Children's Advodates Call for New Definition of Tech Literacy

Tech Tonic: Towards a New Literacy of Technology:In a lengthy (124 pages!) and scathing report a group known as the Alliance for Childhood calls for a profound shift in the way we look at technology in schools. Particularly geared towards elementary age students, the authors make the case that:

We remain convinced that, at the elementary school level and below, there is little evidence of lasting gains and much evidence of harm from the hours spent in front of screens. For us, the decision is an easy one: de-emphasize high-tech products and let children thrive and grow. There’s plenty of time in adolescence for children to learn, with adult guidance and reasonable limits, to navigate the complex world of advanced electronic technologies.