Now of days there are several ways for children to learn and grow their education besides at school. They have interactive gaming devices, speaking books and hundreds of smart phone apps. The issue that is unfolding, is that these apps have a large audience of children, and they are asking for personal information without parent approval. Such as their phone number or location. Also with ads, out of the hundreds of apps only 25 say they do not have ads with their program, however only 15 of those 25 were telling the truth. So in conclusion these apps need to not have as personal questions, ask for a parent permission and overall just focus on the learning and teaching.
I personally don't believe that little children should be learning on iphones in the first place, and if they are, they certainly should be approved and safe. Several of these apps are tracking the location of the device without even telling the user, this is a huge safety hazard. I just hope they can figure this out before something serious happens. Back in the day children didn't have smart phones or apple products. Adults always tell us this but no one ever listens.
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I agree, safety of children is huge concern when purchasing an app because of the information they can be asked to give out. However, I believe that with the right amount of supervision, children should be able to take advantage of the endless amounts of data they have at their fingertips. If cellphones and other mobile devices are so prevalent in society, why don't schools teach children how to acquire information from their devices? Today's education system is so incredibly dated, and I wish we could be taught in a way that is applicable to this day and age, rather than having to memorize dates and formulas that are one search engine away at all times. -Sophie Kurzius (8)
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ReplyDeleteThis is crazy! It just goes to show that even with how far we have come in our technological advances, there will always be room for improvement, especially when it's regarding the safety of young children! -Nicole Chatham 6th period
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