Technology And The Child

1. Technology And The Child Negatives and Positives of Technology on Today's Children

2. How The Child Develops • Socially • Emotionally • Cognitively • Physically “We Specialize in One Thing - Kids.” Akron Children's Hospital, www.akronchildrens.org/.

3. Social Development Social development refers to how people develop social and emotional skills across the lifespan, with particular attention to childhood and adolescence. Healthy social development allows us to form positive relationships with family, friends, teachers, and other people in our lives. Social-and-Emotional-Competence-of-Children, www.livingstonstrengtheningfamilies.org/Social-and-Emotional-Competence-of-Children.html.

4. Emotional development Emotional development refers to the ability to recognize, express, and manage feelings at different stages of life and to have empathy for the feelings of others.1 The development of these emotions, which include both positive and negative emotions, is largely affected by relationships with parents, siblings, and peers ... “Protecting a Child's Emotional Development :: Coparenting South Africa.” Home, www.coparenting.co.za/article.php?art_id=228.

5. Cognitive Development Cognitive development is the study of childhood neurological and psychological development. Specifically, cognitive development is assessed based on the level of conception, perception, information processing, and language as an indicator of brain development Rohan. “LONG STRAIGHT HAIRCUTS.” Cognitive Development in Children, 1 Jan. 1970, long-straight-haircuts.blogspot.com/2013/01/cognitive-development-in-children.html.

6. Physical development • Gross motor skills are the abilities required in order to control the large muscles of the body for walking, running, sitting, crawling , and other activities. Description. Motor skills are actions that involve the movement of muscles in the body. • Fine motor skills generally refer to the small movements of the hands, wrists, fingers, feet, toes, lips, and tongue.

7. Technology Can Affect a Child Technology can affect a child socially, emotionally, cognitively and physical. Much research shows us that children can be affected positively and negatively depending on several conditional factors. Such as family , children, and technologies (Ching-Ting Hsin, et al).

8. Positive Increases team work Builds trust because it take time to trust some one to play by the rules Creates bonds by learning to trust the other person when playing a game Encourages cooperation (Mcgronigal) Negatives Using technology Keeps children from interacting with peers (Armstrong &Casement 2000). Hinders family interaction Difficult for them to pick up on social cues and develop meaningful relationships with others Social Affects On The Child With Technology

9. Emotional Affects on the Child with Technology Positive • Bost self confidence • Children are not afraid to fail and are more willing to try again which can boost self esteem Negative • Child does not have face to face interaction with peers or adults which can make it hard for them to read their own and others emotional cues. • Causes isolation which can lead to depression and other mental illnesses.

10. Positive When children use computers for learning purposes it can positively affect a child's cognitive development. When children play a game they have to analyze what is on the screen, this can help with their cognitive development, Playing games can help with their thinking skills. It can help with recognizing images in general, which is a skill in nonverbal communication. Can help with multiple choice and standardized tests in which the correct answer is in front of them. Negative Using devises for long periods of time can affect the child's cognitive development Lack of time out side due to playing games can affect visual skills, spatial skills, and motor skills in order to lead a normal life. Using digital technology may not require any speaking or interaction with other people Can hurt a child's ability to answer questions on a written test or answer verbally. Cognitive affects on the Child with Technology

11. Physical Affects on the Child with Technology Negative • The eyes can be affected by sitting in front of the screen • Technology encourages the child to stay in side • Can cause obesity which can cause child diabetes • Hurts their gross motor skills Positive • Improves hand eye coordination • Improves Fine motor skills • Games that interact with their body such as Wii games. “How to Raise Strong Girls in the Age of #MeToo.” Kinderling Kids Radio - Music for Children and Families, 23 Jan. 2018, www.kinderling.com.au/news/embracing-vulnerability-raise-strong-girls-in-age-me-too.

12. Common Technology Children Encounter • This table shows that almost every family owns a television (99.2%), a mobile phone (98.5%), a computer (94.6%), a CD or a DVD player (93.8%), a digital camera (92.3%), and a printer (80%). In approximately three quarters of all cases families own MP3players or iPods (74.7%), and just under half the have digital video cameras (42.3%). The fewest number of families own gaming consoles (24.6%) and portable gaming consoles (32.3%). We are glad to see that a lot of families also possess ICTs intended especially for children. A total of 102 (78.5%) families own programmable toys (remote-controlled cars, robots.

