Fulfilling the Technological Promise
Language Magazine asks luminaries in the EdTech landscape what to expect and what we can hope for in 2018
I am hoping that school district leaders increasingly focus on making the most of the amazing technology...
New App, Color Game, for Language Evolution
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany and the Mint Minds and Traditions Research Group (a Max Planck research group) have released a new app that...
New Study Finds Virtual Schools Underperforming
School performance measures for both virtual and blended schools indicate that they are not as successful as traditional public schools, according to NEPC’s Sixth Annual Report on Virtual Education, Full-Time Virtual and Blended Schools: Enrollment,...
TCEA Conference In Full Swing
The Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) Convention and Exposition is in its second day in Austin, with activities running until February 9. TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association) is a global, nonprofit, member-based organization supporting...
Animals May Have Brains Capable of Language
It has been widely thought that humans learn language using brain components that are specifically dedicated to this purpose. However, new evidence strongly suggests that language is in fact...
Social Climbing
Yue Meng and Nile Stanley see the educational value in social networking sites
If you type “Facebook educational usage” into Google, it will show millions of relevant sites in just .278 seconds. With the popularity...
Acetaminophen Usage During Pregnancy May Be Linked to Language Delay
A study recently published in European Psychiatry suggests that mothers who took acetaminophen during their pregnancies had higher rates of language delays in their two-year-old daughters compared to mothers who did not. Delays, however...
Literacy on the Line
Vinod Lobo describes how a California grant is giving adult English learners access to blended education programs on their smartphones
Recent data shows that adult ELLs engaging in a blended model of in-person and at-home,...
Sir Ken Robinson @ FETC
Language Magazine favorite Sir Ken Robinson will be delivering the opening keynote address at next month's FETC (JANUARY 23 - 26, 2018, ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER, ORLANDO, FL) so we're offering a SPECIAL BONUS:...
Bilinguals Solve Math Differently Depending on the Language
A recent study has found that...