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Best Mind Map Software of 2019

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

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Curriculum Associates Updates i-Ready Learning and Assessment Platform

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Informable: Quick Quizzes Help Kids Think Critically About Online Content

By TL Editors published

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 published

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

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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

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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 last updated

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

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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 last updated

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 published

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.

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