Web Resources for Lesson 14: Thinking Creatively

Web Hunt: Creativity

Using your favorite search engine, access the Internet to find at least two (2) sites that offer tips on how to think more creatively. You may use any of the following keywords, or come up with some of your own: "creativity," "creative thinking," "thinking creatively," "how to be creative." If you have trouble finding sites on this subject, you may wish to visit the following sites:

• http://www.mindmedia.com/catalog/pub/win.html
• http://www.northwood.edu//abd/index.html

Write a brief review of what you found. List the URL of each site, and offer an evaluation. What did you learn? Do the authors believe creativity is a skill you can learn? Which techniques might you want to use to improve your creativity? Why? Would you recommend these sites to your classmates? Why or why not?

Be ready to share this written review with your class.

Web Hunt: Problem Solving

Using your favorite search engine, access the Internet to find at least two (2) sites that offer tips on general problem solving. You may use any of the following keywords, or come up with some of your own: "problem solving," "how to solve problems." If you have trouble finding sites on this subject, you may wish to visit the following sites:

• http://www.suremath.com/suremath/suremath/solveIt.html
• http://snow.utoronto.ca/Learn2/resources/pblmlinks.html
• http://www.sla.purdue.edu/studentserv/learningcenter/
• http://home.att.net/~nickols/tentips.htm

Write a brief review of what you found. List the URL of each site, and offer an evaluation. What did you learn? What problem-solving techniques might you want to use? Would you recommend these sites to your classmates? Why or why not?

Be ready to share this written review with your class.

Houghton Mifflin Student Success site, exercises for chapter 8 of Ellis text.

Please note: World Wide Web is an ever-changing environment. URLs frequently become outdated, obsolete, and/or change when Internet sites are updated, or servers become disabled. If you are not able to access one of the URLs listed above, try the following: access the host name only; log on to search engines; or try the URL the following day. If you are still unable to access URLs we have listed at this site, there is a good chance that the site has been disabled.It is our intention to keep this site up-to-date. We would greatly appreciate any feedback you can give us.

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Special Thanks and Credit go to:

• Fred Nickols for use of his web site http://home.att.net/~nickols/articles.htm
• The SureMath® web site. To access more information, go to http://www.hawaii.edu/suremath or http://www.suremath.com, or call 1-877-SUREMATH (1-877-787-3628).

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