Children And Technology
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Katie_Franklin]Katie Franklin
When to Start?
By the time your child is a toddler, he has probably figured out how to turn on the television, DVD player, and your home computer, and imitates you by banging on the keyboard. Toddlers love to "talk" on the telephone and point the remote control at anything, and can't escape the flood of technology that is present in our society today. Since you cannot keep this technology from young children, how do you go about teaching your children how to use it? What age is appropriate for teaching children about technology, and what are the benefits?
Infants and Toddlers
There is an abundance of technological toys available for even the youngest of children, including interactive language-teaching tools, but they may not be developmentally appropriate for the younger-than-pre-school set. In fact, the
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reports that "while a market for computer software designed specifically for toddlers and young children continues to grow, little is known about the actual impact of this new technology on children's developing minds and bodies." While it probably doesn't hurt to expose your child to safe technological toys, as a parent, you should consider whether there is any real benefit to replacing your reading to and talking to your little one with technology. Because human interaction is crucial, and you need to assist your child in developing his social skills, technology may be inappropriate at this age.
Three to Eight Year Olds
As children get older, though, parents should think of technology as a tool, one in an array of learning materials that children may use, but that parents control. Remind your child that there are many benefits to technology, but that, without active human participation, the benefits are negligible.
Determine the difference in active learning, in which a child interacts with software, and passive learning, in which children are presented with the on-screen equivalent of a fill-in-the-blank worksheet. Technology that encourages active learning is much more likely to teach children new skills.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), offers some excellent suggestions for determining what software is good for children. If the software "uses pictures and spoken instructions rather than written ones so that children will not need to ask for help, [allows] children [to] control the level of difficulty, the pace and direction of the program," and "children receive quick feedback, so they stay interested," then you've likely found a suitable program that will engage your children and build their computer literacy and verbal literacy skills. Look for software that encourages children to use their imagination and that appeals to their sense of sight and sound.
Keep a Balance
Because you are a parent, you are your child's first teacher, and you have a great deal of influence over what your child learns. Stay involved in the sorts of computer activities in which your child participates. There are many websites out there designed for children, and many of them have superb learning games that keep children engaged and sharpen their skills.
Technology should be part of a balance, though, of a larger learning environment. While your child will enter an academic and work world in which technology is an integral part, and he should be exposed to technology as part of his education, don't let technology use come at the expense of reading, social interaction, and physical exercise.
Katie Franklin is a researcher and writer on parenting, children and child development. She is a regular contributor at [http://www.childdevelopmentmedia.com/]Child Development Media Inc She also contributes at [http://www.qualitytoysandhobbies.com]Quality Toys and Hobbies
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Your Computer is Smarter than You
Your Computer is Smarter than You
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Rayman_L]Rayman L
It used to be said that humans were the most intelligent beings on Earth. I guess, to some degree, that’s probably still true. There aren’t a lot of other creatures that can find a way to travel vast distances, create a variable economy, and get rid of their waste (all at the same time).
All of humanity can marvel in our genius- we have solved problems that no one would have ever believed to be possible. We have explored the stars and created something from nothing. It’s safe to say that we’re pretty darn smart.
But there’s a problem: we created the computer, and the computer is now smarter than we are. Before you recoil in disgust, think for a second about why I’m saying this. Sit back, and try and remember everything that you did last week, the times that you did them, and everything that happened while you were doing them.
Can’t remember all of that? Your computer can, and it does so with ease. It also stores music, movies, and can even play nearly any game you want it to on command.
Do you remember all of the words to every single song in your music library? Can you recite them all?
So why am I asking you all of these relatively trivial questions? Well, to put it nicely, I’m showing you how your computer is more intelligent than you. The sad thing is that we created this device, and now we depend on it for nearly every calculation, problem, or miniscule task that we will need to solve.
The computer has also got us duped- even though its existence is a product of our design, our reliance is a result of its capability. In essence, we don’t own the computer. The computer owns us.
Don’t fret- I know a way that we can break our reliance on these machines!
1. First, you need to turn off your computer monitor. Once your monitor is off, turn off all of the lights in the room and leave. This will force the computer to enter hibernation mode after you’ve left it alone for a little while.
2. Go to your kitchen and make yourself a nice healthy salad with a grilled chicken breast. Give yourself some extra credit if you are able to do this without looking up recipes on the internet.
3. Walk, run, or bike to the nearest bookstore or library. Give yourself a hand if you get there without huffing and puffing. Once you’re at the bookstore or library, have a look around and see if there are any books that catch your attention.
4. Purchase or rent said book and make some time to read it. Don’t stop halfway through if it gets boring. Read the whole book, cover to cover.
Following those four steps will help you begin the gradual separation from your computer. Though your computer will always be able to store more information, you’ll never lose the upper hand: you can simply choose to stop using the darn thing.
