Do Tablets Help Children Learn? 223
hypnosec writes "With the wide array of electronic devices available in our everyday lives, it appears that children have formed an attachment to a different kind of toy. According to the latest survey, 77 per cent of polled US, UK parents believe that iPads and other tablets are good educational tools that boost kids' creativity. Meanwhile, researchers in this field explain that it is a matter of balance — and a child's access to tablets and other similar electronic devices should be monitored. Specialists warn that using tablets in excess could cause attention deficit disorder and even autism, particularly at a very young age."
Wrong question. (Score:5, Funny)
Do they help us learn? Well, it depends on the software.
Are they part of the Star Trek future-utopia? Hell yes.
Cell phones...tablets...we're well on our way to holodecks, and I'll be damned if we stop now.
Is our children learning? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Well then are better then text book in some way (Score:5, Funny)
Did they jailbreak it yet? (Score:5, Funny)
How are they able to get any value out of a computer that you can't compile on?