Laptops Lead Tech Products Parents View as Most Important to Kids' Education, Says CTA
Laptops, video content and science, technology, engineering and math products are becoming a crucial part of classroom education, CTA reported Tuesday, saying 89 percent of parents and 87 percent of educators agree tech products help students develop technological skills for…
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the future. The study said 34 percent of parents and 39 percent of educators said tech is a distraction for students. Parents said the tech devices most important in encouraging children’s learning are laptops (81 percent), tablets (77 percent), web-based software (74 percent), desktop computers (70 percent) and STEM products (67 percent). The five technologies children use once a week or more for learning are video content (82 percent), mobile phones (76 percent), tablets (73 percent), laptops (62 percent) and email (49 percent), it said. The online studies presented findings of 1,005 parents of children in preschool through grade 12, polled July 9-14, and a survey of 502 teachers of children in preschool through grade 12 fielded July 10-17.