Rayman L is a travel and technology enthusiast. He runs multiple web information sites based on travel, [http://www.lensandpixels.com]digital slrs and [http://www.gadgetfilter.com]gadgets reviews. His latest site is http://www.techeazy.com
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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Rayman_L]Rayman L
It used to be said that humans were the most intelligent beings on Earth. I guess, to some degree, that’s probably still true. There aren’t a lot of other creatures that can find a way to travel vast distances, create a variable economy, and get rid of their waste (all at the same time).
All of humanity can marvel in our genius- we have solved problems that no one would have ever believed to be possible. We have explored the stars and created something from nothing. It’s safe to say that we’re pretty darn smart.
But there’s a problem: we created the computer, and the computer is now smarter than we are. Before you recoil in disgust, think for a second about why I’m saying this. Sit back, and try and remember everything that you did last week, the times that you did them, and everything that happened while you were doing them.
Can’t remember all of that? Your computer can, and it does so with ease. It also stores music, movies, and can even play nearly any game you want it to on command.
Do you remember all of the words to every single song in your music library? Can you recite them all?
So why am I asking you all of these relatively trivial questions? Well, to put it nicely, I’m showing you how your computer is more intelligent than you. The sad thing is that we created this device, and now we depend on it for nearly every calculation, problem, or miniscule task that we will need to solve.
The computer has also got us duped- even though its existence is a product of our design, our reliance is a result of its capability. In essence, we don’t own the computer. The computer owns us.
Don’t fret- I know a way that we can break our reliance on these machines!
1. First, you need to turn off your computer monitor. Once your monitor is off, turn off all of the lights in the room and leave. This will force the computer to enter hibernation mode after you’ve left it alone for a little while.
2. Go to your kitchen and make yourself a nice healthy salad with a grilled chicken breast. Give yourself some extra credit if you are able to do this without looking up recipes on the internet.
3. Walk, run, or bike to the nearest bookstore or library. Give yourself a hand if you get there without huffing and puffing. Once you’re at the bookstore or library, have a look around and see if there are any books that catch your attention.
4. Purchase or rent said book and make some time to read it. Don’t stop halfway through if it gets boring. Read the whole book, cover to cover.
Following those four steps will help you begin the gradual separation from your computer. Though your computer will always be able to store more information, you’ll never lose the upper hand: you can simply choose to stop using the darn thing.
Rayman L is a travel and technology enthusiast. He runs multiple web information sites based on travel, [http://www.lensandpixels.com]digital slrs and [http://www.gadgetfilter.com]gadgets reviews. His latest site is http://www.techeazy.com
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Science and Technology in India
Science and Technology in India
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Sam_James]Sam James
The progress made in the field of Science and Technology in India today is enviable. The architect, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru had a vision, not merely of scientists and of laboratories, but of the broader horizons and its social relevance; of the unity between the community of scientists and scientific needs of the community and of the transformation functions of science in society.
We have laid much emphasis on the development of science and technology as a major instrument for achieving national goals of self-reliance and socioeconomic progress. The Scientific Policy Resolution adopted by our Parliament on March 4, 1958 laid stress on Government responsibility to secure for the people, the benefits from acquisition of scientific knowledge and practical application of research. The policy of the Government, is to encourage individuals and collective initiative for dissemination of knowledge and faster programmed to train scientific personnel to fulfill country's needs in the diverse fields of agriculture, industry defense, education, space, information technology oceanography etc.
The contributions in scientific and technological research have induced a phenomenal transformation in Indian agriculture from subsistence level into commercial farming. India occupies a premier position amongst the oilseed producing countries of the world. Research efforts have been intensified to bring out crop varieties tolerant to drought conditions, resistant to pests and diseased and responsive to the use of agriculture, its capacity to withstand droughts and natural calamities and the near attainment of the goal of food self sufficiency by the country are the tributes to the untiring efforts of the agricultural scientists as well as millions of farmers with progressing thought.
Over the years, a strong science and technology infrastructure base has been established in our country. This covers a chain of national laboratories, specialized centers, various research and development and academic institutions training centers, etc., which continuously provide expertise, technically trained man power and technological support to industry. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research with its network of laboratories and research institutions is a major instrument of scientific and industrial research under state auspices and supports research in universities and other centers of learning.
Telecommunications is a critical part of infrastructure and one that is becoming important, given the trend of globalization and the shift to a knowledge based economy. Until 1994, telecommunication services under government monopoly made tardy progress. Although telecommunication expanded fairly rapidly, under this arrangement, it was recognized that capacities must expand much more rapidly and competition also be introduced to improve the quality of services and encourage induction of new technology. Telecommunication has become especially important in recent years because of the enormous growth of information technology and its potential impact on rest of the economy. India is perceived to have a special comparative advantage in information technology or in IT enabled services, both of which depend critically on high quality. Telecommunication has also become extremely important for a wide range of rural activities and this importance will only increase as the process of diversification of rural economic opportunities gains momentum. Universal service obligation must therefore, be insisted upon for all providers of telecom services.
