If you’ve been inside a classroom in the past 40 years, you have probably experienced a version of the Good Behavior Game. Although instructors have likely used similar methods since the dawn of ...

In the spring of 2012, my Sophomore English class was reading Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Gold Bug.” In the story, characters decipher secret messages as they attempt to find buried treasure.

8 million high-tech jobs are expected to be created over the next five years A survey found that 65%25 of U.S. students are bored %22at least every day in class%22 97%25 of teens play computer%2C ...

I learned quite a bit from a tiny robot named 2-XL. If you’re not an official Old™ like me, you may not remember this kids’ toy, which first appeared in 1978, and was a glorified 8-track cassette ...

Games are being used much more widely in schools than they were when I first started writing about them 2 or 3 years ago. As of fall 2013, 74% of K-8 teachers were using digital games. 55% of these ...

When David Brantley's first-grade students walked into their classroom this month, many felt right at home. Their teacher is a rare one who believes video games feed young minds, not rot them away. So ...

Around a billion and a half people all play video games of some sort. That’s more than 20% of the world’s population. Video games have become a part of life. They are now more than just leisure and ...