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Peer reviewedJonassen, David H.; Carr, Chad; Yueh, Hsiu-Ping – TechTrends, 1998
Mindtools are computer applications that, when used by learners to represent what they know, engage them in critical thinking. This article discusses computers as semantic organization (databases and semantic networking), dynamic modeling (spreadsheets, expert systems, systems modeling, microworlds), information interpretation, knowledge…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Critical Thinking, Databases, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedLee, John K.; Bennett, Clifford – TechTrends, 1999
Provides definitions of the following words and phrases that are related to technology and its use in the social sciences classroom: CD-ROM, database, discussion group, e-mail, hypertext and hypermedia, Internet, simulation, spreadsheets, virtual field trip, and World Wide Web. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Definitions, Electronic Mail
