It's difficult for me to embrace a PK-2 grader using technology to foster skills. Mainly due to the fact that they are young and so technology and some ways give them freedom and maturity not many children in other countries are privilege to. I would think that as a PK-2 grader there may be parents that are hesitant of their child using technology because it can place their child in risk situations. Some parents are fearful because the use of technology for their young child can encourage their child to have the desire to explore more which can lead them into trouble. For example one of the example of an learning activity with the use of technology was to "Engage in learning activities with learners from multiple cultures through email and other electronic means."I know parents that wont allow their child to have an existing email account til their an specific age because of the risks they fear. Teachers would have to go out of their way to show their involvement, and supervision.
I recognize that the standards that teachers and students are hoping to succeed in are the same no matter the grade. In the end the result of having the same standards is that they will grow to the point that they are fully skilled in each of the standards. As the student gets older the activities seems to get better with the use of technology. I recognize that in order for them to be able to participate in the older level activities they need to skilled in the steps that will help them in higher level technology usage. I personally believe that PK-2 grade students should not have large amounts of the usage of technology as much as a secondary or High level student should. Mainly because I feel at the PK-2 grade level the child should still be learning without the use of technology, they should be learning the basic skills because technology can be unreliable.
