Have you ever wondered how many children have a technological device? Over 42% of adolescents, age 2-18, have a tablet or a phone. Children learn a great amount of information from playing educational games that teach them how to read and write. The devices that they use help them learn things related to the real world. They learn how to recognize objects such as; animals, sidewalks, and bikes. Having a tablet keeps the attention span of a child occupied for many hours. Children can learn many different subjects by playing with technology, which expands the amount of knowledge they have. When deciding on whether or not parents should allow their kids to have a device they need to consider the learning opportunities, cognitive benefits, maintaining
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Research shows that along with education, technology brings adolescents cognitive skills. The internet has improved these skills because it motivates and encourages children to play games while learning something new at the same time. Not only are children becoming motivated to learn, they also are receiving a better attention span. As children grow up they need to be able to have a longer attention span because further in their education, they must be able to sit through hour long classes everyday. Children learn to do this by starting with technology devices, they enjoy playing learning games and leading them to last a long time playing them. Internet devices also provide memory exercises, the older a person gets, the more things they need to memorize. So with the internet there to make memorising enjoyable, kids gain that skill. The article, Of Toddlers and Tablets, talks about the one of the major benefits of giving the technological device to young children, “Children are smarter and wiser. They know so much, usually ahead of their time and development."(Of Toddlers and Tablets). As children use the internet, it gives them a jump start on having the ability to sit through school, and memorize objects, and also keeps the kid engaged with their
Research shows that along with education, technology brings adolescents cognitive skills. The internet has improved these skills because it motivates and encourages children to play games while learning something new at the same time. Not only are children becoming motivated to learn, they also are receiving a better attention span. As children grow up they need to be able to have a longer attention span because further in their education, they must be able to sit through hour long classes everyday. Children learn to do this by starting with technology devices, they enjoy playing learning games and leading them to last a long time playing them. Internet devices also provide memory exercises, the older a person gets, the more things they need to memorize. So with the internet there to make memorising enjoyable, kids gain that skill. The article, Of Toddlers and Tablets, talks about the one of the major benefits of giving the technological device to young children, “Children are smarter and wiser. They know so much, usually ahead of their time and development."(Of Toddlers and Tablets). As children use the internet, it gives them a jump start on having the ability to sit through school, and memorize objects, and also keeps the kid engaged with their