ICT Utilization in

Developing 21st Century Skills

CRITICAL THINKING
SKILLS
By: Mary Harlene Banate
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 Critical thinking is the ability to
CRITICAL effectively analyze information and form
THINKING a judgment. To think critically, you must
be aware of your own biases and
assumptions when encountering
information, and apply consistent
standards when evaluating sources.

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WHY TEACH
STUDENTS ●To achieve understanding such that they
CRITICAL learn to evaluate view points, and make
THINKING? decisions supported by evidences.

●So they learn to take charge of their own

thinking such that they learn to take charge of
their own lives.

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WHY TEACH
STUDENTS Traditional instructional practices, these goals
CRITICAL can be reached through the integration of
THINKING? technology. As teachers, we need to constantly
adjust instructional strategies to engage
students in the learning process and to meet
the needs of all students because our ultimate
goal is the success of our students.

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 Khan Academy
E D U C AT I O N A L Khan Academy is an American non-profit educational
SITES IN organization created in 2006 by Sal Khan. Its goal is
M AT H E M AT I C S creating a set of online tools that help educate students.
The organization produces short lessons in the form of
LEARNING
videos. Its website also includes supplementary practice
exercises and materials for educators.
Khan Academy offers an ideal personalized learning
environment where students ‘practice at their own pace,
first filling in gaps in their understanding and then
accelerating their learning.

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 IXL Math
E D U C AT I O N A L
IXL Math offers a comprehensive K-12
SITES IN
curriculum in math and English with a ‘Real-
M AT H E M AT I C S
Time Diagnostic, which pinpoints students’
LEARNING
grade level proficiency in key math and
English language arts strands.’ Students get
to develop and master key math skills
through fun and interactive questions.

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 Wolfram Mathworld
E D U C AT I O N A L
Wolfram Mathworld is a platform by
SITES IN
Wolfram Research which offers a diverse set
M AT H E M AT I C S
of educational math resources covering areas
LEARNING
such as: applied mathematics, geometry,
topology, number history, calculus and
analysis, and many more. The site also offers
useful calculators to help students solve math
problems and access step by step tutorials

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 SUM DOG
ICT TOOLS IN Sum Dog is a scientifically proven and evidence-based digital
M AT H E M AT I C S learning tool that engages students in interactive mathematical
T H AT D E V E L O P S activities. It is aligned to the Common Core and key state
CRITICAL standards. It adapts lessons to meet individual student needs as
THINKING well as providing progress reports to assess mastery of learning
standards.
SKILLS
In the math classroom, students can get on Sum Dog to practice
learned skills independently after a mini-lesson. They can use the
progress reports to reflect on their learning and set their own pace.
Teachers may use the assessment data to guide their lessons and to
provide differentiated instruction based on needs of individual
student.

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 Google Classroom
ICT TOOLS IN Google Classroom is another great resource for classroom management and
student collaboration. Using this service, teachers can create classes, post
M AT H E M AT I C S
announcements, add a class resource page for their students, create and
T H AT assign homework, and record assessment data. Students are able to share
DEVELOPS their work and collaborate electronically.
CRITICAL By creating a math class and uploaded videos that can then be used as
THINKING flipped classroom lessons. Watching the videos will allow students to learn
SKILLS about the lesson topic and complete the assignment that is posted in the
Google Classroom. Students have the option to work in small groups or
work independently. They can also share their work with others around the
world, which makes it easy to connect and collaborate both within and
beyond the classroom setting.

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 Haiku Deck
Haiku Deck is another valuable online resource for
ICT TOOLS IN students to create projects and presentations. Students
M AT H E M AT I C S can choose their fonts and layouts from thousands of
T H AT D E V E L O P S available templates and images to create their own
CRITICAL unique design.
THINKING SKILLS

In math class, teachers and students can take advantage

of the images and templates and make presentations to
explain basic concepts as well as different strategies to
solve math problems

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 Plickers
ICT TOOLS IN Plickers is a powerful online tool that allows
M AT H E M AT I C S teachers to collect formative assessment data
T H AT D E V E L O P S without the need for student electronic devices.
CRITICAL All students can participate and engage in
THINKING SKILLS learning regardless of their ability to afford a
smartphone or tablet

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 Popplet
ICT TOOLS IN Popplet is an online resource to capture and
M AT H E M AT I C S organize ideas. Students can use it as a thinking map
T H AT D E V E L O P S to visualize and learn mathematical concepts.
Popplet will enable students top capture facts,
CRITICAL
thoughts and images in order to create relationships
THINKING SKILLS
between them. The multiplication anchor chart
(above) is just one example of students using
Popplet to organize their thoughts and learn to
create relationships between numbers.

