Ending the digital myth about electronic devices in classrooms

Should children be left to their own electronic devices in the classroom? No, says Tom Butler, who argues against the myth that the wholesale application of computers is beneficial to students

THE use of smartphones, tablets and computers by children is highlighting like never before the generation gap that exits in the Digital Age.

Parents are struggling to keep pace with and manage the use of information and communications technology (ICT) by teenagers. This was noted by teachers and school principals at Féilte, the Festival of Education in Learning and Teaching Excellence, which took place earlier this month in Dublin.