Comments on: Are kids all that techno-smart? Maybe not http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/08/13/are-kids-all-that-techno-smart-maybe-not/ Just another eSchool Media site Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:37:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: wahlofscience http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/08/13/are-kids-all-that-techno-smart-maybe-not/comment-page-1/#comment-165191 wahlofscience Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:11:45 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=106130#comment-165191 Excellent article. I agree, many students are not tech smart when it comes to creating. When I taught 8th grade Tech Literacy, I found that while most of them knew how to find and play games, and how to check their email, the majority of them had yet to master simple keyboarding, or the use of word processing and other production software. Carol Excellent article. I agree, many students are not tech smart when it comes to creating. When I taught 8th grade Tech Literacy, I found that while most of them knew how to find and play games, and how to check their email, the majority of them had yet to master simple keyboarding, or the use of word processing and other production software.
Carol

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]]> By: laurastjohn http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/08/13/are-kids-all-that-techno-smart-maybe-not/comment-page-1/#comment-165168 laurastjohn Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:33:21 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=106130#comment-165168 Great article! Most of us hand over technology to the youngest of kids, and let them play on our tablets and devices. It's like handing keys of our car to a teenager and say "go drive"! Kids need to learn how to "drive" safely through the world of technology, and how to respect it as a tool, not just a toy. That's my passion as I develop our early learning content for our ed-tech program, Discovery Kids Puterbugs!! We teach ages 3-6 how to use technology skills to solve problems. What a difference it's made to thousands of kids who use our program! Great article! Most of us hand over technology to the youngest of kids, and let them play on our tablets and devices. It’s like handing keys of our car to a teenager and say “go drive”! Kids need to learn how to “drive” safely through the world of technology, and how to respect it as a tool, not just a toy. That’s my passion as I develop our early learning content for our ed-tech program, Discovery Kids Puterbugs!! We teach ages 3-6 how to use technology skills to solve problems. What a difference it’s made to thousands of kids who use our program!

]]> By: teachermrw http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/08/13/are-kids-all-that-techno-smart-maybe-not/comment-page-1/#comment-165158 teachermrw Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:30:01 +0000 http://www.eschoolnews.com/?p=106130#comment-165158 Good article. I think where many educators make a critical error in judgement is believing that by virtue of using tech that students know how to to create with tech. I cannot tell you how many times this as proven not to be the case. Students are good consumers of tech, but few are proficient creators with tech. It's time that we as educators stop assuming and start educating where tech is concerned. Good article.

I think where many educators make a critical error in judgement is believing that by virtue of using tech that students know how to to create with tech. I cannot tell you how many times this as proven not to be the case. Students are good consumers of tech, but few are proficient creators with tech. It’s time that we as educators stop assuming and start educating where tech is concerned.

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