Technology has a prominent impact on our daily lives, over the years there has been a digital revolution that has impacted early childhood education. Since adults and children rely on technology there has been a shift on education and how it effects society. Additionally, there are certain areas of concern in regard to the digital revolution and how much it is used by children. At this day and age technology is unavoidable thus it is crucial to create parameters about the usage and where we incorporate it. Due to the easy access of the Internet and computers kids could be exposed to development issues as they grow older. But, there are positive aspects of the tools provided by technology when used in a classroom setting like video games to enhance problem solving skills. Without a doubt technology has a positive influence on children since it can be used to communicate and learn. In One Laptop per Child, Presented by Nicholas Negroponte I learned that a computer is a fantastic tool to teach and learn. In this video, there is a positive portrayal on technology during early childhood education for students in a developing country. Children are able to expand their skills from the classroom because they can use programs on their laptop to research, play, and explore. In addition, it can be concluded that students that have WIFI and computers …show more content…
Teachers now use SMART boards as an interactive tool to help children memorize by having different colors or with pronunciation of letters. Also, schools have incorporated weekly computer lab visits that allow students to log into programs such as iReady. These programs have educational games that teach while entertain children with subjects like math and reading. This is also a positive aspect of technology used in early childhood education since it allows students to learn a different format than pencil and