While scrolling through twitter, I came across an article that I found interesting, with the hash tag #edtechchat. https://whoyouknow.org/playbook/leverage/ dives into the effect that technology has on children and the research behind it. It states that technology is definitely a beneficial tool for learning about new information, but is it always a good thing for children? Technology has a tremendous affect on the connections that children are able to make. A connection through technology is better than no connection at all, but it is not as resourceful as a face-to-face connection. A key aspect that we are losing in society today is empathy because people are not able to tell someones emotions and feelings through a screen. We are missing the in person reactions and facial expressions which are a serious part of relationships and developing connections. There are definitely positive and negatives to technology, but in today’s society, technology is everything but we need to still make the face-to-face connections.

Julie Barron