Digital Smarts - Why Are Kids So Tech-Savvy?

After more than 35 years in the educational technology field, the answer to the question of why kids are so tech-savvy became obvious to me fairly early in the game. The lack of fear kids have about technology has always struck me as so refreshing and, back when I was very involved in reviewing kid’s software products, it was always important to have a child try to use software that was up for review because then, you really found out what it could and couldn’t do. A recent study really confirms those observations. The study found that preschoolers are better at operating gadgets than college students -- findings attributed to the way young children approach problem solving. Exploratory learning, characterized by a tendency to test unusual theories, comes naturally to young children, researchers say.