Research conducted at UCLA found that even minimal internet use resulted in improved cognitive function among adults between the ages of 55-78.  Participants were asked to spend some time conducting simple internet searches on a daily basis.  The findings show that using the web increases activity in the areas of the brain associated with memory and decision-makin

A social networking site can be a good way to make connections with people with similar interests and goals. They can be a way to connect with or "meet" people that a student may not have had the opportunity to before-including other students, staff, faculty and even alumni. Just as social media provides another avenue for making friends, it also makes it possible to renew old ones. Thus, meeting people and staying connected with classmates and friends is a major benefit of social networking sites. Social networking sites also offer event listings, group profiles and fan pages that can communicate the pulse of a campus culture. They can be a great way to understand and stay connected to your campus community as a whol

helps preschool children learn about numbers and the alphabet, and thus helps prepare them for school.

preschoolers in low-income areas around Kansas City who had watched educational television programming, including "Sesame Street," not only were better prepared for school but actually performed better on verbal and math tests as late as age 7 than would have been expected otherwise.

who had watched primarily adult programming and entertainment cartoons performed worse on those later tests than would have been expected.

need supervision and guidelines for the amount of television to which they are exposed and the types of shows they can access

constantly in the process of developing their ability to understand information and make sense of what is real and what is pretend

Exposing children to developmentally inappropriate information and images on television can leave them feeling confused, frightened or upset. This is why choosing appropriate television shows for your children is a critical element of their development.

In the present society television has become an integral part of one's life

educational television

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