India has joined a select club of six advanced countries with the Pune based Center for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) developing the country's first super compute "Param". The indigenous built 64 NODEC super computer is capable of reaching peak power of 100 mega flops. Param promises the creating of a seamless computing platform for super computing at an affordable price in the international context.
India recognized the importance of atomic energy quite early and the Atomic Energy Commission was set up in August 1948 to look after atomic energy activities in the country. India today is the seventh country in the world and the first developing nation to have the distinction of mastering fast breeder technology.
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is responsible for the planning, execution and management of space research activities. The ISRO, which has its head quarters in Bangalore, provides rockets and laboratory facilities to scientists belonging to different organizations in India for conducting approved space science experiments. The Indian Remote Sensing Satellites have helped in extensive mapping of our natural resources and voluminous data generated through these are used in a variety of fields. Even the developed countries including the U.S. have started buying the data collected by the IRS. It is a matter of pride that India became the 14th nation in the world on April 3, 1984 to have sent a man into space. Rakesh Sharma, was India's first man in space. Similarly, Dr. Kalpana Chawla, an Indian American woman became the first Indian woman to go into the space on November 19, 1997 on a 16 day mission on NASA, Columbia shuttle as a Mission Specialist of study the outer atmosphere of the Sun. Unfortunately, she died on a latter mission on her return to earth.
Technology is used as a tool to give India a competitive position in the new global economy. For example, Indian exports today derive their comparative advantage through resources and labor rather than differentiation and, technology. Therefore, major thrust is being given to increasing India's share in high-tech products, deriving value from technology - led exports and export of technology. Full articulation of research is being given into various policies and programmed covering economics, energy and other socioeconomic sectors.
Sam James is a freelance writer and has written content for several web & print media projects. [http://solvedquestionpapers.com/]Sample Question Papers [http://mysciencearticles.com/]Kids Science Articles
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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Sam_James]Sam James
The progress made in the field of Science and Technology in India today is enviable. The architect, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru had a vision, not merely of scientists and of laboratories, but of the broader horizons and its social relevance; of the unity between the community of scientists and scientific needs of the community and of the transformation functions of science in society.
We have laid much emphasis on the development of science and technology as a major instrument for achieving national goals of self-reliance and socioeconomic progress. The Scientific Policy Resolution adopted by our Parliament on March 4, 1958 laid stress on Government responsibility to secure for the people, the benefits from acquisition of scientific knowledge and practical application of research. The policy of the Government, is to encourage individuals and collective initiative for dissemination of knowledge and faster programmed to train scientific personnel to fulfill country's needs in the diverse fields of agriculture, industry defense, education, space, information technology oceanography etc.
The contributions in scientific and technological research have induced a phenomenal transformation in Indian agriculture from subsistence level into commercial farming. India occupies a premier position amongst the oilseed producing countries of the world. Research efforts have been intensified to bring out crop varieties tolerant to drought conditions, resistant to pests and diseased and responsive to the use of agriculture, its capacity to withstand droughts and natural calamities and the near attainment of the goal of food self sufficiency by the country are the tributes to the untiring efforts of the agricultural scientists as well as millions of farmers with progressing thought.
Over the years, a strong science and technology infrastructure base has been established in our country. This covers a chain of national laboratories, specialized centers, various research and development and academic institutions training centers, etc., which continuously provide expertise, technically trained man power and technological support to industry. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research with its network of laboratories and research institutions is a major instrument of scientific and industrial research under state auspices and supports research in universities and other centers of learning.
Telecommunications is a critical part of infrastructure and one that is becoming important, given the trend of globalization and the shift to a knowledge based economy. Until 1994, telecommunication services under government monopoly made tardy progress. Although telecommunication expanded fairly rapidly, under this arrangement, it was recognized that capacities must expand much more rapidly and competition also be introduced to improve the quality of services and encourage induction of new technology. Telecommunication has become especially important in recent years because of the enormous growth of information technology and its potential impact on rest of the economy. India is perceived to have a special comparative advantage in information technology or in IT enabled services, both of which depend critically on high quality. Telecommunication has also become extremely important for a wide range of rural activities and this importance will only increase as the process of diversification of rural economic opportunities gains momentum. Universal service obligation must therefore, be insisted upon for all providers of telecom services.
India has joined a select club of six advanced countries with the Pune based Center for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) developing the country's first super compute "Param". The indigenous built 64 NODEC super computer is capable of reaching peak power of 100 mega flops. Param promises the creating of a seamless computing platform for super computing at an affordable price in the international context.
