Study Claims Smartphones and Tablets May Inhibit Verbal Skills
When it comes to games for young children, one of the persistent worries parents and others express is the effects of allowing the very young to use smartphones or tablets…. more »
Through coverage of the market, research and up-to-date analysis, Games and Learning reports on the opportunities and challenges facing those seeking to unlock the educational power of games. more »
Often the latest studies about how children learn or what the effect of a given game might be are trapped in expert-facing journal articles and dense social science writing. We cut through the technical speak and explain it as best we can in our Learning Research reports.
When it comes to games for young children, one of the persistent worries parents and others express is the effects of allowing the very young to use smartphones or tablets…. more »
Over the coming weeks, the Mindshift blog that tracks technology and education over at KQED will be launching a guide to games and learning from Jordan Shapiro, author of FREEPLAY:… more »
If educators and parents want to create a more effective educational system for the youngest kids they must focus on policies that embrace technology and develop teacher and parent training… more »
Experts have often expressed concern that video games help make kids sedentary and may contribute to childhood obesity, but a new study indicates that physical video games like the Xbox… more »