In Episode 217, we dive into Pixar in a Box, a free collaboration between Pixar and Khan Academy that blends storytelling, math, computer science, and design. Explore educator guides, standards-aligned lessons, and interactive activities that help students understand how real animation pipelines work—from virtual cameras and rigging to lighting and rendering.

• Pixar in a Box (Pixar overview)
• Pixar in a Box (Khan Academy course)
• Throwback: Episode 32

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In Episode 216, we highlight two fun content review sites that also support charitable causes. Students can practice math, vocabulary, science, and more with BeanBeanBean while donating to U.S. food banks, or try Free Rice, which donates through the UN World Food Programme. Great for choice boards, stations, or quick classroom competitions!

• BeanBeanBean
• Free Rice

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In Episode 215, we dig into Khanmigo, Khan Academy’s free AI toolkit for teachers. Generate lesson hooks, chunk texts, build quizzes, write newsletters (with translation), create Blooket sets, review class snapshots, and adapt materials for UDL—all in one place and connected to your Khan Academy classes.

• Khanmigo
• Khan Academy Teacher Tools

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In Episode 214, we explore Hide & Seek World, a fun, interactive geography tool. Students use context clues and detailed visuals to identify global locations, boosting their observation skills, map knowledge, and problem-solving abilities.

• Hide & Seek World

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Episode 213 introduces fun and mindful brain break tools perfect for end-of-year restlessness. Discover Pixel Thoughts for quick mindfulness, Patatap for interactive creativity, and Thisissand for calming digital sand art.

• Pixel Thoughts
• Patatap
• This is sand

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In Episode 212, we're diving into Digipuzzle.net, a fantastic platform featuring educational games and puzzles for elementary and middle school students. Discover the huge variety of engaging activities perfect for learning reinforcement, summer practice, or fun brain breaks.

• Digipuzzle

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In Episode 211, we dive into Science News Explores, a comprehensive resource packed with student-friendly science articles, engaging experiments, and STEM career connections. We also briefly touch on Technovation, a fantastic tool to inspire innovation and technology exploration in your classroom.

• Science News Explores
• Technovation

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Episode 210 features Google Arts & Culture's Talking Tours, a captivating virtual platform perfect for exploring global destinations. Learn how to use these interactive tours to enrich research projects, spark curiosity, and bring diverse global cultures into your classroom.

• Google Arts & Culture: Talking Tours

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Episode 209 is here, and we're exploring Mission US, a dynamic platform where students interactively experience significant moments from American history. Discover how flexible, vocabulary-rich, and deeply engaging these missions are, sparking valuable discussions for your middle and high school classrooms.

• Mission US

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In this episode, we're boosting classroom energy with the game-based platforms Baamboozle and Blooket! Discover how Baamboozle's teacher-created games can be easily integrated into any content area for both whole-class and independent activities. We also cover exciting new updates from Blooket, including its connection to Khan Academy, the thrilling Laser Tag game mode, and a fresh new look!

• Baamboozle
• Blooket

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