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Reader’s Digest Article
A list of commonly assumed true facts that are actually false
Recording Industry Association of America
Users can visit this website to learn about music news, facts and research related to the music industry, and information about piracy.
ScienceDaily
A website that translate recent scientific research into more of a news article format.
SciStarter
This platform includes multiple science projects that users can search for using the Project Finder tool. The projects typically include teams of working together to study a phenomenon, and users can click on the projects to learn more about them before joining.
Search All
A collection of search engines formatted on one screen, with the functionality to locate a variety of different content
Sketch Together
This tool allows users to create a new board. The users can then upload an image of their artwork to the board and then share the board’s URL to other users. That way, all the users with the board’s URL can add images, lines, and more.
Skype a Scientist
This platform matches users to scientists from across the globe based on users’ interests and the scientists’ expertise. In addition, users can join seminars on a range of scientific concepts.
Skype in the Classroom
This platform allows teachers to enter keywords and adjust filers to locate other teachers and professionals who have an interests in similar topics. Teachers can then reach out to other teachers and professionals in order to plan and implement a learning experiences for their students.
Slack
This platform always users to join a channel and then post communications, documents, and other content to it, so that all users on the channel are able to communicate and share information and resources.
Sown to Grow
Sown to Grow helps empower students to set goals, reflect on strategies, and learn how to learn. The goal of the site is to help students take a more active role in their learning and develop a growth mindset. Teachers designate a learning cycle for each student including learning objectives, assignments and grading scales. The students rotate through four steps during a learning cycle: Check In, Set Goals, Work Hard, and Reflect. Although the site monitors student progress and guides them throu … Read more