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If we want students to take control of their learning, we first need to implement mechanistic metacognition so that they understand how best to learn, argues Jared Cooney Horvath

Handwriting activates key brain regions for memory and learning, suggesting educational systems should integrate traditional and digital methods effectively.

4. Handwriting improves thinking. (Yours, too.)

Online mathematics programs may benefit most the kids who need it least

One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.

Manuskript. Most people don't know it. It's software for writers. Software with lots of options, while being a lot simpler than Scrivener. I know loads of authors live inside Scrivener, and hooray for them, but it's too much, big, complex, confusing for me. Read about Manuskript etc at their homepage. There are screenshots and a list of features. This post, and perhaps another one, will go into how I use it, to give you an idea. Note: Manuskript is Free…

How students process information is at least as important as how teachers deliver it.

Necessary cognitive fortification against propaganda, pseudoscience, and general falsehood.

Science confirms what many have already suspected —critical thinking mentally draining and often unpleasant.

What we can build this way is a world where policy is evidence based. Where we make data informed decisions, while understanding that the data isn’t perfect. Where kids are empowered to learn all o…

research and conceptual discussions in literacy and language learning

Both folktales and formal philosophy unsettle us into thinking anew about our cherished values and views of the world

Plato's cave metaphor illustrates the cognitive trap of ignorance, where we may be unaware of the limitations of our understanding.

Science means being able to change your mind in light of new evidence

The Magazine for Science and Reason

Make photo in the form of a circle, triangle, heart or in different geometric shapes online.

Wavacity is a port of the Audacity audio editor to the web browser. Free and open-source. No install required.

Sketchpad is available online and for download on PC and Mac. Whether you're working on a school poster or brainstorming your next comic book character, Sketchpad makes it easy to bring your ideas to life. Easily draw, edit photos, or design your next business card. Craft images for social media posts, digital ads, paper, or even apparel

Easily create animated GIFs online from videos, Youtube, video websites, or images. Simple yet powerful customization options.

Generate iframe code online to embed any HTML doc or page to any website or blog with live preview options and customizations

Flip an image, horizontally and/or vertically

Free online web content composer with HTML source editor and rich text WYSIWYG editor preview. It works without downloading and installing any program.

The NCES Kids' Zone provides information to help you learn about schools; decide on a college; find a public library; engage in several games, quizzes and skill building about math, probability, graphing, and mathematicians; and to learn many interesting facts about education.

Sketchpad: Free online drawing application for all ages. Create digital artwork to share online and export to popular image formats JPEG, PNG, SVG, and PDF.

Free screen recorder tool. Record, edit and save as a gif or video.