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 MindMeister
• Mind mapping is a valuable tool to facilitate critical
A P P R O P R I AT E I C T thinking, and technology has made it easier than
ever to bring this into your classroom.
TOOLS TO BE USED
TO DEVELOP • Use MindMeister, a simple and easy to implement
CRITICAL mind mapping tool, to encourage students to think
about a topic, lesson, problem or subject from every
THINKING SKILLS
angle. This activity helps them look at the whole
picture with a critical eye, rather than just studying
the facts that are being taught in the curriculum.

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 Whooo’s Reading
Answering open-ended questions is a simple way to
A P P R O P R I AT E I C T facilitate critical thinking with students. However, many
TOOLS TO BE USED reading comprehension tools only allow students to answer
TO DEVELOP multiple-choice questions, rather than requiring them to
formulate their own answer.
CRITICAL
THINKING SKILLS Whooo’s Reading, an online reading log, not only requires
students to answer open-ended questions, but every
automatically prompted question is Common Core-
aligned, so you can be sure your students are thinking
about the text in terms of the various reading and writing
anchors.

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 Neo K12: Flow Chart Games
While this tool only has pre-defined flow chart
A P P R O P R I AT E I C T games, in a variety of categories ranging from life
TOOLS TO BE USED sciences to the human body, you can use them to
TO DEVELOP inspire critical thinking where appropriate.
CRITICAL For example, use flow chart games when exploring
THINKING SKILLS photosynthesis. Students have to drag and drop the
various stages in the right part of the cycle. Require
each student to write what each part of the cycle is
about for a complete interactive thinking activity.

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 Critical thinking skill is developed
HOW DOES ICT
PROMOTE CRITICAL with technology in the classroom when
THINKING SKILLS? there is a learning environment that
encourages exploration when
opportunities are presented to decide
which software to use and how to use it,
to make plans, to monitor progress during
extended tasks.

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 ●ICT distance learning capability expands
HOW DOES ICT
opportunities to practice critical thinking.
PROMOTE CRITICAL
THINKING SKILLS? ●ICT’s potential as a motivational tool helps
encourage practice of critical thinking skills.
●ICT’s capability to provide information from
various sources and to retrieve and process them
fast help facilitate and enhance active
engagement in critical thinking.

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HOW DOES ICT
BRING HARM TO Most students nowadays are more exposed to
OUR CRITICAL “visual media” rather than on how to enhance their
THINKING SKILLS? thinking skills from reading and imagination.

Students exposed with “visual media” only

developed their visual skills but not their thinking
skills.

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H O W T O S O LV E Parents should play a big roles in this
THESE matter. They should encourage their children to
PROBLEMS? read more books and do more activities involving
creative thinking such as painting or drawing.
These kind of things are able to help them to think
out of the box and figure things on their own
instead of just absorbing what is given to them.

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H O W T O S O LV E Teachers as well should encourage their
THESE students to do an online presentation instead of just
PROBLEMS? letting them do whatever they want to do during
their computer class. They should get exposed to
much harder task that involve them to think
critically. Give them task that require them to use
different skills in order to solve it, for example
creating videos and ad making a drawing about
mathematical topics.

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 https://
www.edweek.org/technology/opinion-5-math-technology-t
ools-to-engage-students/2017/09
REFERENCES

https://
www.educatorstechnology.com/2023/01/20-great-math-we
bsites-for-teachers-and.html

https://www.mindmeister.com/blog/5-tech-tools-to-
encourage-critical-thinking/#:~:text=Mind%20mapping
%20is%20a%20valuable,or%20subject%20from%20every
%20angle.
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