[Upd-discuss] Fwd to child-computer interaction center: Adverse effects of using computers

[Mashilamani Sambasivam]

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Dr. Janet Read,
  I read your tips on the use of computers for young children.
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/destech/compute/staff/read/Publish/ChiCi/chi
ldrentech.doc

Personally I am 100% sure that 'computer use has adverse effect on the
mind'. However I dont have solid proof of it, save a few articles like
yours and some BBC articles listed in the forwarded email below.

If you have evidence of 'the adverse effect of using computers on the
mind' please group reply to this email
'upd-discuss@lists.essential.org'.

Thanks much,
Mashi

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Subject: Offtopic: Adverse effects of using computers
Date: 15-Mar-2007 17:46:45 +0100
From: Mashilamani Sambasivam <mashi@mailvault.com>
To: upd-discuss@lists.essential.org
Reply-To: Mashilamani Sambasivam <mashi@mailvault.com>


Hello,
  My hypothesis on the use of computers is the following:

Computer Use can have adverse effects on the mind
and therefore its use should be kept to the minimum.

Personally I am 100% sure of the hypothesis, but I 
dont have solid proof of it.

Some evidence I have is the following:
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/destech/compute/staff/read/Publish/ChiCi/chi
ldrentech.doc

According to Janet Read of Child Computer Interaction Group of
university
of central lancashire:
1. The younger the child, the shorter the time(spent on
computers)should
be.
2. Even teenagers should only be at a computer for periods of around an
hour.

Other related articles:
Possible link between numeracy and computer use/calculator use :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/analysis/2587965.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/2368013.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/128849.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/131961.stm

Other articles:
Crystal Oscillators of watches, ICs (of computers) etc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_oscillator 
Clock rate of a computer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_rate 
CPU of a computer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cpu 

If you happen to come across (at some point in time)
any evidence of 'the adverse
effects of using computers on the mind', 
please group-reply to this mail.

Thanks much,
Mashi

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