
Send to back Clone image

38. Hyperlink to Image
Select image
Click “EDIT”
Select link button on
menu
Paste or type URL
into link box
Click “APPLY”

39. Add Video File
Select “Video” from
Magnet Toolbar
Click “UPLOAD” to
navigate to a
downloaded video
on your computer
(such as a video
from
UnitedStreaming )
OR

40. Link to Web-based Video
Click “LINK” to add
a web-based video
from YouTube ,
TeacherTube or
other online video
resource
Paste or type the
URL of the video
Click “ADD TO
YOUR FILES”

41. Web-based Video
Video will be added
to library
Select video
Choose a player or
frame by selecting
“Add a Player”
button
Click “USE IT”

42. Add an Audio File
Audio files are added
in the same manner as
video files
Choose “SOUND”
from the Magnet
Toolbar
Select “UPLOAD” for
downloaded sound file
OR
Select “LINK” to an
audio file on the web

43. Audio File and Frame
Choose a player
frame from the
themes menu
OR
Use “as is”
Click “USE IT”

44. Add Graphics
Select “Graphics”
from Magnet Tools
Choose a graphic
from any of the
themes on menu
Select “USE IT”
NOTE: Some
graphics are
animated

45. Save and Publish
Select “SAVE &
PUBLISH” from top
menu of glog
Edit name, category,
or tags if needed
Optional: Change
from “Private” to
“Public”
Click “SAVE &
PUBLISH”

46. Publishing and Sharing Glog
URL Link
Use this
screen to view
glog, email
Email glog, or post to
web
Copy
HTML
Use URL link
to post a link
on a website
or wiki
Click “Email”

47. A Glog is like a poster. . . . .
. . . . Only BETTER

49. Critical Thinking Take Away
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