FILM 260 flipbook on how technology has changed growing up.

1. The New Definition of an Ideal Childhood
By Alexandra Ross
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2. The first generation
of digital natives
are consuming
technology at an
alarming rate.
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3. Since the iPad was released in 2010
it took just 2.5 years to sell 100 million copies.
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4. A study in 2011 reported 52% of 0-8 years olds
have access to smartphones,
video iPods, iPads, or similar devices.
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5. These children
have a natural
intuition of
how to use
these devices,
far surpassing
their “digital
immigrant”
parents’
understanding.
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6. Touch-screens have enthralled even the youngest
toddlers, as there is no connection between mouse
and screen that needs to be understood.
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7. A child’s “hands are a natural
extension of their thoughts.”
–Hanna Rosin
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8. This generation is growing up digitally literate,
a skill that society has deemed extremely valuable.
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10. The benefits and drawbacks of children
using tablets are widely debated.
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11. There have been no long term
studies done on the effects of
tablet use on children.
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12. “Every new medium
has, within a short
time of its
introduction,
been condemned
as a threat to
young people.”
–Hanna Rosin
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13. There are concerns about attention spans,
exposure to violence, a sedentary lifestyle, and a
lack of communication skills, just to name a few.
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14. We have a romanticized view
of a perfect childhood, one spent
constantly outdoors playing.
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15. However it is
outdated, as
most of us did
not experience
that type of
childhood either.
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16. Our generation grew up
with television, and to
some extent computers.
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17. Parents are often criticised for
pacifying their children with screens.
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18. In public
restaurants, children
who are engaged with
a
screen instead
of in conversation
are judged.
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19. Yet we spent our childhood
drawing on place mats in restaurants,
not necessarily engaged.
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20. Are puzzles any less valuable on a screen?
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21. There are currently over
90000 “educational” apps available
just for iOS alone.
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22. Many experts believe this is the only type
of app that has any value for children.
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23. Since when does every experience
in our childhood have to be
explicitly educational?
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24. Snakes and Ladders is not deemed an
“educational” board game, yet no one would
question its value in a childhood, or that
children will learn from playing it.
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25. It may be time
we update our
view of a perfect
childhood.
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26. Or maybe we should take some
advice from the Greeks…
“Everything in moderation.”
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27. Image by pareeerica
Sources
• http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/apple-100-million-ipads-sold-1C6619845
• http://www.commonsensemedia.org/about-us/news/press-releases/common-
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• http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/04/the-touch-screen-
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• http://www.csep.ca/CMFiles/Guidelines/CanadianSedentaryGuidelinesStatements
_E_2012.pdf
• http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/04/the-touch-screen-
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