Giving pre-k, Kindergartners and early elementary education learner’s technological devices such as: computers, smart-boards, ipads, and other types of technologies can increase a child’s daily learning at home and in school. Teaching and letting early aged learner’s use these types of devices with the many educational apps provided on them allows them to actively engage in learning experiences. Students can interact online with other classmates and work together to solve problems that seem like only fun and games to them but all in learning in the process. However, children’s usage of the technologies should be monitored and limited selectively by an adult and younger age groups should be monitored by parents and teachers to help prevent students from cyber bullying. Schools should encourage programs to teach children about positive behaviors in hopes to reinforce positive productive usage of ipads and other technologies for students.
I think implementing the usage of devices such as the ipad to younger children like pre-k to 3 or 4th grade is a great idea. After reading this article I think it would be a fun and engaging tool for students to use that would reinforce them to actually want to do their homework. And using the many educational apps of ipad provides a limitless access to educational knowledge that will enhance or even provide an engaging building block of knowledge bases for later academic success. However, I would think it wise not to rely too much on technology because it is important for students to have social interaction that builds appropriate social behavior and relationships can only come from hands on in class interactions.
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