For me there is definitely a good side and a bad side to this. The positive aspects are that education is taking advantage of trends to benefit students. So many students come in to school already knowing technology, how to use it, and can take it further to benefit their learning. Not only do students come to school already equipped with the skills needed to use technology, technology is something that interests and motivates children today. Education is taking advantage of this and helping students grow even more.
One thing I feel is quite amazing is the numbers associated with preschool users. This is good but does concern me. Working in elementary education, I am seeing more and more students coming into to school with less language and vocabulary. They don't know songs or common stories. While they may be getting some skills from computer use, there is a trend of less personal interactions and communications because of it. Parents are opting out of interactions with their students for more time for themselves. It has been a problem for generations already because of television, but now the devices are portable and families no longer need to talk in the car or out at diner.
The technology mentioned in the picture is extremely valuable, but it does have negative connotations hiding behind it.
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