FAILURE TO CONNECT: How Computers Affect Our Children's Minds -- and What We Can Do About It

by Jane M. Healy

Paperback, 1999

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Available

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Brain development

Call number

Brain development

Local notes

EC Child & Brain Development

Publication

Simon & Schuster (1999), Edition: New edition, Paperback, 352 pages

Description

First book to link children's technology use to important new findings about stages of child development and brain maturation. Through concrete examples and guidelines, Jane Healy clearly illustrates how computers can be successfully integrated into children's education - without dominating it.

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Physical description

352 p.; 5.5 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member sharpjacqui
Healy challenges the use of computers with children, particularly children under 7years old. She discusses software, the use of and type that schools and parents buy for their children. She makes valid points about how computers are not being well used by teachers and parents with children and
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offers suggestions for how schools should integrate computers into the classroom. This is a challenging and thought provoking read. It will make you want to think about what you are doing with computers.
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Pages

352

Rating

(8 ratings; 4.4)
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