Digital Learning Lab and PBS are considering whether the PBS program, "Elinor Wonders Why," which uses artificial intelligence to tailor a character's responses to what children say, can improve learning. So far, researchers say, the AI capabilities - similar to virtual assistants such as Alexa and Siri - have helped children learn, improve engagement and…

Online learning efforts may remain even when the pandemic fades away. Teachers’ confidence wavers in using edtech for instruction. Perhaps (not) coincidentally, there is more spending forecast for education technology. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.

Kan AI förbättra resultaten i matematikundervisningen? Det försöker man just nu ta reda på i ett Vinnovaprojekt lett av Norrköpings kommun i samarbete med Linköpings universitet och NE.

En förutsättning för att kunna hålla digitala bibliotekslektioner är att det finns ett väl fungerande samarbete med lärare, skriver skolbibliotekarie Jana Nylén.

Digitala tjänster har gjort musik tillgänglig för fler och sägs ha demokratiserat musiktillgången. Men en ny bok problematiserar användandet av tjänsterna i bland annat skolor.

There are legitimate concerns about young kids’ screen use, but that time can be used to promote literacy, science, and math learning.

Children who had high touch-screen technology use were quicker to look at objects when they appeared and were less able to ignore distractions, compared with those who were considered to be low users, researchers reported in Scientific Reports. The findings were based on data involving 38 children.

Megan Kelly, a teacher in Singapore, used games to teach her students about ancient civilizations. In this blog post, Kelly describes how she modified the game Apples to Apples to show students how their own daily lives were affected by the past, and used an Institute of Play game called Galactic Mappers to teach lessons…

Nedräkning och motorljud. Ett ark med statistik över din spelare. Eller kanske bara en hand med spelkort. ”Gamification”, att använda element från spelvärlden, har blivit ett verktyg inom industrin, forskningen, politiken … och skolan. Vad innebär det egentligen att spelifiera undervisning?

Teachers are becoming stars these days on TikTok, that social media platform for sharing short videos. And some of them say the platform serves as a kind of virtual teaching lounge during COVID. But is it a good thing for the teaching profession that classroom instructors are part of a site known for dance crazes,…

The metacognitive approaches aim to give learners the best possible chance of success.