Do Education Apps Keep Kids Sharp or Just Plugged In?

NBC News - Helen A.S. Popkin "...experts are divided on [...]

June 5th, 2014|Categories: Apps, Child Development, Childhood Education, Digital Learning, Learning, Screen Media, summer|Tags: Education, School|

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Students Understand Texts Less When They Read On Computers, Research Suggests

Education Week - Benjamin Herold "Comprehension may suffer when students [...]

May 15th, 2014|Categories: Childhood Education, Children, Digital Learning, Digital Literacy, Media, Reading, Technology|Tags: Education, School|

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Why Aren’t Teens Reading Like They Used To?

NPR - Jennifer Ludden "The digital revolution means there are [...]

May 12th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Digital Learning, Digital Literacy, Education, Learning, News, Reading, Teacher, Technology, Teens, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why Teachers Matter

The Huffington Post - George Lucas "Kids today grow up [...]

May 6th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Digital Learning, Digital Literacy, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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8 Surprising Facts About How Kids Learn From Screen Time

Forbes - Jordan Shapiro "One of the interesting things that [...]

January 24th, 2014|Categories: Childhood Education, Digital Learning, Learning, Parents, Screen Media, Technology, Television|Tags: Education, School|

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5 Reasons You Should Be Teaching Digital Citizenship

Teach Thought - Paul Barnwell "Every day, I see a [...]

January 21st, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Digital Learning, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Math still crucial in digital world

The Lethbridge Herald - Staff Writer "Readin’, writin’ and ‘rithmetic [...]

January 13th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Canada, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Digital Learning, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Age of Distraction: Why It’s Crucial for Students to Learn to Focus

Mind Shift - Katrina Schwartz "The ubiquity of digital technology [...]

December 8th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Digital Learning, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Digital Technology Brings New Challenges to the Fight Against Cheating

Education News - Michael Petrilli "Cheating in the classroom is [...]

August 24th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Cheating, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Digital Learning, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Writing survives the digital onslaught

The Sydney Morning Herald - Teresa Watanabe "But some teachers [...]

July 21st, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Australia, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Digital Learning, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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