Learning with technology

This post was contributed by Claire McCarthy as part of our Mother's Day series. We're celebrating awesome moms this week by highlighting the media and tech that helps them be the best parents they... read more
On Tuesday night, we honored the very best in games, apps, and websites for learning at our first annual ON for Learning Awards. More than 75 developers, designers, and other game enthusiasts who... read more
Tonight's the night -- the ON for Learning Awards -- where we bring together developers and friends to celebrate the 51 apps, games, and websites that received Common Sense's highest rating for... read more
From apps like Scribblenauts Remix that build vocabulary to video games like Portal 2 that require inventive problem solving, lots of popular media titles have learning potential. But how can you... read more
The potential for learning offered by apps, games, and websites is growing by leaps and bounds every day. On Tuesday, March 26, Common Sense Media will recognize the developers of the very best... read more
Everyone agrees that the hottest toy at the 2013 International Toy Fair was the iPad. Tablet computers are being heralded as the next great educational platform. But it's the apps that turn tablets... read more
Among parents of special needs kids today, my story is pretty common. When my son Thurston (now 7) started missing developmental milestones shortly after his first birthday, I threw away my copy of... read more
My son would glue his eyeballs to my iPhone if I let him. He wants every second he can squeeze out of that shiny device, and we're constantly wrestling with the when and how of device time. So when I... read more
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