What technologies are in schools and libraries? What are they used for?

Parents, Children and Technologies at Your San Diego Public Library

What Technologies?

Definitions
     Most Common
     More In-Depth
     More Sources
Technology Hardware
     Computers
     PDAs
     MP3
     CD/DVD
General Uses
     Word Processing
     Calculating
     Communicating
Uses by Teachers
     Presentations
     Communicating
     Classroom
     Resources
Uses by Students
     Research
     Reports/Papers
     Presentations
     Group Work
     Portfolios
     Testing
     Communicating

Young students using computers in the library.

Your child may come home from school or the library talking about using computers, connecting to the Internet, or doing research. What do they mean? What are these computers, and why are your children using them?

The San Diego Public Library wants to help you better understand the technologies being used by your children and how and why they are using them. In this part of the Web site you can learn

The meaning or definition of technology words your children may be using;
What machines or hardware your children are using, and how they work;
The general ways your children use hardware;
How technologies may be used in different content areas;
How technologies are used by teachers; or
Some other uses students have for technologies.

Please select from the list on your left and start to become familiar with children and technologies!

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