Podcast Script

In today’s world it is all about technology for all ages from infants to adults. When you look around more and more these day’s children can be seen using computers, tablets, and even cell phones. From their early years children are learning through this technology and need apps designed for their brain development and growth. Educational apps help in this development both mentally and with their hand eye coordination by keeping them interacting with the on screen prompts. When picking out educational apps you want to keep in mind the age range of the app for the child and pick apps that are of an interest to the child. You don’t want to give a child an app that is above their age range as it may be too hard for them to use; also an app that’s below their development may not keep their interest in the app. Unlike when we were children and our work was on worksheets and chalkboards, today’s technology is mainly on screens even in the classroom. Due to our use of technologies our children are exposed at a very young age and most know the basics of cell phones and more before they start kindergarten. As the technology moves forward we need to make sure that whatever apps we introduce to the devices that the children use are suitable for their age group and safe for the child to have on the device they are using.