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Do Tablets Help Children Learn?

Posted by samzenpus on from the google-it dept.

hypnosec writes "With the wide array of electronic devices available in our everyday lives, it appears that children have formed an attachment to a different kind of toy. According to the latest survey, 77 per cent of polled US, UK parents believe that iPads and other tablets are good educational tools that boost kids' creativity. Meanwhile, researchers in this field explain that it is a matter of balance — and a child's access to tablets and other similar electronic devices should be monitored. Specialists warn that using tablets in excess could cause attention deficit disorder and even autism, particularly at a very young age."

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  1. Wrong question. by pushing-robot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do they help us learn? Well, it depends on the software.

    Are they part of the Star Trek future-utopia? Hell yes.

    Cell phones...tablets...we're well on our way to holodecks, and I'll be damned if we stop now.

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  2. Is our children learning? by noh8rz3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The real question is, is our children learning?

  3. Re:Well then are better then text book in some way by Eponymous+Hero · · Score: 5, Funny

    let's go further. is autism an indicator of our evolution? is autism a natural progression of our minds mixing with technology before we merge with it a la kurzweil-style? the borg seem pretty autistic.

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  4. Did they jailbreak it yet? by Brannon · · Score: 4, Funny

    How are they able to get any value out of a computer that you can't compile on?