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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's wrong with screens at the elementary school level? They're wonderful, [b]high-interest[/b] learning tools. Your child will use Promethean boards, chrome books, and iPads to research and plan writing assignments. They'll record themselves reading throughout the year so they can hear progress. They'll help update websites, record podcasts to share with parents, create powerpoint presentations, graph results, and practice basic facts at their own pace. Technology is not a bad thing!
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In my view, "high-interest" is what's wrong with these learning tools.[/quote]

Except, your view isn't supported or valid.[/quote]

Research shows that when teens read on screens, their attention wanders much more than when they read in a book. They say so themselves.  Why?  Because their attention is trained by the nature of the medium to shift constantly when using screens.  Research also shows that kids retain more when they write by hand rather than type on a screen.  Screens are not necessary for learning.  Technology changes.  People can learn to use it at work when needed, or later in schooling.  To me screens are a distraction from hands-on, face-to face engaged learning.  I know others feel differently.  Promothean boards generate noise and heat in classrooms.  The equipment is incredibly expensive.  Computers also train kids away from using their pencils.  Using a pencil is absolutely essential in math.  [/quote]

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