Parents are bombarded with messages from the media about digital media, she said. They’re either made to fear that strangers will turn their children turning into monsters, or feel guilty that they’re not spending enough money on educational gadgets. To that, I would add that mainstream media also lumps student-related digital media into one huge time-wasting, brain-zapping nemesis that must be fought and conquered, with little exploration of how and why the medium might actually feed the learning process.
To that end, here are Losh’s 10 principles of digital learning for parents.
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