Technology Effect on Child

Technology in a global society APPLIED RESEARCH

(Technologies Effects on Child Development)

Jenifer Medeiros

Morris, Setoria

Park University Internet Campus

Technology in a Global Society

Park University

October, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

INTRODUCTION 3

BODY

Growth and Development 5

Social and Emotional Development 6

Language Development 7

Physical Well-Being and Motor Development 8

Computers in the Classroom 9

Choosing Software 10

Other Types of Technologies 10

Addressing Inequities 11

CONCLUSION 12

REFERENCES 13

INTRODUCTION

With the advances in technology over the years it has lead to a debate on the effects it is having on the growth and development of our children. Some researchers believe that the technology advances effect intellectual development in a positive way, while others are concerned that it may be impairing the brain development by overstimulation. Parents and educators have concerns about potential benefits or harm to young children. Critics argue that technology in schools is speeding up the pace and cutting down on essential learning experiences, which are wasting time and money. (Cordes & Miller, 2000; Healy, 1998). The questions that arise are: What is it like growing up in a high-tech world? How does that differ from growing up at an earlier time? (Elkind, 2003). The answers may be found in the fact that youth today have a greater means for technology than their parents and other adults. As a result, this has lead to a gap of communication between parents and children. Today it is perceived that adolescents have no respect for the knowledge, skills, and values that their elders did a generation ago.

The first eight years of a...