THE INFLUENCE OF GADGET TO CHILDREN [Part I]

THE INFLUENCE OF GADGET TO CHILDREN

A.    Background


Contemporary young children are part of the generation of digital natives (Fleer, 2011; Prensky, 2001a, 2001b). Young children in this study refer to children aging from 0 to 8 years (Bredekamp & Copple, 1997). They live in a world enveloped by technologies and use technologies in their daily life (Hague & Payton, 2010; Plowman, Stevenson, Stephen, & McPake, 2012). Many countries recognize the increasing role of technology in children’s lives. They emphasize the development of technology-integrated curricula that are developmentally appropriate for young children and that help to bridge young children’s digital experiences at home and in school (Mawson, 2003; McKenney & Voogt, 2009; Plowman, Stevenson, McPake, Stephen, & Adey, 2011).
The development of technology today is very advanced. Thus the technology also greatly affect the development of early childhood, because technology is one that is also called as a tool / media learning is very effective. So it's no wonder we see so many early-age kids holding "Gadgets" and so on. Thus the gadget also has its own values and benefits for the community itself. There are values in using gadget that is positive and negative value.
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