Post on 17-Nov-2014
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Children, Technology,
and the Future
By: Ashley Chawla
Photo by: Dollface&Co (Flickr)
Today,
almost every
preschool has a
computer.
Today, every preschool has a computer.
Photo by: Abbey Hendrickson (Flickr) Source: ‘Young Children and Technology’, Douglas Clements
We no longer need to ask whether the use of technology is developmentally appropriate.
Source: ‘Young Children and Technology’, Douglas ClementsPhoto by: Melissa Ross (Flickr)
They can
follow
pictorial
directions
and use
visual cues
to
understand
and think
about their
activities.
Source: ‘Young Children and Technology’,
Douglas ClementsPhoto by: Rosalyn Compass (Flickr)
It can no doubt
be accepted
that
technology is
able to
improve the
education
process
within children.
Photo by: Melissa Ross (Flickr)
But, where is the line drawn?
Photo by: Lars Erik-Franson (Flickr)
What is making technology less of an asset
and more of a distraction?Photo by: Tony Shi (Flickr)
On average, young people spent more than five-and-a-half hours a day interacting with technology unrelated to school.
Photo by: Pat CoriPix (Flickr)
Source: Children’s Immersion in Technology is ‘Shocking’, Jim Taylor
The American Academy of Pediatrics cautions that children need more real face time than screen time, more laps than apps.
Photo by: Jeromy Dobson(Flickr) Source: ’Cellphones, Radiation & Your child’s health ’, Devra Davis
The capacity to learn requires holding, touching, smelling, seeing, and hearing real live people and objects.
Photo by: Trevor (Flickr) Source: ’Cellphones, Radiation & Your child’s health ’, Devra Davis
“Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is most important.”
~ Bill Gates
Photo by: Akhmad Reiza (Flickr)
It is important that educators demonstrate
towards technology before children become completely reliant.
resistance
Photo by: Asmundur Borkelsson (Flickr)
‘Kids that cannot even talk will walk up to a TV screen and try to swipe it like an iPad or an iPhone.’
- Jim Steyer, Common Sense Media
Photo by: Bonita (Flickr) Source: A very Modern Milestone, Daniel Bates
It is evident these devices are teaching habits that
mold and shape a child’s understanding of our
future world.
Photo by: Diana Robinson (Flickr)
Some 29% start using the gadgets as
toddlers, with 70% mastering them completely by primary school age.
Source: A very Modern Milestone, Daniel Bates
Photo by: Redaleka (Flickr)
Children may not be aware of how much time they are spending at a computer. This prolonged activity can cause eye focusing and eye strain
problems.
Source: Children’s Vision and New Classroom Technology, Brenda Conaway
Photo by: Julay Cat (Flickr)
It is crucial that at these early stages of development,
children are taken care of physically and mentally when dealing with technology.
Source: Children’s Vision and New Classroom Technology, Brenda ConawayPhoto by: Poster Boy (Flickr)
As a result, it is clear technology’s purpose is to help improve and
advance our futures.
Photo by: Jenson_2008 (Flickr)
But it is important to monitor the reliance and amount of exposure children are receiving from new technological innovations.
Photo by: Pat CoriPix (Flickr)
“I have stared long enough at the glowing flat rectangles of computer screens. Let us give more time for doing things in the real world… plant a plant, walk the dogs, read a real book, go to the opera.”
- Edward Tufte
Photo by: Llari Luciani (Flickr)
SOURCES:• Literature Review 1999, Douglas Clements: “Young Children and Technology”
American Association for the Advancement of Science
• http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-power-prime/201209/children-s-immersion-in-technology-is-shocking
• http://healthychild.org/cell-phones-radiation-your-childs-health/
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2478328/One-kids-use-mobile-phone-tablet-speak-sentences.html
• http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/features/vision-classroom-technology
• All images are licensed under the Creative Commons Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 Agreement and sourced from Flickr.