The metaverse is the latest tech frontier, with Facebook and other tech giants rushing to build a parallel social and professional universe in virtual and augmented reality. And plenty of schools and colleges are wondering: Will this new realm work for education?
Data linkage, assessing information from over 113,000 teenagers in South London, addresses important gaps in research on the mental health and socio-economic risk factors for self-harm.
Middle-school students performed better on a test after learning a lesson on climate science via virtual reality than students who learned using standard video and a computer screen, according to a study co-authored by education-technology researcher Richard Mayer. Mayer and his colleagues assert that the findings show the promise of VR and the metaverse in…
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Fewer students are choosing language electives at school, but contrary to popular perception, it isn’t purely a lack of interest causing the decline. A recent study suggests students want to study a language, but can’t.
Approximately 13% of American public school students have special needs, such as speech-language issues and autism. Assistive technology can offer them new opportunities. Virtual learning and tools mean special-education students needn’t be separated from their classmates.
A Google Chrome extension helps efficiently create classroom tutorials, writes Kathleen Palmieri, a fifth-grade teacher in New York. In this article, Palmieri shares a guide to using the tool called iorad, including its option for students who are learning the English language.
The Smithsonian Learning Lab offers a new tool, Canvas, to help students create their own digital e-zine, writes Abby Pfisterer, museum educator and manager of civic learning for the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History. In this blog post, Pfisterer shares how e-zines offer an alternative to the traditional essay that can strengthen students'…