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Both handwriting and typing involve moving our hands and fingers ... The clearest consequence of screens and keyboards replacing pen and paper might be on kids' ability to learn the building ...

A year ago, paper and pen seemed to be the winner when ... frequently when students were writing by hand. When students were typing, the brain was not nearly so active. This extra brain activity ...

Typing may be faster than writing by hand ... But so far, there’s mixed evidence as to whether taking notes on paper versus a laptop can help people remember and understand information better ...

And typing can improve the quality of writing ... anything longer than a letter in decades before putting actual pen to paper to write this column’s first draft. Whether it made any difference ...

When writing, you get the responsiveness and ... It's a shame, because the Paper Pro's Type Folio keyboard accessory feels great to type on, with reasonably satisfying key travel and a nice ...