Kialo’s award-winning discussion tool is now available as an add-on for Google Classroom! ✅ 3–5x More Participation ✅ Backed By Research ✅ Gold-Standard Privacy ✅ Teacher-Focused Tools ✅ Improve Critical Thinking ✅ Totally Free! Kialo’s simple pro/con layout helps students to break down complex arguments into manageable chunks. Starting from a central thesis, students add pros and cons, engaging with each other’s arguments to build an interactive map of the entire discussion. Join over 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 on Kialo today! ➤ To explore an example discussion, visit www.kialo-edu.com/demo. ➤ Read about why Kialo is free at www.kialo-edu.com/pricing-why-kialo-is-free. ➤ Explore the evidence supporting Kialo’s argument-mapping format at www.kialo-edu.com/research. 🟦 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗞𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗢? 1️⃣ 𝟯–𝟱𝘅 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 It can be hard to get everyone participating in a discussion. Educators report that Kialo’s interactive and collaborative platform massively increases discussion participation! 2️⃣ 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 Kialo’s pedagogical impact is backed by research and expert review. We meet ESSA Tier IV standards, are rated Quality Pedagogy by EdTech Impact, and earned Common Sense Education’s Selection for Learning. 3️⃣ 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱-𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆 Kialo meets the highest global privacy standards, including GDPR, CCPA, and FERPA. We are a Student Privacy Pledge signatory and offer strict Data Processing Agreements upon request. 4️⃣ 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿-𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 Kialo is all about supporting educators. We have a huge library of ready-to-go discussion resources, a built-in Grading and Feedback tool, a Tasks feature to keep track of student progress, and other practical tools! 5️⃣ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 Research shows that argument-mapping tools like Kialo are highly effective for teaching critical thinking. Use Kialo for curricular discussions and strengthen these skills while still getting through your content! 6️⃣ 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲! Unlike most edtechs, Kialo is a nonprofit and entirely funded by a private philanthropic foundation. That means it’s free with no ads or data abuse — forever. 🎉🎉 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗞𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼 🎉🎉 “𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.” – Dr. Peter Ellerton, Director of The University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project “𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴… 𝘛𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘒 𝘠𝘖𝘜 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮!!” – Christine O., High school teacher “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵.” – Ruth M., GCSE teacher