Part Two: The Case for Technology. It is making our Kids Smarter.
According to Don Tapscott, the author of Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation (McGraw-Hill), the idea that technology and the Internet are hurting our children is just plain wrong. In fact, he reverently believes in the opposite.
"The Internet and new technology is the most powerful tool for learning ever. Children who have access to this new communications medium will learn more effectively than those who don't," he says. "When kids are online, they're reading, analyzing, evaluating, comparing their thoughts, and telling their stories, collaborating, innovating. The Web is becoming the repository of all recorded knowledge."
According to Tapscott, audiences who believe that computers are hurting their children