This document discusses children's exposure to and use of technology such as touch screens and mobile devices. While apps and screens provide learning opportunities, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends limiting screen time to 2 hours per day due to potential harm. Some experts warn that overuse of technology could replace activities like imaginative play, reading, and family time. Teaching digital literacy and responsibility is important as more kids own phones and may face issues like bullying or sexting. Parents have differing views on whether technology helps children learn or if it exploits them.

1. Toddlers & Touch Screens
Flickr: JosephB

2. There is NO denying children are exposed to
technology more than ever.
Flickr: Andrew Stawarz

3. “In this Web 2.0 world, kids aren't just consuming media,
they're creating it and they have collectively embraced
social media as a part of their lives.”
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-20002209-238.html#ixzz1Mr9PX4et
Flickr: Lars Plougmann

4. - As such the lives of children are changing
and reaching new heights.
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5. The
Baby
Apps Flickr: courosa

6. It's not uncommon to see a mother or father handing a
smart phone to young kids these days, even infants, as a
replacement for rattles and pacifiers .
http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/free_press/blog/2011/04/14/the-touch-generation-the-evolution-of-digital-natives
Flickr: SparkCBC

7. “It turns out the touch-screen technology is a natural for
Toddlers — no surprise to parents who have watched young
children instinctively reach out to television screens
for their favourite cartoon characters.”
Flickr: AxsDeny

8. “Learning to count and recognizing colours, ShApeS, sounds
and patterns are all things that
can be done on the award-winning Tickle Tap Apps.”
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/934673--iphone-apps-a-hit-with-preschoolers
Flickr: gnta

9. But is all this exposure to
technology….
…harmful? Flickr: christopherhuffman

10. Despite the learning benefits “ the American Academy of
Pediatrics (AAP) still recommends that parents of young
children should limit any screen time, including television and
computer devices, to no more than 2 hours a day.”
http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/free_press/blog/2011/04/14/the-touch-generation-the-evolution-of-digital-natives
Flickr: ToniVC

11. “during preschool years, children are
mimicking the behaviors of adults, so
parents should be particularly mindful
of their own technology use during
family time dinners, playing outside, etc.”
- Anne K. Fishel, Ph.D. and Tristan Gorrindo, M.D., in their Psychology Today blog ‘Digital Family’.
Flickr: Jason L. Parks

12. “Imaginative play is to digital play as fruits
and vegetables are to dessert.
A child's diet should have a
healthy serving of nutrient rich play."
- Anne K. Fishel, Ph.D. and Tristan Gorrindo, M.D., in their Psychology Today blog ‘Digital Family’.
Flickr: ingridf_nl

13. Also more children own cell phone than books , “85 %
of children own a phone while only
73% own books
at home.”
–national literacy trust via Sybase Inc. Flickr: martymadrid

14. Could this be the death
of children literacy or
an EVOLOUTION?
Flickr: adwriter

15. Teaching - Children
Sexting Bullying &
Responsibility
Flickr: Spree2010

16. The goal of Common Sense Media's Digital Literacy and Citizenship
Initiative is to
provide curriculum to help middle school teachers, parents, and kids
themselves
"raise a generation of responsible, smart, and safe digital
citizens."
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-20002209-238.html#ixzz1Mr9i6JQM Flickr: jblyberg

17. "It's important that [kids] they understand the importance of recycling mobiles as well as the
potential risks, and impact of their own behavior, when using these devices."
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8211585/schools-should-teach-kids-phone-safety Flickr: Mike Licht

18. Whether it's BULLYING, SEXTING , or just POSTING INFORMATION they
might regret later on, kids sometimes venture forth in the digital world
without fully understanding possible CONSQUENCES.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-20002209-238.html#ixzz1Mr9YdBxt Flickr: Sebastian Fritzon

19. Whether it's bullying, sexting, or just posting information they might regret later on,
kids sometimes venture forth in the digital world without fully understanding possible
consequences
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-20002209-238.html#ixzz1Mr9YdBxt Flickr: Matt Hamm

20. Irregardless parents seem to love it !
Flickr: library_of_congress

21. Mothers have said the camera had become the most important
function of the phone, apps to help keep life organized and their kids
entertained had evolved from being unnecessary to essential.
http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/free_press/blog/2011/04/14/the-touch-generation-the-evolution-of-digital-natives
Flickr: floridamemory

22. What's your opinion ? Are
we exploiting children &
forcing them to mimic us?
Or as we trying to teach
them using all the tools and
resource available to us ?
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