Textbooks are the bane of every college kid’s existence: They’re expensive, heavy, half the time you end up using them once, your professors’ insist on going off book, and when all’s said and done and ...

For Veena Srikanth, the daily math lesson with her 11-year-old would invariably end in tears. “It was hard to get Nirvan to concentrate after 30 minutes,” recalls the Bangalore-based software ...

• Set ground rules – Smartphones, tablets and laptops are all expensive to replace, so give kids some responsibility for the care and maintenance of their devices. Set parameters around how much data ...

The textbooks can toggle between languages so students who aren't native speakers can check their understanding. Another advantage: the digital books' cost. Discovery's lessons — branded 'Techbooks' ...

And, Andrew Baylis, Deputy Head - Curriculum, at Brighton says technology is changing so rapidly that the school needed to choose the 'best devices for present needs.' 'We see tablets as adding to the ...