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This podcast is part of the series: Quick Picks for Teachers

Narrated by: Patricia A. Gann

School/Organization:

Moody Jr. High School

St. Clair County Schools

Overview:

Think Tank is a program that aids students in creating topics and subtopics for research projects.  It then can upload or print these topics into NoteStar. NoteStar is a button that can be added onto the Internet browser's toolbar.  When the student finds information on a site, a notecard is created with information on the site, and allows the student to add notes and bibliographic information. This notecard keeps the topics,  bibliographic information, and the notes from each website in one place for the student. 

Length: 16:55

Content Areas: Professional Development

Alabama Course of Study Alignments and/or Professional Development Standard Alignments:

AQTS_1.A.1: Academic Discipline(s) [Knowledge of the structure of the academic disciplines related to the subject-matter content areas of instruction and of the important facts and central concepts, principles, theories, and tools of inquiry associated with these disciplines.]
AQTS_1.A.2: Academic Discipline(s) [Knowledge of ways to organize and present content so that it is meaningful and engaging to all learners whom they teach (pedagogical content knowledge).]
AQTS_1.A.3: Academic Discipline(s) [Ability to use students' prior knowledge and experiences to introduce new subject-area related content.]
AQTS_1.B.3: Curriculum [Ability to select content and appropriately design and develop instructional activities to address the scope and sequence of the curriculum.]
AQTS_2.B.5: Organization and Management [Ability to plan and implement equitable and effective student access to available technology and other resources to enhance student learning.]
AQTS_2.B.6: Organization and Management [Ability to plan teaching and learning experiences that are congruent with the Alabama courses of study and appropriate for diverse learners.]
AQTS_2.C.5: Learning Environment [Ability to create learning environments that increase intrinsic motivation and optimize student engagement and learning.]
AQTS_2.D.10: Instructional Strategies [Ability to use strategies that promote the independence, self-control, personal responsibility, and self-advocacy of all students.]
AQTS_2.D.5: Instructional Strategies [Ability to select and support the use of instructional and assistive technologies and to integrate these into a coherent instructional design.]
AQTS_2.D.7: Instructional Strategies [Ability to evaluate, select, and integrate a variety of strategies such as cooperative learning, discussion, discovery, problem-based learning, and direct instruction into a coherent lesson design.]