Charlotte's Webpage

Charlotte's Webpage I started to read this article and it was very interesting to read because it talks about how computers are a good thing and also a bad thing for children to use. Children do learn on computers and they pay more attention when their on the computer but it also talks about how it takes away being able to talk to others and listen to others. With all the animated and fantasy stuff on computers children can learn the wrong way. For example they said, "Having watched Discovery Channel and worked with computer simulations that severely compress both time and space, children are typically disappointed when they first approach a pond or stream: the fish aren’t jumping, the frogs aren’t croaking, the deer aren’t drinking, the otters aren’t playing, and the raccoons (not to mention bears) aren’t fishing. Their electronic experiences have led them to expect to see these things happening—all at once and with no effort on their part." ("Charlotte's Webpage") I liked this example they used because it is true and wont really know what the world really is. I was also surprised when they said kids wanted to go on the computer and learn instead of going out for recess. I think that is not good for the child because they need to be able to go out and explore and run around too. This article was good to read because it taught me that their should be limits when using a computer in a classroom for learning.