But using phones for learning requires students to synthesize information and stay focused on a lesson or a discussion. For students with low literacy skills and the frequent urge to multitask on ...

Free classes offered by AARP's Senior Planet program -- in partnership with Verizon Wireless -- are helping older adults with ...

Using smartphones in school classrooms with some specific guidance can assist students with learning, bridging the gap between low-performing and high-performing students, according to a new study.

A 77-year-old who won an award for penmanship offers a compromise: Old folks teach kids how to write in cursive, and kids teach old folks how to use smartphones.

Students are going to use their cellphones one way or another, and trying to ban them precludes their potential usefulness as PRTs — portable research tools — that can enrich lessons and ...

Other professors may just ignore students using their smartphones, but that doesn’t work either. Students using their smartphones are not present to learn.

As a millennial who has worked in retail my whole adult life, I’m tired of the excuse that the older generation can’t or won’t use smartphones.

Sure, YouTube and online courses are popular for learning smartphone photography, but what if your best teacher was already in your pocket? These apps don’t just help you sharpen your skills ...

Today’s first day back in school for City public school kids is always a happy one to see friends again and a sad one to be leaving behind summer break, but today’s first day ...

Below, I’ve highlighted several smartphone features I tested with the help of family and friends with varying degrees of vision loss. I also spoke to Apple and Google to learn more about these ...