While the world of educational programming and video games is vast, not all offerings are created equal. So how is a parent or teacher to choose? Nadine Levitt, founder of the educational technology ...

Learning at home doesn't have to be stressful or boring (at least not all the time!). Depending on how old your child is, they'll likely have schoolwork to complete while at home, but if you want to ...

Video games have come to be regarded as valuable educational resources. Through a combination of interactive environments and ...

Math video games can enhance students’ motivation to learn, but it may depend on how students play, researchers have found in a study of middle-schoolers. Math video games can enhance students' ...

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Educational games are a great way to supplement your child’s learning, especially when they feature familiar characters and fun activities. Make the most of screen time at home with these free ...

In a few college classrooms around the country, students in introductory astronomy classes explore the galaxy as part of a crew tasked with finding a habitable planet. Along the way, they have to ...

Game-based learning and serious games have emerged as transformative approaches in education, integrating carefully designed game elements into non-game contexts to enhance engagement, motivation and ...

Developers hoping to transform digital learning games from lightweight classroom fun to serious instructional tools could soon have access to powerful new technologies to help make that happen.

Last November, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt released “Carmen Sandiego Returns,” the first iPad and iPhone version of the classic game in which players use their geography knowledge to track Carmen and ...

Since the days of “Oregon Trail,” educational games have teased at the possibility that learning in school can be freed from the doldrum of textbooks and tests. So if games are fun, and learning ...