Teachers report that many students, despite being "digital natives," need guidance on how to use social media beyond entertainment purposes. In this Education Update article, three educators share their tactics for incorporating social media to expand students' sense of what learning can be.

Students whose grades are below average could boost their results if they devoted less time to Facebook and other social networking sites, new research suggests.

By directly addressing the challenges and benefits of technology, teachers provide more opportunities for learning, increase trust, and improve classroom harmony.

Digital tools that students use for learning also can provide some of their biggest distractions. In this commentary, author Ana Homayoun shares how to help students manage these digital distractions by supporting their intrinsic motivation to make better decisions -- online and in the real world.

A two-year study by the University of California at Irvine seeks to create tools to maximize student achievement and help them graduate. Researchers will study how students use social media, school technology and support resources, and how attendance affects critical-thinking skills.

En ny psykologisk modell för relationerna behövs när barn och vuxna rör sig på lika villkor i de sociala medierna. Allt för att stärka barnens inre psykologiska struktur så att de kan förstå den yttre verklighetens krav och förväntningar, skriver psykologerna Christoffer Eliasson och Marcel Bernhardsson.

Researchers appear divided over the effect of screen time and social media on teens' - particularly girls' - mental health. In this report, three researchers share their views, including Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, who says social media, in particular, may be causing anxiety among teens.

White teenage boys are being exposed via social media to groups peddling hate. Writer Joanna Schroeder explains how she protects her kids from the extremist propaganda they encounter online.

Adolescents who checked social media more than three times daily had increased psychological distress, compared with those with lower social media use, according to a UK study in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. Researchers also found that reduced sleep quality and elevated cyberbullying exposure accounted for about 60% of the correlation between very frequent…

Smartphone-driven social media is one of the main drivers of stress among students, research shows. Now, some schools are taking steps to help reduce students' anxiety by engaging students in mindfulness activities, hiring outside firms to scan social media for signs students need additional support, and encouraging students to unplug.

Carol Chandler Thompson, rektor för Blackheath high school, en privatskola för flickor från förskola till gymnasienivå utanför London. Du är rektor för en skola där lärarna och eleverna använder sociala medier i klassrummet. Varför gör ni det?