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These days, children are practically born with the ability to use a smartphone and have an immediate understanding of technology from a young age, and 91 percent of children play video games. In this ...

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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' ...

The headline on the Dangerously Irrelevant blog caught my attention. “Do most educational games suck?,” the post by blogger and Iowa State University Researcher Scott McLeod, talks about some of the ...

Trying to find educational games that are actually fun can be daunting. However, these 15 games not only are fun to play, but will teach your kids a variety of skills. 1. Snipperclips – Cut It Out, ...

Popular video games, such as Electronic Arts’ “Madden NFL,” traditionally have been viewed as enemies rather than allies in the educational process. After all, many educators have questioned: What ...

Still, even if "edutainment" was a Trojan horse of math and history lessons dressed up in blocky '90s graphics, there's no denying we spent hours on that Oregon trail or trying to find Carmen Sandiego ...

Roseville-based brainy toys and games maker MindWare announced Tuesday it would make its first-ever acquisition, buying a fellow children’s game maker, Peaceable Kingdom, for an undisclosed amount.