April 15, 2010
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Computer Skills
Liza, our granddaughter, is spending tonight, tomorrow night, and Saturday night at our house while her parents, godparents, and four friends are attending the Wanni Musical Festival. Tonight Liza asked Beth if she could play some Barney games on Beth’s computer, and Beth found a game that involved dragging and dropping “trash” into the appropriate recycling receptacles in a park. Beth showed her what to do, and Liza sat down and played the game without a moment’s hesitation. It was pretty clear to me that Liza understood the game and that she already–at age 4–has pretty good mouse skills. Liza’s only complaint was that as soon as she got all the trash picked up, somebody came along and threw out more trash.
Before Christmas I taught a computer class for the Council on Aging, and one of the things we worked on the most was using the mouse. The students were three ladies over the age of 60, and one of them never caught on to the whole “drag and drop” scenerio with the mouse. Liza, at age 4, is able to do that using her right hand (she’s lefthanded). Liza has grown up in a computer-rich environment, and she will probably take computers and cell phones and all other things electronic as much for granted as her parents took radio and TV. Progress? I think so.
ED
Comments (1)
My sister took a picture with a disposable camera of niece who is the same age as Liza, and she my niece kept asking to see the picture, not knowing that not all cameras are digital. You are right, they will take these things for granted.
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