Technology+to+Support+Higher+Order+Thinking+(C.E.C.)

How can technology be used to support higher-order thinking? Technology can be used to support higher order thinking by expanding the students knowledge. While playing educational games and exploring virtual experiences online, students remember and apply what they learn in online to the real world and inside their classroom. In addition to that, technology can support higher order thinking because students learn to use technology and applications that they might not be familiar with. All in all, using technology supports higher order thinking because it challenges students to learn by new experiences and through programs and applications that they might not necessarily be familiar with.

Give an example of a technology that supports higher-order thinking and be specific in describing HOW it supports higher-order thinking.  One example of a technology that supports higher order thinking is the "25 Awesome Virtual Learning Experiences Online." This web page displays 25 links to a variety of virtual learning experiences. This web page supports higher order thinking because while students are virtually experiencing a lesson, they are learning not only about the subject matter of the lesson, but also how to use the technology at hand. For example, there is a virtual learning experience on this web page where students can virtually tour the 7 wonders of the world. This virtually learning experience supports higher order thinking because the students get to learn about what the 7 wonders are and what they look like. Also, while looking at the application, the students are simultaneously learning about how to use technology.