Do iPads Affect Learning?

Every student in grades 3 to 6 in Encinitas Union School District has an iPad.  Researchers say the use of technology helps students learn, especially when used in math class. The iPad is the device favored most by students and parents. In Lindsay Duncan’s class at El...

How To Get Your Kids Interested In Law

If you had to pick a profession for your children, what would you choose? Perhaps a doctor? Or a dentist? Or perhaps a lawyer? There is no question, being a lawyer is a prestigious, respected and well-paying profession. But how can you get your kids interested in law?...

App Anxiety: How to Protect Your iPad

            Imagine this: Your child is enjoying some iPad playtime while you enjoy the silence it brings. But as you cook dinner uninterrupted, your child (whom you have allowed to play a “free,” educational app that you approved ahead of time) is happily buying...

How To Use The Latest Technology In The Classroom

Keeping up with advances in technology is now part of many teachers job description. For example, high-school physics teacher Clyde Qualk recently used an interactive whiteboard and student-produced video during a lesson on acceleration, and biology teacher Jade Leung...