Computers

Your children may come into contact with computers in their individual classrooms, a computer center in their school, in their school library, or in their neighborhood public library.

Select a question below to learn more about computers. Use the navigation to the left to learn about other technologies.

1. How many computers are there in schools and libraries?
2. Are all computers the same?
3. Are computers used only in certain subject areas, like mathematics?
4. At what grade level will my child starting using computers?
5. Can my child break a computer?
6. How does a computer actually work?

Can My Child Break a Computer?

If your child is intent on breaking a computer, he or she is likely to find a way to break it! Pouring soda into the keyboard, hitting the screen with a hammer: these methods are likely to be successful!

However, a child is not likely to do damage to a computer with "normal" use. The child will not "break" a computer if he or she types something that is not correct, or hits a wrong key. The computer is quite forgiving.

There are some Web sites that offer general information about how to take care of your computer, such as:

PC Technology Guide
http://www.pctechguide.com/
This is a very detailed site providing PC maintenance tutorials.

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