Multi-touch screens are very fashionable these days, but there are not many practical applications for them. Now, researchers at Durham University in the UK are using them to develop the world's first ...

One of my rituals at the start of each school year is to clean student desks and chairs. Year after year, before students arrive for their first day of school, I scrub and shine these desks. My hands, ...

Designing a classroom takes more than just putting furniture in place. The desk setup influences how students interact, how the teacher moves, and how well the room functions throughout the day. With ...

In my first year of teaching, I thought I was incredibly innovative and forward-thinking when I set up my classroom. After all, instead of rows of desks, I made clusters of desks—ta-da! Collaborative ...

Anderson Elementary School teacher Alexandria Gladstone-Lamas wants her classroom to be more like a Google office. Gone are traditional desks and chairs — they were moved to a separate room at the ...

CENTURIA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When Abby Brown, a Minnesota teacher of more than 22 years, speaks about possibilities, those around her listen. Brown has a vision of what student learning and ...

In an age where flipped classrooms and student-led learning is all the rage, some suggest it’s time to ditch the desk. Ricky publishes and manages the content on BizTech magazine's website. He's a ...

The classroom of the future could bear little resemblance to the “old school” look prevalent in schools today. With the influx of mobile technology—laptops, tablets, and other devices—comes a ...

Standing desks in classrooms could be an easy way to help make kids' time in school less sedentary, a new research review suggests. The study team analyzed data from eight previously published papers ...

A new three-year study shows students learn mathematics faster and more effectively when their real desktops are more like multi-user virtual desktops. By Clay Dillow Published Nov 27, 2012 10:09 PM ...