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Informable: Quick Quizzes Help Kids Think Critically About Online Content

By TL Editors

Informable is a media literacy app from the nonprofit News Literacy Project that challenges users to think critically about online content.

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Free App Teaches Geometry, Spatial Reasoning, and Problem Solving Using AR

By TL Editors

Cyberchase Shape Quest is a free app focused on shapes and starring characters from PBS Kids' show Cyberchase.

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Socratic by Google Lets Students Demonstrate Thought Process

By TL Editors

Socratic by Google promotes metacognition by encouraging students to think about how they can solve a problem or answer a question, rather than give up in frustration

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Share the (True) News with BBC iReporter

By TL Editors

BBC iReporter is a browser-based, choose-your-own-adventure game where you experience your first day on the job on the news agency's social media team.

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We all love SHEG. Now their Civic Online Reasoning tools make it easier to love them even more

By Glenn Wiebe

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YR Media: Teen News Site Offers Articles, Podcasts, Videos and More on Edgy Topics

By TL Editors

Students can build skills by thinking critically about the content they consume on YR Media.

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Critical Thinking: Facilitating and Assessing the 21st Century Skills in Education

By Michael Gorman

So many times we hear our students say, “Why am I learning this?”

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Emojis. Cause they’re good for kids and fun to use. What’s not to like?

By Glenn Wiebe

One of my fave conversations centered on the idea of using emojis as a way to help kids make sense of social studies and incorporating them as part of a quality lesson that can help improve student thinking and literacy skills.

Minecraft: Kids Learn 21st Century Skills While Building New Worlds

Minecraft: Kids Learn 21st Century Skills While Building New Worlds

By TL Editors

Minecraft is a sandbox game that can be adapted to fit nearly any objective or subject, with lessons lasting as short as one period or the entire year.

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Best Mind Map Software of 2019

By TL Editors

Software can aid in brainstorming, but not every mind map software will fit the bill for educators.

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Mentoring Minds Partners With Clever to Offer Single Sign-on Access

By TL Editors

“We are excited to partner with Clever in order to provide a seamless experience with the school learning environment,” said Shad Madsen, CEO, Mentoring Minds.

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Fake News: 3 Things We Can Learn From Finland (And 3 Cool Tools From Right Here In The US Of A)

By Glenn Wiebe

In 2014 Finland began noticing intentional misinformation campaigns focused around issues like immigration, the European Union, or whether Finland should become a full member of NATO.

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Facilitating Student Owned Inquiry With The Right Question: Deeper Learning

By Michael Gorman

In a world filled with so much instant information, it is important to teach students to ask even more questions as they seek possible answers.

BACK OFFICE BUSINESS: Mentoring Minds Introduces ThinkUp! for Texas Educators

By TL Editors

The supplemental curriculum for math, science, writing, English/language arts and reading aligns with TEKS and prepares students for STAAR

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Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom, Part 2: 10 Resources for Student-Owned Questions

By Michael Gorman

In a world filled with so much instant information, it is important to teach students to ask even more questions as they seek possible answers.

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Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom: The Driving Question and PBL, Part 1

By Michael Gorman

The Driving Question or Investigative Question in Project Based learning and STEM can be often the hardest concept to get across to teachers.

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Simple Guide to Analyzing Media with Key Questions from @MediaLiteracyEd

By Lisa Nielsen

Here's how to get started with teaching students about media literacy.

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Follett Challenge ’19 Announces Semifinalists, Video Voting Winners

By TL Editors

The Follett Challenge again is awarding $200,000 USD in products and services from Follett to the schools/districts that nominated their innovative educational programs.

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Computational Thinking: Over 50 Resources To Teach CT Across the Entire Curriculum, Part 2

By Michael Gorman

As educators, we must take that next step - teaching students to problem-solve and come up with algorithms of their own.

Computational Thinking: Ten Ways To Promote CT Across The Entire Curriculum, Part 1

By Michael Gorman

This type of thinking is important not just in high stake testing, but also success in that world after school.