From the Desk of the Executive Editor: Digital Toys and Learning Tools

Gertrude W. Abramson

From the Desk of the Executive Editor: Digital Toys and Learning Tools

Gertrude W. Abramson

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Abstract

Society evolved from the industrial to the computer and then to the communications/information age in less than half a century while education, which should be grounded in society, continues to lag behind. Probably the best definition for technology is that which did not exist in one’s youth. Accepting that thinking, children should use in school the computer tools they use outside of school. But wait! Are all the home-based computer tools suitable for learning or are some just digital toys?

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems
Volume	21
State	Published - Jan 1 2007

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From the Desk of the Executive Editor: Digital Toys and Learning Tools

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