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It's a healthy reminder that struggling through a difficult problem—whether it's learning Photoshop, getting used to a new webapp, or picking up a new skill—is a necessary part of the learning process.

education over a phenomenon known as the “app gap.” It’s based on studies, mostly out of the United States, that found that low-income families are less likely to own a computer, download educational apps, and more likely to stick a television in their child’s bedroom.

At its core, what’s the point of tech integration? I would argue that it isn’t to teach students how to use a single tool – any tool we teach kids to use now will most likely be obsolete by the time they enter the workforce. But just like we don’t teach students to read every book they’ll ever encounter, we don’t need to teach them to use every tech tool they’ll ever encounter. Rather, we need to teach them the skills – the grammar, the phonics – that will allow them to navigate the tech tools they will eventually use.

Risk Taking

This means teens literally cannot come to a decision as fast as an adult.

scans showed that the reward center of the teen brain became much more active in the company of their peers

Social media is now being embraced by even the hardiest traditionalist as perhaps the best way to get messages to the masses and individuals. First seen as somewhat of a fad, Facebook is now the most used search engine on the web and even figures like Barack Obama and The Queen have a page.

Bullying is a worry for any student and indeed their parents but research has shown that pupils are far more likely to be bullied on the school bus than they are on any social media site.

digital literacy is not a generational thing; it is a learning thing.