Collaborize Classroom – Collaborize Classroom is a discussion forum site for classrooms.   Teachers can post questions, documents, images, or videos, and students can comment or reply to each other. Easy and free, this helps in developing critical thinking skills.

Rationale is a program that uses visual strategies to help the student write clear and coherent essays. The writer enters information into an argument map and Rationale moves it into an essay format. Excellent prompts for including quotes and examples.

The National Center for Teaching Thinking provides resources, presenters, and materials for integrating critical thinking into the curriculum.

Get More from Life, Scott Young’s blog, is packed with tremendous insights on learning by oneself. He explores all areas of learning and finds powerful methods of “getting more out of life.” This includes excellent ideas for studying and writing.