Study Links Toddler’s Screen Time to Slower Speech Development
In recent years, young children and toddlers have been increasingly exposed to handheld devices. It’s become commonplace to see babies playing games on tablets, smartphones, and other technological devices, rather than with wooden blocks...
Using All Gears
Language Magazine asks developers how technological applications can assist in the teaching of diverse student groups
“We’ve seen firsthand how integrating technology into the curriculum can help drive student engagement and lead to improved academic...
Semifinalists and Testing Cities Announced in $7M Adult Literacy XPRIZE
XPRIZE, the global leader in designing and operating world-changing incentive competitions, has announced the eight semifinalist teams are advancing in the $7M Barbara...
Get Real, Teacher! -Virtual Reality Teaching
Rene Gadelha believes that only careful implementation will realize the promise of virtual reality in education
Revolutionizing Education
Virtual reality (VR) has the potential to...
The New Digital Divide
Keith Oelrich argues that teacher preparation and curriculum design are the keys to closing the digital technological opportunity gap
A Gap Emerges
In the mid-’90s, as personal computer and internet access was becoming more available to...
Indian Bilinguals Humanizing Virtual Assistants
To improve the functionality of Cortana, its voice-powered virtual assistant, Microsoft is turning to bilinguals. Of specific interest is the practice of code...
Competition Launches Arabic Literacy Apps for War-Affected Syrian Children
Antura and the Letters and Feed the Monster, the two winners of the EduApp4Syria innovation competition, were announced today and then released worldwide as open-source Arabic literacy learning games. Both games are available for...
Late-Learner Bilinguals Perform Similar to Native Speakers
A new study, titled “Late Bilinguals Are Sensitive to Unique Aspects of Second Language Processing: Evidence from Clitic Pronouns Word-Order” asked...
Virtual Learning a Reality
ATi Studios has released a virtual reality app for language education to combine the artificial-intelligence technology behind chatbots with speech recognition in virtual reality. Learn Languages VR by Mondly allows people to experience lifelike...
Competition Launches Arabic Literacy Apps for War-Affected Syrian Children
Antura and the Letters and Feed the Monster, the two winners of the EduApp4Syria innovation competition, were announced today and then released worldwide as open-source Arabic literacy learning games. Both games are available for...