<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/0420be59-1c0e-4cf2-912d-49705c57711f/82579F9A-DB0D-4433-A4C0-D66FF1FD71D1/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.cited.org/index.aspx?page_id=148" href="http://www.cited.org/index.aspx?page_id=148" style="font-size: 11px;">www.cited.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cited.org/index.aspx?page_id=148"><H3>Tools that Facilitate Collaboration and Discourse</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cited.org/index.aspx?page_id=148"><P>This section covers implementation strategies, advice for <A href="#guide2">choosing</A> a program, recommended <A href="#res2">resources</A>, and a more detailed description of the <A href="#shows2">research</A> literature on the use of multimedia tools in instruction.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cited.org/index.aspx?page_id=148"><P>Scientists need to be able to reason and argue theories effectively. In the classroom, collaborative learning tools foster ongoing peer discussion that can help students develop their own reasoning and argumentation skills. Collaborative learning tools also help students to confront scientific misconceptions and refine theories. In a process akin to peer review, students can present hypotheses and observations, engage in debate, and build upon each others’ work and ideas (<A href="#ref">Lajoie, 2001</A>). Discussion, debate, and collaboration help students to think like scientists and make the shift from novice to expert understanding of scientific inquiry. </P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/82579F9A-DB0D-4433-A4C0-D66FF1FD71D1/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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