In this book the author addresses parents, educators and teachers, who often find themselves disoriented in the face of new digital technologies. The insights, also technical and practical, on the various topics covered are always accompanied by ideas useful to address the problems that in this context we see rise, especially among the youngest.
The use of new technologies in childhood, school age and adulthood: what future?
The diffusion of digital technologies is unstoppable. Thanks mainly to the smartphone, their pervasiveness comes up to the most common gestures of the everyday life of adults and children. The text examines this phenomenon and the effects that the use of digital instruments has on our health. In particular, by looking at our children, neuroscience can help us to understand the delicate dynamics of a brain in formation and the fundamental distinction of age groups in the three-year period: from 0 to 7 years, from 7 to 14 years and from 14 to 21 years , already indicated by distinguished pedagogists. Without prejudice, the various themes are addressed: the digital literacy of adults and children; New teaching techniques; The digital pathologies, up to the behaviors of dependence and compulsiveness; The virtual world of video games; Social media between friendships and loneliness; The risks of solicit and online pornography; Cyberbullying and stalking; The artificial intelligence and the robots of the future. In this seemingly hostile scenario, it is nevertheless possible to seize a great opportunity for growth in the relationship between US parents-educators and our children.
The author: Giorgio Capellani, engineer and teacher, from 1985 to 2014 he held professional and managerial roles in the field of information technology for multinational companies, in both national and international contexts. For some years he has taught scientific subjects in the Steiner/Waldorf schools in Milan and collaborates with training seminars for teachers of physics and chemistry courses.
Preface by Sergio Maria Francardo, physician. In Appendix texts by Gaetano Colonna, teacher of Italian literature and history in upper secondary schools, collaborator of Clarissa.it since its origins, and by Prof. Gertraud Teuchert-Noodt, former director of the Department of Neuroanatomy and Neurobiology at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld, Germany.
Author: Giorgio Capellani title: Growing up in the digital age subtitle: The use of new technologies in childhood, in school and adulthood: what future?
© Edilibri srl (2018), pages 176, Bross./cucita, f.to 14.5 x 21 cm Price Euro 16.00 (Euro 8.99 in the EBook edition)
