Pundits may be asking if the Internet is bad for our children’s mental development, but the better question is whether the form of learning and knowledge-making we are instilling in our children is useful to their future.
Cathy N. Davidson, co-director, MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition, quoted in Education Needs a Digital Upgrade, http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/education-needs-a-digital-age-upgrade/?_r=0