Timothy De Shay of Covington, Ga., writes a letter of inspiration for his leadership class in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. A new study examined the brain activity in students as they took notes ...

Usually, I write drafts on a computer because I type faster than I write, and because I can name the document, file it on my computer, and find it afterward. But in class, when I give a freewrite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Time to practice your handwriting again. Want to remember something? Don't type it out—write it down. At least that's what a paper ...

Word processors were met with mixed reactions when they debuted at the end of the ’60s. While they definitely made the task of writing faster, purists were as weary of this new technology as they were ...

Digital tools are becoming a standard in early childhood classrooms. Many schools now rely on tablets, laptops, and typing programs to teach reading and writing. While this shift may seem modern and ...

Typing may be faster than writing by hand, but it’s less stimulating for the brain, according to research published Friday in the journal Frontiers in Psychology. After recording the brain activity of ...

If you're like many digitally savvy Americans, it has likely been a while since you've spent much time writing by hand. The laborious process of tracing out our thoughts, letter by letter, on the page ...