Here is a great sneak peek into the NewsBug app, which curates news stories and images appropriate for classroom use and is free from social media connections and in-app purchases.

Concepts

news media, newspapers, current events, image analysis, secondary source analysis

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Additional Tags

classroom support

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Classroom Considerations

• For a more detailed description of the app and its features, be sure to check out the full review linked in the resource's included materials
• Having trouble getting the video to play smoothly? Clicking the blue HD letters in the lower right corner will play the video at a lower resolution and decrease buffering time

Pros

• Explains possible issues that teachers might run into using the app, such as its inefficiency for displaying text on a large screen
• Rich and Jennifer offer a variety of great instructional tips and suggestions for classroom activities using the app

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.3.2 RI.4.1 RI.4.2 RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.6.1 RI.6.2 RI.7.1 RI.7.2 RI.8.1 RI.8.2