When you leave a party where you have real friends to come home to your computer and sign on to a virtual world...
When you finish a day of skiing early to come home to your computer and sign on to a virtual world...
When you chose your computer over housecleaning, stacking firewood, and decorating for a holiday...
When you are a stable, strong adult making these choices....
I worry about our young people and the powerful attraction of the computer. What percentage of kids will be interacting with a screen instead of with family and friends during holiday gatherings? What capacities is this focus on technology creating? What is being lost as the will finds expression more and more through the keyboard?
Do we have a responsibility to assure that childrens' use of information-technology is balanced with activities to develop their physical bodies? Is there an age that is more appropriate than another to give these tools (like any other tools) to children?
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
An educator's reflections on preparing learners for life's lessons.
A Place to Ponder ~ Together
PAY ATTENTION! Transforming Teaching Through Technology ~ Link:
~Blog Archive
About Me
- dancingkaren
- I've been in the classroom 20+ years, public and private, as well as in a variety of outdoor education settings. I have taught 1st through 12th grade. Each grade was my favorite at the time I was teaching it. At the moment, high school is my favorite. I have my B.S. from Penn State and my M.Ed. from Antioch New England. My present focus is teaching literacy to reluctant readers.
2 comments:
LOL! I love this and how true is it. Here's mine
When you tell your wife you need to be home at 3:30 to go to a conference in a virtual world.
When your Friday plans include Skyping into a keynote in Florida....but you live in Shanghai.
When every time your Skype rings you don't know where you're going to end up. (Friday...in a bar in Canada)
When you watch more ustream.tv then TV.
And...as you say...you are a stable, strong adult making these choices.
Aw...the wonderful web world!
I understand your worry and living where I live I see the other side of it. As the world becomes flatter who many of us will be forced to use technology to stay in touch. One family here had Thanksgiving with their family back in the states by ichat on the Mac. They both end put a mac at the end of the table and had a virtual thanksgiving dinner complete with conversation, laughter, and stories.
Yes, we do need to remember to get outside, to exercise and remain well rounded people. Just as adults were worried about my generation watching to much TV we are worried about students spending to much time on the computer. It's a concern for sure and one we must keep in mind.
During the Thanksgiving football games, the NFL sponsored adds directed at children to get them to spend time outside.
Post a Comment