Laptop Note-Taking: External Brain-Booster or Memory Drain?

Education Week - Sarah D. Sparks "As more and more [...]

August 28th, 2014|Categories: Computer, Handwriting, Learning, Screen Media, Students, Technology|Tags: Education, School|

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Why Access to Screens Is Lowering Kids’ Social Skills

Time - Belinda Luscombe "People have long suspected that there’s [...]

August 23rd, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Empathy, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Screen Media, Social Media, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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UK Study Suggests 6-Year-Olds More Tech-Savvy Than Adults

Education News- Kristin DeCarr "A new study from UK’s Ofcom [...]

August 19th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Vocational Schools Add Innovation to Attract Students

Education News - Kristin Decarr "Vocational and technical schools across [...]

August 15th, 2014|Categories: Business, Career & Technical Training, Education, Global Economy, Skills, Technology, United States (U.S.), Vocational, Workforce|Tags: Education, School|

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3 Reasons Children Need A Video Game Vacation And 1 Reason They Don’t

Forbes - Jordan Shapiro "...when I took my kids to [...]

August 13th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Outdoors, Parenting, Parents, Playing, Screen Media, Technology, Video Games|Tags: Education, School|

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Back to school: 12 things parents, kids should do before summer ends

Global News - Carmen Chai "For your kids, July may [...]

August 1st, 2014|Categories: Books, Children, Culture, Family, Money, Outdoors, Parents, School, summer, Technology|Tags: Education, School|

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Survey: 56% of parents grade tech at kid’s school adequate

USA Today - Jolie Lee "About half of parents and [...]

July 29th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, Teaching, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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LETTER: STEM education the key to success

My Central Jersey.com - Carole Thompson "Our lives are ruled [...]

July 27th, 2014|Categories: Economy, Education, Global Economy, STEM, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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‘Maker movement’ inspires new artistic expression

The Christian Science Monitor - Kendra Nordin "Museums, libraries, and [...]

July 16th, 2014|Categories: Arts, Creativity, Maker Movement, Technology|Tags: Education, School|

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Too Much Technology Is Bad for the Brain

The Huffington Post - Steve Nelson "Many so-called educational reformers [...]

July 14th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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