Exposure to Technology at an Early Age Over the last few decades, there have been extraordinary developments in technology that have had a robust and powerful effect upon education at all levels. The internet, online learning, interactive computing, and the ability for students of all ages to interact with other cultures and have access to data have changed the way the curriculum is now written, and the expectations we have of students. We must remember that children born after 1995, perhaps even earlier, have never known a world without the Internet, cell phones, social networks, and cable television. In fact, during the mid-1990s the Department of Education sent research to many educations stating that "through the use of advanced computing and telecommunications technology, learning can also be qualitatively different. The process of learning in the classroom becomes significantly richer as students have access to new and different types of information, can manipulate it on the computer through graphic displays or controls…. And can communicate their results and conclusions in a variety of media…" (Benefits, 2003). Literally hundreds of research studies tell us that used properly, technology enhances the interaction of younger students, improves teacher/parent/student...
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