Sunday, March 4, 2012

Toddlers and iPads

Toddlers love iPads.  The big question -- is that a good thing?  I love technology and gadgets, but I'm starting to think the answer is no.  

A few months ago, I downloaded a copy of the PBS Kids app for the iPad.  My son loved it.  The app seemed to aggregate a large number of PBS shows for kids.  Lots of videos.  Not something we used frequently.  But it was sometimes a nice diversion.  And it was PBS, right?  Who can argue with watching a few minutes Sid the Science Kid?

After tinkering with the app for a short time, however, it became clear that this was not a way to watch entire episodes.  It literally was just a few minutes of various episodes of various shows.  Watching the app for any extended length of time -- even just 10 minutes -- meant that you were watching segments of maybe 2-3 different episodes of a show.  Totally disjointed.  

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