Elkind, D. (1996). Viewpoint. Young children and technology: A cautionary note. Young Children, 51(6), 22-23

Elkind (1996) cautions readers that using computers may mask children’s level of cognitive understanding. He urges a balanced approach with developmentally appropriate practice.

Healy, J. M. (1999). The mad dash to compute. The School Administrator Web Edition Retrieved October 11, 2002 from http://www.assa.org/publications/sa/1999-04/healy.htm.

Healy (1999) says that many programs suffer because of beefed-up technology budgets and lists some trade-offs that come as a result.

1. Haste and pressure to for electronic glitz
2. Money on hardware, software and networks instead of essential teacher education.
3. Technology coordinators without adequate preparation in education.
4. Cuts in vital areas used to finance technology purchases
5. Pie-in-the-sky assumptions.
6. Installing computers instead of reducing class size.
7. Funding electronic glitz instead of quality early childhood programs.
8. Time wasted vs. productive learning.

She continues by adding that the slogan that says that kids need computers to prepare them for the future is a poor guarantee of a bright future for today’s students. By the time they get a job, the technology of today will have been replaced with the technology of tomorrow.

Dillon, M. (2001). Smart alecs. Retrieved October 11, 2002 from http://www.thetechmag.com/articles/2001/04/f_education.shtml.

Dillon (2001) writes of Healy’s research. Healy says that if the wrong software is used too much, it will reduce a child’s creativity and imagination and also shorten the child’s attention span.

Bennetts, L. (n.d.). Do computers make kids smarter? The answer may surprise you. Retrieved October 11, 2002 http://www.k12.hi.us/~lachang/tethree/skills/White%20Papers/scomp.htm.

Bennetts (n.d.) writes that Haugland believes that classroom activities have to complement the computer content. Healy believes the 4^th or 5^th grade is an ideal time to introduce technology.

Haugland, S. (2001, August 2). Pros and cons of computer kids: Sue Haugland response. Message posted to http://ericps.crc.uiuc.edu/naeyetec/old/Aug2001/0018.html.

Haugland (2001) defends her research. She states that her research found that if children used non-developmental software with a year’s exposure, the children demonstrated 50% losses in creativity.