Source: FastCompany
It is difficult to imagine that at one point we never had such things as the iPhone, Internet, Youtube, & text messaging. Nowadays the feeling of the Internet going offline is like the thought of someone dumping you on Valentines Day.
Technology has taken a front seat in not just our lives but in the lives of our children as well. It can easily be said that this is a generation where the youth show more interest in a mobile phone than in a yo-yo or Barbie doll.
Despite its popularity, some parents are under the belief that we have created a monster because children are too dependent on technology. Although this is a valid point, others around the world have embraced this revolution & are using technology to their advantage when it comes to kids.
Children Love Mobile Devices
There’s nothing like a shiny iPhone or touch screen device to call the attention of a child.  These gadgets have the ability to let them press buttons, hear weird noise, & view bright lights through its interaction. There is no toy on the market that can compete with countless hours of entertainment through the use of apps like a smart phone can.
Educational & Entertaining Apps
Apps have taken on a shape of its own when it comes to how it can affect a child. These apps have proven to be an incredible tool for educational purposes. Below is a quote from a mother who backs up the discussion of the power of apps:
“They loved to push the buttons and see it light up.” The girls knew most of the alphabet by 18 months and are now starting to read, partly thanks to an iPhone app called First Words, which lets them move tiles along the screen to spell c-o-w and d-o-g. They sing along with the Old MacDonald app too, where they can move a bug-eyed cartoon sheep or rooster inside a corral, and they borrow Mom’s tablet computer and photo-editing software for a 21st-century version of finger painting. “They just don’t have that barrier that technology is hard or that they can’t figure it out,” – Fiona Aboud Singer
It’s the Cool Thing to Do
“American children now spend 7.5 hours a day absorbing and creating media — as much time as they spend in school. Even more remarkably, they multitask across screens to cram 11 hours of content into those 7.5 hours. More and more of these activities are happening on smartphones equipped with audio, video, SMS, and hundreds of thousands of apps.†– Anya Kamenetz
Read Anya Kamenetz’ full article at: FastCompany.com
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