13. Conditional Factors That Affect The Child

14. Conditional Factors • The impact of technology on children’s learning is conditional by children’s age, experience, time spent using the technologies, and gender. • The time that children spent using technologies and how much time the child spends on the devices • Children Learned more from using technology when adults provide them with a safe climate, encouraged them to participate in conversation, involved them in establishing the goals of the activity, and maintained their interaction with the adults and with the technology. “Parents and Technology: Bridging the Tech Gap!” No Kidding, 8 Jan. 2015, www.nokidding.com.au/parents-generation-bridging-tech-gap/.

15. Ching-Ting Hsin, et al. “The Influence of Young Children’s Use of Technology on Their Learning: A Review.” Journal of Educational Technology & Society, vol. 17, no. 4, Oct. 2014, pp. 85–99. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=99574660&site=ehost-live The Influence Of Young Children 's Use Of Technology On Their Learning reviews a study that showed that technology can have a positive affect on children and learning. They explain that children and learning with technology depends on the child, family, and aspects of the technology. I will use this information to understand the affects of technology in the home depending on their surroundings . Such as family and what kind of devices they are using and how long they are using them. This is a reliable Academic Journal. Plowman, Lydia, et al. “The Technologisation of Childhood? Young Children and Technology in the Home.” Children & Society, vol. 24, no. 1, Jan. 2010, pp. 63–74. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/j.1099-0860.2008.00180.x. Conducts a study on three and four year children and the uses of technology in their home. The academic article gives evidence that not every modern family is at threat to the negatives of technology. This will give me information on positive of technology in the home with young children. This is a reliable Academic Journal. Lepičnik, Jurka, and PijaSamec. “Communication Technology in the Home Environment of Four-Year-Old Children (Slovenia).” Comunicar, vol. 20, no. 40, Mar. 2013, pp. 119–126. EBSCOhost, doi:10.3916/C40-2013-03-02. Gives us information about ICTs and how many are in a house hold. We learn about a child's access to the many different ICTs that we find in the modern households. Also how a child interacts with these devises and how it can affect them. I can gather statistic about how many families have ICTs in the house and what are the different types ICT there are not just the cell phone or video games we normally think about when it comes to technology. This is a reliable Academic Journal. McDonald, Susan, and Jennifer Howell. “Creative Technologies as a Conduit for Learning in the Early Years.” Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, vol. 37, no. 1, England, Vickey. Director of Mt Calvary Preschool. Interview Oct.2,2018

16. Mar. 2012, pp. 136–141. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=89590222&site=ehost-live. • Explains a study where students are given robotics and are studied on how they learn science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Also known as STEM. This article will give me information on different ways to use technology for the better and not through the screen but by creating and building. Also will inform the reader a different type of technology that their children are experiencing. This is a reliable Academic • Journal. • "A Digital Future with a Human Face" • YouTube, Alexis Glick • Published November 7,2016 • In the Ted Talk "A Digital Future with a Human Face", Alexis Glick explains how children today are using technology to change the world, She gives us examples of technology with all age groups of children and into young adults. I will use this information to prove that technology can be used for good when it comes to children as long as it is used correctly. I will use these facts about how technology can bring positive change to the word when given to children. This a Ted Talk by an academic journalist. Social-and-Emotional-Competence-of-Children, • www.livingstonstrengtheningfamilies.org/Social-and-Emotional-Competence-of-Children.html. • Youtube, Mcgronigal, Jane • Published Mar 17,2010, • “We Specialize in One Thing - Kids.” Akron Children's Hospital, www.akronchildrens.org/. • “Protecting a Child's Emotional Development :: Coparenting South Africa.” Home, www.coparenting.co.za/article.php?art_id=228. • Rohan. “LONG STRAIGHT HAIRCUTS.” Cognitive Development in Children, 1 Jan. 1970, long-straight-haircuts.blogspot.com/2013/01/cognitive-development-in-children.html. • “How to Raise Strong Girls in the Age of #MeToo.” Kinderling Kids Radio - Music for Children and Families, 23 Jan. 2018, www.kinderling.com.au/news/embracing-vulnerability-raise-strong-girls-in-age-me-too