PEKIN, Ill. (CBS)-- Old-fashioned penmanship is considered by many to be a lost art, or even something obsolete. But WBBM Newsradio's John Waelti talked to one teacher who believes there's still a ...
BATON ROUGE, LA (WVUE) - "The feathers you have to dry," said history reenactor Dwight Mayeux. "You can't pluck them off a turkey and make a pen." Mayeux is fascinated by old writings and the tools ...
Android: Ever since personal computers became a thing, handwriting has become less and less common. However, if you’re still in love with the good, old-fashioned writing method, Google’s new ...
(CNN) — For many, typing has long overtaken handwriting as their primary word and sentence creation method. So much so that some schools no longer teach cursive. But now, Google is bringing some good ...
I HAVE BEEN waging a protest against electronic correspondence, particularly e-mail. Nothing too loud or garish, though. I’m no Luddite who smashes computers. In fact, I own a laptop. It’s just that I ...
GRAND FORKS — Because children spend so much time using computers and other digital devices — where the keyboard is king — some wonder if the old-fashioned art of handwriting is becoming outdated or ...
Google Research today launched its latest project: Google Handwriting Input. Besides their voice and favorite keyboards, Android users using Android 4.0.3 and up can now also simply use good ...
Writing things out with good old-fashioned pen and paper has psychological benefits for children that help them develop their brains, a new study has found. "Emerging research shows that handwriting ...
(WTNH) — Today many students have traded pen and paper for a keyboard and screen. But when it comes to taking notes, is typing as effective as old-fashioned writing? It might be more time consuming, ...
Friday, Jan. 23 is National Handwriting Day, in addition to being the birthday of John Hancock, one of the country’s Founding Fathers and the man whose distinctive signature adorns the Declaration of ...
The free online education platform reveals how its redesigned app came to be. Khan Academy has helped to usher education in the 21st century, with thousands of videos and exercises in math and other ...
Call me nostalgic, but sometimes I just really miss handwritten letters. Long-distance phone calls from a landline. Sing-alongs. You know, old-school things that make people feel connected. And I’m ...