That’s where educational apps come in. These apps can make learning fun, increasing the odds that your child will sit still for more learning…and give you a break already. Many, many parents are ...

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Tens of thousands of supposedly educational apps aimed at young children are little more than "digital candy" that offer few benefits for youngsters, according to a new study. The research, published ...

Emma Liptrot has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Adam Kenneth Dubé receives funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Mitacs, ...

You need to occupy your kids while you make an important phone call, cook dinner or during a long plane trip, so you hand them your phone or tablet. You've downloaded ...

Whether it is a simple algebra or Schrodinger’s Equation, it is quite difficult to type it in Microsoft Teams chat. That is why you need an app like Math, which lets you type the equation and send it ...

As a mom, I worry about Summer brain drain — the slow erosion of the knowledge your child gained during the previous school year during the course of three months spent focusing on cannonballs, ...

Researchers have slammed app makers, saying many supposedly educational apps are like junk food. They say 'most' of the 80,000 educational apps on Apple's app store could even harm children. The key ...

It wasn’t all that long ago that the only practical way to get extra help with classwork was to pay the head of the Mathletics league for tutoring. These days, no matter what your class or interest, ...