In June, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced their Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2018. The apps encourage qualities such as creativity and collaboration and encourage discovery and curiosity

Ready to read the news in a different way? Check out the app Swiipe: News That Knows You. Developed by a fourteen-year-old in Ireland, this app lets you skip news stories you aren’t interested in, save certain news stories to read later or select a story to read immediately.

“Updated with the latest news every day, Swiipe is a news service that knows you fueled by the most popular news outlets from across the globe. Swiipe allows young learners to curate a gallery of news sources. They can choose from among more than 60 sources in a range of categories, including sports, entertainment, or business. Articles may be saved for later reading.”

Platform: iOS
Grades: Middle and High School
Cost: FREE

This article from School Library Journal has great ideas for including Swiipe in lessons regarding news literacy. Common Sense Media gives the app four out five stars in this review, which includes some talking points for starting conversations with students.

And finally, you can learn more about the young app developer and his reasons for creating the app in this article from Mashable.