One of the many topics that I'm currently pondering is our youth technology lab. We have a wonderful technology lab featuring 12 PCs at our library that provides basic Internet access and educational based games for youth. The lab currently serves kids from the earliest computer users (2-3 years) up to the pre-teen years.
I've sat in the lab a few times in the last couple of months and watched the pre-teens navigate myspace, the slightly younger care for their webkinz and the really young play the Bob the Builder games with parents at their side.
The question that I'm pondering is whether or not we should spin off a set of computers for the pre-readers (2-5), and convert the existing space into a lab for school age kids potentially with a combination homework help center. We are planning hardware upgrades late next summer, so I have several months to let this simmer...
Friday, November 2, 2007
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Do it!
My little guy has been on the internet since he was about 2.5 years. Although he obviously couldn't read, he could recognize symbols and words to get him out to his favorite sites. Not too long after that, he figured out how to use "back and forward" buttons and can now manipulate windows (opening and closing) and navigate through web sites, all before the age of 5.
If computers are of such important to today's generation, imagine how important they will be for tomorrow's generation. Why not give kids a head start!
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