When referencing how kids study information on the internet according to Dr. Alan Simon, “If it’s good, they go with it. If not, they don’t. It’s called ‘Internet thinking.’ They don’t have a [Walter Cronkite]. We can help kids sort through the internet cacophony by discussing with them what they find there.”
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Moving On: Plugged In, but Tuned Out: Getting Kids To Connect to the Non-Virtual World
Jeffrey Zaslow. Wall Street Journal. (Eastern edition).
The technology that exists today greatly increases the amount of communication that takes place. Whether a person uses their cell phone to check an email, their computer to peek at their favorite blog, or a business sends a fax to ‘seal the deal’ on a purchase, there is no doubt that the world has become a way different place than what previous generations lived. But can everyone agree that the technology available today provides proper information and communication? Previous generations relied on books, newspapers, and other periodicals to gather information and develop notions. The ‘technological generation’ can be lazy when gaining information for research. I tend to wonder if the lust for new ideas is sometimes lost with the benefits of being able to search Wikipedia, Google, or biased blogs. I can only hope that current and future generations will decipher between opinions and facts on the internet as the ease and robustness of technology continues to grow.
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