Back to School

Thinking about buying an Amazon Alexa device? Now is the time with Alexa speakers, Fire tablets, Fire TV streaming devices, and more on sale now.

From high-tech educational toys to the essential laptop, technology products are a must-have for today's students.

These digital alternatives to pen and paper give you information-retaining benefits of handwritten notes with the organization and convenience of digital note taking.

Using a simple, entertaining robotic ball called SPRK+, Sphero Edu teaches kids of all ages the foundations of coding.

HP's new back-to-school lineup features convertible laptops that target students with varying computing needs and budgets.

A number of school bus companies now offer GPS and RFID tracking for their young riders and companion apps for concerned parents.

If you've got a middle school, high school, or college student, Best Buy and Sprint is offering 12 months of cell service for free.

LinkedIn University Pages provide practical information to help prospective students better research and engage with higher education institutions and alumni. 

While parents can't always to be riding shotgun to intervene when kids drive negligently, technology can.

 Make sure that reading and math remain a part of your kids' routines over the summer to keep their skills fresh.

The Targus iNotebook uses infrared technology to capture whatever you write and wirelessly display it on an iPad screen.

With college applications due soon, do you have the right mix of schools on your list? These five websites will help you find the best match.

With an Internet-connected door lock, kids can punch in their personal code to unlock the door and you get alerted they've arrived home.

Nothing beats reading a book out-loud to your child, but sometimes technology can help. These websites offer a number of engaging activities for 3-5 year-olds that teach your child early reading skills.

The Livescribe Pulse Smartpen—already a very clever tool for anyone who jots down what other people say—gets even smarter with an application store serving up translators, homework helpers and even games.

Two new designs from Targus make toting your laptop a little more fashionable.

Today’s digital photo frames look like any regular frame you’d buy at a photo shop, but offer the capability to display thousands of your photos, and even videos. Here’s what to consider.