Pedagogisk forskning om teknik.

Having rich grandparents can clearly make a child’s life materially easier. But now it appears that wealth may also affect a child’s grades in school.

Tre forskare vid Umeå universitet har skrivit en bok om skolgårdens historia. Skolgårdarna har exempelvis blivit både säkrare och mer utrustade. (webb-radio)

The tech giant is transforming public education with low-cost laptops and free apps. But schools may be giving Google more than they are getting.

Åsa Löwenadler på Fyllingeskolan låter eleverna lägga fram en skylt för att visa att de behöver hennes uppmärksamhet. Det gör väntan lättare för elever med npf.

To help children thrive emotionally and socially, aim to praise them for their good behavior five times a day, a new study suggests. The research, presented at the British Psychological Society’s annual conference, found that parents who did exactly that saw a boost in their kids’ wellbeing and a drop in hyperactivity and inattention.

Educators in this article share how education technology has made a difference in their classrooms. Paul Kim, a history teacher, talks about how his students use tools, such as Photo Story and Audacity, to create historical narratives.

Teenagers benefit from interacting with adult mentors outside of their families, according to research by Belle Liang, a professor of psychology at Boston College. Liang suggests that teens making summer plans should make time to spend time with a mentor.

Creatively using technology can help prepare students for life outside of school.

A popular educational app will help spread research-based mindfulness lessons.  

"Picting" is the literacy for today's students, assert professors Cathie Norris and Elliot Soloway. In this blog post, they examine how social media's reliance on images and the amount of time youths spend on social media are changing literacy.

About 4,400 students at four schools in Wisconsin are participating in a pilot program in which their access to 34 social media apps is restricted through the school's Wi-Fi network. The goal, educators say, is to establish what happens when students unplug.