Blog #4- Integrating Technology in the Classroom

We have spent four weeks practicing how to integrate technology into the classroom. The importance of learning these skills is a given, but is the integration itself at all levels of education? How Young Is Too Young (the reading for week 4) addresses the issue of age limits—what do you think? Is there such a thing as being "too young" for technology? Does technology really interfere with young child socialization?


I believe that integrating technology at all levels of education is extremely important. As time goes by, technology improves and changes. Everywhere your go you use some type of technology. Kids should be exposed to the different types early so they can adapt to basic technologies before they change again. I do not think that there is an age too young to start with using the various types of technology. Children are going to have to learn sometime, why not right away? I am not saying every three year old should have a cell phone. 

Some may argue, however, that if kids start with technology early, they will not have very good socialization skills. I believe this can be true. To prevent this, yet still introduce technology at an early age, limit the time a child is aloud to use the devices.