Importance for Educators
Purpose
As technology is rapidly evolving, it is something that is being integrated more into a child’s learning within the classroom environment. Technology itself is a tool that should redefine and transform learning, not just enhance it (Trust, 2018). Technology greatly impacts a child’s brain function and behaviour in areas that include self-regulation, sleep patterns, and attention spans. It is so relevant for educators to understand the impacts technology has on a child’s development, in order to combat the negatives, and to provide children with a positive learning experience that only enhances their development positively. Having educators recognizing and understanding the positives and negatives technology displays towards a child’s brain function and behaviour allows for educators to support and monitor children in these areas to transform their development and learning.​
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The positives and negatives technology displays towards a child’s behaviour and brain-function
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The importance of transforming a child’s attention spans, sleep patterns, problem-solving and self-regulation skills
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Methodologies for educators to enhance these areas of development, and provide their children with a positive experience
Sub-Topics
Our aims and purpose of this OER are to further explore how technology positively and negatively affects a childs brain function and behaviour. We also aim to provide resources to support educators with assisting children in the classroom with the use of technology, in these areas of development.
Here is a video about the importance of technology in education
