In a nod to educators' desire to become more comfortable using AI in teaching and learning, Common Sense Media and OpenAI have launched "ChatGPT Foundations for K-12 Educators."
Common Sense Education's new Digital Citizenship for All campaign, part of the organization's commitment to making digital citizenship a national priority, urges educators to take a digital citizenship…
Here are reviews of five high-quality digital apps that can help teach middle school math, courtesy of Common Sense Media and its new Graphite service—a free database of…
As we reported recently, new research confirms that music education can help close student achievement gaps and enhance learning in other subjects. Here are seven music apps and…
Want to create your own video game to help students learn phonics? Or poll students to check their understanding in the middle of a lesson? There’s a free…
Common Sense Media reports that The Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project surveyed middle and high school teachers about the impact of digital tools on student…
The sheer volume of new learning apps being created every day poses a key challenge for educators looking to teach with mobile devices, as many teachers say they…
This year, Common Sense Media has recognized 51 children’s apps, games, and websites with its highest (five-star) rating for learning potential. These digital resources are “really engaging” and…
Tablets—with their lightweight portability and interactive touch screens—have been hailed as the next “must have” as schools move toward mobile computing. But questions linger: How much network access…
A new learning ratings initiative will evaluate the learning potential of websites, video games, and mobile apps and will offer ratings and reviews to give parents, teachers, and…
Who is monitoring the apps that kids use on their phones? The government complained Feb. 16 that software companies producing games and other mobile applications aren't telling parents…
A nonprofit organization plans to launch a resource that will help teachers and parents rate and review digital media and assess the learning value of various digital tools.
Amid growing concern about how much information students are revealing about themselves in their personal profiles on social networking web sites and other online services, the national child…
Teachers are finding creative ways to include mobile phones in instruction in an effort to bridge the divide between the technologies children use at home and what they…