I think of my 8 month old and her ability to swipe left and right on my husbands Kindle already! Our children are exposed to all sorts go technology from birth
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Your comment took me back to another article I read about how today's young people's brains have been completely rewired and almost programmed to be receptive to technology. But your concern as to how to behave in a parentally responsible way with regard to when and how to introduce your young child to technology made me also recall earlier articles I read about the many tech-employed parents working in Silicon Valley and how they have elected not to expose their preschool and elementary children to technology and social media because these, they believe, " inhibit creative thinking, movement, human interaction and attention spans." Like you, many want their children to discover of the magic of turning a page of a book and getting lost in it. Here is a like to one such article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/technology/at-waldorf-school-in-silicon-valley-technology-can-wait.html?_r=0 (O. McBride)
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Guidelines for Dealing with Censorship of Nonprint and Multimedia Materials - 1 views
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Democratic government depends on an educated citizenry, on a population capable of thinking independently and critically about complex matters of public policy. Preparing students to become active and engaged citizens has always been the central function of public education in the United States.
Acceptable-Use Policies in the 21st Century - 0 views
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EducationWorld is pleased to present this article by Kari Rhame Murphy, chief technology officer for a suburban Texas school district. Murphy shares the experience of developing an acceptable-use policy (AUP) that reflects the changing realities of 21st century learning and incorporates the input of school-community stakeholders.
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