The cinema lab: brain activity tracked to find secret to creating immersive films
Bristol University project aims to help directors make better movies and take greater risks – with one already onboard
Los Angeles school board votes to set limits on classroom screen time
Measure will also limit device use during passing periods, lunch and recess and block YouTube on district devices
I was wrong about the danger of smartphones in schools. It’s far, far worse than I thought
The new ban in England should be welcomed. But teachers like me know that enforcement is time-consuming – and even, sometimes, dangerous, says English teacher Lola Okolosie
‘Muslim kids are really underrepresented’: the animated movie where medieval maths meets eager young minds
Time Hoppers: The Silk Road is a time-travel adventure whose child heroes must save the legacy of Islamic scholars who shaped modern science. Its makers reveal their inspiration, and reflect on their success
Pupils in England are losing their thinking skills because of AI, survey suggests
Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilities such as writing and problem-solving
Study links children’s social media use with anxiety and depression in teenage years
Researchers say lack of sleep could be a factor among young people interacting online for more than three hours a day
AI toys for young children must be more tightly regulated, say researchers
University of Cambridge study finds AI-powered toys can misread emotions and respond inappropriately to children
‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI
As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities – and society at large
‘Only Nazis ban books’: on the frontlines with students fighting Trump over higher education
Documentary First They Came for My College goes inside the fight for academic freedom at Florida’s New College
Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI
The long read: I was a newcomer, negotiating all of the usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attack
‘Some parents said they’d break my knees’: the teacher who exposed Putin’s primary school propaganda
Grenade-throwing contests replaced PE and ‘denazification’ speeches became homework. Pavel Talankin’s undercover film about his school’s indoctrination drive won a Bafta and is tipped for an Oscar, but has left him in exile
TikTok and Snapchat posts urge London pupils to join ‘school wars’ fights
Met urges pupils not to get involved and asks platforms to ban accounts promoting ‘fights’ with images of weapons
The Guardian view on toddlers and screens: more reasons to be fearful of big tech
Editorial: Growing concerns about the impact of smartphones on the youngest children must be addressed
How screen time affects toddlers: ‘We’re losing a big part of being human’
In the UK, 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day, on average for more than two hours – and almost 40% of three- to five-year-olds use social media. Could this lead to alarming outcomes?
‘Disgustingly educated’: will this trend make you cleverer?
Social media is filling up with influencers telling us how to become much more intellectual. A great, enriching idea – or just another cue to show off?