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Learning from (gulp) Video Games
Many teachers I know are baffled by the attraction of video games; some are heartily…
The Potential Perils of Google
You have heard before, and will doubtless hear again, that students don’t need to memorize…
Classroom Note Taking: A Solution to the Technology Conundrum?
[Editor’s note: this guest blogger piece is by Cindy Gadziala, Chairperson of Theology at Fontbonne…
Debate: E-Readers and Reading Comprehension
[Editor’s note: Scott’s post is in response to this earlier article.] Most times when I get…
E-Readers and Reading Comprehension
The invaluable Daniel Willingham briefly reviews the literature, and concludes that — for the time being…
To Ban or Not to Ban: A Usefully Provocative Answer
For every enthusiastic voice championing the use of laptops in classrooms, we hear equally skeptical…
“Screen Time”: Content and Context Matter
This open letter–signed by many psychologists and neuroscientists well-known to LaTB audiences–argues that current panic about…
Laptops in the Classroom: The Debate Continues…
In at least this one college classroom, non-academic laptop use is inversely related to performance…
Does Internet Use “Rewire Adolescent Brains”?
Our very own Kathryn Mills says: we’ve got a lot of anecdotes, but not a…
Tech in the Classroom: Is Virtual Reality Likely to Help...
Educators have long hoped that that technology holds great promise to move the educational system…