India recognized the importance of atomic energy quite early and the Atomic Energy Commission was set up in August 1948 to look after atomic energy activities in the country. India today is the seventh country in the world and the first developing nation to have the distinction of mastering fast breeder technology.
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is responsible for the planning, execution and management of space research activities. The ISRO, which has its head quarters in Bangalore, provides rockets and laboratory facilities to scientists belonging to different organizations in India for conducting approved space science experiments. The Indian Remote Sensing Satellites have helped in extensive mapping of our natural resources and voluminous data generated through these are used in a variety of fields. Even the developed countries including the U.S. have started buying the data collected by the IRS. It is a matter of pride that India became the 14th nation in the world on April 3, 1984 to have sent a man into space. Rakesh Sharma, was India's first man in space. Similarly, Dr. Kalpana Chawla, an Indian American woman became the first Indian woman to go into the space on November 19, 1997 on a 16 day mission on NASA, Columbia shuttle as a Mission Specialist of study the outer atmosphere of the Sun. Unfortunately, she died on a latter mission on her return to earth.
Technology is used as a tool to give India a competitive position in the new global economy. For example, Indian exports today derive their comparative advantage through resources and labor rather than differentiation and, technology. Therefore, major thrust is being given to increasing India's share in high-tech products, deriving value from technology - led exports and export of technology. Full articulation of research is being given into various policies and programmed covering economics, energy and other socioeconomic sectors.
Sam James is a freelance writer and has written content for several web & print media projects. [http://solvedquestionpapers.com/]Sample Question Papers [http://mysciencearticles.com/]Kids Science Articles
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Teens and Technology
Teens and Technology
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Satyendra_N_Mishra]Satyendra N Mishra
Teens and their parents often like to use the same types of technology and use them with the same frequency. However, teens are far more likely to say that they think the technology that both they and their parents use has helped to make their own lives much easier. While the general consensus of both teens and parents is that technology has helped make modern life more manageable, 18% fewer parents would agree than their teens. Additionally, even though most parents would say that the internet is good for their teens, there has been an increase every year in the number of parents who think the internet is harmful since 2004.
In many families, lots of rules revolve around the internet and most of them are regarding what their children can do on the internet and not how much time they spend on the internet. It seems that having children affects how much you use the internet and other related technologies. The percentage of parents who use the internet versus the percentage of other adults who use the internet is higher. Parents who regularly use the internet have teenage children who regularly use the internet.
Another trend between teens and parents in that in a household, a teen will likely own the same number of gadgets as the parents, but they will often be different kinds of devices. An example of this trend is that the most commonly owned electronic device by parents is the cell phone followed by the desktop computer and with teens it is the exact mirror, with desktop computers being more popular than cell phones. The one kind of technology that teens are more likely to own that their parents is an MP3 Player or iPod. This indicates an interesting trend that parents who buy more expensive and fancy technology and electronic devices for themselves do not tend to buy equally nice and expensive technological devices for their children. As our world changes and more and more technologies are discovered the technological gap between generations will decrease in size. It is debatable whether technology has made our lives easier, but many would agree that now that we have technology, it is impossible to live with out it.
Satyendra is a professional freelancer writers writing website contents and articles for both the public and private sector companies offline and online.
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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Satyendra_N_Mishra]Satyendra N Mishra
Teens and their parents often like to use the same types of technology and use them with the same frequency. However, teens are far more likely to say that they think the technology that both they and their parents use has helped to make their own lives much easier. While the general consensus of both teens and parents is that technology has helped make modern life more manageable, 18% fewer parents would agree than their teens. Additionally, even though most parents would say that the internet is good for their teens, there has been an increase every year in the number of parents who think the internet is harmful since 2004.
In many families, lots of rules revolve around the internet and most of them are regarding what their children can do on the internet and not how much time they spend on the internet. It seems that having children affects how much you use the internet and other related technologies. The percentage of parents who use the internet versus the percentage of other adults who use the internet is higher. Parents who regularly use the internet have teenage children who regularly use the internet.
Another trend between teens and parents in that in a household, a teen will likely own the same number of gadgets as the parents, but they will often be different kinds of devices. An example of this trend is that the most commonly owned electronic device by parents is the cell phone followed by the desktop computer and with teens it is the exact mirror, with desktop computers being more popular than cell phones. The one kind of technology that teens are more likely to own that their parents is an MP3 Player or iPod. This indicates an interesting trend that parents who buy more expensive and fancy technology and electronic devices for themselves do not tend to buy equally nice and expensive technological devices for their children. As our world changes and more and more technologies are discovered the technological gap between generations will decrease in size. It is debatable whether technology has made our lives easier, but many would agree that now that we have technology, it is impossible to live with out it.
Satyendra is a professional freelancer writers writing website contents and articles for both the public and private sector companies offline and online.
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