Preliminary links and descriptions

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/technology-schools-and-a-big-black-bug/?scp=8&sq=technology&st=cse

This is an article from the New York Times that is called, “Technology, Schools and a Big Black Bug.” This article, by Matt Richtel, is about a father keeping his son from technology because he believes that his son is more connected to the world that way. He lets his son use some technology because he is worried that his son will grow up with “craves” of wanting to use electronics. This article is helpful because it gives a parent’s opinion of how technology could affect a child and it also explains how technology can shorten a person’s attention span.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/technology/at-waldorf-school-in-silicon-valley-technology-can-wait.html?scp=4&sq=technology&st=cse

This is also an article from the New York Times, “A Silicon Valley School that doesn’t compute.” This article is saying how the big time chief technology officer of eBay sends his children to Waldorf Elementary School and so do employees of Silicon Valley giants like Google, Apple, Yahoo and Hewlett-Packard. They send their children to a school that is completely secluded from technology. The article by Matt Richtel explains that it’s not necessary to have technology for children to learn because Waldorf Elementary School is all about pencil and paper and they are high achievers.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/the-health-effects-of-social-networking/

This is an article from the New York Times, “The Health Effects of Social Networking.” In this article Lady Greenfield, a specialist in neuroscience and baroness, explains that children should not be on social networks because they are susceptible to having a short attention span causing them to get deficit hyperactivity disorder.

http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/computer-vision-syndrome

This is an article from Web MD, “Computer Vision Syndrome.” This article explains that if you are looking at a computer screen intently and constantly in your day you could develop Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). This is a helpful article because you can learn that you may be at risk to getting CVS.