Throughout the time, technology has became a great impact around all the world; nowadays, it seems how children have the ability to use electronic tools like computers, tablet, cell phones and other types of technologies.
According to the studies, the best age to learn is since childhood because it´s consider that children learn quickly and better than adults, it´s because their brains are inclined to obtain more learning than adults and also they are curious to learn and know things, in fact, they are like sponges that absorb everything and retain more information, it´s easy for them to memorize and the increase to develop their skills is better than any other age.
Basically, kids have a strong adaptation to technology, it´s like if they born with the ability to use it, they don´t have problems to know how to use a computer or other kind of technology, in fact, they are able to use technology and it´s better if the teacher motivates them to use it with educational purpose. The teachers have to take advantage of using technology and apply it in the learning process, specially childrens and young people like to use it. In addition, our world is surrounded of technology and children need to know about it.
Despite some advantage of using technology since early, there are also some cons, in fact, if children don´t use the technology properly they can be affected by the bad consequences, for instance, nowadays, many children are not use technology correctly, they use it to play video games, to chat in social networks such as facebook, twitter and other websites, also they can be exposed to talk with bad people if their parents don´t care of them. I strongly believe that parents and teacher can help students to use technology in learning interesting and educational purpose, things that are productive for them and their develop in their future.
As our subject, instructional technology, we already saw a lot of tools that teacher can use with children help them to improve their knowledge by using the technology.
In addition, children can be introduce to technology since they are in kindergarten, the teacher can take advantage that they can use it to learn, in fact, the teachers can use different tools to teach, for instance, they can learn by playing, nowadays, there are some learning games and other kind of interesting ways to teach to children by using technology, but also they have to be supervised by adults.
To summarize, there aren´t parameters to determinate the best age to introduce technology, but I consider that a good age to introduce technology is since 6 to 8 because they skills are more developed and their age allow them to obtain more learning than adults.
Basically, the most important thing, it´s not the age but the way how the teachers lead to students to be able to understand how they have to use technology.As teachers, we have to teach our students the best way to use technology and what will happen if they use it incorrectly, also the teachers can motivate students to use technology in learning. To summarize, teachers can start to involve students into technology since children and that also help them in their future.
