Kialoโs award-winning discussion tool is now available as an add-on for Google Classroom! โ 3โ5x More Participation โ Backed By Research โ Gold-Standard Privacy โ Teacher-Focused Tools โ Improve Critical Thinking โ Totally Free! Kialoโs 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 otherโs arguments to build an interactive map of the entire discussion. Join over ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ on Kialo today! โค To explore an example discussion, visit www.kialo-edu.com/demo. โค Read about why Kialo is free at www.kialo-edu.com/pricing-why-kialo-is-free. โค Explore the evidence supporting Kialoโs argument-mapping format at www.kialo-edu.com/research. ๐ฆ ๐ช๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ข? 1๏ธโฃ ๐ฏโ๐ฑ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป It can be hard to get everyone participating in a discussion. Educators report that Kialoโs interactive and collaborative platform massively increases discussion participation! 2๏ธโฃ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต Kialoโs 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 Educationโs Selection for Learning. 3๏ธโฃ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ-๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ 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. 4๏ธโฃ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ 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! 5๏ธโฃ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด 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! 6๏ธโฃ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ! Unlike most edtechs, Kialo is a nonprofit and entirely funded by a private philanthropic foundation. That means itโs free with no ads or data abuse โ forever. ๐๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ ๐๐ โ๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ช๐ต ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.โ โ Dr. Peter Ellerton, Director of The University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project โ๐๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ดโฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ธ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ!!โ โ Christine O., High school teacher โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต.โ โ Ruth M., GCSE teacher