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A new study suggests that a video before bed or a recording played while asleep can enhance learning and memory.

"This new device actually has more memory and higher screen resolution than an Xbox 360 or Playstation 3," said Mike Capps, CEO of Epic Games. "So, these guys [Apple] are redefining mobile gaming again."

"It has long been understood that memroy formation is an active and often exhausting process, losing them seems to happen quite passively as time elapses and new information overloads our busy brains. But a new study published February 19 in the journal Cell shows that forgetting is a biochemically active process not unlike memory formation."

While mini articles such as this often leave out half the research - the concept of doodling being an enhancer rather than a distraction is interesting.  The main point is that doodling engages the brain just enough to keep students from spacing out.  

This is such a well-designed learning platform! 

How's your Spanish/Italian going? Do you think this site is good for fostering creativity as well as memorization?

story of a third grade class in Chicago using a computer-based memory game to improve their "fluid intelligence." article focuses on the work of Susanne Jaeggi and Martin Buschkuehl of the University of Maryland

This article suggests lessons that other teachers can learn from jazz teachers in motivating students and talks about the social, constructivist, and personal aspects of jazz that make it a passion for students who may otherwise be uninterested in school. "Students need to be doing something every day to demonstrate their learning."

this article reminded me how unengaged I was/am by the idea of diagramming sentences in spite of some people I know who thrill in the memories. It seems to me that the ipad offers some ap capability to reinvent this idea and make it even more visual.

From a learning point of view, aging has its consolations, along with its detriments like loss of memory and quick math skills. Read this if you want a general perspective on research into the mature adult mind.

Good article on the issue of divided attention as a consequence of technology-enhanced multitasking in the classroom.

Some specially tailored games seem to help preserve mental fitness.

Researchers from Yale and Stanford study how people make face and scene associations.