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-(Computing Children) Disclaimer. This blog is an assignment for CMP 272 Winter 2008 to allow students an opportunity to present valid arguements, generate feedback, and practice moderating skills in a technological environment.
It's Okay To Let Them Play!
My daughter has been playing appropriate children games on the computer since she was two years old. Now she is four and I am amazed at how much playing games has helped her. There are programs for learning shapes, numbers and letters in a fun way. I love hearing her sing as she plays The Little Mermaid game and conducts her own orchestra. She creates pictures and other art activities in her Mr. Potato Head game. She has built ships, learned about wind resistance and operated a truck in her Busytown game. She can even play the Dora the Explorer version of Candyland! She has learned to think ahead, problem solve and has excellent hand/eye coordination. She remembers everything because she's learning and it's fun at the same time. You don't need anything but a standard computer and age appropriate games to let your child's imagination soar!
Parents and Wonder Time Magazines agree that the following are direct results of effectively learning to use a computer:
* a sense of accomplishment
*hand/eye coordination
*learning to think for themselves
*problem solving
*advanced motor skills
Get your child started now. It's never too late and it's definitely never too early!
Parents and Wonder Time Magazines agree that the following are direct results of effectively learning to use a computer:
* a sense of accomplishment
*hand/eye coordination
*learning to think for themselves
*problem solving
*advanced motor skills
Get your child started now. It's never too late and it's definitely never too early!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
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5 comments:
Kids need to know about using computers so that when you get them in school that it will not take them 1/2 year to know how and will be more known with there peers
I completely agree, my niece is 6 and she is so smart, we starting playing on the computer with her when she was 3 and now she knows exactly how to get where she wants to go, and she can count in spanish isnt that cool!!!!
My little sister is going to be 8 this year and she knows more about the computer than I do. when she was 3 she started playing on the computer and now she knows how to take care of it.
I think it is great. I didn't know anything about a computer until a few years ago. I was really behind in the computer age. I think kids also need activity to get exercise, so they should not sit in front of the computer all day every day.
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