"托兒所也上網"

進到華盛頓的阿諾與波特幼兒中心，你會看到一群四五歲大的孩子在使用電腦，這是他們平常上課的一部分。這展現了學校的創意作為，使用互動故事和動畫課程等科技做為工具來教導孩子字母、押韻和數字。

最新數據顯示，絕多數新網路使用者其實是年介二至五歲的孩童。三至五歲的托兒所孩童中，有23%曾上過網，至於幼稚園則有32%孩童上過網，通常都在父母引導下進行。因此，孩子長大時會覺得電腦是日常生活的正常延伸。

此中心的主任莎莉．蒂爾塔莉亞相信，課堂上使用電腦可幫助孩童發展基本的問題處理及動作技能，她並說道：「這幫助他們更加放鬆，更大膽，並且在學習時更願意冒險。」

電腦和網路是教導孩童的好工具。然而，學校和教育者應該小心謹慎，選擇為孩童的年齡及能力量身訂做的適當教材。

(Education) Nursery Schools Go Online

Enter the Arnold and Porter Childrens Center in Washington and you will see groups of 4 and 5 year old children working on the computer as part of their regular classes.This shows the schools creative effort to use technology such as interactive stories and animated lessons as a tool to teach children letters, rhymes and numbers.

Latest figures show that the majority of new internet users are actually children ages 2-5. 23% of nursery students ages 3-5 have gone online and by kindergarten, 32% have done so, usually with parental guidance.Hence, children are growing up feeling that the computer is a normal extension of their regular lives.

Sally DItalia, the director of the center, believes the use of computer in class helps them develop basic problem solving and motor skills and says that It helps them become more relaxed, more adventurous, and more willing to take risks as they learn.

Computers and the internet are great tools to teach children. However, schools and educators should be careful and choose appropriate materials tailored towards the childs age and ability.

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