When it comes to improving education, many have pointed to the importance of technology in the classroom. Using computers is supposed to make students more excited to learn, enable them to absorb ...

Computers are now commonplace in the classroom, but teaching practices often look similar, as do learning outcomes. This raises two questions: What has changed to get people excited about online ...

The answer for some schools: blended learning, which is part computer lesson, part classroom instruction. KIPP Empower Academy in South Los Angeles has had to make virtue out of dire necessity.

No matter where a child lives in the country these days, computers are a standard classroom feature. That may be why I get that shocked look from my children, and even some of my younger ...

Future teachers see educational potential in computer games, study shows. Teacher training should therefore address their potential in the classroom. Future teachers see educational potential in ...

But could mobile devices replace computers in the classroom? Phones can act as a barrier breaker between shy students and their teachers. If younger people are hestitant to phone calls with ...

“Computers are really good at doing tedious ... for students so I can get myself more prepared before walking into the classroom,” Sun said. A year ago, if you asked Daniel Zingaro how he ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Do you remember how temperamental computers used to be? When they would crash for no reason, and you had to click ...

Is the Computer Turned On? If the power button on the computer in the cabinet is not lit, press it. It may take a minute for the touch panel to connect. Press the Internal PC on left side of the touch ...

Availability of computers in classrooms lagged behind computer access in homes in OECD countries, according to the study. While 96 percent of 15-year-old students had a computer at home in 2012 ...

Mobile technology is now part and parcel of the classroom culture. Students have grown up with mobile computers and handhelds--most of them figured out how to text message, build a MySpace profile ...

According to Nancy Jackson, chief administrator of Prologue, the personal computers will come equipped with basic office programs, so students can do written assignments, research projects and ...