Good article. Computers for children is not just about giving a child a laptop. What are they learning? How can they be better? How can they contribute?
I left corporate eLearning management nearly six years ago to pursue a doctorate in educational technology and return to K12 teaching. I felt strongly that the coming wave of technology would mandate a change in teaching. First of all, I knew what would come to be expected in the future workplace because I was already there. Seven years with IBM and AT&T Network Services led me to believe that the constant multitasking associated with my job had changed my brain. I couldn’t prove an actual physical change at the time. At the very least, I know it changed the way I think and approach problem solving and work.
