Social and emotional learning around technology in a cross-cultural, elementary classroom Chuanpob Iaosanurak 1 & Sumalee Chanchalor 2 & Elizabeth Murphy 3 # Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015 Abstract The purpose of the study reported on in this paper was to design and test an intervention with elementary-aged children to promote social and emotional learning around technology. The intervention structured learning around technology as a catalyst and scaffolding tool that engages learners in cross-cultural, collaborative interaction, dialogue, problem-solving, decision-making and reflection in a face-to-face context. Participants were five Thai and 18 Cambodian learners in a Thai elementary classroom. Data collection involved self-report use of the Thai Emotional Intelligence Screening Test (TEIST) before and after 8 weeks of an intervention consisting of learners’ collaborative and interactive use of online, animated stories, discussion forum, mind maps and learning journal. Results are presented as pre-post for the whole group, for Thai vs. Cambodian, and for males versus females. Whole group (N =23) T-values for the subcategory of Emotional self-control were significantly different at p <.05 from the pre- and post-TEIST (t =2.712). Comparisons of pre- and post-TEIST between Thai and Cambodian learners revealed no significant difference. Comparisons between males and females evidenced a significant difference at p <.01 for the post-TEIST (t =3.886, 3.092 respectively), showing increased Empathy and Responsibility among Educ Inf Technol DOI 10.1007/s10639-015-9406-4 * Chuanpob Iaosanurak 54501811@st.kmutt.ac.th Sumalee Chanchalor sumalee.cha@kmutt.ac.th Elizabeth Murphy emurphy@mun.ca 1 Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology, King Mongkut’ s University of Technology Thonburi, 126 Pracha Uthit Rd., Bang Mod, Thung Khru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand 2 The Department of Electrical Technology Education, Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology, King Mongkut’ s University of Technology Thonburi, 126 Pracha Uthit Rd., Bang Mod, Thung Khru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand 3 Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’ s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada