Materials Generated tools help guide students learning by making representations of the information they've learned, online or on paper. Teachers can use Microsoft Publisher to make a brochure about the topic they are working on. 

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Data Collection & Analysis tools help track student progress throughout the semester.  Teachers can create a survey on SurveyMonkey.com to gain feedback from their students. On SurveyMonkey.com students would be able to rate their understanding of a lesson, which helps a teacher with future lesson planning. 

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Graphic Tools use images to illustrate one's understanding of a topic. For example, students can use Paint, on a PC, to draw the rain cycle. This graphic tool is great because it offers different artistic utensils and other instruments that may not be readily available at a school. 

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Planning and Organizing tools help students organize their ideas. A great tool to use is an online concept map. (Concept maps can be created on or offline.) This tool allows students to lay-out their ideas about a topic, using their own words. It is truly a representation of their thoughts. 

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Research & Reference tools are electronic versions of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and/or atlases. Teachers benefit from using this tool because of the high-quality display of information these websites provide. For example, if you are looking up the word, "dog" Dictionary.com provides an audio pronunciation, antonyms and synonyms. 

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Content Area tools support learning in various content areas. For example, teachers can recommend websites that promote good reading behaviors like Readingeggs.com.